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CERTIFICATE IN PASTORAL CARE (12 HOURS)
This certificate requires the following courses: CO 505 Groups in Counseling (3); CO 526 Therapeutic
Communication (2); CO 539 Group Experience (1); CO 540 Issues in Counseling Ministries (3); CO 560
Brief Counseling (2); and CO 570 Brief Counseling Practicum (1).
CERTIFICATE IN SCHOOL COUNSELING (12 HOURS)
Prerequisite to certificate admission requires either the completion of or concurrent enrollment in a
clinical mental health counseling program. The following courses are required: CO 506 Introduction to
School Counseling (2); CO 507 Programs in School Counseling (3); CO 552 Marriage and Family
Counseling OR CO 553 Counseling Children OR CO 554 Counseling Adolescents
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(3); CO 785 School
Counseling Internship I (2); and CO 787 School Counseling Internship II (2).
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Students choosing CO 553 or CO 554 should add a one hour supplement to the course since these are two-hour courses.
CERTIFICATE IN YOUTH AND FAMILY STUDIES (10 HOURS)
This certificate requires the following courses: YFS 501Foundations of Youth and Family Studies (3);
YFS 620 Contextualized Design for Adolescent Programming (3); YFS 660 Moral & Faith Development
in Adolescence (2); and Youth and Family Ministry Elective (any course with YFS prefix) (2)
