Interest Tag: Empathy

Students complete a counseling practicum of 100 hours and a counseling internship of 600 hours.

Sites where our students have completed their internships include:
Olive Branch Counseling Associates, Inc., South Suburban Family Shelter, Community Counseling Services of Illinois, Genesis Therapy Center, Orland Township Youth and Family Services, along with Trinity’s own Counseling Center.

For admissions to this program, please visit the Graduate Admissions pages.

Admissions requirements: a degree from a regionally accredited college or university, a 2.75 GPA, a major in psychology or a related field (for example: social work, healthcare communications, biology, nursing, or education). If one’s degree is in an unrelated field then the following prerequisites: Abnormal Psychology and two other psychology courses.

Applicants who do not meet these requirements can be admitted conditionally if they show the traits and skills necessary for professional counselors.

Our Bachelor of Science degree in psychology will help you develop the skills you need for careers;, counselor, psychologist, sports psychologist, school counselor, school psychologist, human resources professional, evaluation consultant, genetics counselor, psychiatric technician, physician assistant, case manager, child life specialist, behavior analyst, and market research analyst.

You will learn from clinical, biological, cognitive, and developmental subfields and take courses that build analytical and interpersonal helping skills.  You will also complete an internship where you will put into practice what you have learned in the classroom and gain important professional experience.

OPPORTUNITIES

Once you are in the program and you meet particular GPA and course grade requirements, you can take courses from our graduate program that will count toward your BS and toward a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This will help you complete your Masters degree in less time and for less cost if you choose to continue your education.

You can also gain professional experience by becoming a member of Psi Chi, the Psychology Club, or the Psyc Lab on campus and take part in psychology department events like the Psychology Renewed conference.

With a minor in psychology from Trinity Christian College, you will gain insights into humanity, based on the Creator’s teaching. You will learn to blend natural science approaches with studies of the human experience, selfhood, and relationships among individuals. You will not only receive a strong, liberal arts based approach to psychological science–you will also be able to apply that knowledge to the art of understanding the self and relating to the contemporary world in all its complexity.

And your education won’t be just theoretical. With our 11-to-1 student to faculty ratio, our students get the opportunity to do serious research, guided by our caring professors. Our location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means that you will also have the opportunity do internships and gain field experience in a variety of settings.

A minor in philosophy will help you to bring greater reflective depth and perspective to any major at Trinity.  And our graduates have found that minoring in Philosophy is excellent preparation for graduate or professional studies in your major area, whatever that major is.

The global community needs those in the criminal justice system who are compassionate professionals that apply justice to those accused of breaking laws. And at Trinity, you will also learn about restoration for those who commit crimes, and even greater restitution for crime victims and society in general.

We honor the biblical and social bases of the law enforcement and justice systems. Our faculty also focus on how the criminal justice system is an integral part of other social institutions. We believe that our graduates should be well educated, resolute, just, and seasoned with Christian love.

And since Trinity is located just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will be able to apply your knowledge and gain experience in urban communities, courtrooms, and correctional facilities.

Graduates of the criminal justice program are equipped to seek their vocation in local and state police forces; federal law enforcement agencies; peacemaking, community-building, and justice innovation; conventional and alternative punishment systems; reintroducing prisoners into civilian society; and the criminal court system. Our alumni are Chicago Police Department officers, serve in the U.S. military, work in private security, and are employed by federal agencies.

If you have a calling to learn more about how to develop a Christian perspective on the nature of humans, relationships, and institutions, than a minor in sociology from Trinity may be for you. Here, you will study how Christ’s redemption underlies the possibility of social and personal restoration. This perspective will give you a clearer understanding of engagement in social situations and in response to social issues.

With a B.S. in speech-language pathology from Trinity, you will be prepared for the next stage of your educational journey. And your education won’t be just theoretical. Our students get the opportunity to do serious research, guided by our caring professors. Our location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means that you will also have the opportunity do internships and gain field experience in a variety of settings.

This degree program is highly interdisciplinary, and your courses will span biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, psychology, and special education.

With a B.S.W. degree from Trinity, you will be prepared to help change lives and communities. Our program emphasizes that community well-being is essential to a common good, that each community has gifts and assets, and that we are called to participate in the life of a community.

With Trinity’s location less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will have the opportunity to fulfil your calling to Christ-like service through many service-learning and field-education experiences. You will interact with a range of people from differing national and ethnic origins, cultures, ages, and economic backgrounds.

Trinity’s social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

With a psychology degree from Trinity Christian College, you will gain insights into humanity, based on the Creator’s teaching. You will learn to blend natural science approaches with studies of the human experience, selfhood, and relationships among individuals. You will not only receive a strong, liberal arts based approach to psychological science–you will also be able to apply that knowledge to the art of understanding the self and relating to the contemporary world in all its complexity.

And your education won’t be just theoretical. With our 11-to-1 student to faculty ratio, our students get the opportunity to do serious research, guided by our caring professors. Our location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means that you will also have the opportunity do internships and gain field experience in a variety of settings.

Our graduates develop the theoretical insight and professional skills for graduate school or to serve in a variety of psychology-related careers and professions. And through our 3+2.5 program, you can earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in psychology in just five and a half years.