The School of Counseling and Psychology
The School of Counseling and Psychology (SCP) integrates sound practice skills, disciplined competence, ethical integrity, and biblically-based values to promote human welfare. Our focus is on service provision and the restoration of relationships among individuals, families, and the broader Body of Christ. Our objective is to prepare graduates to provide healing and hope to members of the local and world community through the application of biblical counseling principles and professional excellence. The SCP endeavors to model leadership in the integration of sound biblically-based counseling in care giving service and ministry. Students are trained from a Christian worldview and our programs are designed for individuals to take their knowledge into every corner of the world in order to assist people in the prevention and resolution of the problems of human living and to do so by reflecting the character of Christ within their personal, professional, and ministerial lives.

The School of Professional Life Coaching
The School of Professional Life Coaching (SPLC) is positioned to equip and motivate students as servant leaders who actively develop and guide others in areas of personal and organizational fulfillment toward successful and productive rules in community, national, and world venues. The SPLC is committed to providing the kind of student learning that results in the heart and practice of effective servant leadership as Christian ambassadors who are able to make a difference in the lives of their clients. Courses and programs consistently emphasize a Christian worldview and integrate sound biblical principles with relevant life coaching materials and professional practice.
The training offered through the SPLC meets the educational eligibility requirements for credentialing with the Board of Christian Life Coaching (BCLC). There are four different levels of credentialing that can be obtained: Board Certified Life Coach (BCLC); Board Certified Advanced Life Coach (BCALC); Board Certified Master Life Coach (BCMLC); and Board Certified Professional Life Coach (BCPLC). The BCLC is affiliated with the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).

The School of Professional Development and Continuing Education
The School of Professional Development and Continuing Education (SPDCE) offers a broad array of post-secondary academic presentations designed to meet your current needs for ongoing training and education in biblically-based counseling and caregiving. The distinguished faculty is comprised of leading national and international Christian educators, authors, and mental health professionals who are subject matter experts. Each presentation provides rich content, relevant research, practical caregiving principles, and a commitment to excellence and ethical caregiving. Our library consists hundreds of different selections to choose from and you will always find a sound biblical integration of counseling skills with clinical theory, knowledge, and practice. The training offered through the SPDCE meets the ongoing continuing education requirements for counselors, life coaches, and crisis responders who are credentialed through the International Board of Certified Christian Counselors and Caregivers (IBCCCC) or one of its affiliate Boards: the Board of Christian Professional and Pastoral Counseling (BCPPC); the Board of Christian Life Coaching (BCLC); and the Board of Christian Crisis and Trauma Response (BCCTR).

Church Learning Communities
In partnership with churches across the country, Light University Online has launched Church Learning Communities.  This "hybrid" format combines the best of Light University's online curriculum with live instruction via simulcast. Students can complete a course in just a little over a week through online, pre-simulcast assignments and a Friday evening/all-day Saturday simulcast featuring some of the most well-respected Christian counselors, educators, and pastors.  And it doesn't stop there. Students can then matriculate into Light University Online full programs or continue taking courses through the Church Learning Communities. The choice is yours.

Crisis Response & Trauma Care
The School of Crisis Response & Trauma Care (SCR) integrates current crisis response and trauma care theory with requisite skill development, nationally recognized standards of practice, and faith values that promote compassionate and professional caregiving. Our focus is on debriefing and intervention strategies, service provision and competent care that addresses the whole person. The goal is to prepare graduates to offer immediate assistance to search and rescue, emergency and disaster relief agencies through effective Christian leadership and the integration of sound biblically-based crisis response principles. Whenever tragedy strikes, whether due to natural disasters, accidents, combat trauma, or acts of violence, SCR programs of study are designed for individuals to take their knowledge into the church and the community, making a difference as Christ’s ambassadors to the hurting.