{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18107","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18107","heading":"Professional counselor license; qualifications; rules.","body":"Sec. 18107.\n\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), the department may grant a professional counselor license to an individual who meets all of the following criteria:\n\n(a) Is not less than 18 years of age.\n\n(b) Has received, from an accredited college or university approved by the department, a master's or doctoral degree in counseling from a qualified program, or a degree determined by the department in consultation with the board to be substantially equivalent to a counseling degree from a qualified program. The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules to establish standards to approve qualified programs.\n\n(c) Has at least 2 years of counseling experience under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor. The department in consultation with the board may decrease the required length of counseling experience under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor to 1 year if an applicant has completed a doctoral degree in counseling. An applicant shall not be licensed before completing 1 year of counseling experience under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor.\n\n(2) The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules under section 16145 as necessary or appropriate to supplement the requirements for licensure under this part as a licensed professional counselor, including adopting updated standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or a successor organization.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-18107","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6f8961e282f9775b008d652706d5e868a7f2e695dcae0352368975554749c178","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18106","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.18109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}