Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors
Subchapter 9 - Academic Requirements
Section 86:11-9-1 - Graduate hours and degrees required

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 86:11-9-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Each applicant shall possess at least a master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. At least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall:

(1) follow a planned, sequenced mental health program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by the governing authority of the college or university.

(2) include a program whose primary focus is clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling.

(3) be listed in the college or university catalog, including the core courses from the knowledge areas outlined in 310:405-9-2(1-7) and include at least five (5) of the sixteen (16) knowledge areas outlined in 310:405-9-2(8).

Transferred from 310:405-9-1 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this Chapter)

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