Bradley University · Department of Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Overview

A 60-credit Master of Arts in Counseling with a clinical mental health counseling concentration, offered on campus in Peoria, with a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship.

Official program name: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Bradley University — Department of Counseling
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Peoria, IL
Required credits: 60 semester hours
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

The same degree is also delivered online through Bradley University Online (separate record).

Why this program is listed

Master of Arts in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration (campus).

Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.

Academic delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.

Practicum: Required100 hours. Practicum of at least 100 clock hours, 40 direct service
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Internship of 600 clock hours, 240 direct service, over two semesters
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement arrangement: Students secure their own placement sitesStudents are responsible for finding a site; applies to campus-based and online students
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Supervision: At least one hour per week of individual site supervision plus 1.5 hours per week of university group supervision
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Pass each of the eight core areas of the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Graduate core of 3 semester hours, program core of 48 semester hours and 9 semester hours of specialty area course work
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Last-60-hour undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for unconditional admission; conditional admission with 2.75 cumulative
Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three professional and/or academic references, one from a current supervisor
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredOnline group interview
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: WaivedGRE or MAT score required only if the Graduate Admission GPA evaluation is less than 3.0
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Miller Analogies Test (MAT): WaivedGRE or MAT score required only if the Graduate Admission GPA evaluation is less than 3.0
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlineDomestic applicants
Fall (Domestic students, SEVIS transfer) June 15 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadlineDomestic applicants
Spring (Domestic students, SEVIS transfer) November 1 · for Spring 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
International applicantsInternational applicants
Fall (International students without a SEVIS record) April 15 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Graduate Tuition, Traditional Graduate ProgramsFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,158	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$69,480 = 60 credits × $1,158 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $69,480 (60 credits × $1,158 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Graduate Tuition, Traditional Graduate Programs, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

University Fees (graduate): $880Mandatory
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Graduate Assistantships (on-campus students) AssistantshipCompetitive
Full-time: stipend and waiver of 100% of actual tuition costs, with a maximum tuition award per academic year; part-time: stipend and 50% waiver
Eligibility: On-campus students
Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Degree: M.A.Accredited since January 9, 2014 · current cycle ends October 31, 2031 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Bradley University is a SARA-approved institution; state laws may limit online offerings outside Illinois. Source: catalog.bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

LicensureStudents who reside outside Illinois must check their state's credentialing requirements. Official disclosureSource: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

State-by-state disclosure as published

States not shown were not printed on the disclosure we checked and are not verified.

State	Educational requirements	Source
Alabama	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification (may have additional state requirements)	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification (may have additional state requirements)	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maryland	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification (may have additional state requirements)	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Jersey	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Puerto Rico	School has not determinedBradley has not determined whether its program meets the educational requirements	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	School has not determinedBradley has not determined whether its program meets the educational requirements	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
U.S. Virgin Islands	School has not determinedBradley has not determined whether its program meets the educational requirements	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification (may have additional state requirements)	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	Does not meetBradley has determined its program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification (may have additional state requirements)	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington, DC	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	Meets (as stated by the school)Bradley has determined its program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification	Source: bradley.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

catalog.bradley.edu/graduate/education-health-sciences/education-counseling-leadership/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.bradley.edu/graduate/programs/master-arts-counseling-clinical-mental-health-counseling/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
bradley.edu/academics/departments/counseling/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
bradley.edu/admissions/graduate/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
bradley.edu/admissions/tuition/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
bradley.edu/state-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
bradley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Counseling-Program-Student-Handbook-2026-2027.docx.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MA · Master'sClinical counselor preparation
Specialty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
60 semester hours
Tuition
$1,158 per creditAll students — Graduate Tuition, Traditional Graduate Programs, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Peoria, IL

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