Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS), online

Master'sMSMaster of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Overview

A 60-credit online CACREP-accredited counseling master's with 100 practicum hours, 600 internship hours and two required residencies (Residency I and II, $350 each).

Official program name: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS), online
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Bellevue University
Administering location: Bellevue, NEWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Required credits: 60 total credit hours
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

CACREP-accredited online counseling master's with practicum, internship and two required residencies.

Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Practicum Required
100 practicum hours
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Internship Required
600 clinical internship hours; sites outside the area can be approved
Approved site near the student
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Residency Required
Two residencies (MCC 698 Residency I, MCC 699 Residency II); location not stated
two during the program
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredCompleted bachelor's degree
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.0 GPA in the most recent 60 credit hours
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Required6 credit hours in behavioral sciences
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay: Required1,000-word essay
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two current professional letters of recommendation
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$75 — $75 graduate application fee (waived for alumni)
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Background check: RequiredBackground check
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Online students	$680	per creditEstimated tuition$40,800 = 60 credits × $680 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
All online students — Graduate online and on campusFrom the university's online tuition table	$680	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$40,800 = 60 credits × $680 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

MCC 698 Residency I: $350Mandatory
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
MCC 699 Residency II: $350Mandatory
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
General College fee: $300 per term
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Military Preferred rate Tuition discount
$250 per credit hour for undergraduate and certificate programs
Eligibility: Degree-seeking active-duty U.S. Military, National Guard, Reserve and Coast Guard members and spouses, with proof of status
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs — Accredited by CACREPSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

Bellevue University is a member of NC-SARA. Official pageSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Prepared to take the licensure exam in Nebraska or home state; program modeled on licensing standards State-by-state disclosureSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
state authorization, licensing/ credentialing, and regulatory information State-by-state disclosureSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

International (online) undergraduate tuition rate published: $459 per credit hourSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
bellevue.edu/about/accreditations-and-awards/state-authorizations/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
bellevue.edu/programs/masters-degrees/clinical-mental-health-counseling/online/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
bellevue.edu/tuition-and-aid/tuition-rates-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
Practical placement required
Subject
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Length
60 total credit hours
Tuition
$680 per creditAll online students — Online students
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Bellevue, NE

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