Central Michigan University · Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education

Online Counseling, M.A. - School Counseling Concentration

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling

School Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP Fully online coursework

Overview

Fully online 60-credit M.A. in Counseling (school counseling concentration) combining live synchronous and asynchronous courses with no residency requirement; the 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship are completed at sites in the student's local area.

Official program name: Online Counseling, M.A. - School Counseling Concentration
Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counseling
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: School Counseling
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: School counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for school counselor certification or licensure, which state education agencies grant. It is not clinical counselor licensure.
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
School: Central Michigan University — Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Mount Pleasant, MIWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.
Required credits: minimum of 60 credit hours
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework)
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Also offered as a hybrid program on the Mt. Pleasant campus (separate record); students apply to the site they plan to attend.

Why this program is listed

Master of Arts in Counseling with a school counseling concentration.

Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · 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: Fully online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework: No required campus attendance for coursework (stated)
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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. 100-hour practicum near the end of the program; 40 hours face-to-face work with clients
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. 600-hour internship; 240 direct face-to-face hours; concentration-specific site
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement arrangement: Students secure their own placement sitesThe program assists students in finding sites, but the student is responsible for securing a site
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Supervision: 2.5 hours of supervision per week; site supervisor available onsite
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Practicum may be completed at the on-campus Center for Community Counseling & Development Clinic (CCCD); space is limited
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement location: Practicum and internship placements in the student's local area
Source: online.cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement assistance: Dedicated practicum and internship coordinator assists with site placement and supervisor approval, including outside Michigan
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Supervision: School counseling interns must be supervised by a licensed school counselor; internship at a K-12 public, private or charter school
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

42-hour core including CED 690 Counseling Practicum, plus CED 691 Internship (6 hours) and 12 concentration hours
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · 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 2.8 — Undergraduate GPA 2.8 minimum; applicants below 2.8 still considered
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: Required3-page APA formatted statement of purpose
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Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two professional letters of recommendation
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Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or short statement of relevant work or volunteer experience
Source: cmich.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredOne-hour virtual group interview for invited applicants
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredTranscripts from undergraduate degree-granting institution and all graduate transcripts
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Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: cmich.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.

Priority deadline
February 1 (priority; applications accepted until cohort fills) · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
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Year not printed
Priority deadline
September 1 (priority; applications accepted until cohort fills) · for Spring 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: cmich.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
Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, U.S. resident tuitionFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$862	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$51,720 = 60 credits × $862 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: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
International — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuitionFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,062	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$63,720 = 60 credits × $1,062 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: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Student Services Fee: $225 per semesterMandatory
Source: cmich.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 Assistantship AssistantshipCompetitive
Role descriptions, tuition remittance and stipend information emailed to counseling students when positions become available
Eligibility: Both CMU Online students and Hybrid students are eligible to apply.
Source: cmich.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: School Counseling · Degree: M.A.Accredited since July 10, 2019 · current cycle ends October 31, 2029 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

CMU is an approved State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Participant. Official pageSource: cmich.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.

School counselor certificationSchool Counselors are eligible for a Limited Licensed Counselor (LLC) in Michigan, a School Counselor License and/or the School Counselor NT endorsement on a teaching certificate in Michigan. Official disclosureSource: cmich.edu · verified October 12, 2026
LicensureIf the CMU Counseling Program does not meet the requirements for licensure in the state an applicant wishes to seek licensure in, the applicant may not enroll in the CMU Counseling Program. Official disclosureSource: cmich.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.

cmich.smartcatalogiq.com/2026-2027/graduate-bulletin/colleges-and-departments/counseling-educational — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
online.cmich.edu/program/online-counseling — Official program page, 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
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
cmich.edu/academics/accreditation-and-licensure-information — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
cmich.edu/academics/colleges/college-education-human-services/departments/counseling-educational-lea — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
cmich.edu/academics/colleges/college-education-human-services/departments/counseling-educational-lea — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
cmich.edu/offices-departments/finance-administrative-services/financial-services-reporting/student-a — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
cmich.edu/program/Counseling-MA — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MA · Master'sSchool counselor preparation
Specialty
School Counseling
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
Fully online coursework · Mixed (live + self-paced)
Campus attendance
No campus visits (stated)
Practical training
Fully online coursework; local practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours
Study intensity
Full-time or part-time
Length
2.5 years full-time; 3.5 years part-time (full-time, year-round coursework) · minimum of 60 credit hours
Tuition
$1,062 per creditInternational — Graduate tuition rates, Master's/Specialist, International tuition, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI

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