Oregon State University · Master of Counseling program, OSU-Cascades

Master of Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OSU-Cascades)

Awarded degree: Master of Counseling (MCoun), Clinical Mental Health Counseling option

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMCoun CACREP

Overview

A 90-credit, in-person Master of Counseling at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend with two-year and three-year options, evening classes, a practicum in the OSU-Cascades Counseling Clinic and a 600-hour internship at Central Oregon agencies.

Official program name: Master of Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OSU-Cascades)
Awarded degree: Master of Counseling (MCoun), Clinical Mental Health Counseling option
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: osucascades.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: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Oregon State University — Master of Counseling program, OSU-Cascades
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Corvallis, OR
Required credits: 90 credits
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: two-year or three-year option
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Summer
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in counseling, clinical mental health counseling option at the Bend campus.

Source: osucascades.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: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: osucascades.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
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. 600-hour internship, typically 20-30 clock hours per week in the final year
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location: Practicum hours at the OSU-Cascades Counseling Clinic; internships at local agencies throughout Central Oregon
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement arrangement: Students and the program arrange placements togetherStudents secure placements with support from the Clinical Mental Health Internship Coordinator
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Evening classes starting at 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday
Source: osucascades.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”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree earned prior to the start of the program
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate degree and all work completed thereafter
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume using the program template
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredInterview stage (virtual or face-to-face) with individual interviews, experiential activities and group discussions
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Background check: RequiredTSPC Character Questionnaire for all tracks
Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

Final deadline
December 1
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: osucascades.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
Resident (in-state) — Resident: Full-Time Schedule, total estimated tuition and fees	$50,751.80	entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Resident (in-state) — Resident: Part-Time Schedule (3 Years), total estimated tuition and fees	$52,637.70	entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Non-Resident: Full-Time Schedule (2 Years), total estimated tuition and fees	$82,442.80	entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Non-Resident: Part-Time Schedule (3 Years), total estimated tuition and fees	$84,328.70	entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $82,442.80 (published program total)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Non-Resident: Full-Time Schedule (2 Years), total estimated tuition and fees, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

One-time matriculation fee (new students): $380 entire programMandatory
Source: osucascades.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.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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. Coun.Accredited since January 11, 2023 · current cycle ends October 31, 2032Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Oregon State University participates in NC-SARA; limited authorization for programs requiring internships in Colorado Official pageSource: ecampus.oregonstate.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.

LicensureCompletion meets academic eligibility requirements for School Counselor Licensure from TSPC and LPC from the Oregon board Source: osucascades.edu · verified October 12, 2026
LicensureProspective students should evaluate whether the program meets requirements of their intended state Source: osucascades.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.

ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/graduate/education/clinical-mental-health-counseling/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling/admission/admission-requirements-and-application — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling/admission/application-process-timeline — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling/field-experience — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling/program-details — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
osucascades.edu/academics/counseling/tuition/tuition-and-fee-rates-clinical-mental-health — Official tuition and fees 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
MCoun · 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
Full-time or part-time
Length
two-year or three-year option · 90 credits
Tuition
$50,751.80 entire programResident (in-state) — Resident: Full-Time Schedule, total estimated tuition and fees, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Corvallis, OR

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