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| State | Meets Licensure Requirements | License Title | Board/Agency Contact | Last Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | Associate Licensed Counselor | Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC) | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (ABEC)
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling |
Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Alaska | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Alaska Board of Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| American Samoa | N/A | None found | None found
N/A |
Oct 9, 2024 |
| Arizona | Yes | Licensed Associate Counselor | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Arkansas |
No
Graduates will need to take a Technology Assisted Counseling course to meet licensure eligibility |
Licensed Associate Counselor | Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 |
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No
Graduates will need to take a Technology Assisted Counseling course to meet licensure eligibility |
Licensed Professional Counselor | Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| California |
No
Unable to determine if California would accept all of the courses as meeting their requirements, based on the language they have in their expectations. |
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor or Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (a)(1) The title “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate professional clinical counselor” or “registered associate professional clinical counselor,” respectively. Any reference in any statute or regulation to a “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” shall be deemed a reference to an “associate professional clinical counselor” or “registered associate professional clinical counselor.” (2) Any reference in this chapter to the term “intern” means “associate.” (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter. Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4999.12.5 (West) | California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) | Oct 9, 2024 |
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No
Unable to determine if California would accept all of the courses as meeting their requirements, based on the language they have in their expectations. |
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) | California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Colorado | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate | Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Connecticut | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate | Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) Professional Counselor Licensing | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) Professional Counselor Licensing | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Delaware | Yes | Licensed Associate Counselor of Mental Health (LACMH) | Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPCMH) | Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| District of Columbia | Yes | Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor | The District of Columbia Board of Professional Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | The District of Columbia Board of Professional Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | N/A | None found | None found
N/A |
Oct 9, 2024 |
| Florida |
No
Graduates will need to take a Human Sexuality course to meet licensure eligibility, which our program does not offer. Thus students would have to take the course elsewhere. |
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 |
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No
Graduates will need to take a Human Sexuality course to meet licensure eligibility, which our program does not offer. Thus students would have to take the course elsewhere. |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Georgia | Yes | Licensed Associate Professional Counselor | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Guam |
No
Students would need to meet the additional expectations: has documented completion of training by a professional association or educational institution and approved by the Board that consists of at least six hours of professional ethics, three hours of culturally competent counseling practices with Micronesian communities in Guam and one hour of mandated reporting. |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor | Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
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No
Students would need to meet the additional expectations: has documented completion of training by a professional association or educational institution and approved by the Board that consists of at least six hours of professional ethics, three hours of culturally competent counseling practices with Micronesian communities in Guam and one hour of mandated reporting. |
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Hawaii | Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Mental Health Counselor Licensing Program | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Idaho | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) | Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Illinois | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) | Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Indiana | Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Iowa | Yes | Temporary Mental Health Counselor | Iowa Board of Behavioral Science. | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Permanent Mental Health Counselor | Iowa Board of Behavioral Science. | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Kansas | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Kentucky | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate | Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor | Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Louisiana | Yes | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor | Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Maine | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)/Conditional | Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)/Conditional | Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Maryland |
Yes
Students would need to track their hours in practicum and internships to meet a minimum of 125 direct client hours in (l) Alcohol and drug counseling; (m) Psychopathology; and (n) Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders; |
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) | Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
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Yes
Students would need to track their hours in practicum and internships to meet a minimum of 125 direct client hours in (l) Alcohol and drug counseling; (m) Psychopathology; and (n) Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders; |
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) | Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor | Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Michigan | Yes | Limited Licensed Counselor | Michigan Board of Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Michigan Board of Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Minnesota | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) | Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Mississippi | Yes | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (P-LPC) | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Missouri | Yes | Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor | Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Missouri Division of Professional Registration Committee for Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Montana | Yes | Professional Counselor Licensure Candidate | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Nebraska | Yes | Provisional Mental Health Practice License (PLMHP) Professional Counselor Certification | Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Mental Health Practitioner/Certified Professional Counselor | Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Yes | Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner | Nebraska Board of Mental Health Practice | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Nevada | Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Intern | Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor | Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| New Hampshire | Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice | Oct 9, 2024 |
| New Jersey | Yes | Licensed Associate Counselor | New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor | New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| New Mexico |
No
Unable to determine if New Mexico would accept all of the courses as meeting their requirements, based on the language they have in their expectations. |
Licensed Mental Health Associate | New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
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No
Unable to determine if New Mexico would accept all of the courses as meeting their requirements, based on the language they have in their expectations. |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) | New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
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No
Unable to determine if New Mexico would accept all of the courses as meeting their requirements, based on the language they have in their expectations. |
Licensed Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor | New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| New York | Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor | New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| North Carolina | Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate | North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor | North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| North Dakota | Yes | Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
No
Expectation of additional hours would have to be documented beyond the program expectations: one advanced internship of three hundred hours |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Professional Licensing & Health Care Professional Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Professional Licensing & Health Care Professional Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Professional Licensing & Health Care Professional Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Ohio | Yes | Counselor Trainee - only required for practicum or internship in Ohio | Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor | Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Oklahoma | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Oregon | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate | Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors under the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs within the Department of State | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Puerto Rico Professional Counselors Examining Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Republic of Palau | N/A | None found | None found
N/A |
Oct 9, 2024 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | None found | None found
N/A |
Oct 9, 2024 |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate | Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors | Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| South Carolina | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor Associate | South Carolina Board of Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | South Carolina Board of Examiners for the Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| South Dakota | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health | South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Tennessee | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation (LPC/MHSP) | Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Texas | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate (LPC-A) | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | US Virgin Islands Board of Licensed Counselor and Examiners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Utah | Yes | Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor | Utah Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Clinical Mental Health Counselor | Utah Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Vermont | Yes | Clinical Mental Health Counselor | Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Virginia | Yes | Resident in Counseling | Virginia Board of Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Virginia Board of Counseling | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Washington | Yes | Mental Health Counselor Associate | Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Mental Health Counselor | Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| West Virginia | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | West Virginia Board of Examiners of Counseling (WVBEC) | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Professional Counselor - Training License | Department of Safety and Professional Services | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor | Department of Safety and Professional Services | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| Wyoming | Yes | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board | Oct 9, 2024 |