HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SUBTITLE 3. CERTIFICATION

15.5-301.

AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(1)  USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR";

(2)  USE THE INITIALS "C.P.C." AFTER THE NAME OF THE
INDIVIDUAL; OR

(3)  REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS
CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR.

15.5-302.

(A)  TO QUALIFY FOR CERTIFICATION, AN APPLICANT SHALL BE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

(B)  THE APPLICANT SHALL BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

(C)  THE APPLICANT SHALL BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

(D)  (1) THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE:

(I) A MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE IN A
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING OR IN A CLOSELY RELATED FIELD FROM AN
ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD;
OR

(II) THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT IN BOTH SUBJECT
MATTER AND EXTENT OF TRAINING.

(2)  IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT HOLDING ONLY A
MASTER'S DEGREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE COMPLETED, EITHER AS A
PART OF THE APPLICANT'S MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM OR AFTER THE
AWARD OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE:

(I)  A MINIMUM OF 60 GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS IN
COUNSELOR TRAINING ACCEPTABLE TO APPROVED BY THE BOARD; AND

(II)  NOT LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF SUPERVISED
EXPERIENCE IN COUNSELING OF A TYPE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, 2 YEARS
OF WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AFTER THE AWARD OF THE
MASTER'S DEGREE.

(3)  IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT HOLDING A DOCTORAL
DEGREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE COMPLETED, EITHER AS A PART OF
THE APPLICANT'S DOCTORAL PROGRAM OR AFTER THE AWARD OF THE
DOCTORAL DEGREE:

(I) A MINIMUM OF 90 GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS IN
COUNSELOR TRAINING ACCEPTABLE TO APPROVED BY THE BOARD; AND