Master of Arts (M.A.) in Christian Counseling

 This program is not accepting new students effective January 2011.

Upon completion of the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, the graduate should be able to:

1. Synthesize Christian knowledge and the Biblical Worldview with psychological methodology;

2. Evaluate both Christian and secular psychological approaches in order to employ appropriate counseling field methods;

3. Develop interviewing skills and psychological techniques that reflect diverse counseling theories;

4. Formulate counseling strategies and apply them to a practical research project/thesis; and

5. Develop the mastery of various counseling approaches that can be utilized in the Christian community and beyond.

This program consists of fifty-two credit hours of study, clinical supervision that includes 600 hours of counseling practicum with an approved Christian counselor or psychologist, and a thesis. Individuals who fulfill the requirements of the program will receive the Master of Arts degree in Christian Counseling.

 This is the breakdown of the core curriculum for the graduate major in Christian Counseling: