CMH Counseling Admission & Degree Requirements

PROGRAM ADMISSION (M.S. in Counseling with a concentration in Clinicial Mental Health Counseling): Admission to the Master of Science Program in Counseling is at the discretion of the Program Admissions Committee of the Counseling Program. In addition to the University requirements for admission to the Graduate School at ULM, applicants for admission to the Master of Science in Counseling will meet one of the following criteria:

1. A minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 2.8 overall or on the last sixty
semester hours of undergraduate course work.

2. A minimum combined score of 900 on the GRE General Test (Verbal plus
Quantitative).

3. A total of at least 1900 points based upon the formula-400 times the undergraduate grade-point average on the last sixty semester hours of undergraduate course work plus the combined GRE General Test score (Verbal plus Quantitative). Minimum score is 750 to qualify for admission.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (M.S. in Counseling with a concentration in Clinicial Mental Health Counseling):

Graduate Program
List of Courses for Major
COUN/EDFN 5081or PSYC 5023...………….3
COUN 5001............. 3	COUN 5062 or PSYC 5018………………..3
COUN 5005............. 3	COUN 5065......... ..3
COUN 5010............. 3	COUN 6063.......... .3
COUN 5022............. 3	COUN 6067........... 3
COUN 5060............. 3 COUN 5021or PSYC 5015……………….3 COUN 6052..….......3	COUN 6060 or MAFT 6010.….......3 COUN 6069 (Crisis)………….....3
COUN 5011……….3	COUN 5025…….....3
Concentration/ related areas: (12 sem hr minimum)	COUN 6040……….……3 COUN 5067 (Agency)………………...3 COUN 6070 Agency Setting)……………….…6*

PROGRAM 0UTCOMES:
You can utilize your graduate counseling degree in almost any field that deals with people. Your career awaits, you can become a(n):

Mental Health Counselor
Mental Health Administrator
Group Facilitator
Rehabilitation Counselor
Career Counselor
Vocational Counselor
Play Therapist
Art Therapist
Addictions Counselor
Life Coach
Consultant
Human Resources Specialist
and more!

The Counseling program offers course work leading to a M.S. degree in Counseling with concentrations in School Counseling or Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Graduating from this program does not guarantee employment or licensure.

Completion of the School Counseling curriculum leads to recognition by the State of Louisiana as meeting the course work requirements for licensure as a School Counselor in the State of Louisiana. Please check your state’s requirements to help you determine how well ULM’s counseling program matches with the licensing and certification requirements of your state.

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum leads to recognition in Louisiana as meeting the course work requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana. Please check with your state licensing board to determine how well ULM’s counseling program’s curriculum matches their requirements. Out of state students should also check with their state licensing boards to see if there are regulations in place regarding earning an online counseling degree.