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Counseling Disclosure

Waynesburg University discloses that the Master of Arts in Counseling program will fulfill state/territory educational requirements for professional licenses.

Some state licensing boards have additional requirements beyond the degree, which may include (but are not limited to): additional post-graduation examinations or experience, application and licensing fees, criminal background checks, reference checks, fingerprint submissions, etc. Continuing education may also be required for maintenance of certification/licensure. Make sure you understand and review any additional requirements prior to enrolling in any counseling program.

State licensing requirements are subject to change at the discretion of the state licensing board. The University will update this page annually, but we strongly recommend you inquire with the applicable state board to confirm your eligibility for licensure prior to enrolling in any degree program resulting in certification. For any questions regarding licensure, please contact the state/territory agency directly.

The following table indicates whether successful completion of the Master of Arts in Counseling program meets the educational requirements to obtain licensure as a professional counselor.

State

Name of State Licensing Board

Meets

Alabama

Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
950 22nd Street North, Suite 765
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-458-8716 or 800-822-3307
Fax: 205-458-8718

Meets

Alaska

Alaska Board of Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 110608
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: 907-465-2694
Fax: 907-465-2974

Meets

Arizona

Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
1740 West Adams Street, #3600
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-1882
Fax: 602-364-0890

Meets

Arkansas

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy
101 East Capitol, Suite 202
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: 501-683-5800
Fax:501-683-6349

Meets

California

California Board of Behavioral Sciences
1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite S-200
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916-557-1208
Fax: 916-574-8626

Partial: requires additional educational credits 

Colorado

Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-894-7800
Fax: 303-894-7764

Meets

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health Professional Counselor Licensure
410 Capitol Ave., MS #12 APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: 860-509-7603
Fax:  860-707-1980

Meets

Delaware

Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-744-4500
Fax: 302-739-2711

Meets

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Board of Professional Counseling
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-5955
Fax: 202-442-4795
TTY: 711

Meets

Florida

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258
Phone: 850-488-0595
Fax: 850-921-5389

Partial: requires a course on Human Sexuality in addition to the CACREP curriculum

Georgia

Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards Division
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217 
Phone: 478-207-2440
Fax:866-888-7127

Meets

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Mental Health Counselor Program
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: 808-586-2697

Meets

Idaho

Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
700 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702 
Mailing Address: 
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0063
Phone: 208.334.3233
Fax: 208.334.3945

Meets

Illinois

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
100 West Randolph, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
All Inquiries: 1-888-473-4858
Professional Licensing: 1-800-560-6420
TTY: 1-866-325-4949
International: 1-312-281-0341

Meets

Indiana

Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-234-2054
Fax: 317-233-4236

Meets

Iowa

Iowa Bureau of Professional Licensure
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-0254
Fax: 515-281-3121

Meets

Kansas

Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
700 SW Harrison St, Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66603-3929
Phone:785-296-3240

Fax: 785-296-3112

Meets

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
911 Leawood Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601 
Phone: 502-564-3296
Fax: 502-564-4818

Meets

Louisiana

Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners
8631 Summa Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-765-2515   
Fax: 225-765-2514

Meets

Maine

Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation 
35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Phone: 207-624-8603
TTY users call Maine Relay 711
Fax: 207-624-8637

Meets

Maryland

Maryland Department of Health, Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215-2299
Phone: 410-764-4732
Fax:410-358-1610

Meets

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-727-3080
Fax: 617-727-1627

Meets

Michigan

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Ottawa Building
611 W. Ottawa
P.O. Box 30004
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-1820 
Fax: 517-241-9416

Meets

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy 
2829 University Ave SE, Suite 210 
Minneapolis MN 55414
Phone: (612) 548-2177
Fax: (612) 617-2187 

Meets

Mississippi

Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
239 North Lamar Street, Suite 402
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-1010

Meets

Missouri

Missouri Division of Professional Registration
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO  65102-1335
Phone: 573-751-0018
Fax: 573-751-0735 
TTY: 800-735-2966 
Voice Relay: 800-735-2466

Meets

Montana

Montana Department of Labor & Industry
301 South Park
PO Box 200513
Helena MT 59620-0513
Phone: 406-444-5773

Meets

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: 402-471-3121

Meets

Nevada

Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors
7324 West Cheyenne Suite #9
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129
Phone: (702) 486-7388
Fax: (702) 486-7258

Meets

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
121 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2702

Meets

New Jersey

New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
24 Halsey Street Newark
New Jersey 07102
Consumer Service Center Hotline: 973-504-6200
Toll free (NJ only): 800-242-5846

Meets

New Mexico

New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505-476-4622
Fax: 505-476-4645

Meets

New York

New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services, Certification and Verification Unit

89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone: 518-474-3817 ext. 450
Fax: 518-474-3004

Meets

North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 77819
Greensboro, NC 27417
Phone: 844-622-3572 
Fax: 336-217-9450

Meets

North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
2112 10th Avenue SE
Mandan, ND 58544
Phone and Fax: 701-667-5969

Meets

Ohio

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
77 South High Street, 24th Floor, Room 2468
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6171
Phone: 614-466-0912
Fax: 614-728-7790 

Meets

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL)
3815 N. Santa Fe, Suite 110
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Phone: 405-522-3696
Fax: 405-522-3691

Meets

Oregon

Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists
3218 Pringle Rd. SE, Suite 120
Salem, OR 97302-6312 
Phone: 503-378-5499 
Fax: 503-470-6266

Meets

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
302 North Office Building, 401 North Street 
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-1389
Fax: 717-787-7769

Meets

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone:401-222-5960

Meets

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, S.C. 29210
Phone:803-896-4300

Meets

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
P.O. Box 340
1351 N. Harrison Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501 
Phone: 605-224-1721
Fax: 888-425-3032 

Meets

Tennessee

Tennessee Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-532-5088

Meets

Texas

Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Texas Department of State Health Services 
Mail Code 1982 PO Box 149347 
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Phone: 512-834-6658
Fax: 512-834-6677

Meets

Utah

Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-6741
Phone: 801-530-6628 

Toll-Free in UT: 866-275-3675
Fax: 801-530-6511

Meets

Vermont

Vermont State Board of Allied Mental Health
89 Main St, 3rd Floor
Montpelier VT 05620-3402
Phone:802-828-2390 or 888.287.5006

Meets

Virginia

Virginia Board of Counseling
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-4610
Fax:(804) 527-4435
Complaints: (800) 533-1560

Meets

Washington

Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Rd SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone:360-236-4700

Meets

West Virginia

West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling
815 Quarrier Street, Suite 212
Charleston, WV 25301
Toll-Free: 800-520-3852        
Charleston Area:304-558-5494
Fax: 304-558-5496

Meets

Wisconsin

Wisconsin MPSW Examining Board DSPS
P.O. Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366
Phone: 608-266-2112 or 877-617-1565

Meets

Wyoming

Wyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing Board
2001 Capitol Ave, Room 105 
Cheyenne WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-3628
Fax: 307-777-3508

Meets