Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling

Plan Description

The Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services offers an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling. The certificate program is designed for individuals already holding master’s degrees in counseling who are seeking to enhance their professional counseling practice and licensure options.

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling is targeted primarily toward those individuals who have graduated from CACREP accredited or equivalent programs, but do not meet the necessary educational requirements for the LPC in the State of Nevada.

Faculty members in the Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services endeavor to promote excellence in counselor education and counseling research. Our graduate counseling programs prepare students to:

• Serve as professional counselors, advocates, and leaders who maximize opportunities for individuals, groups, and communities with a particular emphasis on helping underserved and oppressed client populations;
• Address developmental, academic, career, mental health, socio-cultural, and wellness needs of clients seeking counseling;
• Help individuals, groups and communities strive to find meaning, involvement, worth, and dignity in their lives;
• Engage in action research and program evaluations to further the knowledge base and best practice initiatives of the counseling profession; and
• Advocate with local, state, and national organizations to promote client and societal wellbeing.

The certificate consists of 12-24 credits, based on the student’s master’s degree training.

For more information about your program, including your graduate program handbook and learning outcomes, please visit the Degree Directory.

Plan Admission Requirements

Application deadlines

Applications available on the UNLV Graduate College website.

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling is an extension of the M.S. degree and is geared for those individuals who have graduated from CACREP accredited or equivalent programs, but do not meet the necessary educational requirements for the Nevada licensure for Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC).

All applicants must review and follow the  Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements, including the submission of:

1. All post-secondary transcripts
2. Letters of recommendations
3. A resume/CV
4. Responses to the writing sample prompts

Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.

Plan Requirements

See Subplan Requirements below.

Subplan 1: Post CACREP Community Counseling Master’s
Subplan 2: Con-Current School Counseling Master’s
Subplan 3: Non-CACREP Community Counseling Master’s
Subplan 4: Post Counseling Related Master’s

Subplan 1 Requirements: Post CACREP Community Counseling Master’s

Total Credits Required: 12

Subplan 2 Requirements: Con-Current School Counseling Master’s

Total Credits Required: 12-24

Subplan 3 Requirements: Non-CACREP Community Counseling Master’s

Total Credits Required: 24

Subplan 4 Requirements: Post Counseling Related Master’s

Total Credits Required: 24

Plan Certificate Completion Requirements

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.