Academic Planning for Students Seeking Licensure

If you plan to pursue your graduate study on a Part Time basis, you schedule will closely resemble the following;

First Year

Fall ? 7 to 11 credits

1. PSY 5302 Advanced Statistics* (or SOC 5001)
2. PSY 6118 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
3. PSY 5331 Basic Counseling and Crisis Intervention* (if you have not had a prior counseling skills course, you MUST take this!)

Spring ? 9 credits

1. PSY 6002 Counseling Research Methods (you MUST have statistics first)
2. PSY 6119 Advanced Psychopathology
3. PSY 6331 Practicum in Counseling and Supervision (you MUST have a skills course prior to enrolling in this class)

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 ? 6 credits

1. PSY 6337 Group Counseling
2. PSY 6469 Family Therapy (*Elective required for licensure)

Spring ? 6 credits

1. PSY 5347 Psychological Measurement*
2. Choose an elective for this semester!

Third Year

Fall ? 6 to 7 credits

1. PSY 6229 Assessment and Career Development (you MUST have undergraduate Psych Measurement or PSY 5347 Psychological Measurement prior to enrolling in this class)
2. PSY 6332 Advanced Practicum (you MUST have completed PSY 6331 Practicum in Counseling and Supervision before taking this course)
3. PSY 6870 Research Proposal Seminar (You MUST have completed Counseling Research Methods prior to enrolling in this course)

Spring ? 2 credits with 6980, 4 credits with 6990 (finish electives as needed)

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

Fourth Year

Fall & Spring ? credit load will vary by student.  Use this time to:

1. Complete any necessary electives in the classroom (this MUST be done before you may begin your internship)
2. Begin internship if you have already completed all of your academic classes.  Internship is 9 credits (600 hours) of counseling.  This may be broken into 2 semesters part-time or completed in one semester, depending on the needs of the student
   

As you progress through your academic work, part time students should be cognizant of the schedule and the prerequisites so as not to hinder their progress. See your advisor often!

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).