| (a) Persons applying for licensure must have a graduate
degree in counseling or a counseling-related field of:
(1) at least 48 semester hours of coursework in a counseling
or counseling-related field for applicants who began the qualifying
program before August 1, 2017; and
(2) at least 60 semester hours of coursework in a counseling
or counseling-related field for applicants who began the qualifying
program on or after August 1, 2017.
(b) An applicant who holds a graduate degree in a counseling
related field must have an official transcript documenting satisfaction
of the requirements described in §681.83 of this title (relating
to Academic Course Content).
(c) An applicant who has held a full active LPC in
good standing issued by a United States jurisdiction for at least
two (2) years immediately preceding the date the application was received
will be deemed to have met all academic and experience requirements,
including the practicum, if the applicant can demonstrate 3,000 hours
of supervised experience and has completed at least 48 semester hours
of coursework in a graduate degree program in a counseling or a counseling-related
field, with 300 clock hours of supervised practicum.
(d) The 48/60 semester hours must be designed to train
a person to provide direct services to assist clients in a professional
counseling relationship using a combination of mental health and human
development principles, methods, and techniques to achieve the mental,
emotional, social, moral, educational, spiritual, or career-related
development and adjustment of the client throughout the client's life.
The 48/60 semester hours may be course work that was part of the graduate
degree in a counseling-related field, may be in addition to course
work taken for the qualifying program, or a combination of both.
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