Practicum & Internship
- COUN 698 - Practicum
- COUN 699 - Internship
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Fall 2013 Approval Deadline:
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Below is the link you must use to submit your online application and approval paperwork for a practicum or internship in the 2013 fall semester. Please note that this submission portal is ONLY for students who are applying for their first semester of practicum or internship. If you are currently enrolled in a COUN 698 practicum or COUN 699 internship course, then you will not use this submission portal.
You need to use your regular Liberty username and password to log-in to the SharePoint submission portal. Your SharePoint session will have a time limit of 30 minutes. Before you proceed, please verify that you have the following documents completed, scanned (separately), and saved to your computer:
- Copy of DCP Audit from ASIST (located in the “Student Records” section)
- Copy of your Supervisor’s License Verification from state board website
- Fieldwork Contract
- Supervisor & Site Information Form*
- Digital Photo of Student
- Copy of Student Liability Insurance
- 9-page Affiliation Agreement
*Please note that this is a new form that has recently been revised on our website
Students are no longer required to submit signed paper copies of the waiver of liability and student agreement forms. You will now sign these approval documents electronically as part of the online application process.
You will receive an on-screen message and an email confirmation once you have successfully completed the application process. Within three weeks of correct submission, you will receive an email from our office when you are approved to begin your practicum or internship. Please continue to check your Liberty webmail regularly for any updates on the status of your 2013 summer semester practicum/internship application.
Application Process
Requirements and Preparation
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA
- Complete Prerequisites: COUN 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 512, 521, 601, 646, 667*
- Find an internship site and supervisor
- Submit all the required approval paperwork by the deadline through the online submission portal
- After your documents have been approved, you will receive an official approval email with your start date for earning hours. The Practicum/Internship Team will register you for the course.
Approval Documents
- Fieldwork Contract (signed by the supervisor)
- Supervisor & Site Information Form (signed by the site director, the supervisor, & the student)
- Digital Photo of Student
- Copy of Student Liability Insurance
- Approval Documents (listed above)
- Affiliation Agreement (Signed by the site)
- How to complete the Affiliation Agreement.
* Students can only enroll in COUN 667 and the practicum/internship in the same semester if their 667 Intensive occurs before or in the same month as the start date for the practicum. For example, if the summer start date for the practicum/internship is May 12, then to enroll in the practicum for the summer term, the student must take the 667 Intensive in the month of May or before. If 667 is taken in June or July, then registration for the practicum/internship will be for the fall term.
Important Documents
- Liberty University vs. your state comparison of requirements.
- Supervisor Responsibility list.
Hour Requirements
| Practicum - COUN 698 | Internship - COUN 699 |
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Minimum Practicum Hours 200: |
Minimum Internship hours 600: |
Course Documents
| Practicum - COUN 698 | Internship - COUN 699 |
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Approved Supervisors for Practicum & Internship
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**Group Supervision is not a requirement for Practicum (COUN 698), however it is recommended.
***Group supervision is a requirement for Internship (COUN 699). A total of 25 group supervision hours must be earned in order to pass the Internship (COUN 699).
Examinations
At the end of their counseling training, students who are enrolled in the 48 hour and 60 hour License Professional Counselor Track and Marriage and Family Therapy track must complete the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) and the Integration exam. For more information please access the links listed below:
