Alfred University is offering weekend programs in Brooklyn and Oceanside, Long Island. Choose Saturdays or Sundays! Visit us at http://www.alfreddownstateeducation.com for details. Courses are priced and scheduled for working professionals to take their careers to the next level. We offer masters degrees in: counseling, mental health counseling, school counseling, public administration, and an advanced certificate in mental health counseling that would allow you to qualify for NYS Licensure and accept insurance. Visit us at http:www.alfredteachereducation.com or call 718-923-9333

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Educational Opportunities for
Working Professionals
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Spring 2014!
Bob Bitting, Ph.D., L.M.H.C.!
Jay Cerio, Ph.D.!
Tim Werner, C.I.T.E.!
In Conjunction With the Center for Integrated Teacher Education (CITE)!
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2. When is the ideal time to go back to school?

3. Alfred University
● Facts"
◦ Founded in 1836"
◦ One of the first coeducational institutions in the U.S."
◦ Undergraduate Programs (2,000 students)"
● College of Business"
● College of Liberal Arts and Sciences"
● New York State College of Ceramics"
● School of Art and Design"
● School of Engineering"
◦ Graduate School (400 students)"
● Business Administration"
● Counseling"
● Public Administration"
● Education – Literacy and Numeracy "
● Engineering"
● Fine Arts"
● School Psychology

4. Where are we located?
● Alfred University Main Campus"
◦ Western NY"
◦ 5 ½ hours from NYC"
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BUT, OUR DOWNSTATE PROGRAMS ARE IN…!
● Downtown Brooklyn"
◦ CITE classrooms – Court St."
◦ St. Francis College – Remsen St."
◦ St. Joseph’s High School – Willoughby St."
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● Oceanside, Long Island"
◦ Oceanside Teacher Center and Oceanside Middle
School"
◦ CITE classrooms

5. Current Downstate Programs
● School Counseling (22-Month Program)"
● Mental Health Counseling (25-Month Program)
● Certificate Program in Mental Health
Counseling (1 Year Program)"
● Public Administration (15 Month Program)

6. Graduate Programs:
The “Bottom Line”
●Classes Generally Begin in August of
each year."
●Classes held in Brooklyn and Long
Island."
●Cohort Model"
●Meet on Saturdays or Sundays"
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7. Emphasis on “QPAC”
● Quality – Well-Established Program;
Proven Track Record."
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● Practical – Focus on Real-World Skills;
Opportunity for Field-Experience and
Specialization."
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● Affordable - $990 per Course,"
" < CUNY per course tuition."
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● Convenient - Designed for Working
Adults; Classes Meet on Saturdays.

8. Masters in Public Administration
Focus Areas:"
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● " Health Care Administration/"
Management"
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● Non-Profit/Government/Human " Services
Management "
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● Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement,
" Probation, Youth Corrections"
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9. Optional Fieldwork Experience
● Designed for those needing practical
work experience or who wish to
change fields."
● Recent Placement Sites:"
◦ The United Nations"
◦ Legal Aid Society"
◦ Woodhull Medical Center"
◦ Liberty Partnerships"
◦ Department of Probation

10. School Counseling
● 48 Credits, 22 Months"
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● Provisionally Certified in School Counseling."
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● Work for two years and take 12 additional
credits to obtain Permanent Certification."
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● Option to continue on to Certificate of
Advanced Study in Mental Health
Counseling (for LMHC).

11. Mental Health Counseling
● 60 credit hours, 25 months"
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● Leads to Licensed Mental Health
Counselor (LMHC) license eligibility"
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● Includes Certificate of Advanced Study in
Mental Health Counseling."
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● Licensing Exam and 3000 hours (2 years)
supervised experience post-graduation
required for final LMHC license.

12. Financial Aid
● Through Alfred University."
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● Federal Direct Student Loan Program."
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● Requires minimum of 6 credits (2
courses) per semester."
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● Must complete a FAFSA."
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● Apply on campus during orientation week.

13. • Visit us at http://alfreddownstateeducation.com"
• call or email: "
• Tim Werner, C.I.T.E.
(718) 923-9333 tim@citeonline.com "
• Dr. Jay Cerio, Alfred University
(607) 871-2659 fcerio@alfred.edu "
• Dr. Bob Bitting, Alfred University
(607) 382-8383 bitting@alfred.edu
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