Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
The Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) program is housed in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling. Rehabilitation Counseling has a dual identity, that of an allied health profession and that of a specialized area of general counseling. This degree prepares students at the master’s degree level to serve people with disabilities and “assist persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals” (CRCC Scope of Practice Statement: www.crccertification.com/crc-crcc-scope-of-practice). The MRC program emphasizes counseling skill development, vocational and mental health assessment, transition services for youth with disability, advocacy, and employment.
The USU MRC program prepares rehabilitation counselors to provide professional counseling services to individuals with a broad range of disabilities in a variety of settings, such as state rehabilitation agencies, independent living centers, Veterans Administration, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric and community mental health programs, private rehabilitation facilities and agencies, employment assistance programs, and private industry. The degree is a 61-credit program accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Rehabilitation Counseling program has a limited number of scholarships funded through the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. These scholarships require a postgraduate commitment to work for a not-for-profit agency serving the needs of individuals with disabilities for two years for every year of scholarship received.
Mission
The mission of the Master of Rehabilitation Counseling program is to promote quality rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities through the education of rehabilitation professionals, provision of rehabilitation continuing education, emphasizing ethical service delivery, and through research related to rehabilitation.
Objectives
Program objectives include:
- Preparation of master’s level counselors,
- Promotion of the code of Professional Ethics, and
- Advancement of the basic philosophical tenets of rehabilitation, including the value and worth of all individuals, a belief in human dignity, and the right of all persons to fully participate in society.
The Master of Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) program is housed in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling. Rehabilitation Counseling has a dual identity, that of an allied health profession and that of a specialized area of general counseling. This degree prepares students at the master’s degree level to serve people with disabilities and “assist persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals” (CRCC Scope of Practice Statement: www.crccertification.com/crc-crcc-scope-of-practice). The MRC program emphasizes counseling skill development, vocational and mental health assessment, transition services for youth with disability, advocacy, and employment.
The USU MRC program prepares rehabilitation counselors to provide professional counseling services to individuals with a broad range of disabilities in a variety of settings, such as state rehabilitation agencies, independent living centers, Veterans Administration, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric and community mental health programs, private rehabilitation facilities and agencies, employment assistance programs, and private industry. The degree is a 61-credit program accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Rehabilitation Counseling program has a limited number of scholarships funded through the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. These scholarships require a postgraduate commitment to work for a not-for-profit agency serving the needs of individuals with disabilities for two years for every year of scholarship received.
Mission
The mission of the Master of Rehabilitation Counseling program is to promote quality rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities through the education of rehabilitation professionals, provision of rehabilitation continuing education, emphasizing ethical service delivery, and through research related to rehabilitation.
Objectives
Program objectives include:
- Preparation of master’s level counselors,
- Promotion of the code of Professional Ethics, and
- Advancement of the basic philosophical tenets of rehabilitation, including the value and worth of all individuals, a belief in human dignity, and the right of all persons to fully participate in society.
SGS General Graduation Guidelines
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.
- Overall Graduate GPA at least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower;
Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.
- Course Number Acceptability
The Program of Study for a master’s degree or a doctoral degree, if the student has a master’s degree, must include at least 15-semester credits at the level of 6000 or above.
Credits in the following areas are not acceptable in a degree program: foreign languages (unless included in an approved Program of Study), continuing graduate advisement, individual home study, military science, and courses numbered below 3000.
- Matriculation Start Semester
A master’s degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review.
Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.
- USU Residency Requirement
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At least 24-semester credits for a master’s degree must be from a committee-approved and a School of Graduate Studies-approved Program of Study from Utah State University.
- Master’s forms (Plan C):
- Recommended General statement:
- Approval of academic forms required for master’s students by the School of Graduate Studies
- List of specific forms required, depending on plan type:
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