South Dakota offers licensure to professional counselors who have completed a master's degree in counseling, accumulated 2,000 hours of full-time, supervised experience, and have passed any mandated examinations. Additionally, you can apply to receive licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health if you have completed a master's degree in mental health counseling or the equivalent, have worked under supervision for two years after the graduate degree was obtained, and have passed any state-mandated exams.
Another career option is to become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist which requires completing a master's degree program that includes 48 semester credit hours in marriage and family therapy. The applicant must also have two years of supervised experience in a mental health setting.
South Dakota psychology master's programs to consider:
Augustana College in Sioux Falls is a private school closely affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It offers a Master of Arts in psychology.
The University of South Dakota in Vermillion is the only public liberal arts university located in South Dakota. It offers several Master of Arts programs in both psychology and counseling.
North State University in Aberdeen and South Dakota State University in Brookings offer Master of Science in counseling degrees.
