Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

customer service representative, probation officer, daycare center director, human services
director, sales personnel, trainers, consultants and other related fields. They may also work in
the mental health field under supervision by a licensed professional.
Post Masters Clinical Requirements for Licensure Application. After graduating with the
Master’s degree in Professional Counseling degree program at Victory, students who choose to
pursue state licensure may subsequently complete 12 additional credit hours in Post Masters
Clinical experiences at Victory through the Post Masters Clinical. These clinical practicum and
internship experiences are required to apply for licensure in Tennessee. Students who intend
to practice in Tennessee and who complete the Master’s degree (48 hours of classroom
experience) as well as the 12 hours of clinical experience (60 credit hours total) may meet the
educational requirements for licensure as a Professional Counselor. Students who reside in or
plan to practice in other states should consult appropriate state health-related boards for field
experience requirements that may apply.
Further information about licensure in Tennessee can be found at the Board of Professional
Counselors website at http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0450/0450-01.pdf
Professional Considerations. Candidates for the Master of Science in Professional Counseling
degree program at Victory University are specializing in a profession. Attainment of a
professional counseling degree signifies much more than completion of a specified set of
courses. Students have an ethical responsibility to the public and to the counseling profession
to ensure that they have attained satisfactory levels of professional and research competencies.
Graduate School faculty members at Victory University also have an ethical responsibility to
protect both student career interests and the counseling profession. Consequently, the Master
of Science in Professional Counseling degree program includes assessments and evaluations of
each student’s progress throughout the program, including academic performance and
professional and personal development.
To be consistent with professional codes of ethics and standards of professional practice, if
these periodic performance evaluations indicate that a student is not appropriate for the
program, faculty members will help facilitate the student’s transition out of the program and, if
possible, into a more appropriate area of study. For example, careful screening of applicants
during the admissions process is an early part of this systematic assessment. Yearly evaluations
of student progress and professional capabilities will be conducted. Similarly, before students
will be accepted for the optional clinical experiences, they will, at a minimum, be expected to
demonstrate appropriate levels of professional clinical judgment, exhibit healthy emotional
functioning, display competent use of counseling skills, and behave ethically.
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