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This web page is only for new Licensed Professional Counselor applicants. If you are unsure about the qualifications required for this type of license, please see the rules, Title 22 TAC, Chapter 681.

Once you submit an online application, your fees and information will be processed within 3 business days and routed electronically to The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.

You should therefore postmark the other required documents and/or forms listed below on or shortly after the date you submit the online application, to avoid a delay in processing time.

The board recommends that you attach a copy of the "Receipt Page" (the final page you are able to print out when you complete the online application) to any documents you submit to our office.

Additional Information Required of Applicants for Professional Counselor License:
1. Official transcripts verifying all graduate level work and the award of a master’s degree must be submitted to the agency. Official transcripts may be mailed to the agency directly from the university. The applicant may also mail the transcripts in a sealed university envelope.
2. A Supervised Experience Documentation Form verifying completion of the post-graduate internship must be completed and filed with the agency. This must include your supervisor's license verification.

• Supervised Experience Documentation Form (Adobe Acrobat format, 19 KB)
• Supervised Experience Documentation Form (MS Word format, 37 KB)

3. If you hold a license issued by another state, you must arrange for the other state to mail verification of your license history and status to this agency.

4. If you are applying for provisional licensure, submit evidence that you have passed a national counseling examination or an equivalent examination offered for licensure by another state.

Additional Information Required of Applicants for Professional Counselor Intern (Temporary) License:
1. Official transcripts verifying all graduate level work and the award of a master's degree must be submitted to the agency. Official transcripts may be mailed to the agency directly from the university. The applicant may also mail the transcripts in a sealed university envelope.
2. A Practicum Documentation Form verifying completion of the graduate-level practicum must be completed and filed with the agency.

• Practicum Documentation Form (Adobe Acrobat format, 17 KB)
• Practicum Documentation Form (MS Word format, 30 KB)

3. A Supervisory Agreement Form must be completed, signed by the applicant and by the supervisor, and submitted to the agency.

• Supervisory Agreement Form (Adobe Acrobat format, 16 KB)
• Supervisory Agreement Form (MS Word format, 36 KB)

Mail all required information listed above to our office.

Last Updated June 9, 2005