The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized national accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CACREP also\u00a0holds full membership status with the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) and the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).<\/p>\n
CACREP granted accreditation to the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University effective July 12, 2012. This accreditation status, in the CACREP specialty area of \u201cClinical Mental Health Counseling,\u201d was granted for the full 8-year accreditation cycle through October 31, 2020. Our cutting edge program was the first in the state of Oklahoma to earn Clinical Mental Health Counseling accreditation through CACREP. However, as of January 2021 the CMHC program at SE is no longer accredited by CACREP. Currently, neither Oklahoma nor Texas requires that LPC candidates must be graduates of a CACREP accredited program. THE CMHC program at SE will be closely aligned with the CACREP standards that inform professional counselor training and practice. While there is no anticipated negative impact of this change on candidates in the CMHC progam, we plan to pursue accreditation should it become a requirement for professional counselor licensure in Oklahoma or Texas.<\/p>\n
In compliance with annual CACREP accreditation requirements, we publish our Program Outcome Report data annually as follows:<\/p>\n
During the 2012-2013<\/strong> academic year, there were 10 graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2012 and May of 2013 was 100%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 80% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates responding to surveys who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n During the 2013-2014<\/strong> academic year, there were 3\u00a0graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2013 and May of 2014 was 100%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 100% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates responding to surveys who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n During the 2014-2015<\/strong> academic year, there were 6\u00a0graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2014 and May of 2015 was 100%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 100% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n During the 2015-2016<\/strong> academic year, there were 12\u00a0graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2015 and May of 2016 was 100%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 100% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n During the 2016-2017<\/strong> academic year, there were 9\u00a0graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2016 and May of 2017 was 81%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 85% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n During the 2017-2018<\/strong> academic year, there were 8\u00a0graduates of Southeastern Oklahoma State University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Oklahoma\/Texas licensing examination (the\u00a0National Counselor Examination; NCE). The pass rate for CMHC graduates taking the NCE between June of 2017 and May of 2018 was 100%. Of students unconditionally admitted to the CMHC Program in association with this time period, 85% graduated in the expected time period. Additionally, 100% of program graduates who were actively seeking jobs attained employment in a counseling position shortly after graduating. A majority of these graduates already had employment positions secured prior to graduation.<\/p>\n