Graduate Counseling -
Mission Statement

The Graduate Counseling Department is dedicated to training the whole person in order to treat the whole person. We teach and mentor each student in an integrated understanding of Christian faith and mental health, promoting academic, professional, and cultural competence.

Program Objectives

The M.A. in Counseling strives to promote:
Highly competent counselor training that places emphasis on doing and being, striving for growth and development in all areas as an effective strategy for promoting positive change in the people we serve.

Lifelong scholarly learning that draws from and adds to counseling literature which is both theoretical and applied.

Learning that respects and seeks to understand diversity.

Values of integration and integrity in counselor education guided by the beliefs and practices of the Christian faith.

Indiana Wesleyan University is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment.

IWU admits students and employs individuals of any race, gender, age, disability, nationality, or ethnic origin.