The Department of Psychology and Counseling occupies the first floor of Lowrey Hall, a stately building that looks out upon the lawn and gardens of the quadrangle that has been the center of the Mississippi College campus for most of its 175 years. Located opposite Lowrey Hall on the Quad is Provine Chapel, a building rich in history and the site of numerous special events throughout the year. Faculty have their offices on the first floor of Lowrey and teach most of their courses in classrooms throughout the four floors of the building.

Classes of a seminar, practicum or internship nature have student/faculty ratios as small as 5 students per faculty member, while the average lecture class is limited in size to around 25 students. As a major, you would be assigned an academic advisor from among the full-time faculty teaching in the Department and you would meet with your advisor regularly to work out class schedules and discuss ongoing issues related to campus life. Department faculty and staff have state-of-the-art computer systems connected to the internet, and as a student you would have access to computer labs in Lowrey Hall as well as in Self Hall just across the street. Students can obtain a computer account that allows them access to the internet. In addition, the computers are loaded with all of the regular software packages needed to do the word processing, data entry, and data analysis required as part of the coursework you complete each semester.

The Department's videotape rooms are available for undergraduate and graduate students to utilize when completing courses that deal with counseling skills; and the MC Library and Learning Resources Center offer up-to-date journals, books, videos, and CDs on a wide range of psychology and counseling topics.

Two different counseling clinics are located in the Department, one for students and the other for residents of the Clinton/Greater Jackson Metropolitan Communities. These clinics are operated by faculty and staff who provide a variety of counseling services and someone is always on call in case of an emergency.

Another feature of the Department is our Reality Therapy/ Choice Theory coursework that leads to becoming Reality Therapy certified at the national level. We also offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate brief, intensive courses that deal with cutting edge psychology and counseling topics. Nationally and internationally known instructors are invited to campus to teach major components of these courses with the assistance of members of our faculty.