Mental Health Counseling Program Sequence

 

Updated Fall 2025

Courses

COCO 700 – Life Stage Development

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 701 – Counseling & Interviewing Skills

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer Courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COCO 702 – Theories of Counseling

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 703 – Psychosocial Aspects of Disability

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 706 – Group Counseling

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: COCO 701; COCO 702
  • Fall or Spring Semester
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer Courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COCO 707 – Multicultural Aspects of Counseling

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: COCO 701
  • Fall or Spring Semester
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer Courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COCO 708 – Measurement & Appraisal

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 709 – Research Methods

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 711 – Supervision & Administration

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: COUNM 718
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 712 – Career Counseling

  • Credits: 4
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COCO 715 – Family Systems & Counseling Issues

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Spring Semester. Offered sometimes in the Fall.

COUNM 718 – Practicum in Mental HealthCounseling

  • Credits: 3
  • Complete prior to Internship
  • Prerequisites: COCO 701, COCO 702
  • Pre/Co-Requisites: COCO 700; COUNM 716
  • Corequisite: COUNM 719
  • Fall or Spring Semester
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COUNM 719 – Advanced Counseling Skills and Contemporary Issues Seminar

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: COUNR 718
  • Fall or Spring Semester
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COUNM 725 – Internship in Counseling I

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: COUNM 718; COUNM 719; COCO 706
  • Pre/Co-Requisites: COUNM 717
  • Fall only
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COUNM 726 – Internship in Counseling II

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: COUNM 725
  • Spring Only
  • This is a clinical course. Students who do not obtain a grade of at least “B” in identified Clinical Courses have not successfully completed the course. Students need to petition the program and be approved to continue in the program. These clinical courses along with COCO 707 must be taken at Hunter College. Summer courses offered are limited and not guaranteed.

COUNM 716 – Foundations in Mental Health Counseling

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COUNM 717 – Psychopathology & Diagnosis

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COUNM 720 – Program Development & Evaluation

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: COUNM 716; COUNM 717
  • Fall or Spring Semester

Electives

Select one of the following courses.

COCO 710 – Chemical Dependency

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall or Spring Semester

COUNR 720 – Medical Aspects of Disabilities

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall Only

COUNS 721 – Counseling Interventions for Children & Adolescents

  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-/Co-Requisites: None
  • Fall Only

Additional Requirements

  • Child Abuse Identification Training
  • Research Participation

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