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Send your official college transcripts
Request that all colleges and universities you have attended send transcripts electronically to: gradadm@umsl.edu.
Selected applicants will be invited to interview with Counseling Program faculty and current graduate students. Interviews typically occur between 4 to 6 weeks after the application deadline.
Full admission procedures for the Counseling MEd can be found in the program Documents section.
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Strengthen Mental and Emotional Health and Well-Being
A 60 credit hour campus-based evening program preparing professionals for work in community settings, universities, and businesses. Graduates are eligible for the Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor credentials.
Thank you for your interest in the University of Missouri—St. Louis (UMSL) Counseling Program and the Master’s of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC). The counseling faculty members are committed to training multiculturally-competent clinical mental health counselors to serve clients in urban environments.
The CMHC degree allows students to choose electives in an area of interest, such as couples and family counseling, addictions, career counseling, multicultural counseling, play therapy, and others while pursuing a rigorous course of study in clinical mental health counseling. The CMHC degree prepares students for work in a variety of community settings such as mental health clinics, community agencies, counseling centers, colleges, universities, and businesses, and for jobs as addictions counselors, career counselors, couples and family counselors, mental health counselors, child and adolescent counselors, and many others.
The University of Missouri—St. Louis counseling programs are accredited by the highest national counseling accrediting organization (the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; CACREP); this professional accreditation ensures that a degree from the program will be recognized nationally for employment and credentialing. Counseling degree program graduates have outstanding records of achieving counseling credentials, including a very high pass rate on the Missouri State counselor licensure examination. Also, counseling faculty members, as a group, are highly ranked nationally on objective measures of productivity, typically within the top 10 programs in the nation. Program faculty members take pride in providing a recognized and valuable education.
In the 2021-2022 academic year, 48 students graduated from the clinical mental health counseling program. About 85% of our students who start the program complete it. Most graduates (about 94%) pass the licensing exam and about 95% are employed in the field.
Susan Kashubeck-West
p: (314) 516-6091
- Deadlines to Apply:
- Fall - March 1
- Spring - October 1
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In addition to meeting the general admission requirements of the Graduate School, applicants to the M.Ed. must complete the program supplemental application, have two completed references on file, have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, and upon admission will take CNS ED 6010, Theories of Counseling, in their first semester. Admissions will be conducted twice a year. The deadlines for application are March 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester.
Since it is the objective of the counseling faculty to identify students with low potential for competent practice as early as possible and to initiate the necessary procedures for dealing with such students, faculty of the counseling program reserve the right to review students at any stage of their coursework. A U (Unsatisfactory) in any clinical course or any grade less than a B- in these core counseling courses will automatically trigger a review process by the Counseling Review Board.
CNS ED 6010 | Theories of Counseling | |
CNS ED 6020 | Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling | |
CNS ED 6060 | Helping-Relationship Skills | |
CNS ED 6270 | School Counseling Practicum | |
CNS ED 6280 | School Counseling Field Experience | |
CNS ED 6370 | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum I | |
CNS ED 6380 | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Field Experience |
The Counseling Review Board process, however initiated, may result in the termination of the student’s degree program or other required or recommended remedies to address deficiencies judged by the Counseling Review Board as related to the skills that are essential to the development of competent and ethical practices as a professional counselor.
Students admitted to the M.Ed. degree programs in counseling as “restricted graduate students” (see the “graduate study” rules in this Bulletin) must attain a 3.0 GPA in the 12 hours of course work at UMSL. Restricted students must include the following courses in the first 12 hours of coursework: CNS ED 6010: Theories of Counseling and CNS ED 6020: Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling. A student on restricted status earning any grade less than a B- in either of these courses but still maintaining a 3.0 GPA, will be allowed to repeat the course one time and must earn a grade of B- or better to be fully admitted.
Master of Education: Emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The clinical mental health counseling emphasis prepares professionals for work in community settings, universities, and businesses. Graduates are eligible for the Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor credentials.
Core Curriculum (CNS ED)
| CNS ED 6010 | Theories of Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6020 | Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6030 | Foundations for Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6040 | Group Procedures in Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6050 | Individual Inventory | 3 |
| CNS ED 6060 | Helping-Relationship Skills | 3 |
| CNS ED 6070 | Psychopathology and Diagnosis | 3 |
| CNS ED 6300 | Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6370 | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum I | 3 |
| CNS ED 6380 | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Field Experience | 6 |
| CNS ED 6400 | Career Information and Development | 3 |
| CNS ED 6500 | Introduction to Systems Theory for Couples and Family Counseling | 3 |
| CNS ED 6700 | Introduction to Addictive Behaviors and Addiction Counseling | 3 |
| One course from the advanced multicultural cognate which includes: | 3 | |
CNS ED 6810 | Integrating Religion and Spirituality in Counseling | |
CNS ED 6820 | Counseling Women Toward Empowerment | |
CNS ED 6830 | Counseling African American Clients | |
CNS ED 6840 | Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Counseling | |
CNS ED 6850 | Social Class and Poverty Issues in Counseling | |
CNS ED 6860 | Human Sexuality in Counseling | |
| Psychological Foundations and Human Development | ||
| The following course is required: | ||
| ED PSY 6210 | Life-Span: Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| Educational Research and Evaluation Methods | ||
| The following course is required: | ||
| ED REM 6710 | Educational Research Methods and Design | 3 |
| Electives and Area of Specialization | 9 | |
| Electives and coursework in an area of specialization should be selected in consultation with the adviser. Areas of specialization are not required but may be chosen. They include career counseling, addictions/substance abuse counseling, child and adolescent counseling, couples and family counseling, and others. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination (Capstone Experience) 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 60 | |
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Please consult with the Department office for requirements and dates of this examination.
Susan Kashubeck-West, Ph.D.
Chair
Susan Kashubeck-West, Ph.D., received bachelor’s degrees in psychology and women’s studies from the University of Michigan, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining the UMSL faculty in 2001, she taught psychology at Drake University (89-93) and Texas Tech University (93-01). She is...
R. Rocco Cottone, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Professor
Professor Cottone received an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.Ed. from the same institution. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from St. Louis University in 1980. He is certified as a family therapist by the NACFT.
So Rin Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. So Rin Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Kim is a national certified counselor and has worked as a clinical mental health counselor and career counselor both...
Yuima Mizutani, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Yuima Mizutani(She/Her/Hers) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from J.F. Oberlin University in Japan and her Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Missouri, St. Louis After finishing h...
Emily Oliveira, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
- Counseling 13
- Master's 51
- Flexible Options 22
- Education Sciences and Professional Programs (ESPP) 41
- Community Practice 12
- Educators for Mental Health Agencies 1
- Fieldwork Included: Internship and/or Practicum 74
- Mental Health Counselor Career Path Program 1
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counseling 2
- Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) 4
- Main Campus 133
- Counseling 10
- National Certified Counselor (NCC) Credential 4
- Graduate 115
- Masters 38