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.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
HSCO 500	Introduction to Human Services Counseling 1	3
HSCO 502	Human Growth and Development	3
HSCO 506	Integration of Spirituality and Counseling	3
HSCO 508	Studies in Interpersonal Communication	3
HSCO 509	Multicultural Issues in Human Services	3
HSCO 511	Group Dynamics	3
Total Hours		18

¹

HSCO 500 Introduction to Human Services Counseling (3 c.h.) is a required first entry course for all students in this degree

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Dobson Center Family Advocacy, Public Policy & the Future Cognate
Choose four of the following:		12
DBFA 600	Family, Faith and the Future: Worldview
DBFA 605	Public Policy and Advocacy Strategies
DBFA 610	Divorce, Marriage and Blended Families
DBFA 615	Child/Adolescent Development, Deviance and Violence
DBFA 620	Research and Emerging Paradigms in Marriage and Family Studies
Total Hours		12

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
• 2.5 GPA
• No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
• Liberty University course work that is more than 10 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
• 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

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
HSCO 500	Introduction to Human Services Counseling 1	3
HSCO 502	Human Growth and Development	3
HSCO 508	Studies in Interpersonal Communication	3
DBFA Elective 2		3
	Hours	12
Second Semester
HSCO 506	Integration of Spirituality and Counseling	3
HSCO 509	Multicultural Issues in Human Services	3
HSCO 511	Group Dynamics	3
	Hours	9
Second Year
First Semester
DBFA Elective 2		3
DBFA Elective 2		3
DBFA Elective 2		3
	Hours	9
	Total Hours	30

¹

HSCO 500 is a required first entry course for all students in this degree

²

Choose one of the following courses: DBFA 600, 605, 610, 615, or 620