GSE Mental Health Counseling

Mental Health Counseling (M.S.Ed.)

 

Degree: M.S.Ed.
Credits: 60
Career Path: Program graduates will be eligible for employment in mental health clinics, community mental health centers, hospitals, non-profit counseling agencies, college and university counseling centers, corporate mental health services (e.g., employee assistance programs, personnel departments, mental health support units), and are eligible to open independent private practices after licensure.

Start Semester: Fall
Campus: Lincoln Center
Full-time/Part-time

The program has a reflective practitioner orientation and includes a strong multicultural counseling emphasis. It can be completed full-time in two years (with summers) or part-time in three years (with summers).

Hear more about the program in this video

Graduates of the program are eligible to obtain a New York State License as a Mental Health Counselor once they pass the licensing exam and accrue 3,000 hours of post-master's supervised mental health counseling experience. Find more information on New York State's Mental Health License requirements.

The M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of January 2015 through January 2026.

Visit the Student Association of Mental Health Counselors (SAM) page
 

Admissions Information

Fieldwork Requirements

There are 600 hours of on-site supervised field experience required. This 600-hr. internship can only start in the fall semester.

Program Curriculum and Sequence

Browse course schedules and descriptions and review a list of courses. Students can complete the program in two-three years as long as they take at least six credits each fall, spring, and summer. View a sample course sequence here. 

Contact

Admissions
[email protected]

Program Contact
Eric C. Chen, Ph.D.

M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling Program Data and Outcomes
MPCAC, www.mpcacaccreditation.org
Program Data and Outcomes 2022-2023
Applications received to matriculate in academic year (AY) 2022-2023 273
Of those applications, number of students admitted 188
Of those admitted, number newly enrolled in 2022-2023 37
Of those newly enrolled in stated academic
year, number who continued into year two		 37
Total number of students enrolled during
year:		 78
Number of students who graduated in year: 45
Number of full-time students who started the program and graduated within the expected time frame (two or three years, depending on your program length). This would NOT include part-time students.  100%
Percent of students who enrolled in the
program in Fall 2017 who graduated from the
program (5-year graduation rate)		 100%
Percent of those who graduated in the years
2018 to 2020 who became fully licensed
and/or credentialed		 47%
   
Percent of courses taught by adjunct or part-
time faculty in academic year:		 45%

Race/Ethnicity of Full Time faculty:

  

African American/Black

1

European/White

5

Asian American/Asian

2

Hispanic/Latinx

  

Indigenous

  

Multiracial

  

Other

  
   

Gender Identity of Full Time Faculty:

  

Female

4

Male

4

Transgender

  

Non-binary