Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Counseling
Board of Counseling - General
Part 2 - EDUCATION
Section R. 338.1765 - Counselor educational training requirements
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 338.1765
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 65. A counselor educational training program must be conducted at an accredited higher education institution and the educational institution or accrediting institution must satisfy 1 of the standards approved and adopted under R 338.1761. The counselor educational training program must also satisfy 1 of the following requirements:
(a) The program holds CACREP accreditation under the standards approved and adopted under R 338.1763(1) or (2).
(b) For a program that does not satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a) of this rule, proof of satisfying 1 of the following requirements is required:
(i) For
applicants that entered a program on or before June 30, 2023, the program must
consist of not less than 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours in a
graduate-level degree granting program. The program must include graduate
coursework and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional
disorders and all other coursework requirements of CACREP, including a
practicum and an internship. The applicant shall bear the expense of a program
evaluation to determine whether the applicant's educational program and any
supplemental coursework was substantially equivalent to a program that
satisfies the standards adopted under
R 338.1763(1) or
(2). The evaluation must be completed by 1 of
the following entities:
(A) The CCE, found at
the website https://cce-global.org.
(B) A credential evaluation organization that
is a current member organization of the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (NACES), found at the website
https://www.naces.org.
(ii) For applicants that entered a program on
or after July 1, 2023, the program must consist of not less than 60 semester
hours or 90 quarter hours in a graduate-level degree granting program. The
program must include graduate coursework and training in the diagnosis and
treatment of mental and emotional disorders and all other coursework
requirements of CACREP, including a practicum and an internship. The applicant
shall bear the expense of a program evaluation to determine whether the
applicant's educational program and any supplemental coursework was
substantially equivalent to a program that satisfies the standards adopted
under R 338.1763(1) or
(2). The evaluation must be completed by 1 of
the following entities:
(A) The CCE, found at
the website https://cce-global.org.
(B) A credential evaluation organization that
is a current member organization of NACES, found at the website
https://www.naces.org.
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