{"id":842,"date":"2023-01-06T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/m-a-in-mental-health-counseling-licensure\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:29:01","slug":"m-a-in-mental-health-counseling-licensure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/m-a-in-mental-health-counseling-licensure\/","title":{"rendered":"M.A. in Mental Health Counseling Licensure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensure<\/h2>\n

Our M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/a> program follows New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice standards in order to fulfill eligibility requirements for state licensure as a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) and prepares you for the National Clinical Mental Health Licensing Exam.<\/p>\n

Rivier’s M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is fully approved for licensure in school counseling by the New Hampshire Department of Education. This qualifies graduates to be licensed only in the State of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

Applicants seeking licensure or certification outside of New Hampshire must review the regulations for licensure and\/or certification in those states to ensure acceptance and also confirm any additional licensing or certification requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligibility requirements for licensure as a CMHC in New Hampshire have three primary components of the pre-master’s educational and practice guidelines as well as post-master’s practice standards:<\/p>\n

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  1. Applicants have a 60-semester-hour master\u2019s or doctoral degree in clinical mental health counseling from a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited institution pursuant to RSA 330-A: 19 or a school that is a regionally accredited institution of education meeting regulatory rules in Mhp305.01 (b).<\/li>\n
  2. Successful completion of the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE) taken after degree completion. Information about the NCHMCE is found here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. The completion of 3,000 hours of post-master’s clinical work in a counseling environment that must occur over 2-4 years, supervised by an LCMHC, and pre-approved by the NHBMHP. Additional rules, forms, and details are found on the NHBMHP website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Each state has its own licensure rules, although most follow this same general structure. It is the student\u2019s responsibility to determine the licensure requirements for any state where they plan to apply for licensure. Students should contact the specific state licensing board directly to verify the information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    For example, our program does not automatically align with MA. Each student who wants to be licensed as a counselor in MA needs to visit this page for contact information<\/a> or contact Executive Director, 1000 Washington St Suite 170 Boston, Massachusetts 02118-6100, (617) 727-3080 (tel.) and (617) 727-1627 (fax).<\/p>\n

    Use the link provided above to identify the contact information for each state you seek to licensure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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