Overview

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling programme from University of North Texas offers rigorous classroom education and supervised experience in individual, couple, family, and group counseling at the Child and Family Resource Clinic, Center for Play Therapy, and Consortium for Animal-Assisted Therapy.

Key facts

The clinical mental health counseling track meets academic specifications for state certification and licensure as a professional counselor.

The programme is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programmes. The Master of Science and Master of Education degrees prepare you to work in a variety of counseling settings.

This track prepares you for counseling positions in college and university mental health centers, private counseling agencies, drug abuse centers, child protective services, child counseling clinics, family counseling centers, pastoral counseling settings, and business and industry.

This track gives you the opportunity to counsel a broad range of clients. You’ll choose to specialize in work with children, adolescents, college populations or adults.

Marketable Skills

Use and critique theory for advocacy purposes

Knowledge application and integration

Design and evaluate effective educational interventions

Leadership ability

Design/use assessment results to inform for improvement

Career outlook

The Master of Science prepares you to work in a variety of counseling settings, such as:

Business or industry

Community agency

Church

Private practice

School or university

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Systems, Leadership and Ethical Program Development in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Career Development and Information Resources

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling

Abnormal BehaviorEffects of Trauma and Crisis Intervention

Addiction Counseling

Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Denton, United States

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology View 773 other Masters in Counselling Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

3.00 undergraduate GPA

Official transcripts are required from every college or university you have attended and must arrive by the application deadline. The transcripts must show you have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent).

If you are applying prior to graduating with your bachelor’s, submit your current transcript to allow for admission consideration. If admitted, you’ll be required to submit a final transcript with your degree posted.

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

16404 USD / year

≈ 16404 USD / year
Out-of-State

16404 USD / year

≈ 16404 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

8700 USD / year

≈ 8700 USD / year

Living costs

Denton

United States

1036 - 1920 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Marketable Skills

Career outlook

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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Denton

Financing

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