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Application Action Steps:
1. Submit Application and Fees
- Apply by Mail: Download and submit via mail with a check or money order;
- 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 must be submitted separately from the application for licensure and the application fees, but should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted. Carefully review the requirements below.
- 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
- Apply by Mail: Download and submit via mail with a check or money order;
- 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 must be submitted separately from the application for licensure and the application fees, but should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted. Carefully review the requirements below.
- 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
- Apply by Mail: Download and submit via mail with a check or money order;
- 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 must be submitted separately from the application for licensure and the application fees, but should be submitted as soon as possible after an application is submitted. Carefully review the requirements below.
- 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.
- Once the remaining 2,000 hours are completed, your Board Approved Supervisor must submit an LPCC Conversion - Verification of Completed Supervised Professional Practice form to the BBHT office.
- The supervisor must either mail or email this document directly to the BBHT office. The board inbox is BBHT.Board@state.mn.us and our physical address is 335 Randolph Avenue Suite 290, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Supervision already completed with a Board Approved LPC/LPCC Supervisor:
- When you complete 4,000 hours of post-masters supervised practice, your Board Approved Supervisor must submit a Verification of Completed Supervised Professional Clinical Practice form to the BBHT office;
- The supervisor must either mail or email this document directly to the BBHT office. The board inbox is BBHT.Board@state.mn.us and our physical address is 335 Randolph Avenue Suite 290, St. Paul, MN 55102.
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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 money order.
| Application Basis |
Fee |
| Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Application |
$400.00 |
| Criminal Background Check |
$33.25 |
| Total Fee |
$433.25 |
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 $433.25.
