Bachelor in Counseling Psychology (Bachelor's)

Wayne State College offers undergraduate and graduate study in Wayne, Nebraska, with additional campus locations in Omaha and South Sioux City. Its academic options include more than 130 programs of study, spanning agriculture and natural resources, business, education, health sciences, information technology, communication, the arts, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students can pursue bachelor's degrees, minors, certificates, teaching endorsements, and pre-professional or transfer pathways. Selected programs are available on campus, online, or in hybrid formats.

For students living on campus, Wayne State provides seven residence halls, three dining locations, and a student food pantry. Clubs, sports, weekly activities, recreational services, and 15 NCAA Division II athletic teams create ways to meet people outside the classroom. The college describes Wayne as a place where students can build a supportive network, with a low student-to-faculty ratio and free or discounted services that include counseling, health care, technology support, and campus safety resources.

International and multicultural programming brings different ethnic and social groups together. International applicants, including those already studying in the United States, must complete the required application steps and submit materials by the relevant deadline. The fall deadline is June 1. The spring deadline is October 1 for transfers within the United States only. These dates allow time for mailed materials to arrive and for visa applications. Students should also review the requirements for their applicant category and intended program.

Students study counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient and counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods, and supervised counseling practice.

They also learn group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

This field prepares people for independent professional practice of psychological counseling.

They provide therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and distress symptoms.

For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes.