Mental Health Counseling, MS

The MS in Mental Health Counseling offers hands-on training and prepares you to pursue licensure in mental health counseling. Experienced faculty present a rigorous curriculum that is aligned with national and state standards.

You’ll complete a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship at a facility that is convenient to you. Our coursework directly prepares you for licensure in Indiana and most other states. Please see our website for more information about current licensure restrictions.

Most courses are asynchronous with no scheduled class meetings, although active engagement and approximately nine hours of outside work are expected each week for each three-credit course, and live class meetings are a requirement during Practicum and Internship.

Mental Health Counseling Student Learning Outcomes

All students will demonstrate knowledge, performance, and dispositions in the areas of:

Demonstrate effective skills in clinical mental health counseling and addictions counseling with clients of varying ages and backgrounds
Assess, diagnose, and treat mental health disorders in an evidence-based manner
Collect, analyze, and use data and research to inform practice and respond to community needs
Practice in a culturally responsive manner and continually reassess the impact of personal biases
Apply the ethical and legal requirements of the profession

Required courses

ED 547 - Appraisal: Theory & Technique Min Units: 3
ED 565 - Psychopathology Min Units: 3
ED 571 - Career & Life Planning Min Units: 3
ED 572 - Fundamental Counseling Theory & Techniques Min Units: 3
ED 575 - Human Development Over The Lifespan Min Units: 3
ED 567 - Introduction to Addictions Counseling Min Units: 3
ED 568 - Neurocounseling & Psychopharmacology Min Units: 3
ED 577 - Group Procedures Min Units: 3
ED 630 - Diversity & Similarity Min Units: 3
ED 672 - Advanced Counseling Theories and Techniques I Min Units: 3
ED 673 - Research for School Counselors Min Units: 3
ED 677 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling Min Units: 3
ED 678 - Knowledge and Skills in Mental Health Counseling Min Units: 3
ED 679 - Contextual Dimensions of Mental Health Counseling Min Units: 3
ED 682 - Intimate Partner, Marriage, and Family Therapy Min Units: 3
ED 685 - Trauma & Crisis: Prevention & Response Min Units: 3
ED 712 - Practicum - Counseling Min Units: 3
ED 722 - Internship: Counseling Min Units: 3

GPA & Grade Requirements

Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher AND a grade of C or higher in each required course to receive a degree or certificate. Courses in which a student earns a grade lower than C (e.g., C-, D, F) will not count toward degree or certificate requirements, but will be factored into a student’s cumulative GPA.

Students may retake courses to meet the requirements above, but in no case will a student be allowed to take more than 12 credit hours in excess of the degree or certificate requirements to do so. Any graduate student who fails to make satisfactory progress in coursework requirements may be declared academically ineligible for additional enrollment.