How long does the LLPC period take?

Not less than 2 years. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) sets a floor, not a ceiling, accumulate faster and you still can't apply before the duration minimum.

Does HourPath format Michigan hours for the board?

Yes. Categories, ratios, and totals are encoded directly from Mich. Admin Code R 338.1774(1)(c)(i). When a rule changes, the tracker changes with it.

What is the Michigan LLMSW hours requirement?

4,000 total, Counted inside the 4,000-hour experience total, 100 supervision (≥50 individual). Duration: Not less than 2 years. Per Mich. Admin Code R 338.2949(3).

What is the Michigan LLMFT hours requirement?

1,000 face-to-face, 1,000 direct, 200 supervision (≥100 individual). Duration: Not less than 2 years. Per MCL 333.16909(1)(c)(iii).

MCL 333 · Mich. Admin Code R 338

Michigan clinical hour requirements.

What the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) actually asks for, encoded from the statute, not paraphrased from a summary page. All 3 tracks below: Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC), Limited Licensed Master's Social Worker (clinical) (LLMSW), Limited Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LLMFT).

Board requirement

Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC)

Mich. Admin Code R 338.1774(1)(c)(i)

Total

3,000

supervised hours

Direct client contact

—

Counted inside the 3,000-hour experience total

Supervision

100

supervision hours

Duration

Not less than 2 years

What's specific to this track

•3,000 hours of supervised counseling experience over ≥2 years
•The 3,000 total includes the ≥100 hours of counseling supervision
•Supervision must be provided by a fully licensed professional counselor

Source: Michigan LARA, MCL 333; Mich. Admin Code R 338. Board web pages occasionally lag rule amendments; where they disagree, the effective-dated rule text controls.

Every Michigan track, answered

Michigan supervision hour requirements by license.

Michigan LLPC hours requirement

A Michigan Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC) needs 3,000 total and 100 supervision before applying for the LPC license. The accrual period is not less than 2 years, per Mich. Admin Code R 338.1774(1)(c)(i).

Michigan LLPC hour tracker

HourPath logs LLPC hours in the exact categories the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the supervision total are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•3,000 hours of supervised counseling experience over ≥2 years
•The 3,000 total includes the ≥100 hours of counseling supervision
•Supervision must be provided by a fully licensed professional counselor

Full Michigan LLPC requirements

Michigan LLMSW hours requirement

A Michigan Limited Licensed Master's Social Worker (clinical) (LLMSW) needs 4,000 total and 100 supervision (≥50 individual) before applying for the LMSW license. The accrual period is not less than 2 years, per Mich. Admin Code R 338.2949(3).

Michigan LLMSW hour tracker

HourPath logs LLMSW hours in the exact categories the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•4,000 hours of supervised social work experience over ≥2 years
•100 supervision hours, at least 50 of them individual
•≥4 supervision hours in every month with practice hours, ≥2 of them individual
•Supervision provided by a fully licensed master's social worker

Full Michigan LLMSW requirements

Michigan LLMFT hours requirement

A Michigan Limited Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LLMFT) needs 1,000 face-to-face and 200 supervision (≥100 individual) before applying for the LMFT license. The accrual period is not less than 2 years, per MCL 333.16909(1)(c)(iii).

Michigan LLMFT hour tracker

HourPath logs LLMFT hours in the exact categories the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) counts, so direct client contact, supervision and the one-to-one supervision floor are separated as you go instead of reconstructed at application time.

•1,000 hours of post-degree direct client contact over ≥2 years
•200 supervision hours, at least 100 individual (alone or with one other supervisee)
•Group supervision limited to groups of no more than six supervisees
•Supervision provided by an approved marriage and family therapy supervisor

Full Michigan LLMFT requirements

Frequently asked

Michigan · LLPC

3,000 total, Counted inside the 3,000-hour experience total, 100 supervision. Duration: Not less than 2 years. Per Mich. Admin Code R 338.1774(1)(c)(i).

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