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Achieving Licensed Mental Health Counselor Status

We prepare graduates to become licensed Mental Health Counselors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To achieve that goal, you must fulfill classroom and field-based requirements to receive your Master of Science (MS) degree and then can fulfill post-graduate clinical requisites and take the state licensure exam. 

Graduate School Requirements

  • Complete course work in the program with grades of B or better
  • Satisfactory completion of a practicum consisting of a minimum of 100 hours
  • Satisfactory completion of an internship consisting of a minimum of 600 hours
  • Take and pass comprehensive examinations 

Post-graduate Requirements

  • Complete post-master's supervised clinical work (full-time, two years)
  • Take and pass the state licensing exam
  • Apply for licensure to the Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals.
  • Currently licensure applications are being processed by the Center for Credentialing & Education in North Carolina.

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