SECTION 86:11-9-1. Graduate hours and degrees required

(a)   Each applicant shall possess at least a master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. At least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall:

(1)   follow a planned, sequenced mental health program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by the governing authority of the college or university.

(2)   include a program whose primary focus is clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling.

(3)   be listed in the college or university catalog, including the core courses from the knowledge areas outlined in 310:405-9-2 (1-7) and include at least five (5) of the sixteen (16) knowledge areas outlined in 310:405-9-2 (8).

[Source: Transferred from 310:405-9-1 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor’s Note at beginning of this Chapter)]