Niagara University Online Post-Master’s Counseling Certificate
Niagara University is a private Catholic university in Lewiston, New York, United States. It offers an online clinical mental health counseling bridge program for students seeking to meet New York State licensure requirements. The bridge program is fully online and can be completed full-time or part-time. It takes nine to 12 months to complete and includes 21 credits. Students can start in fall, spring, or summer, and the program leads to clinical mental health counseling licensure in New York State.
This bridge program is approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and is designed for master’s level clinicians seeking licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) eligibility. Students complete the required coursework and supervised clinical experience needed for licensure. The program also prepares eligible students to sit for the certified clinical mental health counselor (CCMHC) examination.
Students in the bridge program study the nine required content areas for New York State licensure. These include human growth and development; social and cultural diversity; counseling theory and practice; psychopathologies; group work; career development; counseling assessment; research and program evaluation; and foundations of CMHC and ethics. The program also requires a 600-hour supervised internship in mental health counseling. Some common courses include foundations of mental health counseling and ethics; lifespan and human development; assessment in counseling; social and cultural diversity; and psychopathologies.
The program is open to applicants with a graduate GPA of 3.0 and an earned master’s degree in a closely related field. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, a statement of intent, official transcripts, a resume, and participate in an interview. Students with degrees earned outside the United States or Canada must also submit a degree evaluation, and applicants whose native language is not English must provide proof of language proficiency. Niagara University uses rolling admissions and typically notifies students of decisions in three to four weeks.
Niagara University is located in Lewiston, New York. It is officially accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Its clinical mental health counseling bridge program is approved by the New York State Education Department and is designed to meet New York State educational requirements for LMHC licensure.
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Bridge Program) Online
5795 Lewiston Rd.Niagara University, New York
Program Essentials
Post-Master's Certificate
Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Yes
0 – No required campus visits
21
Fall, Spring, Summer
Complete in as few as 3 semesters
Program Admissions
No GRE required
3.0
No state restrictions
Program Tuition
21
$900.00
$18,900.00
$900.00
$18,900.00
Tuition is calculated based on credits, at the published tuition rate. Rates may change, so please check here for the latest tuition information. For programs with variable tuition rates, we use the rates for part-time students. “Resident” and “non-resident” refer to the student’s school-recognized state residency status. Tuition number represents the cost of tuition for the entire program, not per semester or year. Estimated total tuition does not include additional fees.
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