| Alabama | Board of Examiners in Counseling | Yes | |
| Alaska | Board of Professional Counselors | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Alaska requires a course in marriage and family counseling (APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take this course as an elective for no additional time or cost to meet Alaska state requirements. |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Yes | |
| Arkansas | Board of Examiners in Counseling & MFT | No | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Arkansas requires a 1-credit Use of Technology course. NYU does not offer such a course.
Other Licensure Requirements:
Arkansas requires that classes be completed in a residential setting. Online students cannot meet this requirement. At this time, NYU is not recruiting students from Arkansas for the online program. |
| California | Board of Behavioral Sciences | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
California requires a 3-credit psychopharmacology course. Students will take NYU's course in psychopharmacology as an elective for no additional time or cost to meet California state requirements. |
| Colorado | State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners | Yes | Other Licensure Requirements:
Candidates must obtain a content equivalency evaluation and report from the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE). Additional cost for this may be required. |
| Connecticut | Department of Public Health | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Connecticut requires a course in addiction and substance abuse (APSY-GE 2691 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research and Treatment). Students will take this course as an elective for no additional time and cost to meet Connecticut state requirements. |
| Delaware | Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals | Yes | |
| Florida | Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling | | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Candidates must complete a course in human sexuality which NYU does not offer. Students may take this course at another institution for additional cost. |
| Georgia | Board of Prof. Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists | Yes | |
| Hawaii | Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - Professional and Vocational Licensing | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Hawaii requires 300 hours of supervised client contact. NYU requires 280 hours. NYU will work with the candidate to acquire and document the additional hours. |
| Idaho | Board Of Professional Counselor And Marriage And Family Therapists | Yes | |
| Illinois | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Illinois requires a substance abuse course (APSY-GE 2691: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment) and a family dynamics course (APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take these as electives for no additional time or cost to meet Illinois state requirements. |
| Indiana | Behavioral Health And Human Services Licensing Board | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Indiana requires 66 hours of face-toface supervision in a counseling setting. NYU will work with the candidate to acquire and document supervision hours to meet Indiana state requirements. |
| Iowa | Board of Behavioral Science | Yes | Other Licensure Requirements:
Candidates must obtain a content equivalency evaluation and report from the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE). Additional cost for this may be required. |
| Kansas | Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | Yes | |
| Kentucky | Board of Professional Counselors | No | Other Licensure Requirements:
Kentucky requires CACREP programmatic accreditation for licensure. NYU is accredited by MPCAC. |
| Louisiana | Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners | Yes | |
| Maine | Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure | Yes | |
| Maryland | Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Maryland requires courses in alcohol and drug counseling (APSY-GE 2691: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment), psychotherapy and treatment of mental and emotional disorders (APSY-GE 2025: Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Theory and Application), and marriage and family counseling (APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take these three courses as electives for no additional time or cost to meet Maryland state requirements.
Additional Licensure Requirements:
Candidates must pass the Maryland law exam. |
| Massachusetts | Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Professions | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Massachusetts requires specific amounts of group and individual supervision hours. NYU will work with the student to acquire and document these hours to meet Massachusetts state requirements. |
| Michigan | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | Yes | Additional Licensure Requirements:
Michigan requires applicants for licensure to complete training in identifying victims of human trafficking. Students may satisfy this requirement by taking a teleconference or webinar course, online presentation, live presentation, or printed or electronic media prior to applying for licensure. |
| Minnesota | Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Minnesota requires a course in marriage and/or family counseling therapy (APSY-GE 2684: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take this course as an elective for no additional time or cost to meet Minnesota state requirements. |
| Mississippi | Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Mississippi requires a course in marriage and/or family counseling therapy (APSY-GE 2684: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take this course as an elective for no additional time or cost to meet Mississippi state requirements. |
Missouri | Committee for Professional Counselors | Online: No
Residential: Yes | Other Licensure Requirements:
Missouri requires that online programs be accredited by CACREP. NYU is accredited by MPCAC. At this time, NYU is not recruiting students from Missouri for the online program. |
| Montana | Board of Behavioral Health | Yes | |
| Nebraska | Department of Health & Human Services | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Nebraska requires 300 clock hours of direct client contact of which 150 clock hours must be face-to-face in a work setting under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. NYU requires 280 hours. NYU will work with the student to acquire and document these hours to meet Nebraska state requirements. |
| Nevada | Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors | No | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Nevada requires a course in substance abuse counseling (APSY-GE 2691 Substance-related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research and Treatment) and two courses in human development across the lifespan. NYU offers only one course, which is required of all students, that covers the lifespan (APSY-GE 2138 Human Growth and Development). Students will take APSY-GE 2691 as an elective at no additional time or cost to meet Nevada state requirements, but must take a second human development course on their own at additional cost.
At this time, NYU is not recruiting students from Nevada for the online program. |
| New Hampshire | Board of Mental Health Practice | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
New Hampshire requires a course in addictive behaviors (APSY-GE 2691 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment). Students will take this course as an elective for no additional time or cost to meet New Hampshire state requirements. |
| New Jersey | Professional Counselor Examiners Committee | Yes | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board | Yes | |
| New York | New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions | Yes | |
| North Carolina | Board of Licensed Professional Counselors | No | Other Licensure Requirements:
North Carolina requires CACREP programmatic accreditation for licensure. NYU is accredited by MPCAC. At this time, NYU is not recruiting from North Carolina for the online program. |
| North Dakota | Board of Counselor Examiners | Yes | |
| Ohio | Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Ohio requires coursework in the evaluation, diagnosis, methods of intervention and prevention, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. Students will take NYU's course in psychopharmacology and APSY-GE 2182 Psychopathology and Use of the DSM as electives at no additional time or cost to meet Ohio state requirements. |
| Oklahoma | State Board of Behavioral Health | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Oklahoma requires courses in addictions counseling (APSY-GE 2691: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment); and marriage/family counseling (APSY-GE 2684: Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling). Students will take these courses as electives at no additional time or cost to meet Oklahoma state requirements. |
| Oregon | Board of Licensed Professional Counselors & Therapists | Yes | |
| Pennsylvania | State Board Of Social Workers, Marriage And Family Therapists And Professional Counselors | Yes | |
| Rhode Island | Department of Health - Marriage, Family and Mental Health Therapy | No | Other Licensure Requirements: Rhode Island requires CACREP programmatic accreditation for licensure. NYU is accredited by MPCAC. |
| South Carolina | Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists | Yes | |
| South Dakota | Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners | Yes | |
| Tennessee | Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists | No | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Tennessee requires a course in psychopathology and use of the DSM (APSY-GE 2182 Psychopathology and Use of the DSM). Students will take this course as an elective at no additional time or cost to meet Tennessee state requirements. |
| Texas | State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | Yes | |
| Utah | Dept. of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing | No | Additional Curricular Requirements:
NYU does not offer coursework in mental status examination and the appraisal of DSM maladaptive and psychopathological behavior, which Utah requires. Students may take courses at another institution, which may require additional time and expense. Utah may issue an extern license to an applicant who holds the required master’s or doctoral degree, but is deficient in specific coursework. |
| Vermont | Board of Allied Mental Health | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Vermont requires a treatment modality course (APSY-GE 2025: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Theory and Application). Students will take this course as an elective at no additional time or cost to meet Vermont state requirements. meets this requirement. Vermont requires two courses, which can be taken as electives without further time or cost: APSY-GE 2691 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment and APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling. |
| Virginia | Board of Counseling | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curriculum Requirements:
Virginia requires courses in substance abuse counseling (APSY-GE 2691 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment) and marriage and family counseling (APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take these courses as electives at no additional time or cost to meet Virginia state requirements. |
| Washington | Department of Health | Yes | |
| West Virginia | Board of Examiners in Counseling | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curricular Requirements:
West Virginia requires coursework in substance abuse counseling (APSY-GE 2691 Substance-related and Addictive Disorders: Theory, Research and Treatment) and marriage and family counseling (APSY-GE 2684 Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take these courses as electives at no additional time or cost to meet West Virginia state requirements. |
| Wisconsin | Department of Safety and Professional Services | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curricular Requirements:
Wisconsin requires a course in clinical mental health counseling diagnosis and treatment planning (APSY-GE Psychopathology and Use of the DSM). Students will take this course as an elective at no additional time or cost to meet Wisconsin state requirements. |
| Wyoming | Mental Health Professions Licensing Board | Yes | |
| U.S. Territories: |
| American Samoa | | No | |
| District of Columbia | Board of Professional Counseling | Yes with certain specifications | Additional Curricular Requirements:
District of Columbia requires a course in marriage and family counseling (APSY-GE 2684: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling). Students will take this course as an elective at no additional time or cost to meet District of Columbia requirements. |
| Guam | Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners | Yes | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | CNMI Board of Professional Licensing and the Health Care Professions Licensing Board | Yes | |
| Puerto Rico | Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors | No | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs | Yes | |