Educational Requirements for State and Territory Licensing Boards

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling

Credential Title(s)

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor – Supervisor (LPC-S)
  * ALCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling from a CACREP or CORE accredited program, or the content equivalent, with a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours (or 90 graduate quarter hours) from a regionally accredited academic institution. Beginning January 1, 2024, a master's degree in counseling is defined as a single conferred/awarded master’s degree in counseling from a CACREP accredited program, consisting of a minimum of sixty (60) graduate semester hours, or ninety (90) graduate quarter hours at a regionally accredited college or university. The master’s degree must contain and encompass the academic areas specified below in paragraph 2(b). No less than these hourly requirements and academic areas in a single program will be accepted.

The degree must include coursework in at least 11 core areas:
1. Counseling Theory
2. Human Growth and Development
3. Social and Multicultural Foundations
4. The Helping Relationship
5. Group Dynamics, Processing and Counseling
6. Lifestyle and Career Development
7. Appraisal of Individuals
8. Research and Evaluation
9. Professional Orientation
10. Practicum
11. Internship

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE).
Once NCE is passed, counselors go from ALC to LPC.

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 21st, 2024.

Alabama State Website page

Board of Professional Counselors

Credential Title(s)

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Educational Credentials
Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a related professional field from a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education approved by the board, with at least 60 graduate semester hours in counseling.

The degree must include coursework in at least 8 core areas:
1. The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice
2. Human growth and development
3. Lifestyle and career development
4. Group dynamics, processes, counseling and consulting
5. Assessment, appraisal, and testing of individuals
6. Social and cultural foundation, including multicultural issues
7. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior
8. Marriage and family counseling and therapy
9. Research and evaluation
10. Professional counseling orientation and ethics

An applicant must have a minimum of 3 graduate level credits in ethics.

To pursue a LPC in Alaska, applicants must acquire 3,000 or more hours of supervised experience after graduation, of which a minimum of 1,000 hours will be devoted to direct counseling with communities, couples, or individuals and at least 100 hours of in-person guidance of a supervisor approved by the Alaska Board of Professional Counselors.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE)
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHE)

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 21st, 2024.

Alaska State webpage

Board of Behavioral Health Examiners

Credential Title(s)

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
  * LACs shall practice only under direct supervision as prescribed by the board and shall not engage in independent practice.

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a related field from a program that is either CACREP or CORE accredited or includes a minimum of 60 semester hours and completion of coursework in 14 content areas.

2 years/3,200 hours of full-time post-master's supervised work experience in psychotherapy, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. 100 hours of clinical supervision and 1,600 hours of direct client contact are required.

As of October 31, 2015: If a program is not accredited by CACREP or CORE, it must require 700 clinical supervision hours and a minimum of 24 semester hours in 8 content areas.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE)
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHE) or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination.
Once one of these is passed, counselor goes from LAC to LPC.

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 21st, 2024.

Other information from Arizona state website 

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy

Credential Title(s)

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
  *LACs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.
  

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling from a program that reflects the CACREP curriculum and consists of 60 semester hours from a regionally accredited institution.

3 years or 3,000 hours of post- Master's supervised counseling experience (1 year = 1,000 hours).

- One year of experience may be gained for each 30 semester hours earned beyond Master's degree (up to 2 years) provided the hours are clearly counseling in nature and acceptable to the board.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE) and
Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam.
Once these are passed, counselor moves from LAC to LPC.    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 21st, 2024.

Board of Behavioral Sciences

Credential Title(s)

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
• Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC)
  * APCCIs work under the supervision of LPCCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPCC credential.
  

Educational Requirements

Master’s degree or higher that is counseling or psychotherapy in content: Enrolled before 8/1/12 and graduate before 12/31/18: Minimum of 48 graduate semester hours Enrolled after 8/1/12 or graduate after 12/31/18: Minimum of 60 graduate semester hours.

Must complete a California law and ethics course. 
2 years/3,000 hours of post- degree supervised experience by an approved supervisor, including not less than 1,750 hours of direct counseling with individuals or groups in a clinical mental health setting.

Additional Educational Requirements

1. 45 contact hours in mental health recovery oriented care & methods of service delivery
2. 10 contact hours in human sexuality
3. 15 contact hours of California cultures & the social and psychological implications of socioeconomic position
4. 15 contact hours in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies*
5. 7 contact hours in child abuse assessment and reporting.
6. 3 hours of coursework in provision of mental health services via telehealth
7. 10 contact hours in aging and long-term care*
8. 6 contact hours of suicide risk assessment & intervention

Core Content Areas

1. Counseling and psychotherapeutic theories and techniques
2. Human growth & development across the lifespan
   Career development theories & techniques
3. Group counseling theories & techniques
4. Assessment, appraisal, & testing of individuals
5. Multicultural counseling theories & techniques
6. Principles of the diagnostic process
7. Research & evaluation
8. Professional orientation, ethics, & law in counseling
9. Psychopharmacology
10. Addictions counseling
11. Crisis or trauma counseling
12. Advanced counseling & psychotherapeutic theories & techniques

Licensing Exams Required
APCC: California Law & Ethics Exam
LPCC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Please see the additional educational requirements needed for beyond the Wheaton CMHC degree required for CA.

State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)
  * LPCCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential. 
  
• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (LPP)
  

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling from a CACREP accredited program, or equivalent program from a regionally accredited college/ university consisting of 60 semester hours, completion of coursework in core areas and a practicum and/or internship.

Include two or more graduate semester hours in each of the following content areas:

1. Human Growth & Development
2. Social & Cultural Foundations
3. Helping Relationships
4. Groups
5. Lifestyles & Career Development
6. Appraisal Research & Evaluation
7. Professional Orientation

Licensing Exams Required
LPCC: National Counselor Exam (NCE), and 
Colorado Jurisprudence Exam    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Connecticut Department of Public Health Professional Counselor Licensure

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a related mental health field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education consisting of at least 60 semester hours and completion of required coursework:

• Human growth & development
• Social & cultural foundations
• Counseling theories
• Counseling techniques
• Group counseling
• Career counseling
• Appraisals or tests and measurements to individuals and groups
• Research & evaluation
• Professional orientation to mental health counseling
• Addiction & substance abuse counseling
• Trauma and crisis counseling
• Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders

1 year/3,000 hours of post-Master's supervised experience in professional counseling.

Aspiring LPCs must have completed a master’s or doctoral program in social work, marriage and family therapy, or counseling from a regionally accredited higher education institution. 

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE) or
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination
(NCMHE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals

• Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH)
• Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health (LACMH)
  * Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health (LACMH) - An individual licensed for the purpose of gaining experience required for licensure as an LPCMH; must work under direct supervision of an LPCMH or other health professional approved by the board.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher, including a minimum of 48 semester hours in clinical mental health counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or its equivalent.

2 years/3,200 hours of full-time clinical professional counseling experience to be completed within a 4 year period.

1,600 hours must be professional direct supervision acceptable to the board (100 hours must be face-to-face supervision).

30 graduate semester hours or more beyond master's degree may be substituted for 1 year/1,600 hours of required experience, provided that hours are clearly related to the field of counseling and acceptable to the board.

Licensing Exam Required
LACMHC: Must pass the NCE, NCMHCE, other examination acceptable to the Board.  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Professional Counseling

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC)
  * LGPCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher from a CACREP or equivalent program, including a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours with a counseling practicum or internship.

The content of an applicant's degree program and courses shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. Counseling theory and practice
2. Human growth and development
3. Lifestyle and career development
4. Group counseling
5. Appraisal, assessment, and testing of individuals
6. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior
7. Social and cultural foundations including multicultural counseling
8. Marriage and family counseling
9. Research and program evaluation
10. Professional orientation and ethics

2 years/3,500 hours of post- Master's supervised professional counseling experience

200 hours of supervision must be under an LPC (100 hours must be immediate supervision)

Licensing Exam Required
LGPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
  
  Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) candidates in Florida must earn a master's degree from a program accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Not all CACREP-accredited programs automatically qualify for Florida
  counseling licensure.
• Provisional Mental Health Counselor (PMHC)
  *PMHCs work under the supervision of LMHCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LMHC credential.
• Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
  
  *RMHCI - a person who is completing the post-Master's supervised clinical experience requirement.

Please see the additional educational requirements needed beyond the Wheaton CMHC degree required for FL.

Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards Division

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Associate Professional Counselor (ALPC)
  *ALPCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.
  Applicant who has met the educational requirements and has registered with the board an acceptable contract for obtaining post-master's experience under direct supervision; valid for 5 years.    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in a program that is primarily counseling in content from an institution accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) or a regionally accredited program recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Completion of specific coursework and a supervised practicum or internship consisting of at least 600 hours is required.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: Must pass National Counselor Examination (NCE) or
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHE) to move from ALPC to LPC.    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher from an accredited educational institution with a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of graduate course work.

A minimum of ninety quarter hours or sixty semester hours of graduate studies (as recommended by the Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs [CACREP]) that includes course content in the following areas:

1. Foundations
2. Counseling, Prevention, and Intervention
3. Diversity and Advocacy
4. Assessment
5. Research and Evaluation
6. Diagnosis
7. Practicum and Internship 

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)
National Counselor Examination (NCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licensing Mental Health Counselor Program

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling or an allied field related to the practice of mental health counseling from an accredited institution, with a minimum of 48 semester hours (or 72 quarter hours) of coursework in core areas.

Minimum of three semester hours or five quarter hours in each course area:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations
3. Counseling theories and applications
4. Group theory and practice
5. Career and lifestyle development
6. Appraisal of human behavior
7. Tests and measurements
8. Research and program evaluation
9. Profess orientation and ethics Also, at least two academic terms of supervised mental health practicum intern experience for graduate credit of at least six semester hours (or ten quarter hours) in a mental health counseling setting, with at least 300 hours of supervised client contact under a licensed supervisor.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Registered Counselor Intern

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in a counseling field from a CACREP or equivalent accredited college/university, with 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours with the following core areas:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations
3. The helping relationship
4. Groups
5. Lifestyle and career development
6. Appraisal of the individual
7. Research and evaluation
8. Professional orientation

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LCPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  *LPCs work under the supervision of LCPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LCPC credential.

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in professional counseling or related field of at least 48 semester hours from a regionally accredited college/ university in a program approved by the IL Dept. of Professional Regulation.

CACREP and CORE
accredited programs in professional counseling are approved programs for both LPC and LCPC licensure.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE) or Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination
LCPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA)    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in an area related to mental health counseling from a CACREP or CORE accredited program, or equivalent program, from a regionally accredited institution which includes no less than 48 semester hours of graduate course work in 12 specified content areas:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations of counseling
3. Helping relationships
4. Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consultation
5. Lifestyle and career development
6. Assessment and appraisal of individuals
7. Research and program evaluation
8. Professional orientation and ethics
9. Foundations of mental health cslg
10. Contextual dimensions of mental health counseling
11. Knowledge and skill for the practice of mental health counseling and psychotherapy
12. Clinical instruction

Licensing Exam Required
LMHCA: National Counselor Examination (NCE) and
Indiana Jurisprudence Exam.
To become an LMHC, must pass the NCMHCE.

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Bureau of Professional Licensure

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Temporary Mental Health Counselor
  Must complete 3,000 hours of supervised experience in at least 2 years    Master's degree or higher in mental health counseling from a CACREP accredited program, or the content equivalent, with at least 60 semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours).

Educational Requirements
Degree must be from a nationally accredited college or university. Or hold a current Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) credential issued by NBCC (meets educational and experience requirements).

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
  *LCPC may diagnose and treat mental disorders independently. Master’s Degree in counseling - 60 graduate semester hours, including a Master's degree in counseling, from a university approved by the board that consists of 45 graduate semester hours distributed among 10 core categories (this includes a supervised practicum).
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  *LPCs work under the supervision of LCPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LCPC credential.

Educational Requirements
As part of the graduate degree – completion of 15 credit hours supporting diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders with use of the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic and statistical manual, and a graduate level supervised clinical practicum of professional experience.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LCPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S)
• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
  *LPCA - Credential holder who has met all qualifications to engage in the practice of professional counseling under an approved clinical supervisor authorized by the board.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling or a related field from a regionally accredited institution, with a minimum of 60 semester hours in 9 specified content areas and a 600 hour organized practicum/internship.

1. Counseling theory 
2. Human growth and development
3. Lifestyle and career development
4. Groups
5. Assessment
6. Social and cultural foundations (multicultural issues)
7. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior
8. Research and evaluation
9. Professional orientation and ethics 

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE) or
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

LA LPC Board of Examiners

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor(LPC-S)
• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)
  *PLPCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.    

Educational Requirements
Completion of a CACREP accredited graduate degree program in professional mental health counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Degree programs should be 48 graduate hours in 8 content areas or completion of a CACREP accredited counseling program.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE) and
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution that consists of 48 semester hours and is CACREP or CORE accredited or consists of coursework in 10 core areas and a practicum and internship of 600 clock hours.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LCPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Maryland Department of Health

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC)
  Title used while fulfilling the supervised clinical experience requirement.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling or related field from an accredited educational institution, with a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours or 90 graduate quarter hour credits in 14 content areas identified by the board:

1. Human Growth and Personality Development 
2. Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling
3. Counseling Theory 
4. Counseling Techniques 
5. Group Dynamics, Processing, and Counseling
6. Lifestyle and Career Development
7. Appraisal
8. Research and Evaluation
9. Professional, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities
10. Marriage and Family Therapy
11. Alcohol and Drug Counseling
12.  Supervised Field Experience
13. Diagnosis and Psychopathology
14. Psychotherapy and Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders

Licensing Exam Required
LCPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE) and Maryland Law Assessment    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)    

Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling or related field with a minimum of 60 semester credit hours or 80 quarter credit hours from an integrated, planned and comprehensive program from a Recognized Educational Institution. 

Required Course Areas

1. Counseling Theory
2. Human Growth and Development
3. Psychopathology
4. Social and Cultural Foundations
5. Clinical Skills
6. Group Work
7. Special Treatment Issues
8. Appraisal
9. Research and Evaluation
10. Professional Orientation 

Educational Requirements
2 years/3,360 hours of full-time post-Master's supervised clinical experience in mental health counseling after obtaining 60 graduate semester hours.

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC)
  *LLPC – A limited license is issued to those who have not yet completed the 3,000 hour supervised counseling experience; valid for one year and may be renewed. 

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in program consisting of not less than 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours in a graduate-level degree granting program. 

The program must include graduate coursework and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and all other coursework requirements of CACREP, including a practicum and an internship. 

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  Supervision must be completed prior to licensure, or during the first 3 years of licensure.*LPCs work under the supervision of LPCCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPCC credential.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field that includes a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours and a supervised field experience of not fewer than 700 hours that is counseling in nature. 

1. Counseling theory
2. Human growth and development
3. Lifestyle and career development
4. Assessment and appraisal
5. Social and cultural foundations (multicultural issues)
6. Principles of etiology, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior
7. Family counseling and therapy
8. Research and evaluation
9. Professional counseling orientation and ethics

Licensing Exam Required
National Counseling Exam (NCE) 
Or an equivalent national examination     

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S)
• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (P- LPC)
  *P-LPCs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.    

CACREP degree programs or degree programs with the word counseling in its title and meet the structure of CACREP as it specifically pertains to the twelve (12) courses specified, as part of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours that are required for completion of the degree.

Each Applicant must have completed a three (3) hour semester course or its equivalent in each of the following areas:
1.    Human growth and development
2.    Social and cultural foundations
3.    Counseling and psychotherapy skills
4.    Group counseling
5.    Lifestyle and career development
6.    Testing and Appraisal
7.    Research and evaluation
8.    Professional Orientation to Counseling or Ethics
9.    Theories of Counseling Psychotherapy and Personality
10.    Marriage and/or Family Counseling/Therapy
11.    Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology

Licensing Exam Required
P-LCP: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)
*Applicants must have a passing score on the Mississippi Jurisprudence Exam. Mississippi Board approval is not required. Individuals making initial application for provisional licensure must include in their application packet the certificate indicating a passing score on the Mississippi Jurisprudence Exam.
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Missouri Division of Professional Registration

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC)
  *PLPC is issued automatically when supervision is registered and approved and all other requirements are met.    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, or school psychology from a regionally accredited college/university, with at least 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours reflecting the CACREP or CORE curriculum and a practicum, internship, or field experience consisting of 6 semester hours in the practice of counseling.

Includes coursework in 10 core content areas:

1. Assessment
2. Career Counseling
3. Counseling Theory
4. Counseling Skills and interventions
5. Diagnosis 
6. Human growth and development
7. Group Counseling
8. Social and cultural diversity
9. Research Methods

Licensing Exam Required
PLPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LPC: Missouri Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Montana Department of Labor and Industry

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Candidate

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree with a minimum of 60 semester hour (or 90 quarter hour) from an accredited college with a program of study that is primarily counseling in nature and includes 6 semester credits in an advanced counseling practicum. The program must include CACREP core courses in 11 content areas.

OR

Master’s degree with a minimum of 45 semester hours from an accredited college with a program of study that is primarily counseling in nature. The program must include CACREP core courses in 11 content areas.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE), or
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

• Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP)
• Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP)
  An individual who is qualified to engage in mental health practice or offers or renders mental health practice services.
• Provisional Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (PLMHP)
  An individual completing the 3,000 hour experience requirement; valid for 5 years.
• Certified Professional Counselor    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher from an approved educational program that is primarily therapeutic mental health in content, in a CACREP accredited program (or complete equivalent coursework), from a regionally accredited institution.

Includes 8 course content areas.

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations
3. The helping relationship
4. Group dynamics, process, and counseling
5. Lifestyle and career development
6. Appraisal of individuals
7. Research and evaluation
8. Professional orientation

Completion of a practicum or internship with a minimum of 300 clock hours of direct client contact under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.

Licensing Exam Required
LMHP: National Counselor Exam (NCE), or
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE) and
Nebraska Mental Health Jurisprudence Exam    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Intern
  *LCPCI – Required before beginning supervised experience after obtaining Master's degree; valid for 3 years.    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or community counseling from a program approved by CACREP, or equivalent program of 48 semester hours and completion of required coursework, including a practicum and internship in mental health counseling under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.

Includes courses in 11 content areas.

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Office of Professional Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling or psychology from a regionally accredited college/university, which consists of a minimum of 2 academic years of full-time graduate study related to mental health counseling, 60 graduate semester hours, and coursework in 9 content areas (program must meet the board’s approval).

Until December 31, 2021 an applicant who has been granted a degree in mental health counseling based upon a program consisting of at least 48 credit hours, shall not be licensed unless additional graduate credit hours of instruction are obtained to meet the 60 credit hour degree requirement.

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Professional Counselor Examiners Committee

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
  *LACs work under the supervision of LPCs while they gain the experience required to qualify for the LPC credential.    

Educational Requirements
Minimum of 60 graduate semester hours and has obtained a master’s degree or a doctorate in counseling in a planned educational program designed to prepare students for the professional practice of counseling from a regionally accredited institution or higher. 

Minimum of 60 graduate semester hours of which 45 graduate semester hours shall be distributed in at least 8 of the following areas:

1. Counseling theory and practice
2. Helping relationship 
3. Human growth and development
4. Lifestyle and career development
5. Groups
6. Appraisal of individuals
7. Social and cultural foundations
8. Research and evaluation
9. Counseling ethics 

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department

• Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC)
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
  *Individuals who are pursuing the LPCC license but still need to complete the supervised experience requirements.    

Educational Requirements
LPCC
Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a counseling related field with no less than 48 graduate hours from an accredited institution in 8 different course content areas:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations
3. Helping relationships
4. Group work
5. Career and lifestyle development
6. Appraisal
7. Research methods
8. Professional orientation

LMHC
Master's degree or higher in counseling or a counseling related field with no less than 48 graduate hours from an accredited institution. Related field degree must meet the clinical core curriculum and the 9 practicum hours.

Licensing Exam Required
LMHC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LPCC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Certification and Verification Units

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in counseling that includes 60* semester hours and completion of specific coursework accredited by the CACREP under its 2009 standards.

Includes 11 core course content areas:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations of counseling
3. Counseling theory and practice
4. Psychopathology; group dynamics
5. Lifestyle and career development
6. Assessment and appraisal of individuals, couples, families and groups
7. Research and program evaluation
8. Professional orientation and ethics
9. Foundations of mental health counseling and consultation
10. Clinical instruction

*If counseling degree was completed prior to Jan. 1, 2010, 48 semester hours are required.

Completion of a one year supervised internship or practicum in mental health counseling (600 hours). Completion of coursework or training, approved by the Education Department, in the identification and reporting of child abuse.

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA)
• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS)    

Beginning July 1, 2022, has earned a minimum of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate training as defined by the Board, including a master's degree in counseling or related field from an institution of higher education that is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Applicants who apply on or after July 1, 2025, shall complete all internship experiences in a clinical mental health setting that provides substantial opportunities to assess, appraise, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders and shall consist of "direct counseling experience". 

Licensing Exam Required
LCMHCCA: National Counselor Exam (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE), or the
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Exam, and
North Carolina Jurisprudence Exam
LCMHC: North Carolina Jurisprudence Exam    

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)    
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
  A two year plan of supervision and passage of the NCE required.     

Educational Requirements
Master's degree in counseling or closely related field from an accredited college or university, including 48 semester hours and specific core counseling coursework within the Master's degree.

Also necessary:

1. Specific core counseling coursework
2. 3 letters of reference
3. 2 year plan of supervision
4. Intent to Practice statement
5. Passing score on the NCE
6. Minimum 700 hour counseling practicum and internship

Licensing Exam Required
LAPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
Licensed Associate Professional Counselor        
(LAPC) A two year license which allows for completion of the supervised experience.        
  
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

• Professional Counselor/ Clinical Resident (CR)
  *CR – Title used while completing the 3,000 hours of supervised experience required for the LPCC license.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
• Licensed Professional
  Clinical Counselor Supervision (LPC C-S)
• Registered Counselor Trainee (RCT)
  *RCT – Title used while enrolled in a practicum or internship in a counselor education program.  

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling from an accredited program, with 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) from an accredited institution. 20 hours (or 30 quarter hours) must be in clinical content areas.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE) and Laws and Rules Examination
LPCC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL)

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling or a mental health degree that is substantially content-equivalent, with 60 graduate semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) counseling- related course work, including internship, from a regionally accredited college/university. You must have at least one (1) or more courses of at least three (3) semester credit hours or four (4) quarter credit hours per course in each of the following core counseling areas:

1.    Human growth and development
2.    Abnormal human behavior
3.    Appraisal/assessment techniques
4.    Counseling theories/methods
5.    Professional orientation/ethics
6.    Research

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE), and the
Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Exam
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Registered Associate
  An applicant registered to obtain post-degree supervised work experience toward licensure.

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling, with 48 semester hours (or 72 quarter hours) in a CACREP or CORE accredited program, or the content equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution.

CACREP and CORE programs must have included at least 2 semester credit hours or 3 quarter credit hours of coursework in the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Pennsylvania Department of State

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Successful completion of a planned program of 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of graduate coursework in counseling or a field closely related to the practice of professional counseling, including a 48 semester hour (or 72 quarter hour) master’s degree in professional counseling or in a field closely related to the practice of professional counseling.

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural foundations
3. Helping relationships
4. Groups
5. Career and lifestyle development
6. Appraisal
7. Research and program evaluation
8. Professional orientation
9. Clinical instruction (100 hours of supervised practicum experience and 600 hours of supervised internship experience) 

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE),
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination,
Art Therapy Credentials Board Certification Examination, Certification Board for Music Therapists Certified Examination, North American Association of Master’s in Psychology Practice Examination
Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor Examination, or
Examination for Master Addictions Counselors

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Professional Counselor with Provisional License (PCPL)
  Person who is granted a temporary/provisional authorization by the board to offer counseling services under supervision to meet the experience requirement; valid for 3 years.    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree, certificate in advanced graduate studies, or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or allied field from a recognized educational institution.

Completion of 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) within the graduate counseling/therapy program, coursework in 8 core areas, a supervised practicum (12 semester hours), and one calendar year of a supervised internship consisting of 20 hours per week in counseling.

Specific coursework required in 8 out of 10 areas:

1. Basic counseling theory
2. Assistance process
3. Human development and dysfunctional behavior
4. Occupational development
5. Group counseling process
6. Assistance and evaluation
7. Social and cultural grounds
8. Theory and practice of investigation
9. Ethical and professional issues
10. Consulting

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Exam (NCE), or
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE)    

There is insufficient information to determine whether the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the educational requirements for licensure in Puerto Rico.

Department of Health

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
• Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

• Licensed Professional Counselor – Mental Health (LPC-MH)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Master’s or a doctoral degree, consisting of less than 60 credit hours but no less than 48 credit hours in counseling, from accredited counseling program recognized by the board.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – not an independent license
• Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider (LPC/MHSP) – independent license    

Educational Requirements
60 graduate semester hours in professional counseling or a related field from an institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, CACREP, or a comparable accrediting body, which includes a master's degree in professional counseling and a supervised 500 hour practicum or internship (300 hours of which must be completed in a clinical setting).

1. Theories of human behavior, learning and personality
2. Abnormal behavior
3. Theories of counseling and psychotherapy
4. Evaluation and appraisal procedures
5. Group dynamics, theories, and techniques
6. Counseling techniques
7. Multicultural counseling
8. Ethics
9. Research
10. Practicum/Internship

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Counselor Examination (NCE)
LPC/MHSP: Tennessee Jurisprudence Exam and
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Texas Department of State Health Services

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associata    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling or related field from an accredited college/university. Planned graduate program in counseling or a counseling-related field of at least 48 semester hours. Completion of specific coursework and a 300 clock hour supervised practicum with at least 100 hours of direct client contact.

Beginning August 1, 2017, 60 graduate semester credit program required.

Additional coursework includes:

1. Addictions counseling
2. Counselor ethics
3. Couples, marriage, or families
4. Psychopathology

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE), or National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination
(NCMHCE), and Texas Jurisprudence Exam    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

• Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC)
• Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor (ACMHC)
  Credential required before starting the supervised experience requirement; valid for 3 years    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in mental health counseling from a CACREP accredited program or an equivalent field that is accredited by CHEA, including a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) in specific coursework in 10 core areas.

Contains 3 semester or 4 quarter credit hours of graduate-level courses in the following subjects:

1. social and cultural diversity
2. group counseling and group work
3. human growth and development
4. career development
5. counseling and helping relationships
6. substance-related and addictive disorders
7. assessment and testing
8. mental status examination and appraisal
9. research and program evaluation
10. professional counseling orientation and ethical practice

Licensing Exam Required
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE)
National Counselor Examination (NCE)
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Vermont Secretary of State

Board of Allied Mental Health

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling from an accredited educational institution, with a minimum of 60 semester hours and 700 hours of a supervised practicum, internship, or field experience in a clinical mental health setting.    

Licensing Exam Required 
National Counselor Examination (NCE), and 
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Virginia Board of Counseling

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Resident in Counseling    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree consisting of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate study in the following core coursework with a minimum of 3 semester hours or 4.0 quarter hours in each subdivisions 1 through 12 of this subsection: 

1. Professional counseling identify, function, and ethics
2. Theories of counseling and psychotherapy
3. Counseling and psychotherapy techniques
4. Human growth and development
5. Group counseling 
6. Career counseling 
7. Appraisal, evaluation, and diagnostic procedures
8. Abnormal behavior and psychopathology
9. Multicultural counseling theories and techniques
10. Research
11. Diagnosis and treatment of addictive disorders
12. Marriage and family systems theory
13. Supervised internship of at least 600 hours to include 240 hours of face-to-face client contact 

Programs that are approved by CACREP or CORE are recognized as meeting the definition of graduate degree programs that prepare individuals to practice counseling and counseling treatment intervention.

Programs must have identifiable counselor training faculty (licensed LPC faculty) with identifiable body of students.

Licensing Exam Required
LPC: National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE)

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Washington State Department of Health

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA)
  *LMHCA – a prelicensure candidate who has a graduate degree in mental health counseling or related field and is working toward meeting the supervised experience requirements; valid for 1 year
• Certified Counselor (CC) – Certified health professional authorized to engage in private practice counseling
• Certified Advisor (CA) – Certified health professional authorized to engage in private practice counseling
• Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) – a registered health professional that engages in counseling and is employed by an agency or facility that operates under state regulations    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or related field from a regionally accredited college or university that includes a supervised counseling practicum or internship.

Must include core course content from seven of seventeen content areas, five of which must be from #1 - #8:

1. Assessment/diagnosis
2. Ethics/law
3. Counseling individuals
4. Counseling groups
5. Counseling couples and families
6. Developmental psychology
7. Psychopathology/abnormal psychology
8. Research and evaluation
9. Career development counseling
10. Multicultural concerns
11. Substance/chemical abuse
12. Physiological psychology
13. Organizational psychology
14. Mental health consultation
15. Developmentally disabled people
16. Abusive relationships
17. Chronically mentally ill

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Exam (NCE), or
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE)    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher from a program accredited by CACREP, CAEP, NCACS, SACS, CORE, or a comparable accrediting body, that includes 60 graduate semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) and a practicum and internship with a minimum of three semester hours in 14 course content areas.

Acceptable graduate degrees include a specialization in community agency counseling, mental health counseling, pastoral counseling, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, and substance abuse or addictions counseling.

1. Counseling theories
2. Counseling techniques
3. Human growth and development
4. Social and cultural foundations
5. Individual appraisal 
6. Professional responsibilities
7. Principles of etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning
8. Addictions counseling
9. Groups
10. Lifestyle and career development
11. Marriage, couples, and/or family counseling/therapy
12. Research and evaluation
13. Practicum/internship

Additional required elective coursework should be in:

1. Human sexuality
2. Psychopharmacology
3. Crisis intervention
4. Biological basis of behavior
5. Counseling special populations
6. Rehabilitation counseling
7. Counseling interventions

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

MPSW Examining Board DSPS

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Licensed Professional Counselor Trainee 
  An applicant who has completed the degree requirements but not the supervised experience; valid for 48 months    

Educational Requirements
Master’s degree or higher in professional counseling from a CACREP or CORE accredited institution that includes a minimum of 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of academic credit in counseling related courses.

3 semester hours of Counseling Theories and 3 semester hours of a supervised counseling practicum are required.

Courses in 16 core content areas required.

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.

Wyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing Board

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC)
  *PPC – An applicant who has received a Master's degree, but has not passed the NCE exam or completed the supervised experience requirement; valid for 36 months.    

Educational Requirements
Master's degree or higher in counseling, with a minimum of 60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) from a CACREP or CORE accredited program, or a regionally accredited college or university which meets the CACREP criteria for coursework, instructor qualification and supervision.

Completed following coursework:

1. Human growth and development
2. Social and cultural diversity
3. Helping relationships
4. Group
5. Career Development
6. Assessment
7. Research and program evaluation
8. Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice

Licensing Exam Required
National Counselor Examination (NCE),
National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), or
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination    
  

Students graduating from the Wheaton College CMHC CACREP accredited program meets the requirements in this state as of July 22nd, 2024.