Online Diagnostic Privilege Coursework
Program Details:
- Format: Online, asynchronous
- Credit Hours: 12
- Courses: 4
- Total Program Cost: $3,000
- Estimated Completion Time: May – December 2025*
*Based on 8-week courses.
D'Youville University proudly supports licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) pursuing diagnostic privileges now available through New York State.
D'Youville University proudly supports licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) pursuing diagnostic privileges now available through New York State.
For counselors who completed their master’s degree before 2010, D’Youville offers convenient online clinical courses designed to help you meet the state’s diagnostic privilege requirements and advance your professional practice.
In June 2024, licensed mental health counselors and other mental health counselors who had completed a 60-credit master’s degree program were granted diagnostic privileges in New York. This long-sought extension to the LMHC scope of practice will help counselors provide diagnoses for clients that can lead to much-needed referrals and treatment.
If you earned a 48-credit master’s degree, you may not meet the New York State Education Department (NYSED) diagnostic privilege requirements. With D’Youville, you can complete the additional credits you need in a flexible online format.
This program also features a low, flat-rate tuition cost. D’Youville’s goal is to support the counseling profession with flexible, affordable continuing education that can help LMHCs prepare to do even more for clients.
YOU WILL:
- Build on previous education and experience with coursework in different counseling populations.
- Enhance your understanding of current theories in trauma, grief and loss counseling, substance abuse counseling, family counseling, and child and adolescent counseling.
- Complete your courses in as few as two semesters (six months) of study.
Pursuing diagnostic privileges doesn’t mean disrupting your counseling career for years on end.
This program features fully asynchronous online coursework—that means there are no set class times, so you can study when it works for you. The program is designed to fit your schedule and help you meet the educational requirements to qualify for the NYSED LMHC-D credential.
COURSES AND REQUIREMENTS
The online Diagnostic Privileges program is available to practicing LMHCs with a 48-credit master’s degree obtained from an accredited institution prior to 2010. Each course runs for eight weeks and has been approved by NYSED to meet the clinical course requirements for diagnostic privilege.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students who wish to enroll in D’Youville’s online Diagnostic Privileges program must submit the following:
• Proof of a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities currently or previously attended.
• Proof of an active, unrestricted clinical mental health counseling license in New York State.
TUITION AND FEES
As part of D’Youville’s dedication to the counseling profession, we are offering LMHC-D coursework at an affordable, one-time flat-rate cost to help as many professionals qualify for diagnostic privileges as possible.
| COST | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition for all four courses | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Fees per semester | n/a | $3,000 |
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