Advanced Certificate in Professional Counseling
Requisite Requirements
To be eligible for admission to this program, applicants must already hold a graduate degree in counseling or a counseling-related field. Students are provided the opportunity to complete additional coursework required for licensure as a professional counselor in the state of Texas. Successful completion of the courses does not guarantee eligibility for licensure. Students are responsible for contacting the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors to determine any remaining deficiencies for licensure.
For additional information, please contact the MAPC office at 214.333.5273.
OPTION ONE (Minimum of 15 hours). Applicants who began their qualifying graduate program prior to August 1, 2017, need a minimum of 48 earned hours, which includes all required coursework for licensure as a professional counselor in the state of Texas.
REQUIRED COURSES (excluding requisites)
Course | |
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COUN 5310 - Introduction to Professional Counseling COUN 5316 - Research Methods COUN 6311 - Addictive and Compulsive Disorders COUN 6312 - Psychopathology I COUN 6314 - Marriage and Family Counseling | |
OPTION TWO (Minimum of 12 hours). Applicants who began their qualifying graduate program after August 1, 2017, need a minimum of 60 earned hours, which includes all required coursework for licensure as a professional counselor in the state of Texas.
Students will take the courses listed above as well as the requirements listed below. Students may choose from the courses listed below if the minimum hourly requirements are not met by the degree plan:
REQUIRED COURSES (excluding requisites)
Course | |
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COUN 5311 – Ethics in Professional Counseling COUN 5315 – Psychological Testing COUN 6313 – Psychopathology II COUN 6316 – Advanced Counseling Methods and Crisis Intervention |
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Find course descriptions by category under the Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel. |