Key information
Duration: Part-time; 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines: You can apply for and start this programme anytime. More details: The admission deadline is flexible and we accept applications on a rolling admission basis.
Language: English
English requirements:
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- IELTS: 6.5
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Credits: 30 SCH
Delivered: Online
Campus Location: Lynchburg, United States
Disciplines: Family & Consumer Science; Counselling Psychology; View 24 other PhDs in Counselling Psychology in United States
Overview
This Marriage and Family Counseling Degree Online program from Liberty University is available 100% online with no set login times – meaning you’ll have the freedom to earn your degree from the comfort of home and easily access your course materials whenever you need them. Most importantly, you can stay invested in your family, job, and community while pursuing your academic goals.
As a postgraduate program, the EdS in family and marriage counseling degree can provide you with doctoral-level training and knowledge in as little as 1 year. Thinking about later pursuing a full doctoral degree? If so, you can potentially transfer up to 27 credits from this EdS into our Doctor of Education (EdD) in Community Care and Counseling program – allowing you to get a jumpstart on your terminal degree!
Additionally, our online family counseling degree emphasizes the importance of ethical behavior and biblical truth in the field of counseling, and our faculty are committed to helping you lead with excellence. Liberty is also regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) – so you can pursue your degree with confidence.
Career opportunities:
- Marriage and family counselor
- Non-licensed counselor
- Nonprofit administrator
- Researcher
- University professor
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Premarital & Remarriage Counseling
- Marriage Counseling
- Family Development
- Trauma & Current Issues in Marital Counseling
- Assessment in Marital & Family Counseling
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 80
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
Funding
Scholarships are available.
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