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Christian Counseling and Spiritual Guidance

Marital & Family, Child and Adolescent Counselors • Individual Therapists Pastoral Counselors • Psychotherapists Social Workers • Addictions Counselors
Specifically designed for professionals who possess significant post-baccalaureate coursework.

Accreditation and Affiliations

International University for Graduate Studies is accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis, a Caribbean nation that has been a member of the British Commonwealth and of UNESCO since 1983 and is included in the World Higher Education Database which is published by the International Association of Universities.

Official letters conferring and explaining our accreditation are posted on the University’s web site. IUGS is included in the World Higher Education Database, maintained by the International Association of Universities. Founded in 1950, the IAU is an NGO maintaining formal associate relations with UNESCO and is listed online at http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/list.html.

Accreditation from a sovereign country is the highest form of accreditation.

In addition, the University has:

•Approval for tuition reimbursement and payment from major U.S. hospitals, unions, government agencies and private institutions;

•Co-sponsored continuing-education programs with U.S. and International certification, licensing agencies and organizations;

•Graduates who are in private practice and hold or have held key positions in many academic, government and private institutions.

How Long does it take to earn the degree?

On a part-time basis, most candidates are anticipated to complete their degree requirements within eighteen months. The determining criteria are dedication and the candidate’s previous academic and professional portfolio.

What are the costs?

  • Application Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . $250 (non-refundable)

 

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Psychology (Psy.D.)

    • Tuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500


      • (Includes: advisement, library fees, the Graduate Seminar, workshops, Research and Design I,II, the mentor dissertation fee, the external and internal reviews of the project or the dissertation, the oral project examination or the oral dissertation defense and the printing and binding of the project or the dissertation.)

    • Travel, food and lodging miscellaneous (Estimate). . . . $2,000

    Total Cost (Ph.D.) or (Psy.D.). . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,500

  • Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Science (M.Sc.)

    • Tuition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000


      • (Includes: advisement, library fees, the Graduate Seminar, workshops, Research and Design I,II, the mentor dissertation fee, the external and internal reviews of the project or the dissertation, the oral project examination or the oral dissertation defense and the printing and binding of the project or the thesis.)

    • Travel, food and lodging miscellaneous (Estimate). . . . $2,000

    Total Cost (M.A.) or (M.Sc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000


Degree Requirements

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

  • A relevant master's degree

  • Documented pertinent professional experience

  • 93 credits*, which include the following.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  • 66 post-baccalaureate credits* in transfer prior to or after admission

  • Research and design, I, II (6 credits)

  • The 7-day; Graduate Seminar at the 10 day residency in St. Kitts (3 credits)

  • A Dissertation and an Oral Defense (18 Credits).

 

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

  • 66 post-baccalaureate credits* graduate credits in transfer, prior to, or after admission.

  • Research and design, I, II (6 credits)**

  • The 7-day; Graduate Seminar at the 10 day residency in St. Kitts (3 credits)

  • A  Project and an Oral Examination (18 Credits).

*All relevant graduate credit, including those credits from graduate degrees, as well as approved graduate-level, continuing-education, certification and licensing coursework

** Distance learning.

 


Degree Requirements

Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.)

  • A relevant bachelor’s degree

  • Documented pertinent professional experience

  • 45 credits*, which include the following.

Master of Arts (M.A.)

  • 27 post-baccalaureate credits* in transfer prior to or after admission

  • Research and design, I (3 credits)

  • The 7-day; Graduate Seminar at the 10 day residency in St. Kitts (3 credits)

  • A Thesis and Oral Defense (12 Credits).

 

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

  • 27 post-baccalaureate credits* credits in transfer, prior to, or after admission.

  • Research and design, I (3 credits)**

  • The 7-day; Graduate Seminar at the 10 day residency in St. Kitts (3 credits)

  • A  Project and an Oral Examination (12 Credits).

*All relevant graduate credit, including those credits from graduate degrees, as well as approved graduate-level, continuing-education, certification and licensing coursework

** Distance learning.

 

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