Program of Study - Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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This program is completed on a part-time basis.  The term “wheels” describes the program sequence that is designed to let students interact with different cohorts and peers from other counseling programs, which is aided by the fact that many of the core courses are share between programs.  Students complete all courses within a wheel prior to moving to the next wheel.

Wheel 1(18 credits)

EDUC C29 Substance Abuse and Society (3)  

EDUC C32 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)  

EDUC C33 Techniques of Counseling (3)  

EDUC C34 Group Theory and Techniques (3)  

EDUC C43 Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (3)  

EDUC 624 Theory and Practice of Multi‑Cultural Counseling (3)  

EDUC C10 Counseling Residency I (0)  

A residency takes place during Wheel 1 and focuses on assessing foundational skills from Wheel 1 courses.

WHEEL 2 (18 credits)

EDUC C31 Career Development (3)  

EDUC C42 Supervised Practicum in Counseling (3)  

EDUC F09 Human Growth and Development: A Life-Span Perspective (3)  

EDUC F65 Research Methods in Education (3)  

EDUC 627 Marriage and Family Counseling (3)  

EDUC 645 The Counselor and Psychopathology (3)  

EDUC C11 Counseling Residency II (0)  

 A residency takes place during Wheel 2 and focuses on assessing competencies in courses from Wheels 1 and Wheel 2.

WHEEL 3 (24 credits)

EDUC C44 Addictions Counseling (3)  

EDUC C45 Transpersonal Counseling: Theory, Research and Practice (3)  

EDUC C46 Contemporary Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)  

EDUC C47 Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)  

students will take a total of 6 credits of EDUC C47

EDUC F67 Psychological and Educational Measurement (3)  

EDUC 625 Couples Counseling and Sex Therapy (3)  

EDUC 636 Addictions and Family Systems (3)  

Total Credit Hours: 60

Required Survey:

Counseling students are required to complete an online exit survey during the final semester.