Counseling and Educational Psychology Dual Degree Program

~ World's first counseling psychology dual degree program

 Graduate program formalized between University of Missouri–Columbia and National Taiwan Normal University at virtual signing ceremony Please see more photos of the signing ceremony

Introduction of Dual Degree Master's Program

The Coalition for Cultural Competency (CCC), formerly known as the Center for Multicultural Research, Training and Consultation (CMRTC) and the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology (ESCP), University of Missouri-Columbia and the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling (EPC), National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) have a distinguished history of mutually beneficial professional collaboration. Both universities agreed to endorse cross-cultural collaboration and strongly encourage qualified EPC and ESCP students to receive training from both universities. 

In 2007, the CCC and the Department of ESCP at MU, and the Department of EPC at NTNU signed a memorandum of agreement to establish the Master's Dual Degree Program (DDMP). The program was developed to train future educational and counseling psychologists to live and work in an increasingly global society. To this end, the DDMP was designed to promote opportunities for international education as well cross-cultural competencies. The MU Dual Degree Master’s Program is the first Dual Degree Program of its kind at the graduate school level in the counseling psychology field across the world. The signing ceremony between MU and NTNU took place in fall 2007. During the signing ceremony, Dr. Brady Deaton, MU Chancellor, indicated that “Through this program, educational and counseling psychologists will learn about the critical role of culture in their discipline by completing graduate coursework and on-site experiences at both Universities.” 

Students accepted and enrolled in a master’s degree program from either Department are eligible to apply for the Dual Degree Program. Graduates who have completed at least one year of the master’s degree at the home institution, and meet the graduation credit requirements of both Departments, will receive dual master’s degrees from both Universities. Since 2007, thirteen qualified NTNU and 3 MU graduate students have enrolled in this program.

Currently, the Dual Degree Program is coordinated by two MU faculty, Dr. Puncky Heppner (Professor and Co-Director) and Dr. Barbara Williamson (Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Director), as well as one NTNU faculty, Dr. Li-fei Wang (Professor).  Please contact them for more information about the program.

(Please see the overview of the Dual Degree Program )

Please see the College of Education News: World's first counseling psychology dual degree program

2011-2012 Dual Degree Students: I-Hsin Chan, Fu-Wei Hung, Chia-Chi Liao, Zi-Hui Liao, 3+2 students and CCC Staff

2010-2011 Dual Degree Students:  Yi-Fang Chung, Chi-Fang Lee, Ching-Ya Kung, Yu-Yun Wang with graduate instructor

2009-2010 Dual Degree Student: Chinghui Tsu in Cross-Cultural Psychology class

2008-2009 Dual Degree Students: Jian-Liang Chen, and  Tsu-Lun Huang

2007-2008 Dual Degree Students: Yung-Tim Chang, and Hsiao Wen Liao