Montclair State University · Counseling Department

MA in Counseling, Student Affairs/Counseling in Higher Education Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

College Counseling and Student Affairs

Master'sMACACREP: not listed

Overview

An on-campus MA concentration that blends counseling foundations with student affairs coursework for careers supporting college students. It includes a practicum and one internship semester, evening classes and full- and part-time options.

Official program name: MA in Counseling, Student Affairs/Counseling in Higher Education Concentration
Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: College Counseling and Student Affairs
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: Nonclinical or pastoral preparationThe institution states a nonclinical purpose (for example ministry, pastoral or lay counseling, or student affairs). It is not presented as licensure preparation.
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Montclair State University — Counseling Department
Source: inside.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Montclair, NJ
Required credits: Total Credits 33 (2026-2027 catalog; the program page says 36 credits)
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: as little as 1½ to 2 yearsA minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

MA in Counseling with a student affairs/counseling in higher education concentration (college counseling and student affairs). Not CACREP-accredited per the department page.

Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.

Academic delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.

Practicum: Required100 hours. COUN 624 Counseling Practicum: 100 hours of direct and non-direct work at the site
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required300 hours. COUN 654 Internship in Counseling I: 300 hours
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement: Two semesters of fieldwork
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Comprehensive examination
Source: catalog.montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredEquivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.9 — Applicants with a GPA below 2.9 will not be considered
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$60 — $60 non-refundable application fee (or waiver if applicable)
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Final deadline
February 1st · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Final deadline
October 1st · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — General Master's, In-State/Out-of-State, Fall and SpringFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$962	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$31,746 = 33 credits × $962 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $31,746 (33 credits × $962 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — General Master's, In-State/Out-of-State, Fall and Spring, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Mandatory fees per credit (Fall and Spring): $37.02 per creditMandatory
Source: montclair.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No CACREP accreditation is matched to this program in the current CACREP directory, and no other programmatic accreditation was verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply programmatic accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

A professional licensure disclosure for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

catalog.montclair.edu/programs/counseling-student-affairs-counseling-higher-ed-concentration-ma/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.montclair.edu/search/?P=COUN%20624 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.montclair.edu/search/?P=COUN%20654 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
inside.montclair.edu/colleges-schools-research/cchl/counseling-department — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
montclair.edu/academics/programs/ma-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
montclair.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-and-fees/graduate-student-costs — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MA · Master'sNonclinical / pastoral
Specialty
College Counseling and Student Affairs
CACREP
Not listed for this program
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 300 internship hours
Study intensity
Full-time or part-time
Length
as little as 1½ to 2 years · Total Credits 33 (2026-2027 catalog; the program page says 36 credits)
Tuition
$962 per creditAll students — General Master's, In-State/Out-of-State, Fall and Spring, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Montclair, NJ

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