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Licensed Professional Counselor (Graduate Certificate) at University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut, United States

Programme overview

The Licensed Professional Counselor Certificate is designed for current graduate students or individuals who have already completed a master’s degree in School Counseling, School Psychology, or a related mental health field at a regionally accredited institution and matriculated after July of 2017. (Students interested in the LPC who matriculated into a graduate program before July of 2017 should email the program coordinator). Applicants who complete this certificate may have the ability to pursue LPC licensure, depending on completion of other requirements as stipulated by the CT General Statutes 383c (Professional Counselors).

Duration: 18 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 600 hours of clinical internship in a clinical mental health setting is required as part of EPSY 5322 Mental Health Counseling Internship (six credits total) and for licensure. Listed courses include Mental Health Counseling Internship; Crisis and Trauma Counseling; Professional Orientation to Mental Health Counseling; Mental Disorders in Counseling Practice: Diagnosis and Treatment; Addiction and Substance Abuse Counseling.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 18 credits

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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