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Clinical Mental Health Counseling Licensure

Programs in the Counseling Department have been fully accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The School Counseling Program, which was part of the most recent review by CACREP, has been approved by the Tennessee State Department of Education

C-N strongly recommends that prospective and currently enrolled students who plan to seek licensure or certification outside the state of Tennessee contact the appropriate licensing agency for information and guidance before enrolling in a program which leads to licensure. It is imperative that students be cognizant of licensing requirements when they relocate to a state outside of Tennessee. Students should discuss licensing requirements with their adviser before enrolling in a program that leads to licensure, or when relocating to a state outside of Tennessee.

For information regarding the Carson-Newman University Professional School Counseling program and licensure contact:

Anna Lora Taylor, Assistant Professor of Counseling
Email: annaltaylor@xcslscl.com
Phone: (865) 471-3288

Carson-Newman has determined that the MSC in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program offered by the university meets the requirements to apply for licensure in the state of Tennessee. Carson-Newman has not made a determination if the MSC in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program will meet licensing requirements for any other U.S. state or territory. For additional information regarding licensure and certification in any state other than Tennessee, students should consult the specific state licensure board listed by state and U.S. territory in the disclosure information below.

Professional Licensure Disclosure and contact information for licensing agency for Counseling Licensure by state:

StateState Counseling Licensure BoardState Licensing Determination
AlabamaAlabama Board of Examiners in CounselingDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Board of Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Board of Behavioral Health ExaminersDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family TherapyDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaBoard of Behavioral SciencesDoes Not Meet
ColoradoState Board of Licensed Professional Counselor ExaminersDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Public Health Professional Counselor LicensureDoes Not Meet
DelawareBoard of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency ProfessionalsDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaBoard of Professional CounselingDoes Not Meet
FloridaBoard of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaSecretary of State Professional Licensing Boards DivisionDoes Not Meet
HawaiiDepartment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Mental Health Counselor ProgramDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family TherapistsDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationDoes Not Meet
IndianaBehavioral Health and Human Services Licensing BoardDoes Not Meet
IowaBureau of Professional LicensureDoes Not Meet
KansasBehavioral Sciences Regulatory BoardDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLA LPC Board of ExaminersDoes Not Meet
MaineOffice of Professional and Occupational RegulationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Department of HealthDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsBoard of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services ProfessionsDoes Not Meet
MichiganDepartment of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Board of Behavioral Health & TherapyDoes Not Meet
MississippiState Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Division of Professional RegistrationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana Department of Labor & IndustryDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska Department of Health & Human ServicesDoes Not Meet
New HampshireOffice of Professional Licensure and CertificationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyProfessional Counselor Examiners CommitteeDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Regulation & Licensing DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York State Education Department, Office of the Professions Division of Professional Licensing Services, Certification and Verification UnitDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota Board of Counselor ExaminersDoes Not Meet
OhioCounselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist BoardDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Board of Behavioral HealthDoes Not Meet
OregonBoard of Licensed Professional Counselors and TherapistsDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of StateDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of HealthDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and RegulationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaBoard of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family TherapistsDoes Not Meet
TennesseeBoard of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral TherapistsMeets
TexasTexas Behavioral Health Executive CouncilDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional LicensingDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Secretary of State Board of Allied Mental HealthDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia Board of CounselingDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington State Department of HealthDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Board of Examiners in CounselingDoes Not Meet
WisconsinWisconsin DSPS Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining BoardDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing BoardDoes Not Meet
NationalNational Board of Certified CounselorsStudents must meet national 
requirements before applying for certifications from individual states
GuamGuam Board of Allied Health ExaminersDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoBoard of Examiners of Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer AffairsDoes Not Meet