• Letter(s) of Reference
• Statement of Research Interests

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission: admission application; self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree); current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account; a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.7 GPA; contact information for 2 recommenders from professional sources (i.e., not family/friends); agreement to the Mission Statement and Diversity Statement; undergraduate prerequisites (can be taken after admission): 3 credit hours in statistics (can be MATH 201).

Students seeking admittance into this program and planning to finish it outside of the U.S. will be required to sign an International Disclosure Agreement.

Applicants must also have a Personal Statement. Please describe in 200-250 words why you desire to become a counselor and indicate the type of counselor certification you plan to seek after graduation. Describe in 200-250 words an occasion in which you have interacted with an individual or a group of individuals from another culture. Identify the cultural differences which were present and how you demonstrated respect for those differences. Describe in 200-250 words how you form effective interpersonal relationships with others in individual and group settings. Students must include a sentence stating their agreement to the Department of Counselor Education and Family Study’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Mission Statement and Diversity Statement. See the Master of Arts Clinical Mental Health Counseling Handbook.