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Mental Health Counseling

The MS program in Mental Health Counseling meets educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Arkansas. The program is not accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). For information about the program and its curriculum, see Psychology and Counseling in the UCA Graduate Bulletin.

Students interested in obtaining a licensure as a Professional Counselor in another state should check with the applicable licensing authority in that state to determine whether UCA’s program meets the state’s education requirements for eligibility for licensure. The American Counseling Association (ACA) maintains a comprehensive and searchable list of state credentialing requirements: https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/licensure-requirements.

The following table lists all U.S. states and discloses, in accordance with federal rules, one of the following: (1) UCA’s Mental Health Counseling program meets state education requirements for licensure, (2) UCA’s Mental Health Counseling program does not meet state education requirements for licensure, or (3) UCA has not made a determination that its Mental Health Counseling program meets state education requirements for licensure or certification.

StateProgram/Curriculum Disclosure
AlaskaDetermination not made
ArizonaDetermination not made
ArkansasProgram meets education requirements
CaliforniaDetermination not made
ColoradoDetermination not made
ConnecticutDetermination not made
DelawareDetermination not made
FloridaDetermination not made
GeorgiaDetermination not made
HawaiiDetermination not made
IdahoDetermination not made
IllinoisDetermination not made
IndianaDetermination not made
IowaDetermination not made
KansasDetermination not made
KentuckyDetermination not made
LouisianaDetermination not made
MaineDetermination not made
MarylandDetermination not made
MassachusettsDetermination not made
MichiganDetermination not made
MinnesotaDetermination not made
MississippiDetermination not made
MissouriDetermination not made
MontanaDetermination not made
NebraskaDetermination not made
NevadaDetermination not made
New HampshireDetermination not made
New JerseyDetermination not made
New MexicoDetermination not made
New YorkDetermination not made
North CarolinaDetermination not made
North DakotaDetermination not made
OhioDetermination not made
OklahomaDetermination not made
OregonDetermination not made
PennsylvaniaDetermination not made
Rhode IslandDetermination not made
South CarolinaDetermination not made
South DakotaDetermination not made
TennesseeDetermination not made
TexasDetermination not made
UtahDetermination not made
VermontDetermination not made
VirginiaDetermination not made
WashingtonDetermination not made
West VirginiaDetermination not made
WisconsinDetermination not made
WyomingDetermination not made