Professional Licensure Disclosure: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The following Bay Path University programs and certificates are designed to prepare students to meet the educational requirements for licensure in Massachusetts. In addition to 60 required academic credits, students complete 100 practicum hours and 600 internship hours during the program.
Graduate Certificate in School Adjustment Counseling
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master of Science in Education, Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling
Master of Science in Education, School Counseling
Master of Education, Mental Health Counseling (Puerto Rico)
Students who are considering applying for licensure in another state are strongly advised to meet with their Program Chair to review licensure requirements in that state. Reviewing the licensure requirements of the state where a student intends to seek licensure will inform the student about their chosen state's requirements and assist the student in planning the course of their program. Students will be supported in completing additional internship hours if required by their state.
Alabama
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Alabama.
Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling 950 22nd Street North Suite 765 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205.458.8716
Alaska
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Alaska.
Alaska Board of Professional Counselors PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811 Phone: 907.465.8444
Arizona
Arkansas
California
The above BPU counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in California except for required courses in CA Law and Ethics and CA Cultures and Human Sexuality. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Board of Behavioral Sciences 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S200 Sacramento, CA 95843 Phone: 916.574.7830
Colorado
The above BPU counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Colorado except that students are required to complete an additional 100 hours (700 hours total) of supervised professional practice, and graduates must have credentials evaluated by Center for Credential and Education (CCE). Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners 1560 Broadway Street Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303.894.7800
Connecticut
Delaware
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Delaware.
Professional Counsel of Mental Health Licensure Cannon Building Suite 203 861 Silver Lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904 Phone: 302.744.4500
Florida
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for Licensure in Florida. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
The above Bay Path Universtiy counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Idaho except that students are required to complete an additional 160 direct contact hours. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists Board of Occupational Licenses, 700 West State Street Boise, ID 83720 Phone: 208.334.3233
Illinois
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in Illinois. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Indiana
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Indiana except that students are required to complete an additional 300 hours of advanced internship. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
Iowa
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Iowa.
Iowa Department of Public Health 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone:515.281.7689
Kansas
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in Kansas. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Kansas.
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 700 SW Harrison St, Suite 420 Topeka, KS 66603 Phone: 785.296.3240
Kentucky
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in Kansas. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Kentucky.
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors 500 Mero Street, 2SC32 Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502.782.8803
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
The BPU MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program meets all requirements for licensure in Michigan, except that graduates must have credentials evaluated by the Center for Credential and Education and should plan to take PSY663 Career Development. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa PO Box 30004 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517.241.0199
Minnesota
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Michigan except that graduates must have credentials evaluated by the Center for Credential and Education and should plan to take PSY663 Career Development. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in your state of residence.
Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy 2829 University Ave SE, Suite 210 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: 612.548.2177
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Montana.
Board of Behavioral Health PO Box 20013 Helena, MT 59620 Phone: 406.444.6880
Nebraska
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in Nebraska. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Nebraska.
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Licensure Unit Attn: Mental Health PO Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: 402.471.2117
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in New Jersey. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in New Jersey.
Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
New Mexico
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in New Mexico.
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board Toney Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor Santa Fe, NM 87504 Phone: 505.476.4622
New York
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in New York. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in New York.
Professional Education Program Review New York State Education Department Office of the Professions, 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 Phone: 518.474.3817, ext. 360
North Carolina
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs do not meet the requirements for licensure in North Carolina. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in North Carolina.
NC Counseling Association
North Dakota
The above Bay Path University counseling certificate and programs meet requirements for licensure in North Dakota.
North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners 2112 10th Avenue SE Mandan, ND 58544 Phone: 701.667.5969
Ohio
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Ohio except that students are required to submit a transcript showing the conferred degree and a completed course worksheet. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Ohio.
Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board 77 South High Street, 24th Floor, Room 2468 Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614.466.0912
Oklahoma
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health 3815 N. Sante Fe, Suite 110 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Phone: 405.522.3696
Oregon
Pennsylvania
The above Bay Path Universtiy counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Pennsylvania if a student takes PSY663 Career Development as part of the BPU CMHC program. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Pennsylvania.
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Penn Center
Rhode Island
South Carolina
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in South Carolina except that students are required to complete PSY 663 and submit a transcript showing the conferred degree and a completed course worksheet. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in South Carolina.
South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology 110 Centerview Dr, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803.896.4658
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in Texas.
Utah
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Utah except that students are required to complete PSY 663 and submit a transcript showing the conferred degree and a completed course worksheet. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Utah.
Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor, 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801.530.6628
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in West Virginia.
WV Board Examiners in Counseling 815 Quarrier Street, Suite 212 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304.558.5494
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Washington, DC
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet all requirements for licensure in Washington, DC except that students are required to complete PSY 663 submit a transcript showing the conferred degree and a completed course worksheet. Please contact your local state licensing board to learn more about the licensure requirements in Washington, DC.
Washington DC Professional Counseling Licensing Information
US Virgin Islands
The above Bay Path University counseling certificates and programs meet requirements for licensure in the US Virgin Islands.