Field Placement and Testing

Please send Verification of Graduate Counseling Experience links to the Field Placement Coordinator for your program:

CMHC: Dr. Cara Thompson (cara.thompson@uncp.edu)

PSC: Dr. Billy Friedrich (william.friedrich@uncp.edu)

Resources for LSC Applicants

Students must take Praxis II test #5422 to become a Licensed School Counselor under the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and must score at least 159. See the Testing Manual above for more information.

Schedule your Praxis here: https://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials/5422

Apply for your school counseling specialty license here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/educators-licensure/apply-nc-educator-license