University of Oklahoma · Department of Human Relations

Online Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMCMHC CACREP Fully online coursework

Overview

A 60-credit online master's program in clinical mental health counseling from the Department of Human Relations, with live evening online classes, two weeklong virtual residencies, and an in-person 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship.

Official program name: Online Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Awarded degree: Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · 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: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Oklahoma — Department of Human Relations
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Norman, OKWhere 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: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: as few as 30 monthsA minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online master's degree in clinical mental health counseling (Department of Human Relations).

Source: ou-public.courseleaf.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: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework: No required campus attendance for coursework (stated)
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
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. 100-clock-hour practicum, including 40 direct hours
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. 600-clock-hour internship, including 240 direct hours (300 hours in each of Internship I and II)
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location: Practicum and internship are completed in person at the student's chosen site.
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Practicum and internship typically require about 20 hours per week at the chosen site; weekly virtual class attendance is mandatory.
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Supervision: Evaluations from the practicum/internship professor and the onsite clinical supervisor
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Other

Two required weeklong virtual residencies (online, not on campus): the first during the first 18 credit hours, the second during the Practicum/Internship summer semester.
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transfer credit is not accepted.
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026

Comprehensive examination

Passing score on the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE) or another faculty-approved comprehensive exam
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

All courses include required live evening lectures (Central time).
Source: online.ou.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 from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 or graduate GPA of 2.8
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal statement demonstrating graduate-level writing
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation, one a character reference
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurrent resume
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredTwo writing samples
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from all institutions attended
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredNonrefundable $350 deposit upon admission, applied to first-semester tuition
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational students
Source: online.ou.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
Rolling admission
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.ou.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
Online students	$845	per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$50,700 = 60 credits × $845 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: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Online students — Program total	$50,700	entire programIncludes feesSource: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $50,700 (published program total)

Comparison basis: Online students — Program total, academic year not stated. 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.

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

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: Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Degree: MCMHCAccredited since January 16, 2025 · current cycle ends October 31, 2034 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

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

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.

LicensureApproved by the Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure; meets educational requirements for LPC licensure in Oklahoma. Licensure requirements vary by state. Official disclosureSource: online.ou.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	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	Does not meetDoes not meet the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Guam	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Jersey	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	Does not meetDoes not meet the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Northern Mariana Islands	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Puerto Rico	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
U.S. Virgin Islands	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington, DC	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the requirements for licensure	Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	School has not determinedApplicants without CACREP-accredited degrees must submit transcripts and syllabi for board review of content and hours equivalency	Source: ou.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.

online.ou.edu/programs/graduate/mental-health-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
ou-public.courseleaf.com/dodge-arts-sciences/human-relations/clinical-mental-health-counseling-maste — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
ou.edu/distanceeducation/licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MCMHC · Master'sClinical counselor preparation
Specialty
Clinical Mental Health 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
Study intensity not published
Length
as few as 30 months · 60 credit hours
Tuition
$845 per creditOnline students
Next deadline
Rolling admission
Location
Norman, OK

Official program page How to apply

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