comparison of state licensure details and cts counseling ......comparison of state licensure details...

Updated June 2020

State Website Information on State Compared to CTS DegreeConclusion on CTS

Degree

Additional Notes on Practicum and

Internship Requirements

Alabama http://abec.alabama.gov/ 1. Degree Hours: requires a 48 hour degree2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: do not see any issues of note4. Classes:a) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum: hours required = 100/406. Internship: hours required = 600/240

CTS 64-credit AND 75-credit degrees are a

good fit

Practicum: 100 total, 40 client

hours

Internship: 600 total, 240 client

hours

Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/Profess

ionalCounselors.aspx

1. Degree Hours: requires masters with "at least 60 graduate semester hours incounseling during or after earning the master's degree"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: do not see any specific classes needed at this time; it does require a class inmarriage and family, which is part of both MAC degreesa) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: hours or requirements not specified6. Internship: hours or requirements not specified

Would need additional CO credits with either

degree

No hours specified

Please note: The following is subject to change each time any state updates its rules and regulations. This is the interpretation of the CTS Counseling Internship Director and should be used only as a guide for talking to the licensing boards in each state.

Comparison of State Licensure Details and CTS Counseling Degrees

http://abec.alabama.gov/

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ProfessionalCounselors.aspx


Updated June 2020

Arizona https://azbbhe.us// 1. Degree Hours: requires a 60-credit masters where all courses must be counselingcourse;2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes:a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: Does not have separate Practicum and Internship; they call itPracticum; do require an Internship with 700 total hours, 240 client with client


degree


Arkansas https://abec.statesolutions.us/

1. Degree Hours: degree must be: "primarily professional counseling in content from aregionally accredited institution." Program has to submit documentation that meetsCACREP standards if not CACREP-approved2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes:a) Grades: Must have a "B" grade or above for class to countb) Required Course Not Offered in CTS Degree: Psychopharmacologyc) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingd) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: Practicum hours required = 100/406. Internship: Internship hours required = 600/240 in a mental health setting7. Practicum & Internship: requires a 9 hour minimum of Practicum and/or Internship


degree

Need 9 credits total of Internship/Practicum

Practicum: minimum 100 clock

hours

Internship: "6 semester hours, 600

clock hours in a mental health setting"

https://azbbhe.us//

https://abec.statesolutions.us/


Updated June 2020

California http://calpcc.org/licensure-requirements

1. Degree Hours: requires a 60-credit masters where all courses must be counselingcourses2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work; Note:applicants "are allowed to take 3 of the 13 core areas post-degree, if necessary."4. Classes:a) 13 core content areas are requiredb) Beginning 1/20/2020, applicants must show proof of several content areas; see notesc) Specific core classes missing in 64-credit degree: (J) Psychopharmacology; (K) AddictionsCounseling; (L) Crisis or Trauma Counseling; (M) Advanced Counseling andPsychotherapeutic Theories and Techniquesd) Specific core classes missing in 75-credit degree: (J) Psychopharmacology; (M) AdvancedCounseling; and Psychotherapeutic Theories and Techniquese) Classes outside core content areas: "15 units of advanced graduate coursework is requiredbeyond the 13 core areas, but it may be remediated while registered as an intern."5. Practicum: 280 face-to-face hours6. Internship: no Internship mentioned


degree

Practicum: 280 face-to-face hours(their Practicum is our

internship; our students would have

280 hours with 40 in Practicum and 240 in

Internship)

Colorado https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Profession

al_Counselor

1. Degree Hours: requires a 60-credit masters2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and receives an "education review from the Center for Credential and Education (CCE) to determine if the education is equivalent to a CACREP-approved program" which can be found at: https://www.cce-global.org/Assets/StateLicensure/CO_LPC%20_LPCC_App.pdf3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: more than 6 semester hours can be completed post degree if neededa) 64-credit degree: do not see any specific classes needed and recent graduates have had thisdegree approved by the CCEb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum: Practicum hours required = 100/406. Internship: Internship hours required = 600/240 in a mental health setting


good fit


hours


hours

http://calpcc.org/licensure-requirements

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Professional_Counselor

https://www.cce-global.org/Assets/StateLicensure/CO_LPC%20_LPCC_App.pdf

https://www.cce-global.org/Assets/StateLicensure/CO_LPC%20_LPCC_App.pdf


Updated June 2020

Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q

=396906

1. Degree: applicant completed 60 semester hours, or 90 quarter hours of graduatecounseling coursework in or related to the discipline of professional counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: Note mentioned on website6. Internship: Note mentioned on website


degree

Not mentioned on website

DC https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/160252

1. Degree Hours: requires a 60-credit masters in counseling2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work; Note:reciprocity with Maryland is probable4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: requires a total of 700 hours between the two; if notaccredited by CACREP "complete and submit the Internship/Practicum Program form"


degree

700 total hours and 280 client hours

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=396906

https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/160252


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Delaware https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/profcounselors/

1. Degree Hours: "The applicant has earned a graduate degree from regionally ornationally accredited institution of higher education which is primarily professionalcounseling in content and meets the specific degree requirements of the National Boardfor Certified Counselors."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: No hours specified for practicum or internship


degree

Not mentioned on website

Florida http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/licensing/licensed-mental-health-

counselor/

1. Degree Hours: "Minimum of an earned master’s degree from a regionally accreditedprogram related to the practice of mental health counseling that consists of at least 60semester hours"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes:a) 12 core content areas are requiredb) Specific core classes missing in 64-credit degree: human sexuality; counseling incommunity settings; addictionsc) Specific core classes missing in 75-credit degree: human sexuality5. Practicum/Internship: "The equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of university-sponsored supervised clinical practicum, internship, or field experience as required inthe standards for CACREP accredited mental health counseling programs." Additionally:280 with clients.


degree

1,000 total hours with 280 direct client hours

https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/profcounselors/

http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/licensing/licensed-mental-health-counselor/


Updated June 2020

Georgia http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/counselors

1. Degree Hours: requires a 60-credit masters with all 60 credits must be all incounseling2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: Practicum hours required = 100/406. Internship: Internship hours required = 600/240


degree


hours


hours

Hawaii http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/

1. Degree hours: "A master's degree or doctoral degree from an accredited educationalinstitution in counseling or in an allied field related to the practice of mental healthcounseling that includes or is supplemented by graduate level course work in counselingcomprising a minimum of forty-eight semester hours"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: do not see any specific classes neededb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: "At least two academic terms of supervised mental healthpracticum intern experience for graduate credit for a total of at least six semester hoursor ten quarter hours in a mental health counseling setting with three hundred hours ofsupervised client contact"


good fit

300 hours of client contact, 2 semesters but no total hours

specified

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/counselors

http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/


Updated June 2020

Idaho http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bure

au=COU

1. Degree Hours: "sixty (60) semester hours which is primarily counseling in nature, six(6) semester hours of which are earned in an advanced counseling practicum,"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship:a) "Complete at least two (2) semester courses of an advanced counseling practicumtaken at the graduate school level, provided that the applicant completed a total of twohundred eighty hours (280) of direct client contact;"

b) There are two levels of licensure. To be eligible for the first level, "ProfessionalCounselor License," of licensure it is required that you have supervised experience of1000 total hours with 400 client hours; Note that "Supervised experience in practicumtaken at the graduate level may be utilized."

c) The clincial professional counselor license requires "Document two thousand (2,000)hours of direct client contact experience under supervision accumulated in no less thana two (2) year period after licensure or other authorization to practice in any state."


degree

1000 total hours with 400 client hours

http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=COU


Updated June 2020

Illinois http://www.idfpr.com/profs/ProfCounselor.asp

1. Degree Hours: 48 credit hour degree2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: need to take Addictions as electiveb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeNote: Does not allow for a completely on-line degree: "The program has a one year residence.Residence requires interaction with faculty and other matriculated students. One year'sresidence is defined as 24 semester hours taken on a full-time or part-time basis at theinstitution accumulated within the time frame and course of study of the program."5. Practicum: Practicum hours required = 100/406. Internship: Internship hours required = 600/240

CTS 75-credit degree is a good fit

CTS 64-credit is a fit if take Addictions as

elective

No hours specified

Indiana https://www.in.gov/pla/3032.htm

1. Degree Hours: "Complete sixty (60) semester hours of graduate course work incounseling that must include either a master's degree that required not less than forty-eight (48) semester hours or a doctor's degree in counseling."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: requires 12 core areasa) 64-credit degree: does not have a seperate class that covers (J) Contextual dimensions ofmental health counseling; would need to take Clinical and Community Mental Health aselectiveb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: requires a:a) Practicum (100/40)b) Internship (600/240)c) Advanced Internship: 300 total hoursd) Note: several grads have been accepted for licensure in IN when they met the total hours(1,000/280) in practicum and internship


CTS 64-credit degree is a fit if take Clinical

and Community Mental Health as

elective

1000 hours with 280 client hours (the 1000

must consist of a "practicum of one

hundred (100) hours, one (1) internship of

six hundred (600) hours, and one (1)

advanced internship of three hundred (300)

hours with at least one hundred (100) hours

of face to face supervision."

http://www.idfpr.com/profs/ProfCounselor.asp

https://www.in.gov/pla/3032.htm


Updated June 2020

Iowa http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-

Behavioral-Science/Licensure

1. Degree Hours: 60 credit degree where no course can be used for two requirements;"Degree must have an emphasis in mental health counseling"; if not-CACREPaccredited needs to have an education review from the Center for Credential andEducation (CCE) to determine if eligible2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 12 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: Practicum hours required = 100/406. Internship: Internship hours required = 600 with "At least 240 hours of direct servicewith clientele, including experience leading groups"


degree


hours


hours

Kansas http://ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/professional-

counselors

1. Degree Hours: sixty (60) semester hours of graduate course work in counseling withforty five (45) in counseling2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timec) Note: none of the core content areas can be taken as an independent study5. Practicum/Internship: "has completed a graduate level supervised clinical practicumof supervised professional experience...with not less than 350 hours of direct clientcontact"


good fit

350 client hours

http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Behavioral-Science/Licensure

http://ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/professional-counselors


Updated June 2020

Kentucky http://lpc.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling or a related fieldfrom a regionally accredited institution, with a minimum of 60 semester hours in 9specified content areas and a 400 hour organized practicum/internship. Anyapplicants who have enrolled in a program after 1/15/15 or who receive a degree after5/31/2020 must graduate from a CACREP accredited program."2) Accreditation: An applicant shall have a degree from a program that is accredited bythe Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP) or itsaffiliates. This requirement shall not apply to an applicant who:(a) Is enrolled in a counseling or a related field program on or before January 15, 2015;(b) Maintains continuous enrollment; and(c) Receives a degree in the counseling or a related field program no later than May 31,2020."

Can not get licensed in KY with a MAC from

CTS


hours


hours

Louisiana http://www.lpcboard.org/

1. Degree Hours: “60 semester hour graduate degree the substance of which isprofessional mental health counseling from a regionally accredited university”2. Accreditation: accepts a degree from "a CACREP accredited program or itsequivalent as determined by the board."3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 8 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: (100/40)6. Internship: (600/240)


degree


hours


hours

http://lpc.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.lpcboard.org/


Updated June 2020

Maine http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/

1. Degree hours: A 48 hours master's degree “in counseling or an allied mental healthfield from an accredited institution or a program approved by the board. Suchschooling must include a minimum core curriculum and total credit hours as adoptedby the board;”2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: Two ways explained:a) Practicum (no hours specified) and Internship (600 hours total)b) Internship of 700 total hours with 280 client hours


good fit

700 hours with 280 face-to-face

Maryland https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "A master’s degree with a minimum of 60 graduate semester credithours"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: requires 14 core content areasa) 64-credit degree: need to take Addictions as elective to fulfill content area of "Alcohol andDrug Counseling"; need a 2nd Theories class to fulfill "Psychotherapy and Treatment ofMental and Emotional Disorders"b) 75-credit degree: need a 2nd Theories class to fulfill "Psychotherapy and Treatment ofMental and Emotional Disorders"5. Practicum/Internship: only mentions 125 face-to-face client hours during"experiential"


degree

125 face-to-face during "experiential"

http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/

https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx


Updated June 2020

Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-allied-mental-health-

and-human-services-professions

1. Degree Hours: "a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling or a Related Fieldwith a minimum of 60 semester credit hour"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counseling to coverelective content such as 1. best practices for maintaining and terminating counseling andpsychotherapy; 2. consultation skills; 3. outreach and prevention strategies; 4. diagnosis andtreatment issues; 5. working with special populations; 6. professional identity and practiceissues, including historical perspectives; 7. mental health regulations and policy; 8.management of community mental health programs.b) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits in counseling5. Practicum: (100/40)6. Internship: (600/240)7. Practicum/Internship Note: "Clinical field experience sites for pre and post mastersfield experience training include public and private health and mental health institutionsthat have integrated programs for the delivery of clinical mental health counseling, andhave established provisions for appropriate supervision. A Clinical Field Experience Sitedoes not include individual private practice or group private practice."


degree

Practicum: 40 client hours

Internship: 240 client hours

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-allied-mental-health-and-human-services-professions


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Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-

89334_72600_72603_27529_27536---,00.html

1. Degree Hours: 48 credit degree; if not-CACREP accredited needs to have aneducation review from the Center for Credential and Education (CCE) to determine ifeligible2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counseling includingtaking Clinical and Community Mental Health as elective to cover content requirement of"consultation" in Psychotherapy content areab) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: (not specified)6. Internship: (600 total hours)


degree

600 hours total

https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27536---,00.html


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Minnesota http://www.bbht.state.mn.us/

1. Degree Hours: "Degree upon which license application is based must include at least48 semester credits"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: there are different course requirements for the LPC license and LPCC licensea) LPC License: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listed for the LPC license.a) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time for the LPC; wouldneed 12-15 more credits for the LPCCb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time for the LPC;would likely need 3-6 more credits for the LPCCc) The LPCC license requires the 10 content areas of the LPC plus 6 content areas called the“clinical counseling subjects." These subject areas require a certain number of credits(i) six credits in diagnostic assessment for child or adult mental disorders; normative development; and psychopathology, including developmental psychopathology; (ii) three creditsin clinical treatment planning, with measurable goals; (iii) six credits in clinical interventionmethods informed by research evidence and community standards of practice; (iv) three credits in evaluation methodologies regarding the effectiveness of interventions;d) Note: Courses from the Core Content may be counted towards the "clinical counselingsubjects" if the courses "included clinical content."5. Practicum/Internship: “supervised field experience of NOT FEWER than 700 hoursthat is counseling in nature (which includes practicum and internship)”

For the LPC license, it appears that both CTS

degrees are good fits

For the LPCC license, would need additional CO credits with either

degree

No less than 700 hours of clinical field

experience

http://www.bbht.state.mn.us/


Updated June 2020

Mississippi https://www.lpc.ms.gov/secure/mslicensurereq.asp

1. Degree Hours: A 60-credit "graduate program related to counselor education...withthe word counseling in its title"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 12 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: "Supervised, planned, practical, advanced experience obtainedin a clinical setting"


degree

No hours specified

Missouri http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp

The MAC degree of CTS is 100% compatible with this state. Good to go! No hours specified

Montana http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh

1. Degree Hours: “Graduate degree with a minimum of 60 semester hours from anaccredited college with a program of study that is primarily counseling in nature andincludes 6 semester credits in an advanced counseling practicum. The program mustinclude Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program(CACREP) core courses.”2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees with additional course work4. Classes: CTS covers all 12 core content areas listed.a) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: "Advanced counseling practicum" which must include “200 hours ofservice to clients”6. Internship: no mention of internship but there Practicum matches our internship


degree

6 credit hours

https://www.lpc.ms.gov/secure/mslicensurereq.asp

http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp

http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh


Updated June 2020

Nebraska http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_mhcs_

mental_mentalindex.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "If the program is not accredited by the agencies identified in section1 above, the Graduate course work, must have an emphasis on the provision of mentalhealth practice, and include coursework in (10 content) areas."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: "a minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised direct clientcontact; of these 300 hours, 150 clock hours are face-to-face in a work setting."


good fit

300 face-to-face hours with 150 in a "work

setting"

http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Mental-Health-and-Social-Work-Practice.aspx


Updated June 2020

Nevada http://marriage.state.nv.us/

1. Degree Hours: "graduate Mental Health 60-credit degree from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) as a program in mental health counseling or community counseling or An acceptable degree as determined by the Board which includes the completion of a practicum and internship in mental health counseling which was taken concurrently with the degree program and was supervised by a licensed mental health professional;"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: lists 16 core content areas a) 64-credit degree: 16 core content areas includes these classes not required in the 64-credit degree: human sexuality; couples counseling; family systems; crises and trauma; grief or loss; and addictions. Using an elective for one of these classes and using "Marriage and Family" for one of these classes, graduates would need 12 additional credits outside of the 64-credit degreeb) 75-credit degree: 16 core content areas includes these classes not required in the 75-credit degree: human sexuality; couples counseling, family systems; and grief or loss. Using the one allowed elective for "Sense and Sexuality" and using "Marriage and Family" for one of these classes, graduates would need 6 additional credits outside of the 75-credit degree5. Practicum/Internship: need 9 credits (3 classes over 12 months) with 300 client hours


degree

Need 9 credits (3 classes over 12

months)

http://marriage.state.nv.us/


Updated June 2020

New Hampshire https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mental-health/

1. Degree Hours: "as a 60 credit master's or doctoral degree in clinical mental health counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: The NH standards state that "The 60 semester hour degree in mental health counseling shall include coursework consisting of at least 33 semester hours from...11 (content) areas"a) 64-credit degree: this degree meets the 11 content areas if take Addictions as electiveb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: "Include at least 700 hours of supervised practicum and/or internship appropriate to mental health counseling."


CTS 64-credit degree is a good fit if take

Addictions as elective

"Include at least 700 hours of supervised practicum and/or

internship appropriate to mental health

counseling."

New Jersey http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc/Pages/defa

ult.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "A master's degree from a regionally accredited institution that consists of 60 graduate semester hours," where "45 of the 60 must be in 'counseling' and satisfy eight (8) of the nine (9) categories."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 9 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: must have but specifics not mentioned


good fit

No specifics are listed for Internship, but

those pursuing licensure in NJ should see rules for details on how internship can be counted towards the 3

years experience needed for licensure

https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mental-health/

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc/Pages/default.aspx


Updated June 2020

New Mexico http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice.asp

x

1. Degree Hours: 48 credit hours; "Applicant with a counseling related field degree (61-9A-3-N; mental health-community counseling or agency counseling; psychology; clinicalpsychology; counseling psychology, human and family studies; art therapy; and arteducation with an emphasis in art therapy)"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: "A minimum of 9 semester or 12 quarter hours of graduatecoursework in practicum and/or internship. The practicum and/or internship trainingshall focus on the provision of counseling services within a professional setting underthe direction of a faculty member and/or on-site supervisor designated by the college oruniversity."


good fit

"A minimum of 9 semester or 12 quarter

hours of graduate coursework in

practicum and/or internship. The

practicum and/or internship training shall focus on the

provision of counseling services

within a professional setting under the

direction of a faculty member and/or on-

site supervisor designated by the

college or university."

New York http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/mhclic.htm

1. Degree Hours: "at least 60 semester hours, or the equivalent, of graduate study thatcontains (12) curricular content (areas)"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 12 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/ Internship: "include a minimum one year supervised internship orpracticum in Mental Health Counseling where one year means at least 600 clockhours."


good fit

"include a minimum one year supervised

internship or practicum in Mental Health Counseling

where one year means at least 600 clock

hours."

http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice.aspx

http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/mhclic.htm


Updated June 2020

North Carolina http://www.ncblpc.org 1. Degree Hours: "60 Semester Hours or 90 Quarter Hours Graduate Coursework in Counseling for 9 areas of study"2. Accreditation: requires a CACREP-accredited degree for licensure beginning in 20223. Licensure: can not get licensed with CTS degrees

Can not get licensed in NC with a MAC from

CTS

North Dakota http://www2.edutech.nodak.edu/ndbce/

1. Degree Hours: 60 Hr. Masters in Counseling. "Academic programs are programs identified specifically as Masters Degree counseling programs in the graduate bulletin of the accredited school or college. These programs include counseling, counselor education, counseling and guidance, and counseling and development."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need 12 additional counseling credits in counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: application form indicates 700 hours total: 100 for practicum and 600 for internship; not client hours requested or specified


degree

Application form indicates 700 hours

total: 100 for practicum and 600 for internship; not client

hours requested or specified

http://www.ncblpc.org

http://www2.edutech.nodak.edu/ndbce/


Updated June 2020

Ohio http://cswmft.ohio.gov/ 1. Degree Hours: "The individual must complete a minimum of ninety quarter hours or sixty semester hours of graduate credit in counselor training acceptable to the committee"2. Accreditation: Beginning in 2018, Ohio began requiring that degrees from in-state institutions be CACREP-accredited; degrees from out of state do not have to be CACREP-accredited if they are a regionally accredited institution of higher education and meet specific course requirements3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 11 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling creditsc) Notes on classes neeeded: We meet the 11 core content areas but only have 3 credits of an additional 20 credits they want: "In addition, either as a part of the applicant's master degree or after the award of the degree, a minimum of thirty quarter hours, or twenty semester hours, of instruction acceptable to the board and represented by at least one graduate course in each of the following areas: 1) Clinical psychopathology, personality, and abnormal behavior; 2) Evaluation of mental and emotional status; 3) Diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders; 4) Methods of intervention and prevention of mental and emotional disorders; 5)Treatment of mental and emotional disorders"5. Practicum: 100/406. Internship: 600/240


degree


hours


hours

http://cswmft.ohio.gov/


Updated June 2020

Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Professional_Counselor_Lice

nsing_Division/

1. Degree Hours: "At least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credithours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, must be earned.In order to be considered acceptable, your graduate degree(s) must follow a planned,sequenced mental health program."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes:a) 64-credit degree: this CTS degree covers 7 core content areas listed and 5 of the 7"knowledge areas" listed; would need to take both Addictions and Sexuality, as well as 6addtional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: this CTS degree covers 7 core content areas listed and 6 of the 7"knowledge areas" listed; would need to take Sexuality as elective, as well as 3 additionalcounseling credits5. Practicum/ Internship: "at least one (1) course of an organized practicum with atleast three hundred (300) clock hours in counseling with planned experiences providingclassroom and field experience with clients"


degree

"at least one (1) course of an organized

practicum with at least three hundred

(300) clock hours incounseling with

planned experiences providing classroom and field experience

with clients"

Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/OBLPCT/Pages

1. Degree Hours: "The graduate degree was from a college or university that wasaccredited by a national (CACREP, CORE, COAMFTE) or regional accrediting body,OR was one of 11 Oregon Board-approved programs OR offered a master’s or doctoraldegree. The program was at least two years and 48 semester or 72 quarter credit hours."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: both CTS degrees cover all 9 core content areas listed but need additionalcredits to cover required coursework in specific areas: "At least 16 semester hours or 24quarter hours of supporting coursework for specialty areas"a) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits5) Practicum/ Internship: 700 total hours and 280 client hours


degree

700 total hours and 280 client hours

/index.aspx

http://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Professional_Counselor_Licensing_Division/

https://www.oregon.gov/OBLPCT/Pages/index.aspx


Updated June 2020

Pennsylvania http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/defa

ult.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "Has successfully completed a planned program of 60 semester hoursor 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework in counseling or a field determined by theboard by regulation to be closely related to the practice of professional counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 9 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum/Internship: "Includes 100 clock hours of supervised practicum experienceand 600 clock hours of supervised internship experience). The supervised internshipexperience shall begin after completion of the supervised practicum experience."


degree

"Includes 100 clock hours of supervised

practicum experience and 600 clock hours

of supervised internship experience).

The supervised internship experience

shall begin after completion of the

supervised practicum experience."

Rhode Island https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?

id=228

1. Degree Hours: "Has completed sixty (60) semester credit hours within their graduatecounseling/therapy program or post graduate program. The sixty (60) semester credithours must be received prior to beginning post graduate experience and supervised casework hours."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of highereducation3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 8 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits and 3additional credits of internshipb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits and 3additional credits of internship5. Practicum/Internship: Has completed: a. the requisite CACREP expectations forinternship and practicum OR b. Twelve (12) semester credit hours of supervisedpracticum and a minimum of one (1) calendar year of supervised internship consistingof twenty (20) hours per week deemed equivalent by the Board


degree

12 hours of internship, 20 hours a

week

http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/default.aspx

https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=228


Updated June 2020

South Carolina https://llr.sc.gov/cou/ 1. Degree Hours: "all applicants must have a 48 hour master's degree or higher in counseling or in a related discipline"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: a) to be a licensed professional counselor associate (LPCA), "a minimum of 150 hour Supervised Counseling Practicum is required to provide supervised field placement(s) in an appropriate counseling setting and for academic credit as part of the degree program." No client hours specified.b) "If, as a licensed professional counselor associate (LPCA), an applicant would like to assess and treat the more problems as categorized in standard nomenclature, they must have a practicum that dealt directly with the assessment and treatment of the more serious problems as well as a 600 hour internship dealing with the more serious problems as part of the degree program." No client hours specified.


good fit

South Dakota https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/cou

nselors.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "a 48-hour master's degree in counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 12 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum: (100/40)6. Internship: (600/240)


good fit

Combined 700 total and 280 direct client

hours

https://llr.sc.gov/cou/

https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/counselors.aspx


Updated June 2020

Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-

areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board.html

1. Degree Hours: 60 credit degree; beginning in 2025, will require that graduated froma CACREP-accredited institution2. Accreditation: CACREP starting in 20253. Licensure: two types of licensea) Licensed Professional Counselor: CTS meets with the possiblity of needing an extraclass in the DSM; andb) Professional Counselor with Mental Health Services Provider designation: CTS doesnot meet (need completed "a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours ofcoursework specifically related to diagnosis, treatment, appraisal and assessment ofmental disorders”)4. Classes: see above5. Practicum/Internship: "Which includes a minimum of five hundred (500) clockhours of training. At least three hundred (300) hours must be completed in a mentalhealth or community agency setting." The Internship Director at CTS called to talk tothem about this. They require a total of 500 clock hours. They do NOT require acertain number of client hours. The only sites that CTS can not use are churcheswithout LPCs and without counseling separated from pastoral counseling.

Can not get licensed in Tenn after 2025 with

a MAC from CTS

"Which includes a minimum of five

hundred (500) clock hours of training. At least three hundred

(300) hours must becompleted in a mentalhealth or community

agency setting."

https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board.html


Updated June 2020

Texas http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/counselor

1. Degree Hours: "planned graduate program in counseling or a counseling-related field of at least 60 graduate semester hours" 2. Accreditation: accepts a 60-credit degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: both CTS degrees cover all 9 core content areas listed however "the remaining courses needed to meet the 60 graduate-hour requirement shall be counseling or related course work that are in areas directly supporting the development of an applicant's professional counseling skills and shall be courses related primarily to professional counseling."a) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits including Addictions counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits 5. Practicum: not mentioned6. Internship: 300 hours, 100 hours direct client contact


degree

300 hours, 100 hours direct client contact

Utah http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/cmhc.html

1. Degree Hours: "60 semester credit hours in clinical mental health counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 10 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits including Addictions counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits 5. Practicum/Internship: "(minimum 4 semester or 6 quarter hours, that includes combined completion of at least 1,000 hours of supervised clinical training, of which at least 400 hours include providing mental health counseling directly to clients.)"


degree

1,000 hours total with 400 direct client

contact

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/counselor

http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/cmhc.html


Updated June 2020

Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/allied-mental-health/

1. Degree Hours: "An applicant must have completed a minimum of 60 graduate hours of coursework and received a master’s degree or higher degree, in clinical mental health counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: both CTS degrees cover 7 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits, including using the elective to take a class that satisfies one of these content areas: Human Sexuality for Counselors; Crisis Intervention; or Addictive Disordersb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits 5. Practicum/ Internship: "You must have at least 700 hours of internship to be eligible for licensure. The 700 hours can include up to 100 hours of practicum. "


degree

1,000 hours; 100 can be practicum

unspecified; the other 900 must be in a

“clinical mental health counseling”

Virginia https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/

1. Degree Hours: "a 60 credit graduate degree from a program that prepares individuals to practice counseling"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 13 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits including Addictions counselingb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits 5. Practicum/ Internship: "Supervised internship of at least 600 hours to include 240 hours of face-to-face client contact. Only internship hours earned after completion of 30 graduate semester hours may be counted towards residency hours."


degree

600 total hours with 240 face to face

https://sos.vermont.gov/allied-mental-health/

https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/


Updated June 2020

Washington http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/MentalH

ealthProfessions

1. Degree Hours: "Applicants must have a master’s or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or a behavioral science master’s or doctoral degree in a field relating to mental health counseling. It must have a core of study relating to counseling theory and counseling philosophy. It must have either a counseling practicum, or a counseling internship, or both, in the core of study"2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: requires applicants to have at least 7 of 17 content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: this degree includes 10 of the 17 content areas; do not see any additional classes needed at this timeb) 75-credit degree: this degree includes 12 of the 17 content areas; do not see any additional classes needed at this time5. Practicum/Internship: require but can not find specified hours


good fit

No hr. requirements listed; it does say

"Exclusive use of an internship or

practicum used forqualification must have incorporated

supervised direct client contact."

http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/MentalHealthProfessions


Updated June 2020

West Virginia http://www.wvbec.org 1) Degree Hours: "60 hour master's degree in counseling or related"2) Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3) Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4) Classes: CTS covers all 14 main content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: will need Addictions counseling as elective to fulfill the 14 main content areas; would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling credits in "advanced content areas" to finish 60 counseling requirement. Advanced content areas include: Human Sexuality , Psychopharmacology; Crises Intervention; Biological Basis of Behavior; Counseling Special Populations; and Rehabilitation counseling.b) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 3 additional counseling credits in "advanced content areas" to finish 60 counseling requirement. Advanced content areas include: Human Sexuality, Psychopharmacology; Biological Basis of Behavior; Counseling Special Populations; and Rehabilitation counseling.5) Practicum/Internship: "Supervised internship: includes actual on-the-job counseling experience under the tutelage of an on-site supervisor who is a licensed professional counselor or related mental health professional."


degree

No hours specified

http://www.wvbec.org


Updated June 2020

Wisconsin https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MPSW

/Default.aspx

1. Degree Hours: "students applying for licensure with the Professional Counselor Section will need to demonstrate on their official university transcript that they have completed at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of academic credit in a field closely related to professional counseling or rehabilitation counseling."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: requires 17 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: to fulfill the 17 core content areas, will need Crises and Trauma; Clinical and Community Mental Health; and Addictions counseling. To fulfill the 60 counseling credits, will also need 3 additional counseling credits. This is a combined total of 12 additional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: would need 6 additional counseling credits 5. Practicum: 100 total, 40 with clients6. Internship: 600 total, 240 with clients


degree


hours


hours

Wyoming http://plboards.state.wy.us/mentalhealth/index.as

p

1. Degree Hours: "completed a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours of graduate level course work."2. Accreditation: accepts degree if from a regionally accredited institution of higher education3. Licensure: can get licensed with CTS degrees4. Classes: CTS covers all 9 core content areas listeda) 64-credit degree: would need a minimum of 12 additional counseling creditsb) 75-credit degree: would need a minimum of 6 additional counseling credits5. Practicum: 100/406. Internship: 600/240


degree

No hours specified

https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MPSW/Default.aspx

http://plboards.state.wy.us/mentalhealth/index.asp

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