Mental Health Counseling - Advanced Certificate

Admission Requirements:

1. Be a graduate of Hunter’s master’s degree in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling (or Rehabilitation Counseling, as it was formally titled).
2. Complete an application to the certificate program and include 2 recommendations from counseling faculty.

* NOTE: Students who completed the Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling master’s degree program at Hunter are eligible to have certain of the credits completed transfer into this certificate program should they choose to apply and are admitted. (e.g. COUNM 71600, 71700, and/or 72000)

Progress Standards

1. Minimum GPA for Retention - Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain at Hunter College. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPAs to at least 3.0 within one semester.
2. No F in the first two semesters—students who receive a grade of F or WU in any course in the first two semesters will not be allowed to continue in the program.
3. Progress holds due to Incomplete Grades - Students with two or more INCs will not be allowed to register for any courses.
4. Key Course Performance Standards

   • Students must receive a grade of at least a B in key program courses. 

   • Students who receive a grade of F or WU in key program courses may not continue in the program. 

   • Key Program Courses are identified by the label (KC) in the course title.

Course of Study

Academic Plan: MENHC-AC

Credits Required: 17

• COUNM 71600 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
• COUNM 71700 - Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment
• COUNM 72000 - Mental Health Counseling: Program Development and Evaluation
• COUNM 72500 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling I (KC)
• COUNM 72600 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling II (KC)

Exit Requirement

1. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.