DCOUN-MS - Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS

Program Department Chair: Dr. Samuel Bore, Email: Samuel.Bore@untdallas.edu

Content amendment since initial publishing added July 30, 2024

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The Counseling Program offers an (MS) degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This 60-hour program prepares graduates to counsel in clinical mental health settings such as mental health centers, private counseling agencies, drug abuse treatment centers, centers for counseling older adults, child counseling clinics, family counseling centers, pastoral counseling settings, private practice, and business and industry. Students completing the entire sequence of course work will meet the educational requirements for the Texas State License in Professional Counseling. Students who wish to become licensed professional counselors in Texas are required to have specified supervised experiences. To obtain a License in Professional Counseling, the State of Texas stipulates additional requirements such as passing the national counseling exam and obtaining 3,000 clock hours of supervised clinical experience after the master’s degree has been obtained. Consult the Texas Department of Health website for details at https://www.bhec.texas.gov/.