Master of Arts in Counseling Program Licensure Assessment

The purpose of this site is to inform prospective and current students of the relevant requirements for state licensure across the United States as compared to Huntington University’s Master of Arts in Counseling program.

Note: The following is current as of 3/11/2024. Information may change each time any state updates its statutes, rules, and regulations. This document is updated annually and should be used as a general guide only during decision-making processes and when speaking with state boards.

 

Terminology Key:
HUHuntington University
MACMaster of Arts in Counseling
LMHCLicensed Mental Health Counselor
HLCHigher Learning Commission
CHEACounsel for Higher Education Accreditation
Practicum / InternshipClinical experience gained while obtaining master’s degree.
Total/Direct“Total” refers to the complete  supervised counseling hours required to be considered for licensure (including direct and indirect hours) “Direct” refers to face-to-face (either in-person or via telehealth) therapeutic engagement with clients. Note: Indiana currently requires 100 total hours in practicum, which includes 50 direct client hours. Internship requires 600 total hours, which includes 300 direct client hours. Total Practicum and Internship Experience at HU is 700 total hours / 350 direct hours.
Alabama

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: No

Website: https://abec.alabama.gov/
Contact: (334) 420-7229 or (866) 873-4664
Email: Questions@abec.alabama.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: Beginning Jan 1st, 2024, master’s degree must be from a CACREP-accredited school
Licensure: Post-Jan 1st, 2024, graduates cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct

Alaska

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website:https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ProfessionalCounselors.aspx
Contact: (907) 269-8160
Email: Not available

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum: Not required
Internship: Not required

Arizona

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://www.azbbhe.us/node/837
Contact: (602) 542-1882
Email: information@azbbhe.us 

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP, CORE, or a regionally accredited college or university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours / 240 direct

Arkansas

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  No

Website: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-state-board-of-examiners-in-counseling
Contact: (501) 683-5800

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited institution of higher education
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets 11 of 12 content areas; required additional course of 1 credit hour of Technology Assisted Counseling
Practicum & Internship: 9 Graduate Credit Hour Minimum in 3 Graduate Courses over a minimum of 9 months

California

Does HU Meet Academic Requirements for Licensure in the state? No.

Applicants from California cannot be accepted into the HU CMHC program.

Colorado

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Professional_Counselor
Contact: (303) 894-7800
Email: dora_mentalhealthboard@state.co.us

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent program from a regionally accredited college or university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours

Connecticut

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Professional-Counselor/Professional-Counselor-Licensing-Requirements
Contact: (860) 509-7603
Email: dph.counselorsteam@ct.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited institution of higher education
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours
Internship: 600 total hours

Delaware

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/profcounselors/
Contact: (302) 744-4500
Email: customerservice.dpr@state.de.us

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours

District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/professional-counseling-licensing
Contact: (877) 672-2174
Email: dcbopc@dc.gov

Degree hours: requires a minimum 48-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours

Florida

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: No

Website: https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/ 
Contact: (850) 488-0595
Email: customerservice.dpr@state.de.us

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: Beginning July 1, 2025, an applicant must have a master’s degree from a program that is accredited by CACREP or an equivalent accrediting body such as HLC
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets 11 of 12 content areas; additional required course in Human Sexuality
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours / 280 direct hours

Georgia

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://sos.ga.gov/board-professional-counselors-social-workers-and-marriage-family-therapists
Contact: 850-488-0595
Email: ExamBoards-Healthcare@sos.ga.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited program
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 300 total hours

Hawaii

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/
Contact: (808) 586-3000
Email: pvl@dcca.hawaii.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited program
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: at least six semester hours within at least two academic terms including 300 supervised direct client contact hours

Idaho

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/
Contact: (208) 334-3233
Email: COU@dopl.idaho.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent program
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum & Internship: at least two semester courses including 280 of direct client hours

Illinois

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  No

 

Website: http://www.imhca.org/Counselor-Licensure
Contact: (815) 787-0515 ext. 2
Email: myimhca@gmail.com

Degree hours: requires a 48-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent program
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree; requires one year of residency within the state of Illinois

Classes: HU MAC meets all 12 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours

Indiana

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

 

Website: https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/behavioral-health-and-human-services-licensing-information/
Contact: (317) 234-2054
Email: pla8@pla.IN.gov 

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: a regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 12 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 50 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 300 direct hours

Iowa

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  Yes

Website: https://www.mentalhealthcounselorlicense.com/license/mental-health-counselor-iowa/
Contact: (515) 281-0254
Email: PLPublic@idph.iowa.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent from a regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum & Internship: at least 3 semesters including 120 direct hour

Kansas

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  No

Website: https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/professional-counselors
Contact: (785) 296-3240
Email: bsrb@ks.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent from a regionally accredited university
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree; requires “in residence” for 30 credit hours, defined by: “the student is present at the physical location of the institution for the purpose of completing coursework during which the student and one or more core faculty members are in face-to-face contact.”

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 280 hours of direct client contact

Kentucky

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?:  No

Website: https://lpc.ky.gov/newstatic_Info.aspx?static_ID=458&menuid=136
Contact: (502) 782-8803
Email:  lpc@ky.gov 

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: As of 2020, CACREP required
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 600 total hours over at least 3 semesters / 240 direct hours

Louisiana

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.lpcboard.org/
Contact: (225) 295-8444
Email: lpcboard@lpcboard.org

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Maine

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-of-counseling-professionals-licensure
Contact: (207) 624-8623
Email: counsel.board@maine.gov

Degree hours: requires a 48-hour master’s degree in counseling
Accreditation: regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 600 total hours / 280 direct hours

Maryland

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://health.maryland.gov/bopc/Pages/index.aspx
Contact: (877) 463-3464  

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally/nationally accredited by HLC
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 13 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 125 direct hours

Massachusetts

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.mass.gov/allied-mental-health-professions-licensing
Contact: (617) 624-6199
Email: amh.board@mass.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours within at least 7 weeks / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Michigan

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/counseling
Contact: (517) 241-0199
Email: bplhelp@michigan.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field if not CACREP; 48 hours if CACREP
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Minnesota

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/
Contact: (651) 201-2756
Email: bbht.board@state.mn.us

Degree hours: requires a 48-hour (at least) master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation:  CACREP or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by CHEA
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 hours total

Mississippi

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.lpc.ms.gov/
Contact: (601) 359-1010
Email:  info@lpc.ms.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 11 content areas
Practicum & Internship: Required; no hours specified

Missouri

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp
Contact: (573) 751.0018
Email: profcounselor@pr.mo.gov

Degree hours: requires a 48-hour (at least) master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 6 credit hours of supervised practicum, internship, or field experience

Montana

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/behavioral-health/
Contact: (406) 444-6880
Email: DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum & Internship: Required

Nebraska

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/mental-health-and-social-work-practice.aspx
Contact: (402) 471-2117
Email: DHHS.Licensure2117@nebraska.gov

Degree hours: requires 60 hours master’s degree of which the course work and training leading to the degree was primarily therapeutic mental health in content
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent from a regionally/nationally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 6 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 hours total / 280 direct hours

Nevada

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: No

Website: https://marriage.nv.gov/Services/CPC/
Contact: (702) 486-7388
Email: Not available

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC does not meet all content areas; additional required courses include Human Sexuality and Grief or Loss
Practicum & Internship: 3 courses

New Hampshire

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-mental-health-practice
Contact: (603) 271-2152
Email: OPLCLicensing9@oplc.nh.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or regionally accredited institution of higher education
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 11 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 hours total

New Jersey

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc/Pages/default.aspx
Contact: (973) 504-6582
Email: DCA_Professional_Counselors_No_Reply@dca.njoag.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited institution
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum: 100 hours total
Internship: 600 hours total

New Mexico

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/counseling-and-therapy-practice/
Contact: (505) 476-4610
Email: counseling.board@rld.nm.gov

Degree hours: requires at least 48-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: master's in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited institution
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 7 content areas + 12 semester hours in specialized clinical studies
Practicum & Internship: 9 credit hours

New York

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions-index/mental-health-practitioners
Contact: (518) 474-3817 ext. 450
Email: mhpbd@nysed.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in mental health counseling
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 11 content areas
Practicum & Internship: minimum 1 year with at least 600 clock hours

North Carolina

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: No

Website: https://ncblcmhc.org/Licensure/Applying/LCMHCA
Contact: (844) 622-3572
Email: LCMHCinfo@ncblcmhc.org

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: Requires CACREP
Licensure: cannot get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 300 hours total / 180 direct hours

North Dakota

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: http://www.ndbce.org/
Contact: (701) 667-5969
Email: ndbce@outlook.com

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: accredited school or university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum: 100 hours (locally on-site)
Internship: 600 hours (locally on-site)

Ohio

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://cswmft.ohio.gov/Counselors.aspx
Contact: (614) 466-0912
Email: cswmft.info@cswb.ohio.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling
Accreditation: institution accredited at the college level by an accrediting agency recognized by CHEA
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 15 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct
Internship: 600 hours / 240 direct

Oklahoma

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://oklahoma.gov/behavioralhealth.html
Contact: (405) 522-3696
Email: Info.BehavioralHealth@bbhl.ok.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: regionally accredited college or university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 11 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 300 total hours

Oregon

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.oregon.gov/oblpct/Pages/index.aspx
Contact: (503) 378-5499
Email: lpct.board@mhra.oregon.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: accredited by a regional accrediting agency
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas + specialization areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 hours total / 280 direct hours

Pennsylvania

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/default.aspx
Contact: (717) 783-1389
Email: ST-SOCIALWORK@PA.GOV

Degree hours: master's degree or doctoral degree in counseling or a field determined by the board by regulation to be closely related to the practice of professional counseling
Accreditation: accredited educational institution
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours
Internship: 600 total hours

Rhode Island

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=228
Contact: (401) 222-5960
Email: https://health.ri.gov/contact/

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent, or regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum & Internship:  completed requisite CACREP expectations for internship and practicum; OR Twelve (12) semester credit hours or eighteen (18) quarter hours of supervised practicum and a minimum of one (1) calendar year of supervised internship consisting of twenty (20) hours per week deemed equivalent by the Board but in no case less than six hundred (600) hours.

South Carolina

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://llr.sc.gov/cou/
Contact: (803) 896-4658
Email: Contact.Counselor@llr.sc.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent, or regionally accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours
Internship: 600 total hours

South Dakota

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/counselors.aspx
Contact: (605) 224-1721
Email: SDBCE@midwestsolutionssd.com

Degree hours: requires at least a 48-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 9 content areas
Practicum:100 total hours / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Tennessee

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board/pcmft-board/licensure.html
Contact: (615) 741-5735
Email: tn.health@tn.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or closely related field
Accreditation: accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 11 content areas for LPC licensure; meets additional 9 credit hours for LPC/MHSP designation
Practicum & Internship: 500 hours total

Texas

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.bhec.texas.gov/
Contact: (512) 305-7700
Email: https://fs2.formsite.com/S2yjlK/ptrmyhbvxo/index.html

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: accredited university
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 13 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 300 total hours / 100 direct hours

Utah

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://dopl.utah.gov/clinical-mental-health-counseling/
Contact: (801) 530-6628
Email: b8@utah.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or accredited by CHEA
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 10 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours / 240 direct hours

Vermont

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://sos.vermont.gov/allied-mental-health/
Contact: (802) 828-1505
Email: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/contact-us/

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling
Accreditation: CACREP or equivalent
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all required content areas
Practicum & Internship: 700 total hours

Virginia

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Counseling/
Contact: (804) 367-4610
Email: Coun@dhp.virginia.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 12 content areas
Practicum & Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Washington

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/mental-health-counselor/licensing-information
Contact: (360) 236-4700
Email: HSQA.CSC@doh.wa.gov

Degree hours: master's or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or a behavioral science master's or doctoral degree in a field relating to mental health counseling
Accreditation: regionally/nationally accredited by HLC
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all required content areas
Practicum & Internship: Required; hours not specified

West Virginia

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://wvbec.org/
Contact: (304) 558-5494
Email: cheryl.j.henry@wv.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: master's or doctoral degree from an institution with a program accredited by CACREP, the Council for the Accreditation for Education Preparation (CAEP), the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), or a comparable accrediting body.
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 12 content areas + 1 elective (Crisis course)
Practicum & Internship: Required; hours not specified

Wisconsin

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/LPC/Default.aspx
Contact: (608) 266-2112
Email: dsps@wi.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or by regional accrediting association
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 14 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / 40 direct hours
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours

Wyoming

Does HU meet academic requirements for licensure in the state?: Yes

Website: https://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/
Contact: (307) 777-3628
Email: wyoMHPLB@wyo.gov

Degree hours: requires a 60-hour master’s degree in counseling or related field
Accreditation: CACREP or regional or national institutional accrediting bodies recognized CHEA
Licensure: can get licensed with HU MAC degree

Classes: HU MAC meets all 8 content areas
Practicum: 100 total hours / direct hours not specified
Internship: 600 total hours / 240 direct hours