Clinical Mental Health Counseling State Licensure Information

The State Licensing Requirements will indicate if the program curriculum 'Meets' the individual state’s requirements, 'Does NOT Meet' the state’s requirement, or will state 'Undetermined' if Malone has not yet determined if the curriculum requirements are met. It is the responsibility of the student completing the licensure program to check with the licensing board(s) in their state of residence or in the state in which they intend to obtain a license for the most recent information and requirements.

State

Name and URL of State Licensing Board or Department

State Licensing Requirements

Additional Requirements for Licensure

Alabama

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling

Meets

 

Alaska

Alaska Board of Professional Counselors

Does Not Meet

Alaska requires at least 2 years and 1,000 direct/3,000 total hours after degree before they license (they only have one-tier license structure) 

Arizona

Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners

Meets

 

Arkansas

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy

Does Not Meet

1 credit hour of Technology assisted counseling course. This requirement may be met after graduate degree conferred as a CEU. Have student double check with the board.

Note: Students need a B or better in all courses

California

Board of Behavioral Sciences

Does Not Meet

- A minimum of 10 contact hours of training in human sexuality

- A minimum of 15 contact hours of instruction in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, intervention strategies, and same-gender abuse dynamics.

- A minimum of seven contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting

Colorado

Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Licensure

Meets

 

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Meets

 

Delaware

Professional Counsel of Mental Health Licensure

Meets

 

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Health Professional Counseling Licensing

Meets

 

Florida

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work

Does Not Meet

Students need to take a course in Human sexuality 

Georgia

Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors

Meets

 

Hawaii

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Meets

 

Idaho

Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists

Does Not Meet

Students would need an additional 300 indirect hours in their practicum/internship experiences to meet requirements.

Illinois

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Undetermined

 

Indiana

Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board

Does Not Meet

Students need to accrue an additional 300 hours in their internship courses.

Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health

Meets

 

Kansas

Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

Undetermined

 

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

Meets

 

Louisiana

Louisiana State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

Meets

 

Maine

Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure

Does Not Meet

Additional coursework and hours are needed for LCPC

Maryland

Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapist

Meets

 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services

Meets

 

Michigan

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Does Not Meet

Beginning March 17, 2021, individuals seeking licensure must have completed training to identify victims of human trafficking prior to obtaining a license as a Counselor

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy

Meets

 

Mississippi

State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors

Meets

 

Missouri

Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Meets

 

Montana

Board of Behavioral Health

Meets

 

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Meets

 

Nevada

State of Nevada Board of Examiners for marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical

Does Not Meet

Students need to take

1. at least one course in family systems

2. at least one course in crisis or trauma

3. at least one course in grief and loss

New Hampshire

Board of Mental Health Practice

Does Not Meet

Students must complete one calendar year “in residence” at the institution, which does not apply to our fully online students. Additionally, students must complete 6 hours of ethics, 3 hours of that including suicide prevention. 

New Jersey

Professional Counselor Examiners Committee

Does Not Meet

5 hours in ethics and legal standards

New Mexico

New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board

Meets

 

New York

Professional Education Program Review

Meets

 

North Carolina

NC Counseling Association

Meets

 

North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners

Meets

Must complete practicum/internship on-site (no online/telehealth options as of 9/8/21)

Ohio

Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

Meets

 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

Meets

 

Oregon

Oregon State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists

Meets

 

Pennsylvania

Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs

Meets

 

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico of Examiners in Psychology

Undetermined

 

Rhode Island

RI Department of Health, Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family

Does Not Meet

Require 12 credit hours of practicum/internship

Require 100 hours of supervision

Require 500 direct client hours, 250 of these hours must be with couples/families

South Carolina

South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology

Undetermined

 

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family Therapists

Meets

 

Tennessee

Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists

Meets

 

Texas

Texas Department of State Health Services

Meets

 

Utah

Utah Department of Commerce

Does Not Meet

Practicum/internship (at least 4 semester hours) that includes combined completion of at least 1,000 hours of supervised clinical training of which at least 400 hours shall be in providing clinical mental health counseling directly to clients

Vermont

Board of Allied Mental Health

Meets

 

Virginia

Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Counseling

Meets

 

Washington

Certified Counselors and Hypnotherapists Advisory Committee

Meets

 

West Virginia

West Virginia Board Examiners in Counseling

Meets

 

Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Meets

Must take the Trauma elective course at Malone to meet requirements

Wyoming

Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board

Meets

 

updated 9/13/2021