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Program Requirements for Graduation (AGSC)
  1. A minimum of 66 semester hours of graduate-level coursework, including 58 hours of required courses and 8 hours of electives. Transfer credit from accredited colleges or universities may not exceed 15 semester hours. Graduate transfer credits may not be used both for transfer credit and as prerequisites. Students must take 55 of their 66 credits at their designated primary site. Manhattan students must take one course at the Nyack site.
  2. A minimum of 700 clock hours of supervised internship experience in an approved setting, 40% of which must be direct client contact.
  3. A minimum grade point average of 2.8 must be maintained each semester. Students who earn a GPA below this will be placed on academic probation for one semester. If the student continues to fall below this average after that semester, they will be dropped from the program. Students may reapply after one semeser if they can adequately demonstrate that they can perform at the appropriate level.
  4. Satisfactory completion of a professional exit interview with the faculty of the Alliance Graduate School of Counseling. The interview is to be scheduled by the student during the Spring semester of the student's final term. Prior to exit interviews students will be given periodic evaluation by faculty with regard to their professional potential.
  5. Students must satisfactorily pass a comprehensive examination in order to receive the Master of Arts degree in Counseling. All required coursework must be completed before taking the comprehensive exam. The comprehensive exam should be taken the last Spring semester prior to graduation. There is no credit granted, but students must register and pay the appropriate examination fee.
  6. All degree requirements are to be completed before the student may participate in the Alliance Graduate School of Counseling's commencement ceremonies.
  7. Students who have not previously engaged in individual or group counseling must do so prior to graduation.
From the President

Nyack President Michael ScalesThanks for Coming Home to Nyack! A big thank you to those who took the time and effort to attend Homecoming 2008—truly a weekend that will long be remembered. And congratulations to the classes of  ‘53, ‘58, ‘63, ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98...
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