The pastoral counseling program includes six degree programs, each with a unique purpose and professional goal. These programs offer a complete range of graduate degree tracks which serve a variety of professional credentialing goals as well as ongoing formative learning.

• Master of Arts
  The Master of Arts in spiritual and pastoral care consists of 45 credits and focuses on contemporary ministry and pastoral conversation.
  
• Master of Science
  The Master of Science in pastoral counseling is CACREP accredited. It offers a professional, clinically intensive counseling program that will lead to state licensure.  It can be completed in as few as 60 credits with an 800 credit hour internship, of which 260 hours are direct client contact.
  
• Certificate of Advanced Study
  The certificate of advanced study is comprised of 30 post-master’s credits in counseling and is specifically geared towards those seeking licensure or to enrich their educational repertoire.
  
• Certificate in Spirituality and Trauma
  The Certificate in Spirituality and Trauma consists of 18 post-master’s credits and focuses on examining the relationship between spirituality and healing as it relates to trauma, loss, and violence.
  
• Master of Science / Doctor of Philosophy
  The combined Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy program in pastoral counseling combines the M.S. licensure degree with the CACREP accredited doctoral program.
  
• Doctor of Philosophy
  The Doctor of Philosophy in pastoral counseling is the only CACREP approved counselor education and supervision program that is specifically designed to study, in theory and practice, the integration of spirituality and the social sciences.

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