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Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Houston Christian University

  • Houston, United States
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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Houston Christian University campus

About the program

A licensure-track counseling master's with practicum and internship in clinical settings.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling can develop the ability to interpret health-related evidence
  • Apply appropriate safety and professional practices
  • Communicate effectively with patients or stakeholders and evaluate care or service needs
  • And apply advanced analytical or reflective approaches to complex work. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Child and adolescent mental health therapist
  • Clinical supervisor
  • Clinical therapist
  • Jail diversion clinician
  • Licensed mental health therapist
  • Outpatient clinician
  • Residential clinician

Curriculum

  • 60-62 credit licensure track over two years full-time: counseling theory
  • Diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Ethics
  • Skills and techniques
  • Trauma and crisis
  • Group counseling
  • Assessment
  • Addictions
  • Human development and career counseling
  • Then research
  • A 100-hour practicum and 600+ hour internship across two semesters.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a foreign transcript evaluation
  • Programme admissions supplements
  • English proficiency proof and financial documentation for F-1. Counseling and family therapy programmes require a 3.0 GPA and an interview
  • Educator preparation programmes need an EPP interview and a 2.5 GPA (or 3.0 in the last 60 hours).

Accepted academic background

Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a foreign transcript evaluation (course-by-course), Programme-specific admissions supplements, GRE/GMAT for some programmes, Financial affidavit and bank proof for one academic year (F-1), Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate needs 3.0 GPA.

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • PTE Academic 53
  • Duolingo 105

Other requirements

  • Interview required

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Test Results (if applicable).

How to apply

  1. Check requirements at hc. Edu/the-graduate-school/admission-requirements/. Apply through the institution's admissions portal hc. Edu/the-graduate-school/graduate-apply-now/. Submit the programme admissions supplements
  2. A foreign transcript evaluation of previous degrees
  3. English proficiency proof and a passport copy valid 6 months. Pay the International Processing Fee (amount on the linked page) and send financial documentation for F-1.. After admission follow the Current Students page for I-20 and visa steps.

Other costs

Tuition per year$41,740 USD
Application fee$75 USD
Deposit$200 USD

Program details

CampusHouston
Faculty or schoolEducation and Behavioral Sciences
DepartmentDepartment of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Applications closed

    11 Jan 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    15 May 2027

    182 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The next deadline is 15 May 2027. Apply early, because some programs close when places fill up.