The Christian Faith & Counseling emphasis at MNU is designed to enhance your ability to integrate faith into the counseling profession. For students whose passion for counseling is geared toward a desire to work from a Christian counseling worldview, this counseling emphasis area equips students with the additional knowledge and skills to better serve clients who desire a faith-based approach to therapy. This emphasis area can set students apart who want to work in a faith-based community setting or with faith-based clients.
The 5-credit-hour emphasis is designed to be taken with any of the three Master of Arts in Counseling tracks: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling or Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling. This means anyone who is admitted can opt to add this emphasis area. Keep in mind that the additional 5-credit emphasis is financial aid eligible.
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5 credit hours
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This program is eligible for the RISE Opportunity Scholarship. MNU has committed over 2 million dollars to support adult students who wish to complete an advanced degree. Apply now or connect with admissions to learn more: pgadmissions@smcun.com or 913.971.3800
Your degree is an investment in your future. We have a variety of different payment options available, so you can choose the option or combination of options, that best fits your situation. The total cost will be calculated based on your program and can be divided into multiple payments.
The Federal Direct Student Loan Program is an additional payment option. MNU School Code: 007032. Information and applications may be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Services Office at 913.971.3298 or finaid@smcun.com.
MNU appreciates the service and protection that the Military provides for us all. We offer a Military Financial Aid Program that can help active military, veterans and their spouses reposition themselves in the working world.
Licensed primary care providers in eligible disciplines can receive loan repayment assistance for their qualifying educational debt through the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Now accepting applications for fall 2025.
*Some exceptions made on case by case basis
Application and interviews for the Master of Arts in Counseling program occurs every February and April. The number of students accepted is limited, so please don’t wait until the last minute to fill out your application.
Prospective students will need to provide:
*Lower GPAs are eligible but will be placed on an academic probationary period.
The Master of Arts in Counseling program offers two options for class times to accommodate the demands of your busy life. The program offers day/evening hybrid and evening sections for interested applicants (depending upon each section reaching the needed number of students).
Generally, the day program group takes classes from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while the evening group generally attends courses from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Classes are held twice per week, with some scheduled breaks throughout the year. Please contact us for full and detailed class schedule information, including exceptions to these general class times.
The 60-64 semester-hour, financial aid eligible program is designed to be completed in 33 months. Many of our students have been able to maintain full time employment while in the program but this is dependent on each student’s life situation and demands.
The counselor education program is in a constant state of self-evaluation using multiple means of assessment. These evaluation methods are crucial to ongoing program improvement and vital to the health of our overall program. The link below leads to a recent program review which includes a summary of data from surveys to our past students, supervisors, and employers along with some data generated measuring CACREP standards in our tracks. If you have any questions or comments email us.
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