2025 Texas LPC Jurisprudence Exam |
Licensed Professional Counselor |
Complete Study Guide
This exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions based on the Texas Licensed Professional
Counselor (LPC) Jurisprudence Exam content, covering the Licensed Professional Counselor
Act (Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503), Texas Administrative Code Title 22, Part 30,
Chapter 681 (Council Rules), and related ethics and laws. Questions reflect the open-book
format and focus on licensure, scope of practice, supervision, ethics, confidentiality, and
professional conduct as of September 2025.
Question 1
What is the primary purpose of the Texas Licensed Professional Counselor Act (Chapter 503)?
A) To regulate physicians providing counseling services
B) To establish qualifications and ethical standards for professional counselors
C) To mandate annual physical exams for all licensees
D) To oversee nonprofit counseling organizations exclusively
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.001 cites the Act as the Licensed Professional
Counselor Act, which protects the public by ensuring qualified practitioners through licensure
and ethical standards (Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503). Options A, C, and D are
unrelated to the Act's scope.
Question 2
Who regulates Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) in Texas?
A) Texas Medical Board
B) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC)
C) Texas Education Agency
D) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale : The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, under the BHEC,
regulates LPCs per Texas Occupations Code §503.101 and 22 TAC §681.1. Other agencies (A,
C, D) regulate different professions.
Question 3
What defines the "practice of professional counseling" under Texas law?
A) Any conversation about personal issues
B) Application of mental health and human development principles to assess, evaluate, and treat
emotional disorders
C) Prescribing medication for mental health conditions
D) Conducting group fitness sessions for stress relief
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.003 defines professional counseling as applying
mental health, psychotherapeutic, and human development principles to facilitate development
and treat disorders through a therapeutic relationship. Option C is medical practice (prohibited by
§503.004); A and D are not regulated counseling.
Question 4
Does the LPC Act authorize the practice of medicine?
A) Yes, for minor interventions
B) No, it explicitly does not
C) Only with physician supervision
D) Yes, if integrated with therapy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.004 states the chapter does not authorize the
practice of medicine as defined by state law, limiting LPCs to non-medical counseling. Options
A, C, and D contradict this prohibition.
Question 5
Who appoints members to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors?
A) The Texas Legislature
B) The Governor of Texas
C) The BHEC directly
D) Licensed LPCs via election
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.102 requires the governor to appoint nine members
(six LPCs and three public members) to the Board. Options A, C, and D do not align with
appointment procedures.
Question 6
What is the minimum educational requirement for LPC licensure?
A) Bachelor's degree in any field
B) Master's or doctoral degree in counseling or related field with specific coursework
C) Associate's degree with experience
D) No degree required with 10 years experience
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.301 and 22 TAC §681.71 require a graduate degree
(60 semester hours) from a regionally accredited institution with counseling-specific coursework.
Lower degrees (A, C) or no degree (D) are insufficient.
Question 7
How many supervised experience hours are required for LPC licensure?
A) 1,000 hours
B) 3,000 hours, including 1,500 direct client contact
C) 5,000 hours
D) 500 hours
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.92 requires 3,000 clock hours of supervised experience, with at least
1,500 in direct client contact, for LPC Associates transitioning to full licensure. Other amounts do
not meet Council standards.
Question 8
What is the passing score requirement for the National Counselor Examination (NCE)?
A) 70%
B) The Council-determined cutoff score
C) 90%
D) No minimum; experience suffices
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.305 and 22 TAC §681.72 require passing the NCE at
the score set by the Council (typically 90-100 scaled). Fixed percentages (A, C) are not used;
experience (D) is separate.
Question 9
How often must LPCs complete the Jurisprudence Examination?
A) Only for initial licensure
B) Each renewal period
C) Every five years
D) Never after initial
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.142 requires passing the Jurisprudence Exam each renewal cycle
(biennial), counting as 1 ethics CE hour. Initial only (A) or other intervals (C, D) are incorrect.
Question 10
What is the renewal period for an LPC license?
A) Annually
B) Biennially (every two years)
C) Every three years
D) Every five years
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.464 and 22 TAC §681.141 require biennial renewal by
the last day of the licensee's birth month. Other periods do not match.
Question 11
What continuing education (CE) hours are required for LPC renewal?
A) 12 hours total
B) 24 hours, including 6 in ethics and 3 in cultural diversity
C) 40 hours
D) No CE required
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.140 mandates 24 CE hours per renewal, with at least 6 in ethics and 3
in cultural diversity/competency. Lower (A) or higher (C) totals are incorrect; CE is required (D
false).
Licensed Professional Counselor |
Complete Study Guide
This exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions based on the Texas Licensed Professional
Counselor (LPC) Jurisprudence Exam content, covering the Licensed Professional Counselor
Act (Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503), Texas Administrative Code Title 22, Part 30,
Chapter 681 (Council Rules), and related ethics and laws. Questions reflect the open-book
format and focus on licensure, scope of practice, supervision, ethics, confidentiality, and
professional conduct as of September 2025.
Question 1
What is the primary purpose of the Texas Licensed Professional Counselor Act (Chapter 503)?
A) To regulate physicians providing counseling services
B) To establish qualifications and ethical standards for professional counselors
C) To mandate annual physical exams for all licensees
D) To oversee nonprofit counseling organizations exclusively
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.001 cites the Act as the Licensed Professional
Counselor Act, which protects the public by ensuring qualified practitioners through licensure
and ethical standards (Texas Occupations Code Chapter 503). Options A, C, and D are
unrelated to the Act's scope.
Question 2
Who regulates Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) in Texas?
A) Texas Medical Board
B) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC)
C) Texas Education Agency
D) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale : The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, under the BHEC,
regulates LPCs per Texas Occupations Code §503.101 and 22 TAC §681.1. Other agencies (A,
C, D) regulate different professions.
Question 3
What defines the "practice of professional counseling" under Texas law?
A) Any conversation about personal issues
B) Application of mental health and human development principles to assess, evaluate, and treat
emotional disorders
C) Prescribing medication for mental health conditions
D) Conducting group fitness sessions for stress relief
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.003 defines professional counseling as applying
mental health, psychotherapeutic, and human development principles to facilitate development
and treat disorders through a therapeutic relationship. Option C is medical practice (prohibited by
§503.004); A and D are not regulated counseling.
Question 4
Does the LPC Act authorize the practice of medicine?
A) Yes, for minor interventions
B) No, it explicitly does not
C) Only with physician supervision
D) Yes, if integrated with therapy
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.004 states the chapter does not authorize the
practice of medicine as defined by state law, limiting LPCs to non-medical counseling. Options
A, C, and D contradict this prohibition.
Question 5
Who appoints members to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors?
A) The Texas Legislature
B) The Governor of Texas
C) The BHEC directly
D) Licensed LPCs via election
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.102 requires the governor to appoint nine members
(six LPCs and three public members) to the Board. Options A, C, and D do not align with
appointment procedures.
Question 6
What is the minimum educational requirement for LPC licensure?
A) Bachelor's degree in any field
B) Master's or doctoral degree in counseling or related field with specific coursework
C) Associate's degree with experience
D) No degree required with 10 years experience
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.301 and 22 TAC §681.71 require a graduate degree
(60 semester hours) from a regionally accredited institution with counseling-specific coursework.
Lower degrees (A, C) or no degree (D) are insufficient.
Question 7
How many supervised experience hours are required for LPC licensure?
A) 1,000 hours
B) 3,000 hours, including 1,500 direct client contact
C) 5,000 hours
D) 500 hours
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.92 requires 3,000 clock hours of supervised experience, with at least
1,500 in direct client contact, for LPC Associates transitioning to full licensure. Other amounts do
not meet Council standards.
Question 8
What is the passing score requirement for the National Counselor Examination (NCE)?
A) 70%
B) The Council-determined cutoff score
C) 90%
D) No minimum; experience suffices
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.305 and 22 TAC §681.72 require passing the NCE at
the score set by the Council (typically 90-100 scaled). Fixed percentages (A, C) are not used;
experience (D) is separate.
Question 9
How often must LPCs complete the Jurisprudence Examination?
A) Only for initial licensure
B) Each renewal period
C) Every five years
D) Never after initial
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.142 requires passing the Jurisprudence Exam each renewal cycle
(biennial), counting as 1 ethics CE hour. Initial only (A) or other intervals (C, D) are incorrect.
Question 10
What is the renewal period for an LPC license?
A) Annually
B) Biennially (every two years)
C) Every three years
D) Every five years
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : Texas Occupations Code §503.464 and 22 TAC §681.141 require biennial renewal by
the last day of the licensee's birth month. Other periods do not match.
Question 11
What continuing education (CE) hours are required for LPC renewal?
A) 12 hours total
B) 24 hours, including 6 in ethics and 3 in cultural diversity
C) 40 hours
D) No CE required
Correct Answer: B
Rationale : 22 TAC §681.140 mandates 24 CE hours per renewal, with at least 6 in ethics and 3
in cultural diversity/competency. Lower (A) or higher (C) totals are incorrect; CE is required (D
false).
