Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA

Course Requirements Schedule

Fall 1
MHC 501 – Foundations of Mental Health Counseling 
MHC 647 – Helping Relationships
Spring 1
MHC 635 – Social and Cultural Diversity 
MHC 649 – Theories of Mental Health Counseling 
MHC 655 – Crisis and Trauma Counseling 
Summer 1
MHC – Elective
MHC 648 – Marriage & Family Counseling
Fall 2
MHC 527 – Human Growth and Development
MHC 615 – Assessment
MHC 625 – Psychopathology
Spring 2
MHC 535 – Addictions
MHC 626 – Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
MHC 643 – Group Counseling and Group Work
Summer 2
MHC – Elective
MHC 694 – Practicum 
Fall 3
MHC 605 – Research and Program Evaluation 
MHC 696 – Supervised Clinical Internship I 
Spring 3
MHC 637 – Career and Lifestyle Development
MHC 698 – Supervised Clinical Internship II 

Due to the scheduling of pre-requisite courses, students who begin the program in the spring semester will likely finish the program in 3 ½ years as opposed to the standard 3 years for students who start in the fall.