MAC Curriculum

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

The Clinical Counseling program provides preparation for those who wish to serve as counselors in agency/professional settings. The program has been approved by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board to meet the educational requirements for professional counselor licensure in Ohio.

Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ID Name Hours
ID COU 503 Name Human Growth and Development Hours 3
ID COU 505 Name Techniques in Counseling Hours 4
ID COU 509 Name Philosophy and History of Counseling Hours 2

Core Courses (22 hours)

ID Name Hours
ID COU 504 Name Theories of Counseling and Advanced Techniques Hours 4
ID COU 508 Name Group Processes in Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 510 Name Assessment and Appraisal Hours 3
ID COU 511 Name Applied Research and Quantitative Methods Hours 3
ID COU 512 Name Community Mental Health and Agency Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 532 Name Professional Issues in Counseling: Legal and Ethical Hours 3
ID COU 537 Name Social Foundations in Cross-Cultural Counseling Hours 3

Required Field Experience (9 hours)

ID Name Hours
ID COU 580 Name Practicum in Clinical Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 581 Name Internship in Clinical Counseling I Hours 3
ID COU 582 Name Internship in Clinical Counseling II Hours 3

Required Clinical Courses (20 hours)

ID Name Hours Location
ID COU 609 Name Diagnosis of Mental & Emotional Disorders Hours 4 Location (Area #3)
ID COU 610 Name Psychopathology, Personality & Abnormal Behavior Hours 4 Location (Area #1)
ID COU 620 Name Evaluation of Mental & Emotional Status Hours 4 Location (Area #2)
ID COU 636 Name Marital & Family Counseling Hours 4 Location (Area #4)
ID COU 637 Name Chemical Dependency & Substance Abuse Hours 4 Location (Area #4)
ID COU 639 Name Psychopharmacology for Counselors Hours 4 Location (Area #4)
ID COU 640 Name Clinical Seminar in Methods of Intervention & Prevention Hours 4 Location (Area #4)
ID COU 641 Name Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders Hours 4 Location (Area #5)
ID COU 652 Name Training in Consultation Hours 4 Location (Area #5)
ID COU 653 Name Clinical Supervision Hours 4 Location (Area #5)
ID COU 660 Name Advanced Supervised Clinical Internship Hours 1-4 Location (Area #5)

Clinical mental health candidates must complete 60 semester hours in order to qualify to sit for the LPC licensure examination; to qualify to sit for the LPCC licensure examination graduates must complete 60 semester hours of coursework and 3,000 additional supervised hours. The 20 semester hours of clinical coursework includes at least one course in each of the following 5 clinical areas:

  1. Clinical psychopathology, personality, and abnormal behavior
  2. Evaluation of mental and emotional disorders
  3. Diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders
  4. Methods of intervention and prevention of mental and emotional disorders
  5. Treatment of mental and emotional disorders
School Counseling Concentration

The School Counseling program provides preparation for individuals who desire to be school counselors. Completion of the Master’s degree and the specialty examination (OAE 040) in school counseling are required by the Ohio Department of Education for school counseling licensure. Admission to the program does not require a current or prior teaching license or certificate.

Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ID Name Hours
ID COU 503 Name Human Growth and Development Hours 3
ID COU 505 Name Techniques in Counseling Hours 4
ID COU 509 Name Philosophy and History of Counseling Hours 2

Core Courses (23 hours)

ID Name Hours
ID COU 504 Name Theories of Counseling and Advanced Techniques Hours 4
ID COU 508 Name Group Processes in Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 510 Name Assessment and Appraisal Hours 3
ID COU 511 Name Applied Research and Quantitative Methods Hours 3
ID COU 532 Name Professional Issues in Counseling: Legal and Ethical Hours 3
ID COU 537 Name Social Foundations in Cross-Cultural Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 641 Name Counseling Issues in a Global Society Hours 4

Required Courses and Field Experience

ID Name Hours
ID COU 519 Name Organization and Administration of School Guidance Hours 3
ID COU 521 Name Counseling Youth at Risk Hours 3
ID COU 522 Name Counseling Children and Adolescents Hours 3
ID COU 594 Name Practicum in School Counseling Hours 3
ID COU 596 Name Internship in School Counseling I Hours 3
ID COU 597 Name Internship in School Counseling II Hours 3

School Candidates must complete a total of at least 45 semester hours in order to qualify to sit for the OAE 040 exam for Licensed Professional School Counselor licensure.

Syllabi are available for review by all enrolled or prospective students. To access a syllabi, please email our administrative assistant, Krista Kanter, at kkantner@heifelberg.edu.