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Counseling MS with School Counselor Certification

Counseling MS with Licensed Professional Counselor

School Counselor Certification

Licensed Professional Counselor

UHCL Bilingual Counselor Certificate

Career Opportunities

Faculty

Careers in Counseling

At UH-Clear Lake, the counseling program provides course work that satisfies both the academic qualifications for School Counselor Standard Certification for Early Childhood through grades 12 (EC-12) and the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Course work in the program involves students in academic learning, experiential learning and self-learning, enabling students to develop their own effective personal counseling style. 

The following are all possibilities through this degree:

• Master of Science in Counseling with School Counselor Certification
• Master of Science in Counseling with Licensed Professional Counselor
• School Counselor Certification
• Licensed Professional Counselor

The combined master’s degree and School Counselor Standard Certificate plan require a minimum of 51-52 hours. To be eligible at the time of certification recommendation, students must have a master’s degree, a valid Texas teaching certificate, a passing score on the State Assessment and two years of successful full-time approved classroom teaching experience. Students who already possess the master’s degree may elect to pursue school counselor certification only. School Counselor Certification requires a minimum of 42-43 hours.

Students who wish to pursue LPC certification must complete the master’s degree plan with a minimum of 54 hours. To be eligible to receive the LPC, graduates must also document three years of 3000 clock hours of post-master’s supervised counseling experience and pass the state licensure examination.

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