The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program awards a Master of Arts in education (M.A.Ed.) in Counselor Education. This program is offered on our Roanoke campus. Counselors help individuals change their lives. They work in school and community settings to advocate for individuals, and advance social justice. Because our program is CACREP approved, the 600 hours of internship count toward the 4000 required hours in residency for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure. All of our Clinical Mental Health Counseling courses are aligned to meet all course requirements for LPC licensure regulations and the National Certified Counselor (NCC) exam. At the completion of their M.A.Ed. program, Clinical Mental Health graduates will have completed all of the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor in Virginia. After graduation, there is a residency period (typically 2-3 years) and an exam to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).