Winthrop University Online Master’s in Counseling Development

• M.Ed. – Counseling and Development: Clinical Mental Health
• M.Ed. – Counseling and Development: School Counseling

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Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offering two online concentrations through its master of education in counseling and development program. These include clinical mental health and school counseling.

This full-time 60-credit program spans three years with small classes, cohort learning, and dedicated faculty support. Students complete 700 hours of practicums and internships as well as a required two-day on-campus residency during the fall semester for skill assessment. The CACREP-aligned curriculum covers counseling theories, skills, diversity, group counseling, family counseling, addiction counseling, diagnosis, and advanced interventions, preparing graduates for licensing exams such as the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), the National Counselor Exam (NCE), and the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE).

The MEd in counseling development with a clinical mental health concentration equips students to help people address life-interfering issues through concentration courses such as foundations and ethical issues in community mental health and clinical mental health program planning, consulting, and supervision.

The MEd in counseling development with school counseling concentration readies students to support P-12 academic, career, and personal/social/emotional growth through concentration courses, including foundations and ethical issues in school counseling and school planning, consulting, and supervision.

Admission requires official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate coursework, a resume, one professional reference, a virtual graded interview with the graduate program director or designated faculty, a brief statement of purpose explaining pursuit of counseling and field fit, a background check, and an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Its master’s in counseling program holds accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).