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Advice for Masters in Counseling - Adriyoung7 - 12-08-2025
Hello! I am wondering if someone can help guide me into obtaining a Masters in Counseling degree on a direct and time/cost effective way? I currently have an associates and will list the credits I already have below. I am considering a few options as far as an undergrad: interior design, business management, psychology, or neuroscience. I would like to take the path that makes the most sense as far as time and money. I'd like to be able to use CLEP for as many classes as possible. I am already registered and accepted to TESU. Please see below for my other credits and thank you so much for your time.
DNC 1100 Intro to ballet I- 2 credits
DNC 1300 Intro to Jazz- 2 credits
HIS 1700 Am Civ- 3 credits
PSY 1010 Gen Psych- 3 credits
Arch 1010 Intro to Design- 3 credits
ARCH 1130 Drawing-3 credits
ARCH 1310 CAD intro- 3 credits
HLA 1020 Cardio-1 credit
MATH 1010 In Alg- 4 credits
LE 1220 Carrer Dev- 3 credits
MATH 1050 Coll Alg- 4 credits
Arth 1010 Expl Art- 3 credits
COMM 1010 -3 credits
DNC 1510 Jazz II- 2 credits
Engl 1010- 3 credits
GEN 1010- 3 credits
Math 1060 Trig- 3 credits
ARCH 2210 Comm Const- 5 credits
ARCH 2310 Redering- 3 credits
ARCH 2510 Res Design- 5 credits
ARCH 1100 Arch Draw- 3 credits
ARCH 1210 Res Const- 5 credits
ARCH 1510 Arch Des- 3 credits
HLAC 1096 fit 4 life- 1 credit
ARCH 1350 comp graphics- 3 credits
ARCH 2320 redering II- 3 credits
ARCH 2330 CAD custom- 3 credits
ARCH 2350 Adv CAD- 3 credits
ARCH 2520 CAD III- 5 credits
ARCH 2350 Adv CAD- 3 credits
total 90 credits
RE: Advice for Masters in Counseling - Kevin.B - 12-08-2025
I know a counselor who did a BS in psychology then a MSW. I have looked into graduate counseling degrees and have considered going back for psychology undergrad programs to help build a foundation. WGU (6th month term for $4,210) and UMPI (8 week term that costs $1,800) both have psychology CBE programs - the faster/harder you work the cheaper the degree will be (I don't know if TESU has CBE programs, I don't know much about that university).
Personally, I think your undergrad choice should be something to prepare you for a demanding graduate counseling program and reflect your career goals, i.e. if you wanted to run a counseling office someday, maybe a undergrad business degree could be the better choice, or if you wanted to do mental health counseling maybe choosing psychology as it will give you a foundation of the psychological sciences.
RE: Advice for Masters in Counseling - bjcheung77 - 12-11-2025
Welcome to the board, provide us a bit more details by following the addendum and template here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works
Here's an example of a possible Masters you may be interested in: https://kairos.edu/academics/programs/
My suggestion is to decide on which Masters program you're looking at, and see what their requirements are. Complete those requirements on route to your Bachelors, you want to finish all the prerequisites if any, when you're completing the Bachelors.