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79 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling is designed for students who desire to be competent in the foundational knowledge and skills of pastoral care and counseling. The graduate certificate prepares students to provide pastoral care and counseling in church, parachurch, and other missional contexts as well as in daily life situations where knowledgeable, skilled, compassionate care is needed. It is not designed to equip licensed therapists and counselors. The program of study includes theory and experiential practice. This includes a 6-credit, accredited CPE unit. This graduate certificate requires the following courses: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAINCY The Graduate Certificate in Professional Chaplaincy is intended for students who wish to explore the vocation of chaplaincy through fifteen semester hours of courses needed in a chaplaincy profession. This includes a 6-credit, accredited CPE unit. This graduate certificate is designed for students who wish to expand their learning from a previous degree. This graduate certificate requires the following courses: Curriculum Course # Sem. Hrs. The Many Faces of Chaplaincy CHP 550 2 Choose one course from the following: Clinical Pastoral Education Experience CHP 651 6 ACPE Community-Based Internship CHP 775 6 Communication in Pastoral Care PC 530 2 Brief Counseling for Ministry PC 560 3 Worship Theory and Practice PME 604 2 Total required hours for degree: 15 Curriculum Course # Sem. Hrs. Pastoral Care and Counseling Relationships PC 500 3 Communication in Pastoral Care PC 530 2 Brief Counseling for Ministry PC 560 3 Grief and Loss Counseling PC 650 2 Clinical Pastoral Education Experience CHP 651 OR ACPE Community-Based Internship CHP 775 6 Total required hours for degree: 16

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