This study aimed to identify the importance of Psychological and Educational Counseling Department at Al-Istiqlal University from the students' perspective. It also examines the nature of counseling services and the obstacles encountered in the counseling process. In order to achieve these objectives, questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample of 150 students. The findings revealed that the Department of Psychological and Educational Counseling at Al-Istiqlal University is highly important. Besides, the students of Al-Istiqlal University need different counseling services. The study recommends that there is a need to pay more attention to psychological and educational counseling at Al-Istiqlal University through holding lectures and seminars that can help to enlighten the students on the importance of psychological and educational counseling.
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