Yorkville University

Yorkville University 's online and in-class degree programs for working adults are designed specifically for students with high aspirations and busy professional schedules. Yorkville University offers the opportunity to advance your education online from the convenience of your home or office. You attend classes, study, and take exams at times which are convenient for YOU. Our academic and administrative staff is never more than a phone call or mouse-click away. Your professional library and bookstore are literally at your fingertips.

Traditional Academic Values, New Technology

Your course of study will reflect traditional values of academic excellence in teaching and thinking, kept relevant and brought current using the latest educational technology. Your courses will be taught in a similar time frame to what you might find at a traditional university, but by eliminating long summer and midterm breaks you will graduate and move forward in your career more quickly. Online courses allow the flexibility to complete assignments and study according to the dictates of your daily and weekly schedule.

Your professors are highly qualified in their fields. They have earned doctoral degrees and bring their real-world practical experience to your classes. Many of them also teach at other leading universities in both Canada and the US. The individual courses and, indeed, your entire curriculum are carefully designed to optimize your learning experience.

Issues Concerning US Students

US Student Loans (Title IV)

US students attending Yorkville University will not be eligible for Title IV student loans because Yorkville University is a private foreign university. However, several private banks offer student loans for international study.

Transfer of Credits

US earned credits will transfer to Yorkville University only on a case-by-case basis. Likewise, US universities will evaluate credits earned at Yorkville University on a case-by-case basis.

US Licensing

Because licensed professions in the US are regulated on a state-by- state basis, Yorkville University’s Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology degree will need to be evaluated by an individual state before a graduate is eligible for licensure in the mental health profession in the US. Students are urged to contact their state department of professional regulation/licensure for more information.

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

Housed within the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology, the counselling discipline is embedded in and evolving with society as social norms change. Yorkville University prepares students to adapt to these changes using sound judgement, personal resources, and an in-depth understanding of the practical issues confronting the real and complex world of professional counselling. Somewhat unique among academic counselling psychology programs, the program at Yorkville University is oriented to graduate practitioners who are able to quickly put their skills to work in the real world.

Our goal is to contribute to the worldwide training of competent and ethical mental health care practitioners who will enrich the societies in which they live as they help others cope with the stresses of modern life.

The master's level curriculum in counselling psychology is intended to help address this need. Courses are practice oriented rather than research oriented, since practice is the area of greatest need. To limit geographic barriers to study, didactic courses are offered online as well as in-class. Students can live in more rural areas across multiple time zones and log on to their learning community at the times of day most convenient for them. Supervised hands-on practicums are arranged and supervised in or near the students' communities.

Information

If you are interested in this school and would like to find out more, please Request Information from Yorkville University.