Community Care & Counseling (Ed.S.) - Pastoral Care & Counseling
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EDCO 705 | Issues and Trends in Community Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 711 | Advanced Group Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 715 | Applied Counseling Theories | 3 |
| EDCO 725 | Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDCO 741 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Care & Counseling Cognate | ||
| EDCO 821 | Ethics & Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 826 | Growth & Development of the Pastoral Counselor | 3 |
| EDCO 831 | Individual & Family Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 836 | Premarital & Marital Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 841 | Crisis & Current Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 30 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No grades lower than a B- may be applied to the degree
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| EDCO 705 | Issues and Trends in Community Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 715 | Applied Counseling Theories | 3 |
| EDCO 711 | Advanced Group Counseling 1 | 3 |
| EDCO 741 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EDCO 725 | Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDCO 821 | Ethics & Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 826 | Growth & Development of the Pastoral Counselor | 3 |
| EDCO 831 | Individual & Family Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| EDCO 836 | Premarital & Marital Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| EDCO 841 | Crisis & Current Issues in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
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Intensive Format optional