Psychology 3+2 (420101)

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 3-2 program at Emmanuel University is a collaborative program with Richmont Graduate University and is intended for students who desire a focused degree program in psychology which has a solid Biblical foundation for a career as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a marriage and family therapist (LMFT).  The course sequencing of Emmanuel University’s Psychology 3-2 program prepares students obtain both an undergraduate degree and master’s degree within 5 years.

The primary goal of the Psychology 3-2 program at Emmanuel University is to prepare students to integrate their faith into counseling practice. The Psychology 3-2 program prepares students as a licensed professional counselor or a marriage and family therapist. Licensed professional counselors serve in a wide variety of capacities from traditional local church and denominational ministries to hospital, mental health, and human service agencies to private counseling practices. Specializations strengthen the students’ abilities to work with specific client populations. The following specializations are offered as a certificate which is printed as a separate document to the graduate’s diploma: Addictions Counseling, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Christian Sex Therapy, Spirituality and Counseling, and Trauma Counseling. Marriage and family therapists serve the church, community, and society at large in a variety of roles such as education, administration, marriage and family therapist, minister of family life and counseling, parent trainer, youth minister, pastor or teacher, business leader, public relations, and many varied settings in which counseling is needed. Marriage and family therapists work with a varied population presented with problems such as family crisis, conduct disorders, eating disorders, marital distress, sexual issues, bereavement, family trauma, various forms of addictions, anxiety and depression, financial and occupational issues, and spiritual concerns.