Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 49 - STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS-LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS › LICENSE › Section 49.13 - Licensed professional counselor

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Conditions for
					 licensure
. To be issued a license to hold oneself out as a licensed
					 professional counselor, an applicant shall provide proof satisfactory to the
					 Board, that the applicant has met the following conditions:
(1) Satisfied the general requirements for
					 licensure of §
												49.12 (relating to general
					 qualifications for licensure).
(2)
					 Passed the examination required by §
												49.11 (relating to licensure
					 examination).
(3) Successfully met
					 one of the following education requirements:
(i) Has successfully completed a planned
					 program of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework in
					 counseling or a field closely related to the practice of professional
					 counseling as defined in §
													49.1 (relating to definitions)
					 including one of the following:
(A) A master's
					 degree granted on or before June 30, 2009, in professional counseling from an
					 accredited education institution.
(B) A master's degree granted on or before
					 June 30, 2009, in a field closely related to the practice of professional
					 counseling as defined in §
														49.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution.
(ii) Has successfully completed a planned
					 program of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework in
					 counseling or a field closely related to the practice of professional
					 counseling as defined in §
													49.1 including one of the
					 following:
(A) A 48 semester hour or 72
					 quarter hour master's degree in professional counseling from an accredited
					 education institution.
(B) A 48
					 semester hour or 72 quarter hour master's degree in a field closely related to
					 the practice of professional counseling as defined in §
														49.1 from an accredited
					 educational institution.
(iii) Holds a doctoral degree in counseling
					 from an accredited educational institution.
(iv) Holds a doctoral degree in a field
					 closely related to the practice of professional counseling as defined in §
													49.1 from an accredited education
					 institution.
(4) Has met
					 the following experience requirements:
(i)
					 Individuals who met the educational requirements of paragraph (3)(i) or (ii),
					 shall have completed at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience
					 meeting the criteria in subsection (b), obtained after the completion of 48
					 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of graduate coursework. Supervision for the
					 supervised clinical experience shall be provided by a supervisor as defined in
					 §
													49.1 and §
													49.3 (relating to qualifications
					 for supervisors).
(ii) Individuals
					 who meet the educational requirements of paragraph (3)(iii) or (iv) shall have
					 completed at least 2,400 hours of supervised clinical experience meeting the
					 criteria in subsection (b), 1,200 hours of which was obtained subsequent to the
					 granting of the doctoral degree. Supervision for the supervised clinical
					 experience shall be provided by a supervisor as defined in §§ 49.1
					 and 49.3.