This program is designed to meet the educational requirements for clinical mental health counselor licensure in Oregon.
Each state/territory maintains its own licensing or registration requirements. If your intent is to secure licensure outside of Oregon, then BEFORE beginning OSU’s program, review the list below to determine whether OSU has obtained confirmation from the state or territory to formally identify whether this program meets the educational requirements for licensure. If it is currently unknown whether this program meets the education requirements for licensure, the status is "not yet determined."
If this program is identified as “not yet determined" or "does not meet” it may nevertheless meet all or a portion of the educational requirements for licensure. In these instances, we recommend contacting the licensing agency for confirmation, before you begin the OSU program.
Additionally, since state and territory regulations can change, should you pursue this OSU program, we recommend that you regularly check licensure requirements during your studies to ensure ongoing eligibility. To help facilitate this, direct links to the licensing agencies have been provided when possible.
OSU meets the education requirements in these states
The list below includes the name of the state licensing agency if you would like more information about licensing requirements.
- Alabama Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling
- Alaska Alaska Board of Professional Counselors
- American Samoa None
- Arizona Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
- Arkansas Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy
- California California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Colorado Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Board of Professional Licensing, Health Care Professions Licensing Board
- Connecticut Connecticut State Department of Public Health, Professional Counselor Licensing
- Delaware Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals
- District of Columbia District of Columbia Health, Board of Professional Counseling
- Florida Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling
- Georgia Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists
- Guam Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Board of Allied Health Examiners
- Hawaii Hawai'i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
- Idaho Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists
- Illinois Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation - Illinois Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board
- Indiana Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
- Iowa Iowa Department of Public Health, Board of Behavioral Science
- Kansas Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
- Kentucky Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
- Louisiana Louisiana State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
- Maine Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
- Maryland Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
- Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions
- Michigan Michigan Board of Counseling
- Minnesota Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
- Mississippi Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors
- Missouri Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Committee for Professional Counselors
- Montana Montana Board of Behavioral Health
- Nebraska Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Nevada Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage & Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
- New Hampshire New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, Board of Mental Health Practice
- New Jersey New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
- New Mexico New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
- New York New York State Education Department, Office of Professions
- North Carolina North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
- North Dakota North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
- Ohio Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
- Oklahoma Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure
- Oregon Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists
- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors
- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Examining Board of Professional Counselors
- Rhode Island State of Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage/Family Therapists
- South Carolina South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists
- South Dakota South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family Therapists
- Tennessee Tennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists
- Texas Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
- U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, Office of Professional Licensure and Health Planning
- Utah Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Clinical Mental Health Counselor Board
- Vermont Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Board of Allied Mental Health
- Virginia Virginia Department of Health Professions, Board of Counseling
- Washington Washington State Department of Health
- West Virginia West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling
- Wisconsin Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board
- Wyoming Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board
OSU does not meet the education requirements in these states
The list below includes the name of the state licensing agency if you would like more information about licensing requirements.
- California California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Note: While Oregon State University strives to ensure the information contained here is current and accurate, human error may occur, and state requirements may change or be updated without our knowledge.