Each applicant shall possess at least a master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. At least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall:

1. (1) follow a planned, sequenced mental health program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by the governing authority of the college or university;
2. (2) include a program whose primary focus is clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling; and
3. (3) be listed in the college or university catalog; or
4. (4) be accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP).

Added at 32 Ok Reg 139, eff 4-23-14 (emergency)

Added at 32 Ok Reg 1547, eff 9-11-15

Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1030, eff 9-11-20