美国波士顿学院心理学相关的硕士项目申请解析

2021-11-10

美国波士顿学院（Boston College），创立于1863年，坐落于美国马塞诸塞州栗树山，是一所隶属于天主教会的私立研究型大学。

虽然在国内的名气不大，也经常被学生与波士顿大学搞混，波士顿学院却是位列USNews 2022大学排名第36名的新常春藤校。

该校为与美国文化历史名城波士顿西郊，并拥有被列入历史遗迹的北美洲最早哥特式建筑。其巴布特图书馆被评为世界最美丽的二十五所大学图书馆之一。

波士顿学院也产出了不少知名校友，包括前国务卿约翰·克里、前副国务卿尼古拉斯·伯恩斯等。接下来我们将介绍波士顿学院的心理咨询项目和社会工作项目。

波士顿学院的心理咨询项目隶属于教育学院Lynch School of Education and Human Development中的Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology (CDEP) Department，本篇重点介绍两个Master项目：Mental Health Counseling以及School Counseling，其余的项目同学们可以在其官网内查看。（https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/departments/cdep.html）

01 Master of Arts (M.A) in Mental Health Counseling

波士顿学院的心理健康咨询项目为学生成为专业心理咨询师或者在相关领域继续深造提供了坚实的基础以及多样的实践机会。该项目十分关注社会公平以及多元文化，在为期两年的项目期间，学生将全面学习如何为个人，群体，社区提供心理健康咨询，甚至在必要时促进及倡导社会变化。（https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/departments/cdep/ma-mental-health-counseling.html）

认证：MPCAC (the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council)

执照相关信息：完成该项目将满足马塞诸塞州Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) 执照的Educational Requirements

截止日期：

Regular Decision : January 16th
Rolling Admission & International Applicants: Until January 5th

申请材料

Resume：In addition to your academic history and relevant work experience, please include any licenses currently held, any social justice-related experience, any language skills other than English, and any research experience or publications.

Personal Statement：In 1,000-1,500 words, describe your academic and professional goals, any experience relevant to this program, and your future plans, expectations, and aspirations.

Letter of Recommendation x 2 ：At least one required from an academic source. Applicants may submit one additional recommendation of their choice.

Transcript：Applicants that have completed a degree outside of the United States must have a course-by-course evaluation of their transcript(s) completed by an evaluation company approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

GRE：optional and not required, GRE code: 3218
Language Test：TOEFL minimum score: 100, IELTS minimum score: 7.0, TOEFL School Code: 3240

项目亮点

1:11的师生比，该项目会指导并陪伴学生完成ta专业学习的每个阶段。在到达学校之后，学校表示每位学生都会有一名advisor及学生导师帮助其了解学校丰富多样的校园生活。

02 Master of Arts (M.A) in School Counseling

做为USNEWS School Counseling and Personnel Services排名第十位的学校咨询项目，该项目致力培养学生成为能够代表多样且不断变化的社会的学校咨询师。该项目的小规模小组学习以及全面的导师支持使其成为学生咨询生涯的一个很好的开始。（https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/lynch-school/academics/departments/cdep/ma-school-counseling.html#appid=info-item-7）

认证：Accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

执照相关信息：该项目中的600+小时的practicum experience超过马塞诸塞州对于Pre K-8和/或 5-12年级School Counselor初始执照的要求。

截止日期：

Regular Decision (Fall): January 16th
Rolling Admission & International Applicants (Fall): Until January 5thSpring Applicants: November 11th

申请材料

Resume：In addition to your academic history and relevant work experience, please include any licenses currently held, any social justice-related experience, any language skills other than English, and any research experience or publications.

Personal Statement：In 1,000-1,500 words, describe your academic and professional goals, any experience relevant to this program, and your future plans, expectations, and aspirations.

Letter of Recommendation x 2 ：At least one required from an academic source. Applicants may submit one additional recommendation of their choice.

Transcript：Applicants that have completed a degree outside of the United States must have a course-by-course evaluation of their transcript(s) completed by an evaluation company approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).