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Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

  • Chicago, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • Online
  • Master

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 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: no
  • Post-study work rights (1): no
  • 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's degree from an accredited institution
  • GPA generally 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale with holistic review
  • Foreign credentials need a course-by-course evaluation (NACES/AICE)
  • English: TOEFL iBT 89
  • IELTS 6.5
  • PTE 56
  • Duolingo 120
  • Generally 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for master's-level programmes (international FAQ
  • CMHC page says 3.0 required)
  • No formal minimum
  • Holistic review.

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Bachelor's degree (or master's for post-master's entry) from an accredited institution, Foreign credentials need a course-by-course evaluation by a NACES or AICE member (IEE preferred) with US-equivalent GPA, Programme prerequisites may apply, GRE optional for master's.

Other requirements

  • Interview required

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy
  • English Language Test Results (if required).

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and intake deadlines. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. Identification
  3. any required supporting documents. Complete the institution application and provide language results if applicable. Pay any required application fee
  4. Submit the application
  5. await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$28,000 USD
Application fee$50 USD
Deposit$5,600 USD

Program details

CampusOnline
Faculty or schoolCounseling
DepartmentCounselor Education
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value35
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1
Scholarship noteScholarship opportunities may be available to eligible students, Availability and award criteria should be confirmed with the university.

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.