Counseling Program Overview
Counseling concentration options
Addiction Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling
Credit hours
60 credits for all concentrations
Accreditation
All programs CACREP accredited
Course delivery
40% of courses live online synchronous
60% of courses are asynchronous, with live sessions required.
On campus
- Seven (7) courses face to face (16 weeks); 4:00 pm-6:50 pm or 7:00 pm -9:50 pm EST.
- Four (4) sixteen (16) week synchronous online.
- Eight (8) eight (8) week online asynchronous
Online program
Transfer credit
Course sequence
Courses must be taken in a specific developmental sequence. Students receive a program plan and must follow the program plan unless the advisor gives permission to deviate.
Full-time and part-time options
Full-Time: Full-time students register for nine (9) credits per semester; Fall, Spring, and Summer (year-round). Full-time students complete the program in 2.5 years.
Part-Time: Part-time students register for six (6) credits per semester, Fall, Spring & Summer (year-round). Part-time students complete the program in 3.5 years.
Licensure
- Clinical Mental Counselors are eligible for a Limited License Counselor (LLC) in Michigan and most other states.
- School Counselors are eligible for a Limited Licensed Counselor (LLC) in Michigan, a School Counselor License and/or a NT (not teacher) endorsement on a teaching certificate in Michigan.
- Addiction Counselors are eligible for a Limited Licensed Counselor (LLCP in Michigan and the Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) in Michigan.
Our Student Handbook includes a chart with links to requirements in all 50 states.