The Master in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) prepares individuals to provide counseling services, mental health evaluations, and referrals to ameliorate and prevent cognitive and emotional crises as well as personal and interpersonal problems. Instruction will include coursework on individual and group counseling, psychotherapy theory and practice, human development, psychological assessment, psychopathology and diagnostics, professional standards and ethics as well as the governing laws and regulations of the field. Successful graduates will be eligible for employment and licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of Utah.
Total Program Credits: 61
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Discipline Core Requirements: | 61 Credits | ||
CMHC 6000 | ACA Ethics | 3 | |
CMHC 6010 | Theories of Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6020 | Techniques of Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6030 | DSM Diagnostics | 4 | |
CMHC 6040 | Professional Orientation | 3 | |
CMHC 6050 | Career Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6060 | Psychological Assessment | 3 | |
CMHC 6070 | Group Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6080 | Eastern Counseling Approaches | 3 | |
CMHC 6090 | Psychopharmacology | 3 | |
CMHC 6100 | Crisis Management | 3 | |
CMHC 6110 | Research Methods | 3 | |
CMHC 6120 | Addiction Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6130 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 | |
CMHC 6140 | Program Evaluation | 3 | |
CMHC 6150 | Cognitive Therapies | 3 | |
CMHC 6160 | Human Development | 3 | |
CMHC 671R | Practicum (May need to be repeated until clinical hours are fulfilled.) | 3 | |
CMHC 689R | Internship (May need to be repeated until clinical hours are fulfilled.) | 6 |
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6000 | ACA Ethics | 3 |
CMHC 6010 | Theories of Counseling | 3 |
CHMC 6020 | Techniques of Counseling | 3 |
CHMC 6030 | DSM Diagnostics | 4 |
CHMC 6040 | Professional Orientation | 3 |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CHMC 6050 | Career Counseling | 3 |
CMHC 6060 | Psychological Assessment | 3 |
CHMC 6070 | Group Counseling | 3 |
CHMC 6080 | Eastern Counseling Approaches | 3 |
CHMC 671R | Practicum | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CHMC 671R | Practicum (may be taken if needed to complete clinical hours) | 0 |
Semester total: | 0 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6100 | Crisis Management | 3 |
CMHC 6110 | Research Methods | 3 |
CHMC 6120 | Addiction Counseling | 3 |
CHMC 6090 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
CHMC 689R | Internship | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CMHC 6130 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
CMHC 6140 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
CHMC 6150 | Cognitive Therapies | 3 |
CHMC 6160 | Human Development | 3 |
CHMC 689R | Internship | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
CHMC 689R | Internship (may be taken to complete Clinical hours) | 0 |
Semester total: | 0 | |
Degree total: | 61 |
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