Overview

You’ll engage in classroom learning rich in practical and theoretical knowledge, and clinical training. Plus, you have the opportunity to apply clinical skills in practice under close supervision by licensed faculty supervisors.

Several factors set this 60-credit hour counseling program apart from other clinical training programs. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program from University of Wisconsin-Parkside meets the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor and prepares you for a career as a Licensed Professional Counselor. As a graduate student, you have the opportunity to:

Develop knowledge, skills, and awareness for a future career as a clinical mental health counselor.

Receive clinical supervision, mentorship, and advising from licensed faculty and supervisors.

Collaborate with faculty in determining practicum and internship placements that meet your clinical training needs and match your career interests.

Enter the program through a cohort model of admission. This offers students an opportunity to develop collaborative relationships and community with peers and faculty members.

Collaborate with faculty members conducting research.

Careers after Parkside

The need for clinical mental health counselors continues to increase in the region and state. With the development of mental health parity laws, more people are accessing health insurance and mental health services. The demand for highly trained counselors, offering evidence-based interventions in mental health treatment settings, exists in clinics, agencies, integrative care settings, and private practice. Students will develop skills critical to effective clinical mental health counseling such as: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, advocacy, and program evaluation.

A CMHC MS degree can lead to work as a professional counselor working with a range of populations (children and families, adults, couples, and groups) in a variety of settings including

Mental Health outpatient care

Hospitals

Clinics

Agencies

Integrative Care Settings

Private Practice

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethics

Counseling Skills and Strategies

Counseling Theories

Group Counseling

Lifespan Development in Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months
Part-time
- 78 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-28 00:00:00

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More details

Parkside operates on a rolling admission basis.

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Somers, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology View 860 other Masters in Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application (When you access this online application, you will be asked to respond to two essay questions)

Application fee

All undergraduate transcripts

Personal essays

Three (3) professional letters of recommendation

Resume

All graduate transcripts (if applicable)

Applicants are required to have a minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate course work in the social sciences, and a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20812 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20812 USD / year

≈ 20812 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10185 USD / year

≈ 10185 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Careers after Parkside

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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