Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling

Accelerated Distance-Learning Program

 

Curriculum and Program Length

Curriculum

Each student will take the program in pre-established blocks. Most courses are taught in eight-week blocks. However, some courses are taught throughout the entire semester. The program is a total of 58 credit hours.

RC 520 Principles of Rehabilitation Counseling
RC 650 Rehabilitation Counseling Theory and Practice I
RC 515 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I
RC 558 Human Growth, Disability, & Development Across the Lifespan
RC 530 Cultural Diversity in Rehabilitation Counseling
RC 610 Case Management in Rehabilitation Counseling
RC 516 Medical & Psychosocial Aspects of Disability II
RC 750 Rehabilitation Research & Program Evaluation
RC 660 Rehabilitation Counseling Theory and Practice II
RC 670 Group and Family Counseling
RC 640 Rehabilitation in Business & Industry
RC 558 Special Topics (Ethics, Psychopharmacology, or Rehabilitation Technology
RC 630 Placement Services & Techniques in Rehabilitation Counseling
RC 560 Transition, Supported Employment, and Independent Living
RC 710 Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling
RC 620 Vocational Evaluation & Work Adjustment
RC 720 Internship in Rehabilitation

 

Elective*

(3 hour elective may be chosen from RC 540: Chemical Dependency, RC 558: Rural Rehabilitation, or RC 558: Disability Rights and Policies).

Program Length

The Masters Program offered through the Accelerated Distance Learning Program is 57 to 60 credit hours. The entire program is designed to be completed within sixteen months. (A total of 12 rehabilitation related credit hours can be transferred from other institutions with the approval of program faculty).

  • Each student will take the program in pre-established Blocks. Courses will be offered in eight-week blocks during the regular academic year.
     
  •  A student who starts the sequence of courses in the Fall can complete the program the following Fall.
     
  • There will be one regular summer enrollment required.
     
  • Graduates will be eligible to sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination.

INTRODUCTION :: ELIGIBILITY & ADMISSIONS :: METHODS OF INSTRUCTION :: CURRICULUM & PROGRAM LENGTH :: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE :: TUITION & SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
 
updated 01-22-2013 by Linda Gassaway
University of Kentucky College of Education