Clinical Mental Health, M.A.

Mission Statement: The graduate program in clinical mental health will provide the counseling student with the necessary training, supervision, and course work required to obtain a temporary license as a professional counselor. Students are required to pass a comprehensive exam as a program completion requirement. Following a 3000-hour internship and passing the state-licensing exam, the Licensed Professional Counselor is able to work in a variety of professional settings including private practice.

The Master of Arts with a major in clinical mental health, for students who wish to work in various public or private settings, requires 60 semester hours. Enrollment in courses with the COUN prefix (with the exception of COUN 6013 ) requires admission to the Master of Arts in clinical mental health program or permission of the Counseling Program Coordinator.