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Bachelor of Science in Grief Counseling and Bereavement Education

Degree Purpose

The objective of the Grief Counseling program is to prepare you for a career in the counseling field. Being a good listener is paramount to being a good counseling. You have to listen, empathize, and identify with your patients. Once you have learned this you will be able to address specific problems and help your patients move on and deal with their emotional grieving. With our concentrations you can further specialize your education and increase your counseling knowledge in an area that best suits your educational needs.

When you graduate from this program, you will be able to

  1. Counsel people who are grieving.
  2. Have a better understanding of the grieving process.
  3. Identify and address various issues patients face in their lives.
  4. Develop the counseling skills needed to help people effectively deal with their emotional concerns.
  5. Apply the counseling techniques learned through this program to your career as well as your everyday life.

Area of Study

  • Grief Counseling and Bereavement with a Concentration in one of the following areas
  • Grief Counseling

Type of Degree

Bachelor of Science

Length of Degree

4 years. Each course has a maximum timeframe of 15 weeks. You are granted 6 months to complete your capstone project.

Prerequisites

A high school diploma or an earned GED.

Estimated Cost of Degree

$12,000.00 Tuition costs (30 courses/$400.00 per course)
$50.00 Enrollment fee
$200.00 Graduation fee
$2,250.00 Estimated textbooks costs
$14,500.00 Estimated total for the program*

(*Please note that this is an estimated cost of your program not the actual cost)

Semester Hours

8 General Education Requirement Courses – 32 hours

11 Core Courses – 44 hours

10 Concentration Courses – 40 hours

1 Capstone Project Course – 8 hours

Total Semester Hours – 124

Career Possibilities

Several career fields this degree will prepare you for are

Grief Counselor

Bereavement Specialist

Private Grief Counselor

Bereavement Educator

Researcher

Thanatologist

Courses

The online curriculum offers an innovative approach to higher education. Enrollment is open and students may begin the program at any time. All courses are provided in online classrooms, with one-to-one faculty mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive Study Tactics and Resources Center, with links to subject related web sites, online libraries, articles and research assistance. Our online degree curriculum includes:

Core Courses

  1. GRF 150 – Introduction to Death & Dying
  2. PSY 170 – Intro to Counseling Psychology
  3. PSY 220 – Ethics in Counseling
  4. PSY 290 – Counseling Theory and Practice
  5. PSY 280 – Case Management
  6. GRF 200 – Psychosocial Aspects of Death & Dying
  7. GRF 220 – Death & Dying I
  8. GRF 225 – Death & Dying II
  9. GRF 300 – Grief Counseling & Grief Therapy
  10. GRF 350 – End of Life Issues
  11. GRF 425 – Caring for the Dying & Bereaved

Concentration: Grief Counseling

  1. PSY 135 – Intro to Psychology
  2. PSY 150 – Child Psychology
  3. PSY 160 – Abnormal Psychology
  4. PSY 190 – Client Interviewing and Assessment
  5. PSY 230 – World Religions on Death and Dying
  6. PSY 250 – Multicultural Counseling
  7. PSY 260 – Crisis Intervention and Strategies
  8. PSY 295 – Group Counseling Issues and Strategies
  9. GRF 400 – Cultural Issues
  10. GRF 450 – Children & Grief
  11. GRF 490 – Grief/Bereavement Capstone

TOTAL: 124 Semester Hours

Courses in this curriculum are to be taken in sequence as above.

TUITION: $400.00 per course. Students may register and pay for one course at a time.

* Note: Cost of tuition does not include cost of textbooks.

** There is also a one time $50.00 admission processing fee.

Course Completion Times: Students are permitted 15 weeks to complete an online course. This may be extended with the permission of the instructor.

TRANSFER CREDITS: Up to 75 percent of the degree may be earned by transfer credits from other schools. For detailed information please Click here