Are you taking practicum now (summer 2026) or taking practicum/internship in the fall of 2026 and have not completed the CPCE (Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam)? A passing score on the CPCE (commonly called comps) is required for graduation. The fall CPCE testing window is September 21-25, 2026.
Go to NCCUcounseling.com>students>Comprehensive Exam>CPCE registration interest and all the information you need is provided. Use this Google survey to begin the process. Why complete the survey? This allows Dr. Barrow to endorse you for testing on campus, close to home, or even at home and to send you customized directions for testing after you are endorsed. Please use the link below for more information, including a link to the Google survey. Deadline is August 30, 2026.
http://www.nccucounseling.com/student2/index.php/advising/comprehensive-exam
Preparing for the CPCE and the NCE, the following titles are now available for review, download, and/or checking out in physical format as noted.
The first three titles are available/downloadable on eBooks by EBSCOhost: https://resources.nclive.org/EBSCOebooks
- Encyclopedia of Counseling: https://web-p-ebscohost-com.nccu.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=b64044e5-5c07-417a-a47e-174132395f9f%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=1511108&db=nlebk
- National Counselor Exam (NCE) and Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE): https://web-p-ebscohost-com.nccu.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=4&sid=b64044e5-5c07-417a-a47e-174132395f9f%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=3560583&db=nlebk
- Human Services Dictionary: Master Reference for the NCE, CPCE, and the HS-BCPE Exams, 2nd Ed: https://web-p-ebscohost-com.nccu.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=6&sid=b64044e5-5c07-417a-a47e-174132395f9f%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=2572690&db=nlebk
These two titles will be in print form and available for check out through NCCU libraries.
- Mastering the National Counselor Examination and the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination, 3rd edition
- Vital information and review questions for the NCE, CPCE, and state counseling exams


