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The Department  of Counselor Education offers a Master of Arts in Counseling degree in:

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  • School Counseling

  • Rehabilitation Counseling

  • Family Counseling
     

    Formally Applying to the Program

    Information Session for Prospective Students
    6:00-8:00 pm on the following dates:

    Friday, April 26, 2013
    Friday, June 14, 2013

    Northeastern Illinois University
    Lech Walesa Hall, room LWH 1001
    3601 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
    Chicago, Illinois  60625

    ***SPRING 2014 APPLICATION DEADLINE***
    August 15, 2013

    ***FALL APPLICATION DEADLINE***
    March 15, 2014

    ALL application materials to be submitted to:
    Graduate Admissions and Records
    Room D-101-D
    Northeastern Illinois University
    5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
    Chicago, Illinois 60625

    Please review the Admissions section as the first step to apply to the Counselor Education Program.  It is highly recommended that you attend an Information Session to receive specific information on each of our counseling programs, have the opportunity to ask questions of the faculty advisors, and receive a full and complete application package.

    For additional information, contact Counselor Education at 773-442-5550 or 5557 or email the department at counsedu@neiu.edu.

    All of the forms to apply to the program are located on the  Department Forms section of this website.

Mission
The mission of the Department of Counselor Education at Northeastern Illinois University is to provide a quality graduate education curriculum in Clinical Mental Health, Family, School and Rehabilitation Counseling to passionate, responsible, effective, self-reflective, and diverse students.  The program will equip these students to provide exceptional services to enrich the lives and maximize the functioning of individuals, families, and their communities by providing exemplary professional counseling services in a changing multicultural world. 

Program Objectives

  1. The Department of Counselor Education will recruit qualified applicants and will train counselors-in-training to be self reflective, effective, and competent providers of services.

  2. Program faculty will endeavor to include the most current evidence-based and/or outcome-based research in their course work.

  3. Syllabi will include current CACREP and CORE standards, as well as information from other sources to maintain an open, engaging curriculum that equips students to work in a variety of work settings.

  4. The Department will conduct program evaluation including recommendations and feedback from advisory board meetings, program faculty, and current and former students. The information obtained will be reviewed annually and incorporated into the program as appropriate.

Accreditation
Accreditation is the primary means of assuring both a high quality program and a systematic evaluation leading to its improvement. 

Northeastern Illinois University and the Department of Counselor Education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the North Central Association for Colleges and Secondary Schools.
 
The department's Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling programs and the M.A. in Family Counseling program are nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the accrediting body for the American Counseling Association (ACA).

In their last year of study, Clinical Mental Health, School, and Family counseling students may take the examination leading to certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC), authorized by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).  Graduates will then be able to apply for Illinois licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).  Graduates are also eligible to apply to CACREP approved doctoral programs in Counselor Education.

The department's Rehabilitation Counseling program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). Graduate students of this program can sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination upon completion of 75% of their rehabilitation counseling coursework. Rehabilitation counseling students, upon successful completion of the program, are eligible to become Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC).  In addition, the CRC credential is recognized by the state of Illinois as a method of application to apply for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
 

Department of Counselor Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5550 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Email: counsedu@neiu.edu ~ Telephone: 773-442-5550 ~ Fax:773-442-5559