Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses
Program Description
The Master of Arts in Counseling is a CACREP accredited program designed for students seeking licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
Licensed Professional Counselor - Students completing this degree will have the academic requirements needed to apply for a temporary license as a Professional Counselor in the state of Texas.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - The LMFT program provides specific coursework and practical information to help prepare students for employment in settings that focus on the family system. Typically, students graduating from the LMFT program secure employment in adoption and placement agencies, community agencies that specialize in counseling survivors of rape and sexual abuse, home-based family therapy programs in community mental health agencies, etc. Once licensed, the graduates of this program may also work in private practice.
This degree is a CACREP accredited program designed for individuals who wish to
write a thesis as part of the requirements for the degree. This degree plan
meets the academic requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional
Counselor (LPC). *Fifty-four semester credit hours are required to fulfill the
requirements for this degree. A comprehensive examination will be taken during
or after completion of CNE 676. Students must be enrolled during the semester
the comprehensive examination is taken.
Admission
Degree Requirements
Master of Arts in Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor
(LPC)
Plan 1 - MA in Counseling
| Notes: |
| 1 | CNE 686 <COUN 6386> Field Practicum is taken twice for a minimum of six hours. |
| Required Courses | ||
| CNE 511 | Counseling Program Orientation | 1 SCH |
| CNE 564 | Theories of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 663 | Assessment in Guidance & Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 585 | Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 597 | Human Growth and Development | 3 SCH |
| CNE 579 | Methods of Research | 3 SCH |
| CNE 534 | Effective Human Behavior | 3 SCH |
| CNE 674 | Practicum in Group Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 570 | Career Counseling Across the Lifespan | 3 SCH |
| CNE 512 | Workshop: Ethical & Professional Issues in Counseling | 1 SCH |
| CNE 510 | Workshop: Elective (Psychopharmacology or Advanced Appraisal Techniques) | 1 SCH |
| CNE 591 | Child and Adolescent Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 593 | Community Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 676 | Supervised Practice in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 592 | Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 632 | Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum I | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum II | 3 SCH |
| CNE 698 | Thesis I | 3 SCH |
| CNE 699 | Thesis II | 3 SCH |
| Total Hours | 54 SCH | |
Master of Arts in Counseling
Clinical Mental Health
Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
| Required Courses | ||
| CNE 511 | Counseling Program Orientation | 1 SCH |
| CNE 564 | Theories of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 663 | Assessment in Guidance & Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 585 | Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 597 | Human Growth & Development | 3 SCH |
| CNE 579 | Methods of Research | 3 SCH |
| CNE 534 | Effective Human Behavior | 3 SCH |
| CNE 674 | Practicum in Group Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 570 | Career Counseling Across the Lifespan | 3 SCH |
| CNE 512 | Workshop: Ethical & Professional Issues in Counseling | 1 SCH |
| CNE 510 | Workshop: Elective (Psychopharmacology or Advanced Appraisal Techniques) | 1 SCH |
| CNE 591 | Child & Adolescent Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 593 | Community Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 676 | Supervised Practice in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 592 | Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 632 | Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum I | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum II | 3 SCH |
| Electives Select one of the courses below: | 3 SCH | |
| CNE 599 | Play Therapy Basics | 3 SCH |
| CNE 631 | Advanced Play Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 633 | Techniques of Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 634 | Professional & Ethical Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 637 | Counseling Clients with Sexual Concerns | 3 SCH |
| CNE 664 | Counseling for Addictions | 3 SCH |
| Total Hours | 54 SCH | |
| ** An additional elective may be substituted for CNE 510 and CNE 512. | ||
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling/LMFT provides specific coursework and practical information to help prepare students for employment in settings that focus on the family system. These specific courses are Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy, Techniques of Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling Sexual Problems, and Professional and Ethical Issues. Typically, students graduating from the Clinical Mental Health Counseling/LMFT secure employment in agencies that provide services from a system’s perspective such as family service agencies, adoption and placement agencies, community agencies that specialize in counseling survivors of rape and sexual abuse, and home-based family therapy programs in community mental health agencies, etc. Once licensed, the graduates of this program may also work in private practice. Please note that an additional one-hour orientation seminar is a prerequisite for the degree. Students who want to graduate from the CACREP accredited Community Counseling Program must take CNE 593.
Master of Arts in Counseling
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(LMFT)
| Required Courses | ||
| CNE 511 | Counseling Program Orientation | 1 SCH |
| CNE 564 | Theories of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 663 | Assessment in Guidance & Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 585 | Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 597 | Human Growth & Development | 3 SCH |
| CNE 579 | Methods of Research | 3 SCH |
| CNE 534 | Effective Human Behavior | 3 SCH |
| CNE 674 | Practicum in Group Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 570 | Career Counseling Across the Lifespan | 3 SCH |
| CNE 513 | Workshop: Assessment in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 593 | Community Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 632 | Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 633 | Techniques of Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| CNE 634 | Professional & Ethical Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 676 | Supervised Practice in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 510 | Workshop: Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 592 | Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling | 3 SCH |
| CNE 637 | Counseling Clients with Sexual Concerns | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum I | 3 SCH |
| CNE 686 | Field Practicum II in Marriage & Family Therapy | 3 SCH |
| Total Hours | **54SCH | |
* CNE 633 must be taken before or concurrently with CNE 676.