Western Michigan University's program options leading to a Master of Arts in Counselor Education are designed to prepare individuals for entry-level positions in clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple and family counseling; and school counseling in a variety of educational and counseling settings. Offered by WMU's Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, the program options are:
Application information
- Master of Arts deadline: Jan. 15 for summer and fall semester
- Graduate Certificate deadline: Jan. 15 for summer and fall semester
- Doctoral deadline: Dec. 10 for fall admission
All counselor education programs at Western Michigan University are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program.
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Program options
Graduate certificate
For more information regarding the graduate certificate, please contact us.
Master's degree pathways
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
This option prepares individuals to function as professional counselors in a variety of clinical mental health settings and offers training in advanced appraisal. The program meets the educational requirements for the limited license professional counselor (LLPC) in Michigan.
—Master of Arts
Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
This option prepares individuals to work with the contemporary issues facing couples and families with an emphasis on a family systems approach to conceptualization and treatment. This option meets the educational requirements for the limited license as a professional counselor in Michigan and can also meet the educational requirements for the limited license marriage and family therapist (LLMFT) in Michigan.
—Master of Arts
School Counseling
This option prepares individuals for counseling positions within public and private educational settings with an emphasis on the pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school levels. The program meets the educational requirements for the school counselor license (K-12) and the limited license as a professional counselor (LLPC) in Michigan.
—Master of Arts
Doctoral degree
Counselor Education
This program is designed to provide advanced–level preparation for counselors in various mental health and school settings as well as preparing counselors for the counselor education professorate in colleges and universities. Preparing counselors to work as counselor educators and supervisors is the program’s highest priority.
—Ph.D.