PLNU’s Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling (MACC) program integrates faith-based principles with contemporary cultural needs. Through rigorous coursework, personal mentoring, onsite supervised clinical training, and a culturally aware approach to current best practices and theories, the program equips students to serve diverse populations through a flexible career path. Most importantly, it prepares graduates for licensure as LMFTs or LPCCs in California.

PLNU engages its faculty, staff, and students in an annual assessment cycle, where student learning is evaluated through appropriate courses, assessment results are analyzed, and necessary adjustments are made to improve the curriculum.

This complete process—encompassing planning, assessment, and improvement—is commonly referred to as “Closing the Loop.” It is illustrated in the Annual Assessment Cycle for each curricular program and culminates in a comprehensive six-year Program Review. This review includes a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Action Plan, through which assessment findings directly inform financial and strategic planning.