Undergraduate Bulletin - Illinois Institute of Technology

College of Psychology
Optional Programs
Accelerated Combined-Degree Programs
Today, an undergraduate degree doesn’t necessarily guarantee
a job in the workforce or provide long-term career
security. However, the College of Psychology offers combined,
accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs
that help minimize both concerns. These flexible programs
give students solid professional credentials in more than
one field – improving their marketability and expanding
their career options.
A specialization in psychology may be used as the basis
for the combined undergraduate-graduate professional degree
programs in law (B.S./J.D.), business (B.S./M.B.A.),
public administration (B.S./M.P.A.), rehabilitation counseling
(B.S./M.S.) or personnel and human resources development
(B.S./M.S.) offered by IIT. Students wishing to
participate in these options must indicate this as early as
possible. With the consent of the College of Psychology
dean, undergraduate psychology students may enroll in
some graduate-level psychology courses. Close communication
with advisors is required for students to reach their
target completion dates for accelerated programs. Students
must also meet the minimum graduate program admission
criteria, apply, and be accepted into the graduate program
they wish to enter.
For undergraduate psychology majors, it is possible to
earn a Masters of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling or
a Masters of Science in Personnel and Human Resources
Development (PHRD) in one-and-a-half years instead of
the normal two years. By taking psychology courses that
apply to the Rehabilitation Counseling or PHRD program,
graduate program coursework can be reduced by up to 15
credit hours, or one full-time semester.
B.S./M.S. Rehabilitation
The mission of the Counseling and Rehabilitation Sciences
Division at IIT is to prepare students to assume vital roles
as counselors fully qualified to help in the vocational, educational,
and personal adjustment of people with physical,
mental, and emotional disabilities.
Since its inception, the Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) of the U.S. Department of Education has
continuously funded IIT’s Rehabilitation Counselor Education
programs. The RSA scholarships are designed to
increase the number of practicing rehabilitation counselors
by providing scholarships and stipend money to cover the
cost of student tuition and books. The Council of Rehabilitation
Education (CORE) has accredited the graduate
program since 1975 and the CORE Commission on Undergraduate
Education has registered the undergraduate
program in Rehabilitation Services since 2006. IIT Rehabilitation
graduates are eligible to become nationally
certified rehabilitation counselors and licensed professional
counselors in Illinois.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the Rehabilitation
Counseling program in the top 10 in the nation.
Current Research Projects
• Assessment of readiness for change and treatment
matching
• Psychosocial adjustment to disability and chronic illness
• Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and neuropsychological
assessment
• Disability and health
• Technology applied to human behavior and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Counseling Courses
Students in the accelerated program may take the following
courses as part of required or elective courses for the B.S.
in Psychology. If taken as an undergraduate student, the
courses listed below do not have to be repeated for the graduate
Rehabilitation Counseling program. A grade of B or
better is required for courses to be used toward a graduate
degree.
PSYC 410 Vocational Rehabilitation
PSYC 411 Medical Aspects of Disabling Conditions
PSYC 412 Multicultural and Psychosocial Aspects of
Disability
PSYC 513 Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling
PSYC 523 Introduction to Theories of Psychotherapy
PSYC 557 Pre-Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling
PSYC 562 Job Placement
PSYC 563 Human Growth and Career Development
PSYC 583 Rehabilitation Engineering Technology I
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