Trevecca Nazarene University

Trevecca’s Faith-Based Psychology Programs

Trevecca Nazarene University appears in our ranking of the Top 25 Most Affordable Master’s Degrees in Counseling in the South.

If you are looking for a faith-based, accredited Tennessee university, you might consider Trevecca Nazarene University.

All educational programs at Trevecca begin with a required program of general education that is organized into four tiers. The first tier is the Foundations level during which you will learn study skills and prepare to deal with university life. The Human Sciences level teaches the basic social structures necessary for “a meaningful life.” The third level is Natural Sciences during which you will study the scientific method and physical and biological sciences. The last level is the Context Tier which is a “historically integrated sequence of courses embracing the basic content of a Christian liberal arts education.”

If you are interested in earning a degree in psychology, you can then choose from a bachelor’s degree, master’s programs and a doctoral degree, all teaching psychology principles but viewing them through a Christian lens. If you enroll in the Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree program, you will take courses such as General Psychology; Human Development and Statistics and Research. You will study personality and abnormal psychology and the “History and Systems of Psychology.” Students also complete a practicum or full internship. In addition, you will complete an original research project and present it at the TNU Undergraduate Symposium. Trevecca offers a Master’s in Clinical Counseling degree. If this is your program of study, you will complete 60 credit hours of courses such as Lifespan Development; Helping Relationships; Chemical Use and Abuse and Techniques and Intervention I and II.

You will also be required to complete an internship. You can tailor your degree toward family and marriage counseling by earning a Master’s Degree in Marital and Family Counseling/ Therapy, which is also a 660-hourprogram. Courses in this program include Marital Life Cycle; Divorce and Divorce Adjustment and Group Therapy. Many of the other courses are similar to the general counseling degree. The doctoral degree in psychology offered at Trevecca is the Ph.D. in Clinical Counseling: Teaching and Supervision. This program contains 66 hours of advanced courses and may be tailored to marital and clinical counseling or to teaching and supervision of counselor educational programs. Both tracks involve twenty-one hours of research and dissertation preparation. If this is your program, you will spend at least part of the 21 hours in courses that teach statistics analysis and research methodology to help you formulate and defend your dissertation subject.

About Trevecca Nazarene University

The school began as the Pentecostal Literary and Bible Training School in 1901. In 1911, now awarding bachelor's degrees, the school changed its name to the Trevecca College for Christian Workers. The school finally became a university in 1985. The university offers eighty-six undergraduate degrees through four schools, which are the school of Arts and Sciences; the Skinner School of Business and Technology; the school of Education and the Millard Reed School of Theology and Christian Ministry. Students may also earn two associate degrees, twenty master’s degrees, two doctoral degrees and six certificates. Trevecca Nazarene University ranks in the second tier of the US News and World Report listing of National Universities.

Trevecca Nazarene University Accreditation Details

The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Specific programs are also accredited by various organizations including NCATE; CCNE and NASM. The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. The counseling master’s degrees and the doctoral degrees are accredited by the Commission to Accredit Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Trevecca Nazarene University Application Requirements

Trevecca prefers that students apply through the online portal. If you are an incoming freshman applying to the traditional program, the application form you complete will be different than that for someone applying as an online student. There are also different applications for graduate and transfer students. The university does not charge an application fee. After completing the application form, incoming freshman students should arrange to have their high school transcripts sent to the school. Transfer or graduate students should have transcripts of all completed college work sent to Trevecca. Test scores, even GRE or GMAT for graduate students, are not required. If you are applying to the graduate school, you should note that each department may have additional requisites.

Tuition and Financial Aid

Traditional undergraduate students taking 12 to 18 hours under block tuition will pay $11,862 per semester in tuition. Your room rate and your meal plan will both be $2,148 and there is a $450 general fee so if you are going to be an undergraduate living on campus, you can expect to pay $16,608 per semester for your education at Trevecca. Graduate students pay $10,446 per semester in tuition. There may be other costs associated with individual programs, however, and the above figures do not include things like books and supplies or personal expenses.

Getting a higher education is not cheap, and most students require financial aid. The first step to getting that help is to complete the FAFSA form. This is a program administered by the federal government that uses financial information you submit to award you grants or loans or to qualify you for work-study funds. You may qualify for a subsidized loan through FAFSA which means that if you keep your principle amount paid, the government will pay the interest. In addition to the federal program, there are state awards. Tennessee offers the Hope Scholarship which is merit-based and pays up to $1,750 each semester. The state also funds the Tennessee Student Assistance Award that is need-based and pays up to $4,000 per year for low income recipients. The Tennessee Promise grant is awarded to students earning associate degrees and pays up to $4,000. Those students are encouraged to enroll to complete a four-year degree program.

Your application to Trevecca serves as your application for institutional student aid. Most of the scholarships offered through the school are merit based. There are scholarships for leadership potential; endowed awards; departmental awards; church matching awards in which the school matches checks sent by a church on behalf of a student; diversity awards and athletic scholarships. In addition to those awards offered through the school, private individuals, service organizations and corporations often sponsor scholarships for certain students who meet the criteria they set. These can be found through an Internet search.

Trevecca Nazarene University allows you to earn your relevant and competitive degree within the context of your faith.