Program Overview - Community Counseling Program

"My training at Regent gave me a meaningful way to express my empathy—it’s passion and compassion combined and they could feel the authenticity of it."

- Cedric Rucker

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The M.A. in Counseling prepares the student for professional licensure.* Those pursuing the M.A. in Counseling may choose an emphasis in either Community Counseling or School Counseling.

The Community Counseling Program (60 semester hours) combines contemporary counseling techniques and theories with a solid biblical foundation for a spiritual balance in the counseling approach. Graduates will be prepared for subsequent career positions with public agencies, private practices or mental health facilities. And those who desire further study will be poised for the pursuit of doctoral degrees including the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Virginia requires 60 graduate hours in counseling.

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For Degree Requirements click here.

*In accordance with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Other state requirements may differ.

Certificate of Advanced Counseling Studies (CACS) 

Students who have already fulfilled the requirements for the M.A. in Human Services Counseling as of summer, 2006, have the opportunity to add the CACS to meet the educational requirements for state licensure as a school guidance counselor or licensed professional counselor.