Overview

Key facts

Counselor Education from William Carey University, with a concentration in clinical mental health counseling, students receive coursework that is designed to meet the educational requirements for becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Mississippi, as well as eligibility to pursue national certification as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).

The graduate program in counselor education is designed to prepare professional counselors to practice in community mental health centers, mental health institutions and agencies, primary care settings, private practice, and K-12 school counseling settings.

The most recent edition of the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics binds all counselors. Violations of this code may result in revocation of credentials or dismissal from a job. As part of the training provided by William Carey University, all students are required to be familiar with and adhere to local, state, and federal laws, and rules and regulations of the university.

Violations of any of these may result in disciplinary actions, including, but not limited to dismissal from the graduate program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

School-Based Assessment
Patient-Centered Behavioral Healthcare
Psychopharmacology
Principles of Christian Counseling
Counseling with Children and Adolescents
Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Hattiesburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete an application for admissions and pay application fee.
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Have an undergraduate cumulative GPA > 2.5 or have a GPA > 3.0 on the last 30 hours of coursework;
IELTS must meet the minimum requirement score of 5.5.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29100 USD / full

≈ 29100 USD / full
Out-of-State

29100 USD / full

≈ 29100 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

29100 USD / full

≈ 29100 USD / full

Living costs

Hattiesburg

United States

785 - 1220 USD / month

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

Funding

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