Integrate sound counseling principles with Christian faith.

With one of the largest counseling programs in the United States, Colorado Christian University offers CACREP-accredited master's degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with optional emphases in Marriage and Family Therapy and Substance Use Disorders. In addition, CCU offers a master's degree in School Counseling, a dual master's degree track that combines Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. With CCU's bachelor's to master's dual degree option, you can begin taking master's level Counseling courses while completing your bachelor's degree in Psychology.

The counseling degree programs are offered through CCU's School of Counseling, which is built on a Christian framework that encompasses every aspect of the curriculum. At CCU, you don't have to leave your faith behind when you earn your degree.

Fast-track your counseling graduate degree.

CCU's dual degree program allows you to complete your Bachelor of Science in Psychology while earning credits that count toward your Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

• Integrate faith and the study of human behavior in a scholarly environment that fosters creative problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Complete five graduate classes while completing your bachelor's degree, reducing the time to complete your master's degree by nearly eight months and saving over $10,000 in tuition.
• Become qualified to pursue career opportunities in mental health, business, education, ministry, healthcare, governmental agencies, social services, human services, and more.

Become a culturally sensitive professional counselor.

CCU's CACREP-accredited Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling integrates faith, clinical experience, and counseling theory into a comprehensive educational experience.

• Explore counseling theories from a Christian worldview and culturally responsive framework.
• Tailor your education with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy or Substance Use Counseling.
• Coursework is offered on-campus and online. Students attend three on-campus residencies.
• Complete your degree in as little as 30 months, even with a full-time job, acquiring the knowledge and skills to pass the National Counselor Examination (NCE) upon graduation.

Positively impact future generations.

CCU's Master of Arts in School Counseling unites biblical truth with clinical competence, teaching you to become Christ-like counselors and leaders in K-12 schools.

• Play a vital role in America's education system by addressing students' mental, emotional, and spiritual mental health and overall growth and development.
• Learn proactive and preventative models for providing professional school counseling services.
• Coursework is offered online. Students attend three on-campus residencies.
• Complete your degree in as little as 30 months, even with a full-time job, acquiring the knowledge and skills to pass a state-administered licensure exam upon graduation.

Add flexibility to your counseling career options.

CCU's Dual Degree: Master of Arts in School Counseling and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a cost-effective, time-reducing pathway to expand your counseling career opportunities.

• By declaring the dual degree track, you can earn two counseling master's degrees for a total of 75 credit hours instead of 120 credit hours.
• Complete your degree in as little as 36 months, even with a full-time job, acquiring the knowledge and skills to pass both licensures exam upon graduation.
• Begin work as a licensed school counselor (LSC) while completing post-graduate supervision requirements for clinical mental health counseling licensure.

Lead with faith and expertise.

CCU's Ph.D. in Counseling Education and Supervision equips you to serve as a competent, ethical, and transformative counseling leader anchored in biblical principles.

• Play a critical role in educating and supervising counselors-in-training to meet the needs of a growing mental health crisis.
• Coursework is offered online. Students attend two on-campus residencies.
• Complete your degree in as little as 36 months, even with a full-time job.
• Gain advanced knowledge and skills in counseling theory, research, and practice, qualifying for leadership positions in the process.

Mission Statement

The School of Counseling is committed to excellence in students' academic, clinical, and dispositional competencies. Within a Christ-centered community, students integrate a biblical perspective with course content, developing spiritually and professionally to practice wellness and model the compassion of Jesus Christ. Students are trained to become ethical and culturally sensitive professional counselors, substance use counselors, marriage and family therapists, school counselors, and counselor educators who provide mental health care, training, supervision, and research to their communities and the world.

Accreditations

CCU's Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Programs accredited by CACREP are reviewed against professionally approved standards, resulting in a streamlined licensure application process.