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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING - Ph.D.

Purpose:

The Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling is primarily to equip persons for vocations of ministering and research in the Christian counseling arena and for the scholarly enhancement of ministerial counseling practice.

DEGREE PROGRAM SUMMARY

Degree Program Parts

 Credit Hours

Part I - Core Courses

 15

Par II - Major Courses

 14

Part III - Dissertation Work

 25

Total Credit Hours Required

 54

 

DEGREE PROGRAM BREAKDOWN

Part I - Core Courses*

Credit Hours
Old Testament Survey (I, II, III)

3
New Testament Survey 3
Bible Study Methods 3
Hermeneutics I 3
Introduction to Systematic Theology 3

*Core Courses taken in the past may be transferred and credited upon receipt of transcripts.

 

Part II - Major Courses**

 Credit Hours

Christian Counseling I

 4

Christian Counseling II

 4

Philosophy of Christian Counseling
-Two (2) Research Papers

 6

**Major Courses taken in the past may be transferred and credited upon receipt of transcripts.

 

Part III - Dissertation Work

Credit Hours

Dissertation Proposal

5

Dissertation

20

 

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