Master of Arts in Education - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program offers a Master of Arts in Education. This degree program requires the successful completion of 60 credit hours of graduate education. Completion of the MAE in Clinical Mental Health Counseling provides graduates with the academic requirements toward mental health licensure in Nebraska. Along with the MAE degree, graduates who successfully pass the National Counselor Examination (NCE) will be prepared to apply for the provisional Licensed Mental Health Practioner (PLMHP) license in Nebraska.

Graduate Counselor Education Program Mission

We prepare ethical, culturally competent, and professionally skilled counselors to serve diverse and marginalized populations, with particular emphasis on the needs of rural, frontier, and High Plains communities, in collaboration with faculty, students, alumni, and community partners.

Graduate Counselor Education Program Student Learning Outcomes

Counselor Education Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Professional Identity, Ethics, & Cultural Competence-Students will demonstrate a professional counselor identity, apply ethical principles in accordance with ACA and ASCA codes, and provide culturally responsive counseling.
  2. Human Development & Career Counseling-Students will apply developmental theory and career strategies to guide practice. 
  3. Counseling Theory, Group Practice, & Assessment-Students will develop a theoretical orientation for individual and group counseling while identifying applicable assessments to guide practice.
  4. Specialization Competence-Students will demonstrate competency in their area of specialization, utilizing content-specific research to guide practice.