Advising
Students have six years to complete their counseling degree. Typically, students in
the Counseling Program attend full-time and finish in two years and two semesters.
Below are the sequences of courses for the Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling
tracks for full and part-time and may use these course sequences as a guide to create
their degree plan and register for classes.听听
Students have the opportunity to choose from many electives within the Counseling
Program, but also within the Psychology, Gerontology, and Marriage and Family programs.
Students should consult with their advisors to choose electives that will meet their
clinical interest. See below for a list of all possible electives.
The Advising Process
The summer before students enter the program, they are assigned a faculty advisor
who is a core faculty of the counseling program. If possible, students should communicate
with their advisors (i.e., Zoom, email, phone) over that summer to discuss what electives
they want to take and develop their Program Degree Plan (see below). Please note that
not all professors work over the summer. Students should meet with their advisors
each year to check in and report if any changes occurred on their Program Degree Plan.
The degree plans are mostly complete, they have all the required courses laid out
in the semesters they should be taken. Using the list below, fill in what electives
you wish to take on the degree plan and send to your advisor. Students should meet
with their advisor using Zoom, by phone, or communicate with them through email if
they have any questions or concerns about their degree plan. 听听
The first year of courses are considered the foundational content and skills courses
of the program. The second year of courses are more advanced clinical content and
skills courses that build upon the first-year courses, see the plans below. Taking
these courses out of order can impede the learning process and/or delay graduation,
so consult with your advisor if any changes to your degree plan are needed.
Students admitted to the program can complete their degree plan the summer or spring
before starting in the fall, but must complete their degree plan during the fall semester
of their first year at the latest. Students who do not complete this formal advisory
process will not be permitted to register for courses in the spring.
Program Degree Plan
Below are the degree plans for each concentration.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (FT)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (PT)
School Counseling (FT)
School Counseling (PT)
Combined CMHC / School
Combined CMHC / Addiction
Combined School / Addiction
Electives
Electives Schedule
Declaring or Changing a Concentration
Students wishing to declare a concentration upon entering the Counseling Program or
who wish to change their concentration while in the Counseling Program must complete
this online form for the Graduate School.听
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Transferring Credit
Students may transfer up to 12 credit hours (four courses) into the Counseling Program
upon acceptance. This policy is in alignment with the Graduate School. Transfer credits
are not reviewed for approval until applicants are accepted into the program, however,
the requirements for transfer credit are provided below.
Core Coursework Transfer Credit
Core courses are defined as any course a student must take as part of their degree
plan. In order for a course to transfer in as a core, the class must come from a CACREP-accredited
program, must match the content of the original 橙子视频 course, and not be older than
six years by the time of graduation from the Counseling Program at 橙子视频. Counseling
faculty and the Dean of the Graduate School reserve the right to make final decisions
regarding the appropriateness of core course transfers.
Elective Coursework Transfer Credit
In order for a course to transfer in as an elective, the class must be 鈥渃ounseling
related鈥� and not be older than six years by the time of graduation from the Counseling
Program at 橙子视频. Core courses from non-CACREP accredited programs cannot be used as
electives. Counseling faculty reserve the right to make final decisions regarding
the appropriateness of elective transfers.
Submitting Documentation for Transfer Credit
Students accepted to the program and want to transfer courses into the program must
have the official transcripts of the courses sent to the graduate school at espinoza@ulm.edu. Students must also send the syllabi of the classes to the Program Director of Counseling
at tfoster@ulm.edu for review.听
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