Advance your career with a master’s degree that’s right for you. Union Institute & University’s dynamic master’s programs are designed to meet your unique learning style and personal schedule. Discover a practical and socially relevant course of study that will empower you to make meaningful, positive change in your life and community.
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Built Around our Student’s Curiosity
The online Master of Arts program emphasizes the connections between scholarship and real-world application, and is built around your own questions and interests. Our students have done underwater archaeology, worked in Washington D.C., written short stories, discovered primary sources in archives, and planned syllabi for college courses, and many other kinds of experiential learning — all for credit. Our faculty encourages this interplay between education and experience, theory and practice, and helps you reflect on the lessons you learn by looking at a question from many vantage points.
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Licensure Disclosure
A state license in counseling is literally permission from a particular state to practice counseling or to call oneself a licensed counselor. Some states have a single license and some have a two-tiered system. The names of state licenses vary from state to state. Some examples are LPC, LCPC, LPCC, LMHC, LPCMH, LCMHC, LPC-MH. Though requirements for licensure vary from state to state, all require some combination of: a master’s degree; counseling experience and supervision; and a passing score on the NCE and/or NCMHCE. Some require a mental health jurisprudence exam of that state.
Note: Completion of the MA-CMHC degree does not automatically qualify students for certification or licensure in their respective states. Students should consult the appropriate state or national regulatory agency regarding licensure or certification requirements and processes for application. The ultimate responsibility regarding licensure or certification remains with the individual student and not with the institution. (2020-2021 Catalog, July 1, 2020)
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