Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Life Coaching Degree Study techniques to help coach others
120
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Help People Transform Their Lives by Earning a Bachelor of Psychology – Life Coaching Degree
Do you have a passion for challenging and encouraging people to fulfill their life’s calling and be the best person they can be? If so, then a life coach degree may be for you!
Conferring Liberty University’s 100% online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology – Life Coaching can help develop your professional skills. You can sharpen your understanding of the diverse theoretical approaches of behavioral modification, multicultural counseling, and research issues as you prepare for a career in the life coaching industry.
As a life coach, you will work closely with clients to help them reach both their professional and personal goals. In addition, you can use your positivity and gift of encouragement to inspire them and your organizational skills to help them create an action plan. As a life coach, you could be an advocate for your clients as you provide them with guidance, advice, and accountability. If you enjoy seeing others grow and succeed, then our life coaching degree may be for you!
Your officially conferred degree name will be Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology – Life Coaching.
Why Choose An Online Life Coach Degree?
At Liberty University, your success is our success. An online life coaching degree is designed to give you the tools you need to become a life coach.
When considering this profession, people often ask, “What training do you need to be a life coach?” or “Do you need a degree to be a life coach?” While you do not need a license, certification, or degree to practice life coaching in the U.S., receiving training will better prepare you to understand what life coaching is and practice it successfully. Our goal is to provide you with the tools to find and retain clients and help them reach their full potential.
A life coaching program online can help equip you with the knowledge you need to be a successful life coach. Our life coach courses online provide a solid background in psychology and specific training on how to be a life coach. Your professors will cover essential knowledge of human psychology to help you understand and motivate your clients more effectively. Our life coaching courses online are also designed to help equip you with coaching best practices to implement into your professional coaching sessions.
Additionally, we can help prepare you to integrate all aspects of life with Christian principles — from finances to marriage to health. With this biblical foundation, you can prepare to better coach your clients on how to wisely handle both their professional and personal lives.
Designed to be completed in as little as 3.5 years, a life coach bachelor degree allows you to continue to work while going to college. Because our life coach degree is offered completely online, you can remain active in your job, family, and community without worrying about taking courses on campus.
As a pioneer in distance education since 1985, we’ve mastered the art of creating an affordable, flexible online degree program that can challenge you to grow while respecting your personal commitments. We understand that you can’t afford to put your life on hold to pursue a degree – which is why our online psychology – life coaching degree is offered 100% online with no set login times and no required intensives. That way, you’ll be able to remain committed to your personal life while furthering your education.
With our strong academics, commitment to the Christian faith, and flexible online format, you can have confidence in your preparation for your career as a life coach. Whether you want to enhance your skills or start a new career, our online life coach degree can help you stand out as a Christ-centered, ethical, and value-driven professional. Partner with us and prepare to become a life coach online.
What Will You Study in Our Online Psychology – Life Coaching Program?
By specializing in a life coaching program, you can learn in-demand skills and methods to provide biblically sound guidance to others in your professional and personal life.
A life coaching degree can help sharpen the practical coaching skills you need to succeed in your field while also providing the background in psychology necessary to motivate and understand your clients. An online life coaching training degree program emphasizes an integrated understanding of science, practice, and faith. We seek to partner with you to help you maximize your effectiveness in understanding and helping people from a biblical worldview.
Your life coaching courses online will give you the opportunity to evaluate current coaching models and techniques as you heighten your effectiveness in developing effective coaching skills and strategies.
For your life coaching concentration, you will also take an additional class that will give you specialized training in health and wellness, marriage, financial life, or leadership. This provides you with a foundation to gain expertise in a specific area of coaching.
A life coach program also offers an optional internship to help you gain the practical experience you need to stand out in the market. With our unique blend of psychology and life coaching courses online and practical experience through an internship, you can be better prepared to make your dream of becoming a life coach a reality!
Potential Career Opportunities
- Career coach
- Life coach
- Non-licensed counselor
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Behavioral Sciences.
- View the Undergraduate Behavioral Sciences Course Guide (login required).
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
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Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Requirements for Our Online BS in Psychology
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9595.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official high school transcripts or official GED test scores.*
- Students may be allowed to enroll in up to 12 credit hours with Liberty with the submission of our High School Self-Certification Form (login required – you will first need to claim your Liberty Account).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system).
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
*Official high school transcript requirement may be waived with college transcripts from an accredited college/university showing at least 12 earned credit hours with an acceptable GPA.
Note: A 2.0 or above cumulative GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Transcript Policies
High School Transcript Policy
Applicants may submit a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of a final official high school transcript in order to enroll in up to 12 credit hours at Liberty University.
- Applicants may submit a college transcript showing 12 or more credits from an accredited institution and a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of high school transcripts.
Students must submit official high school transcripts, or official college transcripts showing at least 12 credit hours earned with an acceptable grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution, in order to register for additional courses.
The official high school transcript, GED requirement, and High School Self-Certification Form can be waived if the applicant has earned an associate degree or higher.
Final transcripts must reflect all coursework and final grades received for grades 9-12, a graduation date, and an overall GPA. (Mailed transcripts must be in a sealed and unopened envelope.)
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Military Transfers
If you have military-only transfer credits (completed basic training and enlistment), you must request an official military transcript. Please go to the Military Transfer Credit webpage to request your military transcript.
International Applicants
If you are an international applicant, you may be required to have your international transcripts reviewed. Information regarding the transcript evaluation process for international students can be found by visiting NACES.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need a license to be a life coach?
The short answer is no. Life coaches are not licensed mental health professionals, and they do not need to earn any sort of license. However, a background in psychology can be a tremendous asset to you if you hope to become a professional life coach – as can life coach classes online, which are incorporated into this degree program. You can use this degree to open your own life coaching business, offer life coach training to others as part of a life coaching company, and more!
What does a life coach do?
A life coach is a professional who seeks to help people progress and find greater fulfillment in their lives. Life coaches are able to help clients improve their relationships, career decisions, and self-discipline.
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