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Course of Study
12
CHL 5001
Chapel 1
0
CNC 6060
Clinical Pastoral Education
3
CNC 6711
Psychopathology in Ministry Contexts
3
CNC 6710
Short-Term Counseling: Theory and Practice
or
3
CNC 7470
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Skills and Supervision
CNS 5330
Professional Orientation and Ethics
3
Note: This Certificate Program is not eligible for federal Title IV financial aid funds – i.e. Federal Direct Loans. Students who
are interested in exploring other financial aid options should contact the Financial Aid Office.
If any of the course requirements or their equivalents were completed before admission to the program, the necessary
credit hours to complete the program can be met by completing one or more of the following courses:
CNC 6411 Sexuality Counseling
CNC 6412 Addictions Counseling
CNC 6540 Group Care and Counseling
CNC 6730 Marriage and Family Counseling
Note:
Currently, there are currently six states requiring certification or licensure to practice pastoral counseling, namely,
Arkansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Tennessee.* At this time, South Carolina has not
passed a certification/licensure law.
The six states that certify/license pastoral counseling are not identical in their requirements, but there are some
commonalities. Most of the states require the successful completion of the following:
•
MDiv degree, or equivalent
•
MA in pastoral counseling
•
1,375 hours of supervised pastoral counseling (typically, 250 hours of supervision are required)
•
One unit of clinical pastoral education (CPE)
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Clergy status
•
Relevant written national standardized examination