Old Dominion University · Department of Counseling & Human Services, Darden College of Education & Professional Studies

Counseling with a Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSEd), in-person

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Education (Counseling with a Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMSEd CACREP

Overview

A 60-credit MSEd in counseling with a clinical mental health concentration, offered in person on the Norfolk campus. Students complete a 100-hour practicum, a 600-hour internship and a comprehensive exam.

Official program name: Counseling with a Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSEd), in-person
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Education (Counseling with a Concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling)
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: catalog.odu.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.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Old Dominion University — Department of Counseling & Human Services, Darden College of Education & Professional Studies
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Norfolk, VA
Required credits: minimum of 60 semester credits
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Also offered fully online through ODUGlobal; see the separate online record.

Why this program is listed

MSEd in counseling, clinical mental health counseling concentration (in-person format).

Source: catalog.odu.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: odu.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 in Counseling (100 hrs minimum)
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Internship in Mental Health Counseling (600 hrs minimum)
Source: catalog.odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement arrangement: Students secure their own placement sitesBoth mental health and school counseling trainees complete practicum in mental health settings and are responsible for securing those sites
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Trainees must secure and maintain professional liability (malpractice) insurance throughout fieldwork
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Multiple-choice comprehensive examination covering the 8 core counseling areas
Source: catalog.odu.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”.

Statement / essay: RequiredOriginal double-spaced 500-word essay
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume listing information as if applying for a counselor job
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from all universities attended
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 600Applicants whose native language is other than English
Source: odu.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
Rolling admission · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rolling
Priority deadline
Rolling admission · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rolling

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
Resident (in-state) — Graduate, in state per credit hour ($510 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus coursesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$672	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$40,320 = 60 credits × $672 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: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, out of state per credit hour ($1361 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus coursesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,523	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$91,380 = 60 credits × $1,523 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: odu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $91,380 (60 credits × $1,523 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate, out of state per credit hour ($1361 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus courses, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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 with program faculty AssistantshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Interested students
Source: odu.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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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.S.Ed.Accredited since July 10, 2007 · current cycle ends March 31, 2028 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

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.

LicensureClinical Mental Health Counseling graduates meet the educational requirements to pursue the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in Virginia. Official disclosureSource: catalog.odu.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
Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)VA: yes	Source: odu.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.odu.edu/graduate/education/counseling-human-services/counseling-clinical-mental-health-msed/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC 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
odu.edu/about-us/state-authorization-licensure/licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
odu.edu/counseling-human-services/academics/admission-requirements — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
odu.edu/counseling-human-services/academics/counseling/msed-in-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
odu.edu/sites/default/files/2026/documents/2026-2027-msed-fieldwork-handbook.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
odu.edu/tuition/rates — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MSEd · 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
minimum of 60 semester credits
Tuition
$672 per creditResident (in-state) — Graduate, in state per credit hour ($510 standard + $162 mandatory auxiliary), Norfolk campus courses, 2026-2027
Next deadline
Rolling admission
Location
Norfolk, VA

Official program page How to apply

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