Utah Valley University · Department of Psychology and Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.

Awarded degree: Master of Science

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP

Overview

A 60-credit, in-person M.S. in Orem with a cohort model and Summer or Fall entry. Students complete 700 clinical hours across practicum and two internship semesters; no thesis is required.

Official program name: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.
Awarded degree: Master of Science
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: catalog.uvu.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: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Utah Valley University — Department of Psychology and Counseling
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Orem, UT
Required credits: Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: five semesters when enrolled full-time (full-time with satisfactory progress)
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Summer, Fall
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Courses are offered in online, hybrid and face-to-face formats each semester within the in-person program.

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.

Source: catalog.uvu.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: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: uvu.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. Practicum: 100 hours of field training in a clinical mental health setting, including at least 40 direct service hours
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: RequiredCounseling Internship, repeatable for a minimum of two semesters; completes the direct and indirect clinical hours mandated by DOPL and CACREP
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement: 700 clinical hours are required for completion (practicum plus Internship I and II)
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement arrangement: Students and the program arrange placements togetherStudents work with their faculty advisor to identify a practicum placement; the program maintains relationships with approved sites
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Supervision: Supervision on-site by a qualified clinical supervisor and on campus with a CMHC faculty supervisor
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Thesis

No thesis required
Source: uvu.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 university, minimum 120 credit hours
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredAbnormal Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredLetter of application / personal statement
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
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Résumé / CV: RequiredCurriculum vitae
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Interview: RequiredSelected applicants are invited to on-campus interviews in early February 2027
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$50 — $50 application fee
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Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 79International students whose native language is not English; 79 iBT or IELTS 6.0
Source: catalog.uvu.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
December 9, 2026 · for 2027 cohort (Summer/Fall 2027)
Source: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Upcoming

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, per credit hour (MSW/MFT/School Counseling/CMHC table)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$434	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$26,040 = 60 credits × $434 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: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Non-resident, per credit hour (MSW/MFT/School Counseling/CMHC table)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$1,130	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$67,800 = 60 credits × $1,130 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: uvu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $67,800 (60 credits × $1,130 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Non-resident, per credit hour (MSW/MFT/School Counseling/CMHC table), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Student fees per credit hour (capped at 334.60 from 10 credits): $33.46 per creditMandatory
Source: uvu.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 August 5, 2024 · current cycle ends April 30, 2034 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

UVU has adopted an attestation process that allows prospective students to enroll as long as they attest that they intend to seek employment in a state where the program meets educational requirements. Official pageSource: uvu.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.

LicensureThe UVU CMHC Program is designed only to meet education and experience requirements for provisional licensure in Utah. Official disclosureSource: uvu.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.

catalog.uvu.edu/courses/cmhc/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.uvu.edu/humanities-social-sciences/psychology-and-counseling/clinical-mental-health-counseli — Official catalog / bulletin, 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
uvu.edu/accreditation-academic-assessment/accreditation/compliance/professionallicensure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/cmhc/program-information.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/cmhc/prospective-students.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
uvu.edu/tuition/docs/graduate/2026-2027/tuitionandfees2026-2027-msw-maft-out-of-state-no-mat.pdf — 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
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum hours
Study intensity
Full-time or part-time
Length
five semesters when enrolled full-time (full-time with satisfactory progress) · Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits
Tuition
$434 per creditResident (in-state) — Resident, per credit hour (MSW/MFT/School Counseling/CMHC table), 2026-2027
Next deadline
December 9, 2026 (2027 cohort (Summer/Fall 2027))
Location
Orem, UT

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