1. PASTORAL COUNSELING MINISTRY

2. CLINICAL CHAPLAINCY MINISTRY

3. ORDINATION AND MINISTRY

All of the specialized areas of ministry have ninety quarter credit hours of training that will be tailored towards each program.

Each student is required to complete a specialized internship of three hundred hours for which they will receive fifteen credits; five credits for each unit of one hundred hours. A paper may be required by the Seminary supervisor at the end of the internship.

Fees are charged at $100..00 for each five credit units. For three hundred hours the total cost is $300.00. No other fees are charged by the Seminary for internships.

The Registrar and/or faculty shall determine if a student is ready to begin their internship. It may be determined by the faculty that a particular student may need more classroom training before beginning an internship. This will be to allow the student adequate time to develop character, emotional stability, maturity, and leadership ability; all essential elements for effective Christian ministry.

It is suggested and may even be required, that students pass a background check at an institution where they wish to start an internship. Failure to do so would disqualify a student from participating in this program.

All Specialized Ministry credits can be credited towards the Master of Divinity Degree.

Please see the Registrar for more information regarding this program.

All three specialized ministry certificates have the following minimum requirements:

S-615 How To Study The Bible (5 credits)

E-501 Old Testament Survey (5 credits)

E-601 New Testament Survey (5 credits)

GP-501, 511 Foundations to Ministry/Chaplaincy I, II (5 credits each)

P-511 Experiencing God I (5 credits)

GP-541 Introduction To Christian Counseling and Psychology (5 credits)

* GP-541, 551 Introductions To Computers I or II (5 credits each)

* GP-641 Power Point I or II (5 credits each)

S-606 Christian Ethics (5 credits)

5 Specialized Electives (5 credits each)

GP-701, 702, 703 Internship/Practicum (5 credits each, total of 15 credits)  

* In the times in which we now live, competent computer knowledge is almost as important as knowing how to read and write; especially for someone who is doing ministry and interfacing with other institutions.

Students will be admitted to all programs without prior computer training. However, they will be expected to enroll in an outside computer program to gain omputer knowledge.

Each student must have a basic understanding of Windows before taking one of our computer classes, which will build on what they have previously learned.

This does not apply to auditing and special students who desire no grades or records kept.There are no prior computer requirements for either of these types of students.