Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
The Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) programs meet the educational standards and have been approved by the California Board of Behavioral Science, leading to an LMFT or LPCC counselor license in California. Students who wish to practice in a state other than California may or may not have additional educational and/or non-educational requirements to complete prior to applying for licensure. Students should be aware of such varying requirements that may prohibit the attainment of licensure in various states – a criminal background, for example, may be a non-educational restriction to licensure in some states. Prior to enrollment, prospective students must review the Marriage & Family Therapy and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor professional licensure webpage to determine whether this program meets the educational requirements in a specific state. MSMU would like to help applicants and current students navigate the licensure process. Contact the Psychology department at gradpsy@msmu.edu to discuss the process of obtaining an LMFT or LPCC license in a state outside of California.
| States for which MSMU’s LPCC MEETS the educational requirements for licensure or certification |
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- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
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| States for which MSMU’s LPCC DOES NOT MEET the educational requirements for licensure or certification |
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- Alabama (needs 700hrs and CACREP or CORE accred)
- Alaska (case by case basis program eval)
- Arizona (needs CACREP or NCRE accred)
- Arkansas (CACREP accred or equivalent)
- Colorado (needs CACREP accreditation or full program review and 700 hrs)
- Florida (1,000 hours practicum)
- Hawaii (needs 300hrs)
- Idaho (program needs board approval)
- Illinois (CACREP accred or review)
- Indiana (CACREP accred or review, 1000hrs)
- Iowa (CACREP or review and 640 hrs)
- Kansas (CACREP or review, 350hrs)
- Kentucky (CACREP or review, 600hrs, 3 semesters on prof orientation course)
- Louisiana (Board approval, 400hrs)
- Maine (CACREP or CORE accred, 700hrs)
- Maryland (board approval)
- Massachusetts (700hrs)
- Michigan (board approval, 600hrs)
- Minnesota (700hrs)
- Nebraska (CACREP or review, 300hrs)
- Nevada (CACREP or review)
- New Hampshire (CACREP or equivalent and 700hrs)
- New York (600hrs and board review)
- North Carolina (300hrs)
- North Dakota (700hrs)
- Ohio (CACREP and 700hrs)
- Oklahoma (300hrs)
- Oregon (CACREP or board review)
- Pennsylvania (700hrs)
- Rhode Island (needs both Prof orientation and career development 3unit courses)
- South Carolina (needs both Prof orientation and career development 3unit courses)
- South Dakota (700hrs and program review or CACREP accred)
- Tennessee (500hrs, CACREP accred or review)
- Texas (needs both Prof orientation and career development, 300hrs)
- Vermont (700hrs)
- Virginia (600hrs)
- Washington (HIV training 4hrs)
- Wisconsin (CACREP or review)
- Wyoming (CACREP or review)
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| States for which MSMU HAS NOT YET DETERMINED whether the LPCC program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification |
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- Delaware
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- West Virginia
- District of Columbia
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- US Virgin Islands
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Categorization Criteria
- States where graduate counseling MEETS educational requirements:
- Curriculum requirements (including internship/practicum/experience hours required to graduate) must meet all requirements mandated by the State
- States where graduate counseling DOES NOT MEET educational requirements
- Curriculum requirements do not match up with requirements mandated by the State
- States where graduate counseling has not made a determination
- Research is still in progress