CACREP Accreditation

"The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), has granted accreditation to the following programs in Counseling and Human Development within the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Walsh University: Mental Health Counseling (M.A. degree) and School Counseling (M.A. degree)."

Re-accreditation date is March 31, 2024. 

Program Outcomes Report

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) Program

In this reporting period (through end of Summer 2021) 20 students graduated. The completion rate of students from the CMHC program was 94.9%. This completion rate includes both CMHC students and Dual students (those completing both the CMHC and SC [School Counseling] or SAHE [Student Affairs in Higher Education] specializations). In the current reporting period, the number of years to complete the CMHC program varied from 2.33 years to 3.67 years with an average just slightly above 3 calendar years. The number of years to complete the Dual specialization (both CMHC and SC or SAHE programs) varied from 2.33 to 3.67 years, with an average of 3 years. The Counseling and Human Development program does not operate on a strict cohort model and accommodates both full-time and part-time students. Most students work full-time while they are in the program and thus their student status (full-time vs part-time) may vary from semester to semester. Many who start as full-time students and wish to maintain employment, become part-time students during Practicum and Internship. CMHC students had a 100% pass rate on the NCE for initial licensure. The job placement rate of graduates from the CMHC (and Dual) program (i.e. those who were actively seeking employment) was also 100%.

School Counseling (SC) Program

In this reporting period (through end of Summer 2021) 3 students graduated. The completion rate of students from the School Counseling program was 91.6%. In the current reporting period, the number of years to complete the SC program varied from 1.67 to 2.67 years, with an average of 2.22 years. The Counseling and Human Development program does not operate on a strict cohort model and accommodates both full-time and part-time students. Most students work full-time while they are in the program and thus their student status (full-time vs part-time) may vary from semester to semester. Many who start as full-time students and wish to maintain employment, become part-time during Practicum and Internship. The pass rate for the ODE (Ohio Department of Education) in Academic Year 2020-2021 was 75%. This rate includes all SC students completing the program who took the School Counseling licensure exam in the state of Ohio within this reporting period. The job placement rate of graduates from the SC program (i.e., those who were actively seeking employment) was 66.6%.

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