Education/Counselor Education Advising Worksheet
Mental Health Counseling Track
Core Requirements
27 Core Credit Hours
COUN 503
Intro to Counseling
COUN 505
Theories of Counseling
COUN 507
Lifespan Development
COUN 510
Research Methods & Design
COUN 545
Techniques of Counseling
COUN 555
Testing & Assessment in
Counseling
COUN 601
Multicultural Counseling
COUN 605
Group Counseling Theories
and Techniques
COUN 610
Career Counseling
COUN 699
Comprehensive Exam in
Counselor Education
Credit
Hours
Notes
Term
Completed
3
3
3
3
3
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 545
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 545
0
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 507, 510, 545, 555,
601, 605, 610, 651, and a total of 48 graduate
counseling hours.
Taken at the end of program
Fall, the 3rd Saturday of October
Spring, the 1st Saturday of March
File an Application for Graduate Degree no later than the completion of 36 credit hours.
It must be filed in order to be able to register for the Comprehensive Exam.
(Applications are available in the College of Graduate & Professional Studies or on the Graduate
Studies website under Forms, www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies)
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Courses are offered on a rotational basis and are not guaranteed to be offered every
year.
Please be aware that full-time enrollment at the graduate level is nine hours a semester.
Mental Health Counseling
Track
COUN 592
Credit
Hours
3
Notes
33 Track Credit Hours
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 505, 507, 545, 605
Practicum in Mental Health
Counseling
COUN 612
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 505, 545
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503.
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
6
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 507, 510, 545, 555,
592, 601, 605, 610, and 651; Taken at the end of
program. Variable credit per semester of enrollment
from 2 – 6 credits. Six credit hours required.
Must be continuously enrolled until completion.
Graded Pass/Satisfactory Progress/Not Pass.
Case Conceptualization and
Treatment Planning
COUN 622
Marriage & Family Therapy:
Theories and Techniques
COUN 625
Diagnosis & Treatment of
Addictive Disorders
COUN 635
Clinical Supervision &
Administration in Mental Health
COUN 651
Ethical, Legal, and Professional
Issues in Counseling
COUN 660
Clinical Psychopathology
COUN 692
Internship in Mental Health
Counseling
For additional internship information,
Visit the webpage Counselor
Education/Field Experience
Mental Health Counseling
Track Elective Hours
COUN 504
Select six (6) credit hours from the elective
choices below.
3
P-12 School Counseling Practice
COUN 550
3
Introduction to Play Therapy
COUN 552
3
Contemporary Issues in College
Counseling and Student Affairs
COUN 560
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 505.
Grief, Loss, and Trauma
Counseling
COUN 595
1-3
Special Topics in Counseling
COUN 640
3
Prerequisite: COUN 505, 545.
Cognitive and Behavioral
Therapies
COUN 695
1-3
Special Topics in Counseling
PSYC 523
3
Theories of Personality
PSYC 552
3
Psychopharmacology
PSYC 553
3
Psychology of Language
PSYC 595
1-3
Special Topics
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE
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60
Term
Completed