Get a jump on your degree plan.

You can pursue our programs as either a part-time or full-time student.

Here are a couple of routes you could take to complete your degree. There are many different variations you can follow, so talk to one of the counselors today to learn more:

Professional Counseling credit hours: 48

Marriage & Family Therapy credit hours: 51

First Year

• Fall Semester
  Theories of Counseling
  Lifespan/Human Growth and Development

• Spring Semester
  Techniques of Appraisal and Assessment
  Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Counseling

• Summer Session
  Research Methodology and Program Evaluation
  Ethical and Professional Conduct for Counselors

Second Year

• Fall Semester
  Advanced Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions
  Group Counseling

• Spring Semester
  Advanced Psychopathology
  Marriage & Family Counseling

• Summer Semester
  Advanced Counseling and Crisis
  Counseling Children and Adolescents

Third Year

• Fall Semester
  Professional Identity and Prepracticum Skills
  Career Development and Assessment

• Spring Semester
  Mental Health Clinical Practicum I

• Summer Semester
  Mental Health Clinical Practicum II

First Year

• Fall Semester
  Marriage & Family Counseling
  Lifespan/Human Growth and Development

• Spring Semester
  Techniques of Appraisal and Assessment
  Advanced Psychopathology

• Summer Session
  Principles for Marital Therapy
  Family Systems

Second Year

• Fall Semester
  Advanced Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions
  Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Counseling

• Spring Semester
  Research Methodology and Program Evaluation
  Counseling Children and Adults

• Summer Semester
  Professional Identity and Prepracticum Skills
  Ethical and Professional Conduct for Counselors

Third Year

• Fall Semester
  Mental Health Clinical Practicum I
  Strategies for Interventions in Family Therapy

• Spring Semester
  Mental Health Clinical Practicum II
  Family of Origin

• Summer Semester
  Family Therapy Practicum

What are practicum hours?

• The LPC and the LMFT programs at Texas Wesleyan require practicum hours, which are hands-on experience hours, to complete the programs. Our practicum hours allow for both on-campus and off-campus experience.

Where do I complete my hours?

• On campus hours are completed at the Glick House, Texas Wesleyan’s community counseling center, and off-campus hours are tailored to your specialty, like, for example, in a hospital setting.

How many hours do I need?

• Professional counseling students need 350 hours – which account for the last two hours of the program, and Marriage & Family Therapy students need 525 hours – the last three classes of the program. Want to complete both programs? You will also complete 525 hours.

When do I complete my practicum?

• You’ll work with a faculty member to develop your practicum hours, which you will complete at the end of the program.

Are these the same hours as the 3,000 hours required by the state?

• No – you complete those 3,000 hours after you graduate from the program.