Certificate - Pastoral Counseling

This program is currently offered only in Spanish.

The Indiana Wesleyan University Global Academic Program's Pastoral Counseling certificate affords pastors and ministry 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 this 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
• Currently enrolled in or a graduate of the Global Academic Program's Bachelor of Arts with a major in Theological Studies; OR
• Licensed or ordained minister (copy of current credentials required)

Completion Requirements

• 15 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

Pastoral Counseling - Program of Study

Pastoral Counseling

 

MIN-310	Introduction to Biblical Counseling	3
MIN-410	Pastoral Care and Inner Healing	3
REL-224	Spiritual Formation in Christ	3
-	Choose one course related to marriage:
MIN-365	Intimacy and Sexuality in Marriage	3
SOC-200	Marriage and Family	3
-	Choose one course related to counseling:
MIN-470	Pastoral Counseling of Sexual Addiction	3
MIN-458	Crisis Counseling	3
Total Credit Hours:		15