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Application Action Steps:
1. Submit Application and Fees
- Online: Apply and pay by credit card using the Board's Online Services.
- By Mail: Download the application and and submit with a check or postal money order and send to 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102
2. Submit required supporting documents
Note: Your application cannot be processed without the required supporting documents. Supporting documentation should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted.
- Official Graduate Transcript:
- You must request that your graduate school submit an official transcript to the Board that verifies your degree, major, and degree conferral date.
- Contact the registrar's office at your school to request that an official transcript be sent directly from your school to the BBHT office:
- By Mail - 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102.
- By email (secure, certified PDF from your school) to bbht.board@state.mn.us
- Official letter(s) verifying 700-hours of field experience (if not verified on your academic transcript):
- If your practicum/internship hours are not verified on your academic transcript in clock hours, contact your program director and have that person send verification directly to the Board office.
- Official passing NCMHCE exam results:
- You must register for the NCMHCE Examination.
- Take the Exam.
- Request the passing exam report be submitted directly to the BBHT office.
- Exam results take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to arrive, plan accordingly.
- Official License Verification:
- Must be sent directly to BBHT from the issuing authority.
- Primary source online verification is acceptable; print license verification and include it with your application.
- Verification of completion of 4,000 hours supervised, post-masters professional practice:
- Completed supervision verification forms must be sent to BBHT directly by the supervisor.
3. Complete Criminal Background Check (CBC)
- After applying, the Minnesota Criminal Background Check (CBC) Program will send the applicant an email with instructions about completing the background check.
- The background check can take anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks to be processed.
Note: All applicants are required to complete a Criminal Background Check before licensure.
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Application Action Steps:
1. Submit Application and Fees
- Online: Apply and pay by credit card using the Board's Online Services.
- By Mail: Download the application and submit with a check or postal money order and mail to 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102
2. Submit required supporting documents
Note: Your application cannot be processed without the required supporting documents. Supporting documentation should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted.
- Official Graduate Transcript (If not already submitted with LPC application):
- You must request that your graduate school submit an official transcript to the BBHT that verifies your degree, major, and degree conferral date.
- Contact your school's registrar's office to request an official transcript be sent directly to the BBHT office:
- By Mail - 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102.
- By email (secure, certified PDF from your school) to bbht.board@state.mn.us
- Official passing NCMHCE exam results (If not already submitted with LPC application):
- You must register for the NCMHCE Examination.
- Take the Exam.
- Request the passing exam report be sent directly to the BBHT office.
- Exam results take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to arrive, plan accordingly.
- Official License Verification (If not already submitted with LPC application):
- These must be sent directly to BBHT from the issuing authority/institution.
- Online primary source verifications are acceptable; print license verification and include it with your application.
- Verification of completion of 4,000 hours supervised, post-masters clinical practice:
- If you completed 2,000 hours of supervised, post-masters professional practice for your LPC license and you are practicing independently, you only need to document an additional 2,000 hours of supervised, post-masters professional practice for your LPCC conversion application.
- Completed supervision verification forms must be sent directly to BBHT by the supervisor.
- See the supervision tab for more details.
3. Complete Criminal Background Check (CBC)
- After applying, the Minnesota Criminal Background Check (CBC) Program will send the applicant an email with instructions about completing the background check.
- The background check can take anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks to be processed.
Note: All applicants are required to complete a Criminal Background Check prior to licensure.
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Application Action Steps:
1. Submit Application and fees
- Online: Apply and pay by credit card using the Board's Online Services.
- By Mail: Download the application and submit with a check or postal money order and mail to 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102
2. Submit required supporting documents
Note: Your application cannot be processed without the required supporting documents. Supporting documentation should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted.
- Official License Verification:
- Must be sent directly to BBHT from the issuing authority.
- Online primary source verifications are acceptable; print license verification and include it with your application.
- Official Graduate Transcript:
- You must submit an official transcript to the Board that verifies your degree, major, and degree conferred date.
- Contact your school's registrar's office to request an official transcript sent directly to the BBHT office:
- By mail - 335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 290 St. Paul, MN 55102.
- By email (secure, certified PDF from your school) to bbht.board@state.mn.us
3. Complete Criminal Background Check (CBC)
- After applying, the Minnesota Criminal Background Check (CBC) Program will send the applicant an email with instructions about completing the background check.
- The background check can take anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks to be processed.
Note: All applicants are required to complete a Criminal Background Check prior to licensure.
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Supervised Professional Practice
According to Minnesota Statutes 148B.5301 subdivision 2 and 4, applicants for the LPCC license are required to verify completion of 4,000 hours of supervised, post-masters professional practice prior to licensure. A brief description of the action steps is listed below.
Yet to Accomplish Supervision:
Applicants by the Conversion Method:
Note: Licensed Professional Counselors who have completed 2,000 hours of supervised practice and have LPC-Independent license status, only have to verify 2,000 additional hours of supervised practice for the LPCC Conversion Method.
Supervision already completed with a Board Approved LPC/LPCC Supervisor:
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LPCC Fees
All fees submitted to the Board are non-refundable and must be submitted with an Application for Licensure. Download the Application and submit via mail with a check or postal money order.
| Application Basis |
Fee |
| Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Application |
$400.00 |
| Criminal Background Check |
$32.00 |
| Total Fee |
$432.00 |
Note: An applicant is exempt from submitting to a Criminal Background Check if the applicant has previously submitted a state or national criminal history records check for a license issued by BBHT. If this is true to you, please make your check or money order out to BBHT for $400.00 instead of $432.00.
