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Behavioral Health Counseling:
Admissions
For
Entering Freshmen
You
are invited to visit our undergraduate admissions site online at
http://www.drexel.edu/em/ug
You can do a number of things at Drexel’s web site, including
apply online, check
out Financial Aid
information as well as check on the current schedule for Open
Houses.
For
Transfer Students
Our transfer policies are specifically designed to accommodate students
applying from other colleges. While entering students are not required
to have completed an Associates Degree, it is strongly recommended
that applicants have completed most, if not all, of the following
sixty (60) college-level semester credits, or ninety (90) quarter
term credits before entering our program:
| Course
Area Requirements |
Semester
Credits |
Quarter
Credits |
| English
|
6 |
9 |
|
This requirement is met by taking two semesters of college-level
English writing courses, usually as English Composition I and
II. |
| Social
Science and Humanities |
21 |
31.5 |
| This
generally includes college-level courses selected from sociology,
anthropology, history, psychology, geography, economics, political
science, and related courses. The humanities area includes fine
arts, folklore, foreign languages, literature, music, mythology,
philosophy, religion, speech and theater. Studio courses in
art and music do not satisfy this requirement.
|
| Natural
(Life) Science
|
6 |
9 |
| Included
are courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology. Four-unit
lab courses are accepted with the extra unit counted as one
of the elective units. |
| Mathematics
or Statistics |
6 |
9 |
| Typically,
two college-level math courses at the intermediate algebra level
or higher, with one being a statistics course is recommended.
|
| Computer
Studies or Communications |
3 |
4.5 |
| Generally
a computer literacy or applications course will suffice, or
a course in public speaking, debate or similar course emphasizing
effective communication processes.
|
Electives
|
18 |
27 |
| Any
non-remedial courses that are part of an approved curriculum
and that have at least an implied theoretical base may be used
as a general elective. Courses such as typing, baking, square
dancing, or word processing, that emphasize only training in
a skill are not acceptable. |
| Total
|
60 |
90 |
(Please
Note: This Program is offered in quarter credits, not
semester credits. One semester credit is equal to 1.5 quarter credits,
therefore a Bachelors degree worth 120 semester credits is equal to
180 quarter credits.)
In
Summary
The
total number of units required to complete a Bachelor of Science
degree in the Behavioral Health Counseling program
is 180 quarter credits. In general, this includes 90 transfer credits
distributed in the areas listed above, plus 90 credits taken as
part of the Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions,
Behavioral Health Counseling curriculum.
In order to recognize outstanding academic achievement, Drexel University
offers Transfer Scholarships to accepted and qualified students
transferring to Drexel from two- and four-year colleges. Students
must be enrolled as full-time undergraduates, and maintain a 3.0
cumulative average each academic year. Transfer Scholarships are
awarded up to $9,000 and are renewable on a yearly basis. Approximately
80 percent of all Drexel students receive financial aid. Your aid
package may contain academic, athletic, or performing arts scholarships;
grants; loans; part-time employment; or federally funded programs.
If you apply for financial aid, you must submit the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1, which is our preferred
deadline in order to be considered for financial aid. Drexel's Title
IV code for the FAFSA form is: 003256.
For
Additional Information
Additional information concerning the Behavioral Health Counseling Program can be obtained from the Program Director,
Ronald Comer, D.S.W., at (215) 762-7190 or by e-mail at Ronald.Comer@drexel.edu
Information concerning the undergraduate application process for
Drexel University is available from the Office of Enrollment Management
at 1-800-237-3935.
You may also contact the BACS Program Academic Advisor, Susan Lowenstein,
at 215-762-7979, or by email at ss79@drexel.edu
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