The graduate programs in counseling are committed to building thoughtful, informed, caring Christian persons who are contributing professionals to the field of counseling psychology. For every student who has the goal to complete a graduate counseling program, it is our goal that they acquire the skills and perspectives requisite to effectiveness in the conduct of both their professional and personal lives. We also regard as essential the student's knowledge of and appreciation for the contributions of orthodox Christianity and the Wesleyan/Armenian tradition to understanding human nature, human behavior, and factors affecting behavior change. The counseling graduate programs foster the formulation of a personal interpretation of human behavior that is compatible with a Christian concept of personality. This formulation should be supported by the experimental data of sound scientific psychology. The focus of the graduate programs in counseling, therefore, is on producing qualified, credible professionals who can bring the added dimension of a Christian perspective that guides their professional endeavors.