The course work for the 61 credit UVU CMHC program, for cohorts addmitted in 2022 and beyond, is designed to be completed in five sequential semesters. Clinical hour requirements may extend the length of the program beyond five semesters (see Clinical Hour Requirements section).
Students are expected to enroll full-time.
Courses build on previous courses as students develop competence across the program. Subsequently, courses are only offered in the semester listed here. Students who do not enroll in the sequence of courses listed below will need to wait until the course is offered again to take (or retake) a course.
According to UVU policy, the maximum timeframe for completing this program is 4 years.
Face-to-face courses are held in the evenings, 5:30 pm until 9:30 pm two times per week. The courses are divided into traditional face-to-face, hybrid, and online. This can change as the program grows.
Students should not schedule clients during these hours unless directed to do so by their practicum/internship faculty instructor, or the Director of Clinical Education.
The Student Handbook provides detailed information about the program and expectations for students. Your admission year/cohort determines your version of the Handbook.
Per state licensure requirements, students are required to accrue 700 clinical hours through their practicum and internship placements. The hours that count towards this total are:
To graduate, a student must complete every course in the program with a minimum grade of "B" in each course and an overall GPA greater than 3.0
In addition, students must also successfully complete the total number of internship and practicum hours for state licensure (700).
The CMHC program is a 61-credit-hour program that entails four long semesters, and one summer.
The curriculum breakdown is as follows for cohorts admitted 2023 and beyond:
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Credit Hours |
|
CMHC 6000 |
ACA Ethics |
Online |
3 |
|
CMHC 6010 |
Theories of Counseling |
In-person Mondays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6020 |
Techniques of Counseling |
In-person Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6130 |
Multicultural Counseling |
In-person Thursdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6040 |
Professional Orientation |
Hybrid, Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm |
3 |
|
Semester total: |
15 |
||
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Credit Hours |
|
CMHC 6100 |
Crisis Management |
In-person, Mondays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6060 |
Psychological Assessment |
Hybrid, Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6070 |
Group Counseling |
In-person, Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6030 |
DSM Diagnostics |
Online |
4 |
|
Semester total: |
13 |
||
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Credit Hours |
|
CMHC 671R |
Practicum |
In-person, once per week 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Days vary. |
3 |
|
Semester total: |
3 |
||
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Credit Hours |
|
CMHC 6050 |
Career Counseling |
Online |
3 |
|
CMHC 6110 |
Research Methods |
Hybrid, Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6120 |
Addiction Counseling |
Hybrid, Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:45 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6090 |
Psychopharmacology |
Online |
3 |
|
CMHC 689R |
Internship 1 |
In-person, Thursdays 5:30 - 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
Semester total: |
15 |
||
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Delivery |
Credit Hours |
|
CMHC 6080 |
Eastern Counseling Approaches |
Online Synchronous, Wednesdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6140 |
Program Evaluation |
Online |
3 |
|
CMHC 6150 |
Cognitive Therapies |
In-person, Mondays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
CMHC 6160 |
Human Development |
Online |
3 |
|
CMHC 689R |
Internship 2 |
In-person, Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:00 pm |
3 |
|
Semester total: |
15 |
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