Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Admission is open to students with a bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, or related fields. Those candidates with unrelated bachelor’s degrees are eligible, but their transcripts will be evaluated and certain prerequisites will be a requirement for admission. Note that Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Counseling are considered prerequisites for matriculation into the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.

Additional requirements include:
- Minimum GPA of 3.2
- Official transcript
- Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling or related field
- Completion of Intro to Psychology and Intro to Counseling (or equivalent) courses
- Completed graduate school application
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (must be professional and/or educational, personal recommendations are not accepted) Recommendation Letter Request Form
- Professional resume
- Interview with the program director

Candidates who meet the requirements for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program will meet with faculty to discuss skills and goals. Confirmation of interviews will be sent to the email provided by the candidates for admission. Upon completion of the master’s program, students will be eligible for licensure. It should be noted that licensure in New York includes a background check. The licensure requirements are described at: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/mhclic.htm. Each student will be responsible for applying for licensure upon completion of the degree.