Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Degree Levels:
- Master
- Delivery Options:
- St. Cloud (On Campus)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.S.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.S. at St. Cloud State is designed to educate and prepare culturally fluent professional counselors from diverse backgrounds to advance the profession through practice, advocacy, scholarship, research, leadership and service.
We emphasize a reflective-practitioner model that integrates the use of intensive, supervised, clinical experiences, research, evidence based and creative resources and current technology to work within a diverse global society. We also emphasize a holistic approach to counseling whereby individuals, couples and families are encouraged to achieve optimal personal, educational and relational development.
Graduates are prepared to be a culturally responsive, trauma informed, and ethical counselor who are passionate about pursing the highest standard of clinical practice.
Program Requirements
Behavioral Health and Counseling
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The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at St. Cloud State University engages in an array of data gathering activities to improve its program. Comprehensive Program Plan for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at SCSU addresses both the continuous systematic program evaluation processes as well as the assessment of student learning outcomes processes. The assessment plan is detailed at both the curricular experiences and overall program level in relation to assessing direct evidence of student learning.
The St. Cloud State Advantage
- Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
- Know your schedule from application to graduation: classes held two days per week.
- Students complete one year of a supervised clinical experience, on campus, prior to internship.
- Faculty are licensed and provide clinical work in the community. Clinical instruction is provided with a 6:1 faculty to student ratio
- 100% student placement for internships with the majority being hired during placement.
- Cohort-model program that welcomes 18 full-time students each year with access to the Eastman Training Clinic.
Admission Requirements and Details
In addition to the application materials required by the School of Graduate Studies, additional requirements for applicants include:
- One letter of professional recommendation
- A group interview
- Letter of intent
- Resume
Learn specifics about what we're looking for in these submissions on the Prospective Students page.
Careful attention will be given to the holistic nature of the applicant. The candidate is scored based on the following:
- Completed application by criteria required
- Letters of recommendation
- Group interview
The faculty and students at St. Cloud State are enthusiastic for you to join our program. We approach the interview process as a two-way process where you are also interviewing us to see if this is the best program for you.
Competition for limited places in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program may require the necessity of a waitlist. Program offers early interviews for priority admission.
Post Degree Licensure Requirements
Full-licensure: Once the degree is conferred, the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapies (BBHT) has requirements for the states two tier licensure system (LPC/LPCC), including direct clinical hours with clients, supervision by an approved supervisor, passing the National Counseling Exam and/or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling exam.
Degree complies with pre-requisite educational criteria for licensure by the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapies stated in Minn. Stat. sec. 148B.53, subd. 1. Applicants intending to reside in a state other than Minnesota should consult their state licensure board for degree portability.Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | January 3 (Priority) February 3 (Extended) |
January 3 (Priority) February 3 (Extended) |
January 3 (Priority) February 3 (Extended) |
| Spring | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Summer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Graduate Director: Dr. Tina Sacin
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