Practicum and Internship consist of 700 hours of documented field related experience, of which a cumulative 280 hours of face-to-face counseling is required.  COUN 442 Practicum is a 100-hour, field-based experience requiring a minimum of 40 hours of direct contact with clients. COUN 462 Internship I and COUN 472 Internship II  together consist of a 600-hour, field-based experience requiring a minimum of 240 hours of clinical contact with clients.  When appropriate, the practicum and internship may be taken at the student's place of employment.

To be eligible to begin Practicum for the school counseling sequence, the following courses must be completed:  COUN 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, and 430, and either 408 or an elective.  (COUN 408 and/or two of the three electives may be taken during the Practicum and Internship year.)  Students may take one additional course during the Practicum/Internship.