Rehabilitation and Career Counseling, MS

Program Coordinator: Susan Sherman (4425-F Health Sciences Building; 252-744-6300; shermans15@ecu.edu)

The master of science in rehabilitation and career counseling is a 62 credit hour Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program that generally takes a full-time student two years to complete. Graduates from the rehabilitation and career counseling program are eligible for national certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. Additionally, graduates are eligible for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors after two years of post-master’s degree supervised counseling experience.

The program requires 62 s.h. as follows:

Required courses - 56 s.h.

Note:

*The internship (ADRE 6991) must be repeated for a minimum of 12 s.h.

Approved elective courses - 6 s.h.

(Choose 6 s.h. from the following.)

ADRE 6375 - Military and Trauma Counseling
ADRE 6400 - Introduction to Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment
ADRE 6703 - Foundations of Addictions and Clinical Counseling
Other electives approved by program director

Personal Experiential Counseling Requirements

Students in the clinical counseling and rehabilitation and career counseling programs are required to participate in personal counseling and experiential activities. These include participation in a small personal growth group, a group counseling course, counseling pre-practicum and practicum courses, and an option of individual personal counseling by the student counseling center or from another mental health professional to meet part of an optional requirement in the counseling practicum course. All of these personal counseling experiences are oriented toward increasing personal and interpersonal growth of the student in order to become a competent professional clinical counselor.

Licensure/Certification Requirements in North Carolina

The curriculum for all ECU academic programs have been designed to meet the licensure/certification requirements in North Carolina and prepare students to sit for licensure/certification exams in North Carolina. The various licensure boards in each state are responsible for setting requirements for licensure/certification in their state. Other states have their own requirements, and you’ll want to make sure your program meets criteria in your home state (or state where you intend to work) before you apply. Search our state Licensure Dashboard to see if the program you’re interested in meets the educational requirements for licensing/certification in your home state (or state where you intend to work).