Department of Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program
Sample Program Course
Distribution (PCD) Sequence – Part-time
First Semester
5600:600
5600:601
5600:643
Professional Orientation & Ethics (2 Credits) – take first semester (i.e., as soon as possible)
Research & Program Eval (3 Credits)
Counseling Theory and Philosophy (3 Credits)
Second Semester
5600:646
5600:645
5600:635
Multicultural Counseling (3 Credits)
Tests and Appraisal (3 Credits)
Intro to Clinical Counseling (2 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600:601
– take before Practicum semester and master’s
comprehensive examination
Third Semester
5600:647
5600:651
5600:664
Career Counseling (3 Credits)
Techniques of Counseling (3 Credits)
DSM (3 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600:643
Fourth Semester
5600:653
5600:666
Group Counseling (4 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600:651
Treatment in Clinical Counseling (3 Credits)
Fifth Semester
5600:732
5600:662
5600:XXX
Addiction Counseling I (3 Credits)
Personality and Abnormal Behavior (3 Credits)
Elective (3 Credits) – see PCD for options
Sixth Semester
5600:648
5600:714
5600:674
Individual & Family Development Across the Lifespan (3 Credits)
Evaluation of Mental Status (3 Credits)
Prepracticum in Counseling (2 Credits) - prerequisites 5600: 643, 651
Seventh Semester
Practicum in Counseling (5 Credits)
– prerequisites 5600: 600, 601, 635, 643, 645, 647, 648, 646,
651, 653, 664, 666, 674
– master’s comprehensive examination should be taken
during Practicum semester
5600:685
Ninth Semester
Internship in Counseling (3 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600: 675
5600:685
Internship in Counseling (3 Credits)
5600:675
Eighth Semester
NOTE: The above is one example - specific order/sequence of courses may differ for each student depending upon
credits taken, and when courses are offered. Students should consult their Faculty Advisor before planning their
master’s program.
Department of Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program
Sample Program Course
Distribution (PCD) Sequence – Full-time
First Semester
5600:600
5600:601
5600:647
5600:643
Professional Orientation & Ethics (2 Credits)– take first semester (i.e., as soon as possible)
Research & Program Eval
Career Counseling (3 Credits)
Counseling Theory and Philosophy (3 Credits)
Second Semester
5600:646
5600:651
5600:645
5600:635
Multicultural Counseling (3 Credits)
Techniques of Counseling (3 Credits)
Tests and Appraisal (3 Credits)
Intro to Clinical Counseling (2 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600:643
– prerequisite 5600:601
– take before Practicum semester and master’s
comprehensive examination
Third Semester
5600:653
5600:664
5600:666
5600:714
Group Counseling (4 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600:651
DSM (3 Credits)
Treatment in Clinical Counseling (3 Credits)
Evaluation of Mental Status (3 Credits)
Fourth Semester
5600:732
5600:648
5600:662
5600:674
Addiction Counseling I (3 Credits)
Individual & Family Development Across the Lifespan (3 Credits)
Personality and Abnormal Behavior (3 Credits)
Prepracticum in Counseling (2 Credits) - prerequisites 5600: 643, 651
Fifth Semester
5600:XXX
5600:675
Elective (3 Credits) – see PCD for options
Practicum in Counseling (5 Credits)
– prerequisites 5600: 600, 601, 635, 643, 645, 647, 648, 646,
651, 653, 664, 666, 674
– master’s comprehensive examination should be taken
during Practicum semester
Sixth Semester
5600:685
Internship in Counseling (3 Credits)
– prerequisite 5600: 675
Seventh Semester
5600:685
Internship in Counseling (3 Credits)
NOTE: The above is one example - specific order/sequence of courses may differ for each student
depending upon credits taken, and when courses are offered. Students should consult their Faculty
Advisor before planning their master’s program.