About Course

Rationale

Certificate in counseling psychology course is designed to meet the needs of the students pursuing counselling psychology or those who wish to gain basic counseling skills. The course is intended to equip the students with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to familiarize with the basic skills and techniques in counseling.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the University requirements for admission, the applicant must fulfil the minimum entry requirement for this program which is a D+ (Plus) in KCSE or its equivalent.

Assessment

All final course grades for units offered by the certificate course are computed as follows:

• Skill-based courses will require a demonstration of progressive mastery of the skills with 75% of the marks awarded for practical work and 25% on the theoretical assignments.
• Marks for courses that involve both conceptual understanding and acquisition of skills will be calculated as follows:60% from continuous assessment and 40% from the final examination.