Counseling Comprehensive Exam | Liberty University

Counseling Comprehensive Exam

• Required for all MA counseling students

(except for the 30-hour Human Services

degree program, MAAC, and School

Counseling)

• Graduation requirement

Prerequisites

• CEFS 500, 501, 502, 504, 505, 506,

510, 512, 515 (previously 503), 521,

522, 667 (602 for MFT)

• Hold a 3.0 GPA at time of registration

• Good standing in the program

Two Part Exam

• CPCE – Counselor Preparation Comprehensive

Exam

• Published by the CCE (Center for Credentialing

Education, an affiliate of the National Board of

Certified Counselors)

• Integration

• Specific to Liberty University

Both parts must be taken during the same subterm.

CPCE – 8 Core Content Areas

• Human Growth & Development

• Social and Cultural Foundations

• Helping Relationships

• Group Work

• Career & Lifestyle Development

• Appraisal

• Research and Program Evaluation

• Professional Orientation & Ethics

• 160 Multiple-Choice Questions

• 136 Questions are Graded

• 24 thrown out (3 per section) at

random by CCE

• 4 Hour time limit

Integration

• Based on COUC/CEFS 506: Integration of Spirituality

and Counseling

• 20 Multiple-Choice Questions

• Available on Blackboard: closed book, no proctor

• Be mindful: After 40 min the exam will submit itself

Integration Exam Policy

• If you DO NOT complete your Integration exam

by the deadline:

– You will receive a grade of "NP" (No Pass)

– Will be counted against you as one of your three

attempts.

– If a student drops the Integration exam, they may

not reschedule for a test date in the same sub-term.

Passing the Comp Exam

• Must pass BOTH parts

• Passing Scores

• CPCE passing scores change depending on version

• Version 100215: 70/136

• Version 100116: 69/136

• Version 100115: 70/136

• Version 100618: 73/136

• Integration: 14 out of 20

Retaking the Comp Exam

• Passed one part, failed one part

• Retake only the part you did not pass

• CPCE: pay the fee again

• Integration: no extra charge to retake

• Exam can only be taken once per semester

Maximum Number of Attempts

• Students may take the COMP EXAM no more

than

3 TIMES.

• After 2 attempts, must wait at least one full

term before the final attempt and complete a

CTAP form

• If unable to pass after 3 attempts, you will

need to transfer into the 30-hour Human

Services degree program to attain your

Master’s degree.

Exam Fee

• CEFS 670 (CPCE)

• On-campus testing: $125 total

• $50 charge on student account for the CPCE each

time you register

• $75 charge through Pearson registration

• Offsite Testing: $150 paid directly to Pearson

• CEFS 671 (Integration)

• $0 charge for the Integration Exam

CPCE Study Tips

• No official study guide

• Any study materials developed for the NCE (National

Counselor Exam)

• http://www.nbcc.org/Exams/Study#NCE provides a list of study

guides available for the NCE.

• Study Guide for the National Counselor Examination and CPCE [Spiral-

Bound] by Andrew A. Helwig

• Encyclopedia of Counseling by Howard Rosenthal

• This reference is available as an e-book through Liberty’s

Library and can be downloaded for 7 days.

Integration Study Tips

McMinn, M. R. (1996). Psychology, theology, and spirituality

in Christian counseling. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House

Publishers. ISBN: 0-8423-5252-X.

Entwistle, D. N. (2015). Integrative approaches to psychology

and Christianity (3rd ed.). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock

Publishers. 978-1498223485.

Integration Study Guide: on our webpage

Exam Results

• Students will receive scores immediately after

completion of the exam

• Grades will be posted to Blackboard 6-8 weeks after

the date of your exam

• Students will email counselingcompexam@liberty.edu

to register for CEFS 670/671

• Students MUST register by the A-term registration

deadline

• If not completed financial check-in by the A-term

deadline, the student will be dropped from the course

and will have to wait to register for a test date in the

following semester

• Students on the waiting list will take the place of a

student who has been dropped

Registration Deadlines

Registration Process (on-Campus)

• Once a student emails the COMP Exam Coordinator to register

for the exam date of their choice, the COMP Exam Coordinator

will check the student's prerequisites and register them for the

corresponding courses. Then an instructional PDF will be

provided by the coordinator.

• Students will follow the PDF instructions to complete their exam

registration. Students will email the COMP Exam Coordinator a

copy of their Pearson receipt.

• Students must be sure to save the username and password

provided by Pearson as they will need it on test day.

Offsite Testing

• Students will email counselingcompexam@liberty.edu to request to register.

• The COMP Exam Coordinator will check their prerequisites and approve them to

• The COMP Exam Coordinator will then email the student a PDF that will assist

them in the registration process with the CCE and Pearson.

• First the student will create an account with the CCE. Once they receive their

candidate ID number emailed from Pearson, they will then create an account

with Pearson.

• Once a student submits their registration and payment to Pearson, they will then

email counselingcompexam@liberty.edu a copy of their receipt and exam date

and the COMP Exam Coordinator will register the student for the corresponding

CEFS 670/671 courses.

• The student will lose the $75 they paid to Pearson

for on-campus and the $150 for offsite.

• The student will be dropped from CEFS 670 and will

be refunded the $50 they paid to Liberty.

• The student will not lose an attempt for not showing

up to the CPCE.

If a student doesn’t show up

for their scheduled exam:

ODAS

Office of Disability Academic Support

• Setup 1 month in advance

• LU Online Students: luoodas@liberty.edu

• Residential Students: wdmchane@liberty.edu

• Please allow extra time to have accommodations set up

Note: Disability accommodations are available to you for both the Integration exam as well as the CPCE

exam when you take them on campus. You will need to email

LUOODAS@liberty.edu to arrange the

needed accommodations. However, whenever you choose to take the CPCE at an offsite location, Liberty

University cannot guarantee that any offsite testing location would be able to provide accommodations.

Emailing Our Office

counselingcompexam@liberty.edu

• Email from your Liberty email account

• Your Name

• Student ID number

Keep calm and test on!