Marriage & Family Counseling (M.A.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2022 through summer 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Early Core Courses | ||
| COUC 500 | Orientation to Counselor Professional Identity and Function | 3 |
| COUC 501 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 502 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| COUC 504 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 505 | Counseling Techniques and the Helping Relationship | 3 |
| COUC 506 | Integration of Spirituality and Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 510 | Theories of Counseling | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Core Courses | ||
| COUC 512 | Group Counseling 1 | 3 |
| COUC 515 | Research and Program Evaluation 2 | 3 |
| COUC 521 | Assessment Techniques in Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 522 | Career Development and Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 546 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| COUC 601 | Theories of Family Systems | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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A background check will be required
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Students must successfully complete three hours of undergraduate course work in statistics. Those who did not complete these courses in their undergraduate programs may fulfill this prerequisite requirement during the first two semesters of the program
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Specialization Courses | ||
| CEFS 670 | Comprehensive Exam - CPCE 1 | 0 |
| CEFS 671 | Comprehensive Exam - Integration 1 | 0 |
| COUC 602 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning in Marriage and Family Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 603 | Advanced Couple and Marital Counseling | 3 |
| COUC 620 | Counseling Children, Adolescents, and Their Families | 3 |
| COUC 698 | 3 | |
| COUC 699 | Counseling Internship 2 | 3 |
| COUC 699 | Counseling Internship 2 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Counseling Comprehensive Exam Prerequisites: COUC 500 Orientation to Counselor Professional Identity and Function (3 c.h.), COUC 501 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 502 Human Growth and Development (3 c.h.), COUC 504 Multicultural Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 505 Counseling Techniques and the Helping Relationship (3 c.h.), COUC 506 Integration of Spirituality and Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 510 Theories of Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 512 Group Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 515 Research and Program Evaluation (3 c.h.), COUC 521 Assessment Techniques in Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 522 Career Development and Counseling (3 c.h.), COUC 546 Psychopathology (3 c.h.), COUC 601 Theories of Family Systems (3 c.h.), & CEFS 602 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning in Marriage and Family Counseling (3 c.h.)
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Course may be taken a third time
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage & Family Elective | ||
| Choose three credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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Three hours of coursework in diagnosis and treatment of addictive behaviors is required in Virginia for LMFTs
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 60 total 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 more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Successful completion of Comprehensive Exam
- 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 7 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date