Try a Course!
Curious about a specific CCAPS graduate program? Missed the application deadline? Not ready to commit to an entire degree?
For those with a bachelor's or another post-secondary degree already in hand, taking a single graduate-level course is a great way to decide if that CCAPS graduate program is right for you.
Completing one of these courses can also support your application to a CCAPS graduate degree or certificate. If admitted, you may have up to 3 nondegree credits apply towards a CCAPS graduate certificate or up to 10 nondegree credits apply towards a CCAPS graduate degree program, if you earn a B- or better.
Your Course Options
The graduate-level courses below are open to nondegree students (you must have a bachelor's degree or another post-secondary degree to register).
Addictions Counseling and Integrated Behavioral Health
The following ADDC and IBH courses are intended for individuals with an understanding of the field of helping professions or some professional or volunteer experience in the field.
- Foundations of Counseling: Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders (ADDS 6001, 3 cr.)
- Counseling Ethics and Professional Counselor Identity (ADDS 6005, 3 cr.)
- Applied Psychopharmacology (ADDS 6011, 3 cr.)
- Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling (ADDS 6015, 3 cr.)
- Counseling Skills: Group Counseling (ADDS 6021, 3 cr.)
- Counseling Skills: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing (ADDS 6025, 3 cr.)
- Trauma and Crisis Intervention (IBH 6321, 3 cr.)
- Anxiety and Trauma: Assessment, Theory, and Treatment Interventions (IBH 6235, 3 cr.)
- Trauma and Crisis Intervention in Refugee and Immigrant Populations (IBH 6236, 3 cr.)
Biological Sciences
- Biochemistry (BIOC 6021-090, 3 cr. required)
- Scientific Literature Workshop (MBS 6101, 1 cr. elective)
- Data for Decision Making (ASCL 6313, 3 cr.)
- Leading Projects and Teams (ASCL 6314, 3 cr. elective)
- Legal and Ethical Issues for Business Sciences (ASCL 6315, 3 cr.)
- Transformational Leadership in an Intercultural World (ASCL 6316, 3 cr. elective)
Sexual Health
- Foundations of Human Sexuality (HSEX 6001, 3 cr. MPSSH, HSEX Cert., Sex Therapy Cert.)
- Policy in Human Sexuality: Cutting Edge Analyses (HSEX 6011, 3 cr. MPSSH, HSEX Cert.)
- Perspectives and Practices in Sexual Health Education (HSEX 6013, 3 cr. MPSSH, HSEX Cert.)
- Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy (HSEX 6015, 3 cr. MPSSH, HSEX Cert.)
- Sexual Trauma and Trauma Informed Care (HSEX 6213, 3 cr, Trauma Cert. elective)
- Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults (HSEX 6311, MPSSH, Transgender Health Cert., Sex Therapy Cert.)
- Intersectional and Decolonizing Approaches to Transgender Health (HSEX 6312, MPSSH, Transgender Health Cert.)
Registering for a Course
The College of Continuing and Professional Studies facilitates registration for courses within CCAPS only (see table above).
- To register for a CCAPS course, follow the registration steps on OneStop.
- CCAPS registration requests will be processed based on the number of available open seats in a course.
- CCAPS registration requests may not be processed until two weeks before the start of the term.
- We may request proof of a bachelor's degree before processing registration requests.
Registering for a Course Outside of CCAPS
If you would like to take a non-CCAPS course, contact the department you are interested in to see which courses are open to nondegree students. For example, if you are interested in taking a music course, please contact the School of Music through the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). We do not manage registrations for graduate-level courses outside of CCAPS.
LPCC Licensure Pathway
If you already hold a master’s degree in counseling or a related field, and you're ready to take the next step toward becoming a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC), this flexible pathway is for you.
Our nondegree pathway program allows you to complete 12–15 credits, including an internship, that will fill the educational gap you need to prepare for LPCC licensure.
Please note that pathway students are not eligible for federal financial aid or scholarships.
Eligibility Requirements
- A 48-credit master’s degree in counseling or a closely related field from an accredited US institution or its international equivalent
- A graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
Application Materials
Your application will include the following:
- Resume
- Unofficial transcripts
- Brief statement about why you are pursuing this pathway with internship
- Course modality preference (online or hybrid)
- State licensure attestation statement
- Identification of coursework that will be taken to satisfy requirements for the LPCC license.
- Prospective students should review both the LPCC application from the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy’s (BBHT) website and the list of IBH coursework to determine which courses will meet requirements for licensure.
- List of professional references or a letter of recommendation
Application deadlines are rolling, depending on semester start dates and course availability.
Program Requirements
If approved, you will be required to maintain the following conditions:
- Complete a minimum of 12 credits of IBH licensure courses and no more than 15 credits
- 6–9 credits of IBH licensure courses as approved by the Director of Graduate Studies
- IBH 6996 Counseling Internship (6 credits)
- Earn a B- or better (or S grade, if applicable) in all courses (can only retake any given course one time)
- Successful Professional Competence Development Assessment review(s) prior to and during practicum and internship
- Submit and receive approval for the intent to practicum/intern and the practicum/internship application
If you are interested in applying to the LPCC pathway, email our graduate enrollment advisor Shanta Bhoelai for more information.