The Post Master’s Certificate for Licensure in Professional School Counseling provides courework required for school counselor licensure.
Candidates for this certificate program must already possess a graduate degree in one of the following counseling areas: addictions; career; clinical
mental health; clinical rehabilitation; college counseling and student affairs; marriage, couple, and family counseling; or rehabilitation. The certificate
program will include a combination of online and hybrid, on-campus courses.
1. Only candidates with at least a 48-hour graduate degree** in one of the qualifying counseling speciality areas listed from a regionally accredited program will be considered for this certificate.
2. Students must complete the certificate within 3 years.
3. Students must earn a “B” or better in all graded courses applied toward satisfying certificate requirements.
4. No more than two specialty classes taken at UNCP within the past seven years may be applied to the certificate curriculum. Courses taken at other colleges/universities are not eligible to transfer credit to this program.
5. Students are obligated to adhere to all other policies established by the program, school, and university.
6. Students are responsible for purchasing all course materials including a lifetime subscription to the field placement software.
7. Students must pass the Praxis II Specialty Area Test in School Counseling.
8. Students should be aware that UNCP makes recommendation for licensure only; licensure is granted by the NCDPI. Thus, there may be other
requirements mandated by NCDPI before a license will be issued.
**Students who did not complete the standard counseling core courses as defined by CACREP will be required to complete any missing core courses in addition to the program of study outlined for this certificate.
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