Doctor of Clinical Pastoral Counseling

Prerequisites: Master’s Degree or Equivalent

The Doctor of Clinical Pastoral Counseling is designed for counselors, pastors, and educators who are seeking advanced scholarship and practical competence in biblical counseling. The Doctor of Clinical Pastoral Counseling prepares our students to attend to issues of faith and spirituality while addressing the mental health needs of persons

Courses You’ll Complete to Earn Your Degree

GCCS629 Christian Psychology and Counseling
BCC101 Basic Christian Counseling
GCCS610 Crisis Counseling I
GCCS620 Crisis Counseling II
GCCS623 Counseling for Change
GBPA540 Anger’s Slippery Slope
GCCS301 Building Strong Marriages and Families
GCCS650 Suicide and the Evil Force Behind It
GCCS540 Pastoral Counseling
GCCS530 Conflict Management and Resolution
DISS424 Dissertation

Graduates should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to provide mental health services to the church and community.
Be prepared to contribute to the development of knowledge as it relates to integrating faith and reasoning.
Be equipped to apply insights of Christian theology along with the knowledge and techniques of the behavioral sciences.

Admission Requirements

Master’s degree in a cognate field of ministry or counseling validated by a transcript.
Five years of full-time professional experience in pastoral ministry or counseling
Completion of the Application Procedure
Doctoral students are encouraged to consider professional membership in the National Association of Christian Counselors (NACC).

Registration Fee $200.00
Tuition Cost: $3600.00

Total Cost: $3800.00

Each student will be assigned an academic advisor to help him or her throughout this program.

(Courses are subject to change at the suggestion of your academic advisor)

A total of 45 semester hours are required, with a minimum of thirty semester hours from Open Fire Bible College. A 2.5 GPA is required on a scale of 4.0. Each course is worth 3 semester hours.