University of Oklahoma · Department of Human Relations

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMSCACREP: not listed

Overview

A 60-hour master's program in clinical mental health counseling from the Department of Human Relations, offered in Norman, Tulsa or a weekend program, with a practicum and two internship courses and a comprehensive exam.

Official program name: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.
Awarded degree: Master of Science in 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: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Oklahoma — Department of Human Relations
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Norman, OK
Required credits: 60 hours
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

The department page says the program may be completed in Norman, Tulsa or a combination of both campuses through 16-week, weekend or online coursework; the separate 100% online program is the M.C.M.H.C. through OU Online.

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in clinical mental health counseling offered by the Department of Human Relations on the Norman and Tulsa campuses.

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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: ou.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: RequiredH R 5283 Clinical Practicum (3 credit hours), after 30 hours of core counseling courses
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: RequiredCounseling Internship I and II, after 48 hours of core counseling courses
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Not published on the pages we checked. Ask who finds the practicum site, whether sites in your area are approved and how supervision works.

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Comprehensive exam completed during the last two semesters concurrently with Counseling Internship I (and II if needed)
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 12, 2026

Other

At most 9 hours of graduate counseling-based transfer credit
Source: ou-public.courseleaf.com · 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”.

Minimum GPA: Not verifiedApplicants with GPA of 2.5-2.99 or 2.49 and below may be admitted conditionally and must complete HR 5203 early in the program
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$50 — $50 ($100 for international applicants) non-refundable application fee
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredTranscripts from every college attended
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 79International applicants; 79 internet-based (600 paper, 250 computer-based), or IELTS 7.0
Source: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
IELTS Academic: Optional — minimum 7Alternative to TOEFL for international applicants
Source: 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 deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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 Students, Oklahoma Residents (tuition + mandatory hourly fees)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$413.20	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$24,792 = 60 credits × $413.20 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: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate Students, Non-Residents (tuition + additional non-resident tuition + mandatory hourly fees)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,153.70	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$69,222 = 60 credits × $1,153.70 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: ou.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $69,222 (60 credits × $1,153.70 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate Students, Non-Residents (tuition + additional non-resident tuition + mandatory hourly fees), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Arts & Sciences-Graduate college program and technology fee: $111.20 per creditMandatory
Source: ou.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No CACREP accreditation is matched to this program in the current CACREP directory, and no other programmatic accreditation was verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply programmatic accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

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.

LicensureStudents completing the program meet the academic requirements for the Oklahoma LPC license. Official disclosureSource: 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
ou.edu/bursar/tuition_fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
ou.edu/cas/humanrelations/academics/graduate/clinical-mental-health-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ou.edu/distanceeducation/licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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