State or US Territory | Educational Requirements for Licensure (66 credit hours) | Additional Requirements Provided by SOC to Meet Educational Licensure Requirements | Licensing Board Home Page |
Alabama | Meets | | Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling |
Alaska | Meets | | Alaska Board of Professional Counselors |
Arizona | Meets | | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners |
Arkansas | Meets | | Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling |
California | Meets With | 69 credit hours: 1 additional course (3 credits): COUN 730 Psychopharmacology | California Board of Behavioral Sciences |
Colorado | Meets | | Colorado Board of Licsensed Counselor Examiners |
Connecticut | Meets | | Connecticut DPH Professional Counselor Licensure |
Delaware | Meets | | Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals |
District of Columbia | Meets | | DC Board of Professional Counseling |
Florida | Meets | 69 credit hours: 1 additional course (3 credits): COUN 720 Human Sexuality | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling |
Georgia | Meets | | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists |
Guam | Has Not Been Determined | | Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners |
Hawaii | Meets With | No additional credit hours: An additional 20 hours of direct service / client contact during regular practicum / internship courses. | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs – PVL Mental Health Counselor Program |
Idaho | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 693 Advanced Internship to complete 1,000 hours of practicum / internship. | Idaho State Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists |
Illinois | Meets | | Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board |
Indiana | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 710 Clinical Supervision and Consultation for Community Mental Health to meet the state requirement for coursework in Contextual Dimensions. | Indiana Behavioral Health & Human Services Licensing Board |
Iowa | Meets | | Iowa Board of Behavioral Science |
Kansas | Does Not Meet | | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board |
Kentucky | Meets | | Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors |
Louisiana | Meets | | Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners |
Maine | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 693 Advanced Internship to complete 900 hours of practicum internship. | Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure |
Maryland | Meets | | Maryland Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and Therapists |
Massachusetts | Meets | | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professionals |
Michigan | Meets | | Michigan Board of Counseling |
Minnesota | Meets | | Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy |
Mississippi | Meets | | Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors |
Missouri | Meets | | Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors |
Montana | Meets | | Montana Board of Behavioral Health |
Nebraska | Meets | | Nebraska Board of Mental Health and Social Work Practice |
Nevada | Meets | | Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage & Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors |
New Hampshire | Meets | | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice |
North Carolina | Meets | | North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors |
New Jersey | Meets | | New Jersey Board of Professional Counselor Examiners |
New Mexico | Meets | | New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board |
New York | Meets | | New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners |
North Dakota | Meets | | North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners |
Ohio | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 750 Advanced Evaluation of Mental and Emotional Disorders | Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board |
Oklamhoma | Meets | | Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors |
Oregon | Meets | | Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists |
Pennsylvania | Meets | | Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors |
Puerto Rico | Meets | | Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors |
Rhode Island | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 689 Practicum 3 in addition to COUN 580 Practicum 1: Counseling Skills and Helping Relationships, COUN 630 Practicum 2: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, COUN 690 Practicum 4: Counseling Practicum / Advanced Clinical Intervention Skills | Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists |
South Carolina | Meets | | South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists |
South Dakota | Meets | | South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists |
Tennessee | Meets | | Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital & Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists |
Texas | Meets | | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors |
Utah | Meets | | Utah Professional Counselor Licensing Board |
Vermont | Meets | | Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners |
Virgin Islands | Meets | | Virgin Islands Department of Health – Permits, Licenses and Certificates Permits, Licenses and Certificates |
Virginia | Meets | | Virginia Board of Counseling |
Washington | Meets | | Washington Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Social Workers Advisory Committee |
West Virginia | Meets | | West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling |
Wisconsin | Meets With | 69 credit hours: One additional course (3 credits): (1) COUN 740 Advanced Seminar: Professional Orientation, Law, and Ethical Standards of Professional Counseling | Wisconsin Examining Board of Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors and Social Workers |
Wyoming | Meets | | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board |