Graduate Studies

Master of Science in Counseling

Concentration in Community Counseling

The Community Counseling program is for candidates preparing for a profession as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). A minimum of sixty-one semester hours of credit are required. Candidates who have completed the sixty-one semester-hour Master's degree program with a major in Community Counseling will be eligible to "sit" for the Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) examination. After three years of supervised experience as an LAC, the candidate may become eligible for the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) examination.

Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) degree with emphasis in Community Counseling

1. University Graduate Core-6 hours

CNL 7013 Statistics and Research
CNL 8033 Christian Foundations in Counseling

2. Counseling Department Requirements-49 LPC Hours

CNL 7023 Human Development
CNL 7033 Social and Cultural Foundations
CNL 7113 Principles of Family Therapy
CNL 7123 Group Theory
CNL 7133 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
CNL 7313 Career Development Information and Vocational Education
CNL 7613 Family of Origin
CNL 7633 Principles of Marital Therapy
CNL 8013 Assessment (or CNL 8043 Relational Assessment)
CNL 8023 Advanced Psychopathology
CNL 8133 Advanced Psychopharmacology
CNL 8433 Professional Development and Ethics
CNL 8613 Promoting Change Through Brief Therapy
CNL 8701 Pre-Practicum Lab
CNL 8753 Practicum I: Community
CNL 8763 Practicum II: Community


One of the following:
CNL 8773 Practicum I: Marriage and Family Therapy
CNL 8873 Internship

3. Electives – 6 hours from the following:

BBL 7733 Hermeneutics
CNL 8903 Selected Topics (as advised)
CNL ___3 MFT Track Elective

Minimum semester hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61