Counselor Licensure Requirements by State

All 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico possess counselor licensure and school counseling certification. For many states, possessing a 60-hour master鈥檚 degree in counseling from a CACREP-accredited program meets the educational and Practicum/Internship requirements needed to pursue licensure and/or certification.

However, some states have course requirements and Practicum/Internship requirements in addition to having a degree from a CACREP-accredited program. Since the Counseling Program at 网曝门 accepts students from all over the United States, the counseling faculty provide the resource below so students and applicants can determine if the state in which they want to pursue licensure and certification has any extra requirements. If so, students can work with faculty to build these requirements into their plan of study.听听

Below is a table that depicts the licensure board websites for all 50 states of the union, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The table possesses the following resources:听

• The homepage for each counseling board website,
• A link to the specific education requirements for each state,
• A list of any additional required courses,
• What courses the Counseling Program at 网曝门 can provide to meet those requirements
• Any additional Practicum/Internship requirements for each state
• How the Counseling Program at 网曝门 can meet these additional Practicum/Internship requirements

State counselor licensure boards periodically change their requirements, so we encourage students and applicants to double-check the information on the table to substantiate the content is still accurate.

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Currently, we are creating a table for the school counseling certification standards for all fifty states. Until that table is complete, the following link will take you to the ASCA website that will describe each state's requirements.听

School Counseling Certification: Click Here

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State	State Licensure Board Websites	Education Requirements	Additional course requirements for licensure beyond CACREP?	If yes, what courses can 网曝门's Counseling Program provide?	Additional Practicum/Internship requirements for licensure beyond CACREP?	If yes, can 网曝门's Counseling Program provide this?	Additional State Workshops Needed for Licensure
Alabama	Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling	Alabama	None听	听	None	听	听
Alaska	Board of Professional Counselors	Alaska	Marriage and Family Course	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
Arizona	Board of Behavioral Health Examiners	Arizona	None听	听	None	听	听
Arkansas	Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy	Arkansas	Marriage and Family Course, Use of Technology in Counseling/Therapy	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
California	Board of Behavorial Sciences	California听	Psychopharmacology,听Addiction Counseling, Crisis or Trauma Counseling	COUN 5055: Psychopharmacology in Cousneling; COUN 5025 Addiction Counseling; COUN 6069 Crisis Counseling; COUN 6040 Trauma Counseling	*Please note that California has specific requirements that students will have to complete in California. The Counseling Program at 网曝门 can fulfill many of the general requirements, but not the specific ones.听	Here we provide additional resources that students in CA can use to meet these extra requirements. Guide for Out-of-State degrees听 Flow Chart for Out of State Degrees Resource to Meet the Extra Requirments	-听
Colorado	State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners	Colorado	None听	听	None	听	听
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Public Health	Connecticut	Trama/Crisis, Addiction/ Substance Abuse	COUN 6040: Trauma Counseling; COUN 6069: Crisis Counseling; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling	None	听	听
Delaware	Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals听	Delaware	None听	听	None	听	听
District of Columbia	Board of Professional Counseling	District of Columbia	Marriage and Family Counseling	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
Florida	Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling	Florida	Human Sexuality, Substance Abuse	COUN 6062: Human Sexuality in Counseling; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling	None	听	Laws and Rules Course, Domestic Violene Course, HIV/Aids Course
Georgia	Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards Division	Georgia	None听	听	None	听	听
Hawaii	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Hawaii	Tests and Measurements听	PSYC 5015: Psychopathology from the 网曝门 Psychology Program	None	听	听
Idaho	Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists	Idaho	None听	听	1,000 hours supervised experience 400 hours being direct	Students can take an additional COUN 6070: Internship course	听
Illinois	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	Illinois	Substance Abuse, Family Dynamics	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling;	None	听	听
Indiana	Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board	Indiana	None听	听	Advanced Intership of 300 hours, separate from the 600 hour Internship requirement	Students can take an additional COUN 6070: Internship course	听
Iowa	Bureau of Professional Licensure	Iowa	Psychopathology	PSYC 5015: Psychopathology from the 网曝门 Psychology Program	None	听	听
Kansas	Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board	Kansas	None听	听	None	听	听
Kentucky	Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors	Kentucky	None听	听	None	听	听
Louisiana	LA LPC Board of Examiners	Louisiana	None听	听	None	听	听
Maine	Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation听	Maine	None听	听	None	听	听
Maryland	Maryland Department of Health	Maryland	Marriage and Family, Alcohol and Drug Counseling	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling	None	听	听
Massachusetts	Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions	Massachusetts	None听	听	None	听	听
Michigan	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs	Michigan	None听	听	None	听	听
Minnesota	Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy	Minnesota	Family Counseling and Therapy	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
Mississippi	State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors	Mississippi	Marriage and Family Therapy	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
Missouri	Missouri Division of Professional Registration	Missouri	None听	听	None	听	听
Montana	Montana Department of Labor & Industry	Montana	None听	听	None	听	听
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services	Nebraska	None听	听	280 Hours of direct supervision	Yes	听
Nevada	Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors	Nevada	None听	听	None	听	听
New Hampshire	Office of Professional Licensure and Certification	New Hampshire	Addictive Behaviors	COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling;	None	听	听
New Jersey	Professional Counselor Examiners Committee	New Jersey	None听	听	None	听	听
New Mexico	New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department	New Mexico	None听	听	None	听	听
New York	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions	New York	None听	听	None	听	听
North Carolina	North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors	North Carolina	None听	听	None	听	听
North Dakota	North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners	North Dakota	None听	听	None	听	听
Ohio	Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board	Ohio	None听	听	None	听	听
Oklahoma	State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL)	Oklahoma	One additional course in one of the following areas: Marriage and Family, Addiction, Human Sexuality, Psychopharmacology, Gerontology, Crisis, Counseling Children/Adolescents	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling; COUN 6062 Human Sexuality; COUN 5055 Psychopharmacology in Counseling; COUN 6069: Crisis Counseling; COUN 6068 Play Therapy; GERO 5012 Social Gerontology	None	听	听
Oregon	Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists	Oregon	None听	听	None	听	听
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of State听	Pennsylvania	None听	听	None	听	听
Puerto Rico	Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors	Puerto Rico	None听	听	None	听	听
Rhode Island	Department of Health	Rhode Island	None听	听	None	听	听
South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation	South Carolina	None	听	None	听	听
South Dakota	Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists听	South Dakota	None	听	None	听	听
Tennessee	Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed听	Tennessee	None听	听	None	听	听
Texas	Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Texas Department of State Health听	Texas	Addiction Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Psychopathology	PSYC 5015: Psychopathology from the 网曝门 Psychology Program; COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling	None	听	听
Utah	Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing	Utah	Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders	COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling	None	听	听
Vermont	Vermont Secretary of State Board of Allied Mental Health	Vermont	At least two of these: Marriage and Family Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling, Psychopharmacology, Crisis, Human Sexuality,听	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling; COUN 6062 Human Sexuality; COUN 5055 Psychopharmacology in Counseling; COUN 6069: Crisis Counseling	None	听	听
Viginia	Virginia Board of Counseling	Virginia	Addiction Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling	COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling; COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy	None	听	听
Washington	Washington State Department of Health	Washington	None听	听	None	听	听
West Virginia	West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling	West Virginia	Addiction Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling; Five or more classes in these subject areas: Psychopharmacology, Human Sexuality, Crisis Intervention, biological basis of behavior, Counseling Interventions, Special Populations, Rehab Counseling, advanced core courses	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling; COUN 6062 Human Sexuality; COUN 5055 Psychopharmacology in Counseling; COUN 6069: Crisis Counseling, see our complete list of electives听	None	听	听
Wisconsin	MPSW Examining Board DSPS	Wisconsin	Crisis/Trauma Counseling, Psychopathology, Addictions, Marriage and Family听	COUN 6060: Intoduction to Marriage/Couples/Family Counseling; MAFT 7014: Couple and Marital Therapy; COUN 5025: Addiction Counseling; COUN 5026: Advanced Addiction Counseling COUN 6069: Crisis Counseling; COUN 6040: Trauma Counseling; PSYC 5015: Psychopathology from the 网曝门 Psychology Program	None	听	听
Wyoming	Wyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing Board	Wyoming	None听	听	None	听	听

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Last Updated: December 2023

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