Master of Arts in Counseling
Program Requirements

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The program of study provides students the necessary course work to meet academic requirements to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. Course requirements include forty-nine credit hours consisting of:

COUN 5380 Introduction to Professional Counseling
COUN 5382 Counseling Theories and Techniques
COUN 5383 Group Counseling Methods
COUN 5385 Lifespan Human Development
COUN 5386 Psychological Testing
COUN 5387 Research Methods
COUN 5389 Multicultural Perspectives
COUN 5391 Pre-Practicum in Counseling

COUN 6100 Comprehensive Counseling Review
COUN 6380 Career Counseling and Lifestyle Development
COUN 6381 Addictive and Compulsive Disorders
COUN 6382 Psychopathology
COUN 6383 Marriage and Family Counseling
COUN 6384 Contemporary Approaches to Christian Counseling
COUN 6385 Advanced Counseling Methods and Crisis Intervention
COUN 6392 Counseling Practicum I
COUN 6393 Counseling Practicum II

No grade lower than a "B" will be accepted in the pre-practicum and practicum courses. After completion of the 49-hour graduate counseling program, the graduate is eligible to apply for state LPC licensure. In order to become licensed in Texas, the program graduate must pass the National Certification Examination and complete a 3000 hour supervised counseling internship.

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