Status of the Program

Accreditation
The program is nationally accredited until 2025 by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs(CACREP)

Student Retention and Graduation by Year
During the Year 2014, the program had 9 students and had 4 graduate.
During the Year 2015, the program had 10 students and had 5 graduate.
During the Year 2016, the program had 10 students and had 4 graduate.
During the Year 2017, the program had 10 students and had 5 graduate.
During the Year 2018, the program has 7 students and had 6 graduates.

Average time to complete the Program
Students typically complete the program in five (5) semesters.
Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Spring graduation.

Estimated total cost of attendance per semester
Semester tuition - $4000.00
Books & misc. - $450.00

Available Scholarships
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Employment rate within first six (6) months following graduation
Many of this program's students become employed before they leave campus, often being offered the jobs they performed during their Internship/professional experience requirement during the last semester of the curriculum. The remaining graduates are tyically employed as professional rehabilitation counselors between 1 to 3 months following graduation.

Employment Setting where graduates Work
Graduates from this program are employed in a variety of public and private settings such as: State/Federal Vocational Rehabilitation, Veterans Administration(VA), Workers Compensation, Substance Abuse & other Mental Health Counseling agencies, Vocational Specialists for all major Insurance companies. Graduates are also emplyed with a variety of public non-profit agencies such as American Cancer Society, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association and a number of specific impairment-related agencies and associations.

Eligibility for Licensure by Program graduates
Until January 2017, graduates from this program have applied for and been awarded Licensed Professional Counseling (LPC) credentials to practice in Mississippi but also in other states such as New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Colorado to name a few. There is no national licensure organization - licensure is awarded and maintained by state-level Boards within each state.

Comprehensive examination for the Master's degree
The Rehabilitation Counseling program's Master-of-Science degree requires all students to apply, sit for, and give program faculty direct access to their scores on the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination which is the national credential for the practice of rehabilitation in the United States.

Faculty
The faculty within the program are recognized on both national and international levels of performance. Whether that be as the president of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association or membership on pivital corporations Boards of Directors, the faculty are positively impacting how "impairment" is viewed in this complex and often turbulent world.