Certificate

In order to provide CAPS students opportunities to take electives that will allow them to focus on specific career-oriented areas, the College of Adult and Professional Studies offers a certificate in the career area of Religious Studies. For a current listing of courses and information, please see http://www.indwes.edu/Adult-Graduate/Certificate-Religious-Studies/.

Certificates are available to students in the baccalaureate and associate programs, and to students who are registered as unclassified students.

The Indiana Wesleyan University’s Pastoral Care and Counseling Certificate program affords students the opportunity to acquire theoretical and practical application of the practice of pastoral care and counseling. The certificate itself serves as documentation of this accomplishment, as does the transcript notation. This program provides valuable, personal spiritual growth as well as professional development for those in church or para-church ministries and careers. Students completing the Pastoral Care and Counseling Certificate acquire added knowledge and skills for more effective ministry.

Admission Requirements

• Accepted as a regular degree seeking student or as an unclassified student
• Unclassified student requires proof of high school graduation

The Pastoral Care Certificate has specific admission requirements as follows:

• Currently enrolled in or a graduate of the Bachelor of Science with a major in Biblical Studies program; OR
• Licensed or ordained minister (copy of current credentials required)

Completion Requirements

• 15-16 credit hours from the selected courses in the specific certificate area
• Nine of the credits must be earned at IWU for degree seeking students; all credits must be earned at IWU for unclassified students
• Minimum grade of "C" in each course