Be Part of the Solution
Sonoran University’s Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is an online 90-credit program consisting of 57.5 credits of didactic coursework and 32.5 credits of clinical lab applications. The program can be completed in 10 quarters over 30 months (2.5 years). Each quarter is split into two back-to-back 6-week sessions. Taking two courses concurrently in each session is considered a full-time schedule and as a student in our program, you will progress together with your cohort through our sequenced curriculum. We offer two start dates per year, in April and October.
The program will empower you with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to deliver ethical, compassionate, effective, and multiculturally competent care that can enhance the mental health and well-being of diverse individuals and communities.
all courses
course description
quarter
credits
COURSE NAME: Orientation to the Profession of Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 1
CREDITS: 2.5
Orientation to the Profession of Counseling 1
1
2.5
COURSE NAME: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 1
CREDITS: 2.5
Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling 1
1
2.5
COURSE NAME: Orientation to the Profession of Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 1
CREDITS: 2
Orientation to the Profession of Counseling 2
1
2
COURSE NAME: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 1
CREDITS: 2
Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling 2
1
2
COURSE NAME: Interprofessional Collaboration
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 2
CREDITS: 2.5
Interprofessional Collaboration
2
2.5
COURSE NAME: Counseling Research 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 2
CREDITS: 2.5
Counseling Research 1
2
2.5
COURSE NAME: Evidence-Based Integrative Healthcare
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 2
CREDITS: 2
Evidence-Based Integrative Healthcare
2
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Research 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 2
CREDITS: 2
Counseling Research 2
2
2
COURSE NAME: Theories of Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 3
CREDITS: 2.5
Theories of Counseling 1
3
2.5
COURSE NAME: Human Growth and Development 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 3
CREDITS: 2.5
Human Growth and Development 1
3
2.5
COURSE NAME: Theories of Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 3
CREDITS: 2
Theories of Counseling 2
3
2
COURSE NAME: Human Growth and Development 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 3
CREDITS: 2
Human Growth and Development 2
3
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Diverse Clients 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 4
CREDITS: 2.5
Counseling Diverse Clients 1
4
2.5
COURSE NAME: Group Counseling Theories and Techniques 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 4
CREDITS: 2
Group Counseling Theories and Techniques 1
4
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Diverse Clients 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 4
CREDITS: 2
Counseling Diverse Clients 2
4
2
COURSE NAME: Group Counseling Theories and Techniques 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 4
CREDITS: 2.5
Group Counseling Theories and Techniques 2
4
2.5
COURSE NAME: Career Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 5
CREDITS: 2.5
Career Counseling 1
5
2.5
COURSE NAME: Assessments and Appraisal Techniques in Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 5
CREDITS: 2.5
Assessments and Appraisal Techniques in Counseling 1
5
2.5
COURSE NAME: Career Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 5
CREDITS: 2
Career Counseling 2
5
2
COURSE NAME: Assessments and Appraisal Techniques in Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 5
CREDITS: 2
Assessments and Appraisal Techniques in Counseling 2
5
2
COURSE NAME: Atypical Human Behavior 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 6
CREDITS: 2.5
Atypical Human Behavior 1
6
2.5
COURSE NAME: Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 6
CREDITS: 2.5
Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Counseling 1
6
2.5
COURSE NAME: Atypical Human Behavior 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 6
CREDITS: 2
Atypical Human Behavior 2
6
2
COURSE NAME: Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 6
CREDITS: 2
Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Counseling 2
6
2
COURSE NAME: Pre-Practicum in Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 7
CREDITS: 2.5
Pre-Practicum in Counseling 1
7
2.5
COURSE NAME: DSM and Psychopharmacology 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 7
CREDITS: 2.5
DSM and Psychopharmacology 1
7
2.5
COURSE NAME: Pre-Practicum in Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 7
CREDITS: 2.5
Pre-Practicum in Counseling 2
7
2.5
COURSE NAME: DSM and Psychopharmacology 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 7
CREDITS: 2
DSM and Psychopharmacology 2
7
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Practicum 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 8
CREDITS: 2.5
Counseling Practicum 1
8
2.5
COURSE NAME: Couples, Families and Systems Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 8
CREDITS: 2.5
Couples, Families and Systems Counseling 1
8
2.5
COURSE NAME: Counseling Practicum 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 8
CREDITS: 2
Counseling Practicum 2
8
2
COURSE NAME: Couples, Families and Systems Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 8
CREDITS: 2
Couples, Families and Systems Counseling 2
8
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Internship I (A)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 9
CREDITS: 2.5
Counseling Internship I (A)
9
2.5
COURSE NAME: Crisis, Trauma and Grief in Counseling 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 9
CREDITS: 2.5
Crisis, Trauma and Grief in Counseling 1
9
2.5
COURSE NAME: Counseling Internship I (B)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 9
CREDITS: 2
Counseling Internship I (B)
9
2
COURSE NAME: Crisis, Trauma and Grief in Counseling 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 9
CREDITS: 2
Crisis, Trauma and Grief in Counseling 2
9
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Internship II (A)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 10
CREDITS: 2.5
Counseling Internship II (A)
10
2.5
COURSE NAME: Technology in Counseling
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 10
CREDITS: 2
Technology in Counseling
10
2
COURSE NAME: Counseling Internship II (B)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 10
CREDITS: 2
Counseling Internship II (B)
10
2
COURSE NAME: Success Academy
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
QUARTER: 10
CREDITS: 2
Success Academy
10
2
