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M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Residential)

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Overview

A 60-credit residential M.A. on the Lynchburg campus, taught in a 16-week classroom format, with a required practicum, two internship courses and a comprehensive exam. The department describes it as designed to meet Virginia LPC licensure requirements.

Official program name
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Residential)
Awarded degree
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Counseling specialty
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose
Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Lynchburg, VA
Required credits
60 total hours
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
At 60 credit hours, this program can be completed in about 3 years.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

The catalog lists the program as offered in resident and online format; the online version is recorded separately because it has its own program page, intensives and online tuition.

Why this program is listed

Residential master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.

Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.
Practicum
RequiredPracticum required (COUC 692 Counseling Practicum).
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship
RequiredCounseling Internship I and II (COUC 693, COUC 694).
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Supervision
Students meet regularly with an onsite supervisor during field experience.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

  • Successful completion of the comprehensive exam (CPCE and integration exam) is required.
    Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.7 — Bachelor's degree with at least a 2.7 GPA for admission in good standing.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Required3 credit hours in statistics (can be taken after admission).
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredThree 200-250 word essays, including why the applicant wants to become a counselor.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Contact information for 2 professional recommenders.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Graduate tuition, full-time (residential)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$5,175per semester · 2026-2027Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Graduate tuition, per credit hour (residential)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$575per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$34,500 = 60 credits × $575 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Grad Student Activity Fee
$330 per semester
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Degree: M.A.Accredited since July 19, 2017 · current cycle ends March 31, 2032 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.
  • LicensurePrepares students to sit for licensure exams in Virginia; students seeking licensure elsewhere should research their state's requirements. Official disclosureSource: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. catalog.liberty.edu/graduate/colleges-schools/behavioral-sciences/licensure-programs/clinical-mental — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
  4. liberty.edu/behavioral-sciences/counselor-ed/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. liberty.edu/behavioral-sciences/counselor-ed/masters/clinical-mental-health-counseling-ma/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. liberty.edu/residential/behavioral-sciences/masters/clinical-mental-health-counseling/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. liberty.edu/residential/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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