University at Buffalo · Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology

Mental Health Counseling, MS (online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science (MS) in Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMSCACREP: not listed

Overview

The same 60-credit MS in mental health counseling delivered part-time online over four years including two summers, through synchronous and asynchronous courses. The 600-hour internship is completed at an approved site; the clinical coordinator helps match students to sites.

Official program name: Mental Health Counseling, MS (online)
Awarded degree: Master of Science (MS) in Mental Health Counseling
Source: buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: buffalo.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: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University at Buffalo — Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Buffalo, NYWhere 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: 60 credit hours
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 4 years, including 2 summers (part-time online)
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Also offered as a full-time on-campus format (see ms-mental-health-counseling).

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in mental health counseling (LMHC track), part-time online format with its own schedule and deadline.

Source: buffalo.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: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework: Campus attendance: not verified
Class schedule: Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity: Part-time
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

The pages we checked do not say whether residencies, intensives or other campus visits are required. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

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.

Internship: Required600 hours. 12-credit internship, 600 hours across two semesters, including at least 240 direct client contact hours
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Supervision: On-site clinical supervisor plus instruction in CEP 600MHC
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement assistance: The Clinical Coordinator helps match students to internship sites
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Comprehensive exam and portfolio review required to graduate
Source: ed.buffalo.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: RequiredBaccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: Not verifiedMinimum 3 — Most admitted applicants have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — At least three recommenders
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$50 — $50 non-refundable application fee
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredUnofficial transcripts from all colleges attended
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGRE/MAT scores may be sent but are not required.
Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Miller Analogies Test (MAT): Not required
Source: ed.buffalo.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 deadline
Online: March 13
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ed.buffalo.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) — Fall 2026 Resident Graduate (includes Certificates), full-time per semesterFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$5,655	per semesterSource: buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Resident (in-state) — Fall 2026 Resident Graduate, per creditFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$471	per creditEstimated tuition$28,260 = 60 credits × $471 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: buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Fall 2026 Resident Graduate fees, full-time per semester: $1,659.86 per semesterMandatory
Source: buffalo.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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC)Status: AccreditedSource: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside New York.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

NY residents in exclusively online programs pay the resident tuition rate; non-residents pay the non-resident online rate.
Source: buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

LicensureThe program is registered by NYSED and meets educational requirements for licensure in New York State. Official disclosureSource: ed.buffalo.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	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maryland	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	Meets (as stated by the school)States Where Program Meets Educational Requirements: New York (New York State Education Department)	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	Does not meetListed under States Where Program DOES NOT Meet Educational Requirements	Source: ed.buffalo.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.

ed.buffalo.edu/academics/masters/mental-health.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ed.buffalo.edu/content/dam/ed/program-handbooks/csep/Mental-Health-Counseling-MS-Handbook.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ed.buffalo.edu/content/dam/ed/program-handbooks/csep/Rehab-Counseling-MS-Handbook-2.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
buffalo.edu/studentaccounts/tuition-and-fees/fall.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
buffalo.edu/studentaccounts/tuition-and-fees/tuition-for-online-academic-programs.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MS · Master'sClinical counselor preparation
Specialty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CACREP
Not listed for this program
Delivery
Online coursework · Mixed (live + self-paced)
Campus attendance
Campus attendance not verified
Practical training
Online coursework; campus attendance not verified; internship required600 internship hours
Study intensity
Part-time
Length
4 years, including 2 summers (part-time online) · 60 credit hours
Tuition
$471 per creditResident (in-state) — Fall 2026 Resident Graduate, per credit
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Buffalo, NY

Official program page How to apply

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