Worship Studies (D.W.S.) - Pastoral Counseling
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2019 through summer 2020. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical & Theological Studies Courses | ||
| WRSP 801 | Theological and Historical Developments Influencing Corporate Worship | 3 |
| WRSP 810 | Foundations of Christian Worship | 3 |
| WRSP 835 | Theology, Philosophy and Methodology of Worship | 3 |
| Advanced Worship Studies Courses | ||
| WRSP 820 | The Worship Leader | 3 |
| WRSP 840 | Transitions in Leadership, Music, Worship, and Culture | 3 |
| WRSP 845 | Pastoral Roles of the Worship Leader | 3 |
| WRSP 846 | Growth, Development, and Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| WRSP 851 | Community, Culture, and Relationship | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling Cognate | ||
| PACO 500 | Introduction to Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| PACO 509 | Spiritual Formation in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| PACO 603 | Premarital and Marital Counseling | 3 |
| PACO 604 | Crisis Intervention in Pastoral Counseling | 3 |
| Research Studies Courses | ||
| WRSP 880 | Introduction to the Thesis Writing Project | 3 |
| WRSP 889 | Thesis Project Proposal & Research 1 | 3 |
| WRSP 890 | Thesis Project Defense | 3 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
| 1 | Any student who is not ready for enrollment in WRSP 890 Thesis Project Defense (3 c.h.) after completing WRSP 889 Thesis Project Proposal & Research (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student’s thesis chair, to repeat WRSP 889 Thesis Project Proposal & Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in WRSP 890 Thesis Project Defense (3 c.h.) |
Notes
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 45 hours
- A minimum of 33 hours must be completed through Liberty University, not to include credits from a prior degree earned through Liberty University
- A maximum of 12 hours of transfer credit, including credit from a degree on the same academic level previously earned through Liberty, may be applied to the degree
- 3.0 GPA
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No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
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No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- 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