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Deadlines to submit application and all required materials:
Fall - July 1
Spring - November 1
Preferred deadline of March 15 for full consideration of assistantship opportunities.
Sixty credits are required for degree conferral. Completion of a sixty credit degree program meets one of the qualifications to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania.
Chatham offers a field placement training curriculum that occurs throughout the Western Pennsylvania region and the city of Pittsburgh in various settings. Read more below.
The MS in Counseling Psychology is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of April 2017-April 2027.
When looking for a master’s program, I wanted to really focus on my future career and be sure that I had a supportive environment to move me forward. The small class sizes help to create a community, and my professors knew me and my interests. At Chatham, you have the opportunity to find a professor who can nurture and mentor you.
—ERIN TROUP, MS ’08, LPC, NCC, CT
Chatham's Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) requires 60 credits for degree conferral and can be completed in two years. Click the button below to learn more about the curriculum progression.
Explore MSCP Curriculum : Checkerboard 1 - Courses & Curriculum
Chatham University offers a vibrant and comprehensive field placement training curriculum. The field placement opportunities occur throughout Western Pennsylvania region and the city of Pittsburgh at a variety of settings, including hospitals, community mental health agencies, private practice, and correctional facilities. Populations served by these sites are infants and parents, children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens working through the range of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, relationship problems, career development issues, eating disorders, and end-of-life concerns.
Success Coach Graduate Assistants (SCGAs) receive 12 credits of tuition remission and a $6,000 annual stipend in return for working 15 hours per week from mid-July through May to help support undergraduate students in their transition to college.
Explore the SCGA Program : Checkerboard 3 - Success Coach Program
Students have opportunities to engage in a broad array of faculty-led research, from investigating counseling modalities to exploring issues related to diversity and identity.
Explore Graduate Research : Checkerboard 4 - Graduate Counseling Psychology Research
Counseling psychology is a subfield of psychology with specific values focused on strength-based approaches to interventions, multicultural counseling competence, individual differences, human development across the life span, outreach and prevention, social justice and advocacy, relatively brief interventions, and understanding person-environment interactions.
Chatham's Counseling Psychology faculty members are accomplished teachers, scholars, practitioners, and active leaders in the field. They serve as mentors and advisors and are there for you every step of the way.
Meet the Faculty : Checkerboard 6 - Program Faculty
Chatham University’s Counseling Psychology graduate programs received an HRSA-funded Behavioral Workforce Education and Training grant in the Fall of 2017 for the Supporting Wellness: Expanding Psychology Training in Integrated Care Project, or the WELL Project. The project is now completed.
Explore the WELL Project : Checkerboard 7 - WELL Project
Chatham University’s Counseling Psychology graduate programs received an HRSA-funded Behavioral Workforce Education and Training grant in fall 2021 for the Healthcare Alliance Promoting Pittsburgh Youth Project (the HAPPY Project).
Explore the HAPPY Project : Checkerboard 8 - HAPPY Project
Learn about student and faculty accomplishments, alumni achievements, and various activities that occurred over the last academic year—in Pittsburgh, and all over the country.
View Program Newsletters : Checkerboard 9 - Read Our Newsletter
The cost of a graduate degree consists of university tuition (per credit charge), fees, and any other personal expenses you may require for earning your degree. Chatham also offers a 20% corporate partner discount, graduate assistantships, and professional campus work positions for many graduate programs that can help make a Chatham graduate education more affordable. Our Financial Aid and Admissions offices will also work with you to understand loan and financing options available.
Explore Tuition & Funding : Checkerboard 10 - Tuition & Funding
Learn more about Chatham's MSCP program admissions process, requirements, and information for international applicants.
View Admission Requirements : Checkerboard 11 - Admission Requirements
In accordance with the 2017 standards, MPCAC now requires programs to report program statistics (applications, admissions, graduations) and program outcomes on their websites. MPCAC will also need to report on these data for all of our programs in our annual report as part of our own public accountability.
View Full Accreditation Information : Checkerboard 12 - Accreditation
Start the next steps in your graduate journey at Chatham University by visiting campus or attending upcoming events. Join virtual info sessions, open houses, or admitted student sessions to learn about our programs and the application process, interact with faculty, and experience the Chatham community. Click the button below to view the schedule and register, and email graduate@lyhymh.net with any questions.
View Graduate Event Schedule : Checkerboard 13 - Visits & Events
Graduates have gone on to work for organizations including Mercy Behavioral Health; Cleveland Clinic; re:solve Crisis Network; Family Behavioral Resources; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Action Against Rape; Carnegie Mellon University; Gateway Rehabilitation Center; Mon Yough Community Services, Inc.; Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh; and the Matilda Theiss Child Development Center.
