University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP

Overview

A 60-semester-hour M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with weekly late-afternoon and evening classes taught primarily in person on campus. It includes a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship, and students choose the NCE or CPCE as the comprehensive exam.

Official program name: Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Awarded degree: Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: unlv.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: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas — Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Required credits: 60 semester hour program
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Standard CMHC 2 1/2-Year Plan (standard course sequence)
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.

Source: unlv.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: unlv.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 a minimum of 100 hours of supervised counseling activities, including at least 40 direct individual and 10 direct group hours
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Internship (CED 751) of a minimum of 600 hours of field-based clinical mental health counseling activities, at least 240 in direct counseling services
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location: Practicum at departmentally approved community counseling sites
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: For Nevada CPC licensure, practicum plus two internships spanning at least 40 weeks are required; the standard plan of study anticipates this
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Students in practicum and internship must show personal liability coverage
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Classes meet once a week and are offered in the late afternoon and evenings to accommodate students' work and internship schedules.
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Comprehensive examination

Comprehensive exam required: students select the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE)
Source: unlv.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”.

Writing sample: RequiredTwo-to-three-page (500-750 words) narrative on reasons for pursuing counseling and the UNLV program
Source: unlv.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.

Application deadline
Jan. 15 · for Fall · PST
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: unlv.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) — Graduate coursesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$383.25	per creditEstimated tuition$22,995 = 60 credits × $383.25 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: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Nonresident graduate student (7 or more credits)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$10,094.50	per semesterSource: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Graduate Student Services Fee: $7 per creditMandatory
Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Distance Education Course Fee: $34 per credit
Source: unlv.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.S.Accredited since January 9, 2019 · current cycle ends October 31, 2030Source: 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.

LicensureThe Clinical Mental Health Counseling program also prepares students to seek licensure as a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Nevada. Official disclosureSource: unlv.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 meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maryland	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Jersey	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Puerto Rico	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
U.S. Virgin Islands	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington, DC	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	Does not meetDoes Not Meet	Source: unlv.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.

DAPIP — NWCCU 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
unlv.edu/academics/licensure-certification?state=All&plan_code=CEDMS — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/academics/licensure-certification?state=All&plan_code=CEDMS&page=1 — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/admissions/graduate/application-deadlines — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/cashiering/tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/degree/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/degree/phd-counselor-education-supervision — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
unlv.edu/sites/default/files/media/document/2024-08/CEP-CED-Handbook.pdf — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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