Graduate Counseling

OVERVIEW
The Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, a 48 hour program, prepares one to pursue state licensure and national certification. This degree program provides appropriate education for students seeking career opportunities in mental health agencies, private practices, ministry related counseling centers, and other public and private facilities.

The Professional Counseling degree provides students with a thorough background in areas of integration of faith and practice; individual and group counseling theories and skills; clinical practice; ethical, professional, and legal issues in counseling; social and cultural factors in counseling; human development across the lifespan; work, leisure, and career development theories and interventions; appraisal and assessment issues in counseling; and the application of research methodology and statistics to understand mental health issues.
 

LU Online
This degree program is available via distance learning with minimal residency requirements. Courses start every eight weeks and the semester lasts four months. Course delivery format includes online video-streaming lectures and online courses through Blackboard. Students are required to attend Liberty University for 3 courses (COUN 505, 512, 667). These courses are each completed in the one-week intensive format.
 

RESIDENTIAL STUDIES
Students also have the choice of completing their entire degree program on campus in Lynchburg, VA. Courses are offered in the traditional semester format during the Fall and Spring semesters. Students also have the opportunity to take week long intensives during the summer months to accelerate their degree.