Section 14.02. Academic program equivalent to a doctorate in professional counseling.

  An academic program is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in professional counseling from an approved institution if the completed program meets the following criteria:

(1)  The course work was completed at an institution which was accredited by its regional accrediting association at the time the applicant graduated from the program, and was part of a program of studies leading to a doctoral degree in a field closely related to professional counseling.

(2)  The course work included successful completion of at least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours academic credit in a supervised counseling practicum; at least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours academic credit in a counseling theory course; and at least one course of at least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours academic credit in each of the 8 topic areas defined in s. MPSW 14.01 (2) ; and the course work included at least 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of academic credit distributed among those 8 counseling related topic areas.

(3)  For purposes of this section, one academic quarter credit is equivalent to two-thirds of one academic semester credit.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455 , eff. 12-1-93; am. (2), Register, October, 1998, No. 514 , eff. 11-1-98; am. (2), Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99.