Counseling and Student Affairs

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Course Requirements

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

(Effective Fall 2017)

Course requirements for the MAE in Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling are listed below. This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

• CNS 552 Testing & Assessment in Counseling
• CNS 554 Group Counseling
• CNS 555 Social and Cultural Diversity
• CNS 556 Developmental Career Counseling
• CNS 557 Human & Family Development
• CNS 558 Theories of Counseling
• CNS 559 Techniques of Counseling
• CNS 560 Professional Studies in Clinical, Family, and School Counseling
• CNS 567 Mental Health Diagnosis & Treatment in Counseling
• CNS 588 Family Systems Counseling
• CNS 591 Clinical Mental Health/Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Practicum*
• CNS 592 Crisis Counseling
• CNS 596 Clinical Mental Health/Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (6 hours)^
• CNS 598 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling
• CNS 637 Theories of Addictions
• FOUR (4) Clinical Mental Health Counseling Electives selected in consultation with advisor.

^CNS 596 Internship must be taken over a period of two semesters. Students must complete CNS 591 Practicum with a grade of B or better to be eligible to enroll in Internship.

*To enroll in practicum students must have completed the following prerequisites: 554, 555, 558, 560, and 559 with grades of B or better.