UTEP Psychology Clinical M.A.: Licensed Professional Counselor Field of Study
(63 credit hours)
This field of study is designed for students who wish to become Professional Counselors licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Licensed Professional Counselors may practice independently after an extensive supervised post-degree internship.
PSYC 5307/6307 Applied Correlation and Regression
PSYC 5308/6308 Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance
PSYC 5309/6309 Psychopathology
PSYC 5318/6318 Seminar in Psychological Assessment
PSYC 5323/6323 Psychometrics
PSYC 5317/6317 Behavioral and Mental Health Interventions
EDPC 5317 Human Growth and Development
EDPC 5320 Lifestyle and Career Development
EDPC 5324 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling
EDPC 5341 Theories of Counseling
EDPC 5338 Group Counseling
EDPC 5339 Techniques of Counseling
EDPC 5346 Counseling Multi-Cultural and Diverse Populations
EDPC 5347 Addictions Counseling
EDPC 5361 Family Theories
PSYC 5360 Clinical Internship (6 hours, primarily counseling, 300 clock hours; 100 direct hours)
PSYC 5395 Thesis
PSYC 5396 Thesis
6 hours of breadth courses
Breadth Course Menu (Choose Two):
These courses are intended to provide some exposure to other subfields of psychology. Two breadth courses must be taken during the first academic year of study toward the Clinical M.A.
PSYC 5327/6327 Seminar: Social and Cultural Psychology
PSYC 5357/6357 Seminar: General Psychology
PSYC 5367/6367 Seminar: Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 5377/6377 Seminar: Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 5371/6371 Animal Learning and Behavior
PSYC 5372/6372 Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 5374/6374 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 5376/6376 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 5330/6330 Social Behavior
Students are advised to determine additional licensing requirements of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Counsel. This includes review of the requirements of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors to ensure that they are adequately prepared to pursue their career goals.