Academic Planning for Students Seeking Licensure

Your full time schedule looks like this:

First Year

Fall - 13 Credits

1. PSY 5302 Advanced Statistics* (you may substitute SOC 5001)
2. PSY 6118 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
3. PSY 6337 Group Counseling
4. PSY 6469 Family Therapy (*Elective required for licensure)

Spring - 9+ credits 

1. PSY 6002 Counseling Research Methods (Prerequisite PSY 5302 or SOC 5001*)
2. PSY 6331 Practicum in Counseling and Supervision (Prerequisite: Skills Course)
3. PSY 6119 Advanced Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Modalities

(this would be a good time to add an elective for 2 or 3 credits)

Summer - 5 credits

1. PSY 6777 Professional Ethics
2. PSY 6778 Counseling in a Diverse Society
3. PSY 6888 Personal Growth and Development

Second Year

Fall - 7+ credits 

1. PSY 6229 Assessment and Career Development (Prerequisite: Undergraduate Psych Measurement course or PSY 5347 Psychological Measurement)
2. PSY 6332 Advanced Practicum (Prerequisite: PSY 6331 and consent of advisor)
3. PSY 6870 Research Proposal Seminar (Prerequisite: PSY 6002)

(again, you should be adding electives)

Spring - 2 credits with 6980, 4 credits with 6990 

1. PSY 6980 Research Paper or PSY 6990 Thesis (Prerequisite: PSY 6870)
   

(finish electives as needed)

Other Electives (see the BSU class schedule for additional courses)

Fall

1. PSY 5328 Behavioral and Cognitive Intervention
2. PSY 5331 Basic Counseling and Crisis Intervention*
3. PSY 5347 Psychological Measurement *

Spring

1. PSY 5930 Atypical Development of the Young Child
2. PSY 5357 Industrial & Organizational Psychology
3. PSY 5408 Human Service Program Management
4. NRSG 5457 Sexual Abuse

Summer

1. PSY 6120 Developmental Psychopathology

Internship

Any Semester - 9 credits

1. PSY 6970 Internship in Counseling Psychology (Prerequisite:  Completion of all coursework & Advisor consent)

If you are not pursuing the LPC licensure, your schedule may look slightly different.  Please see your advisor when planning your coursework.

New requirements for the newly adopted Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor will be posted as they are required by the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT).