Overview

You have a passion for reaching hurting individuals with the wisdom and love of Christ, and our EdD in pastoral counseling can provide you with the education you need to make your counseling ministry more effective.

This online EdD in counseling degree is ideal for pastors, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and clinical social workers who want to further their education and enhance their careers.

This doctorate of pastoral counseling degree provides advanced biblical counseling skills that can help prepare you for counseling ministry, allow you to expand your human services experience, and help you to effectively address current issues and crises facing your community.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of our online EdD in Community Care and Counseling degree program will have a terminal doctoral credential that may provide opportunities for publishing academic research, teaching at the college level, and pursuing advanced counselor roles.

Some of the roles that may benefit from this doctoral degree include:

Church counselor
Marriage and family counselor
Outpatient care therapist
Social worker
University professor

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics & Issues in Pastoral Counseling

Growth & Development of the Pastoral Counselor

Individual & Family Issues in Pastoral Counseling

Premarital & Marital Issues in Pastoral Counseling

Crises & Current Issues in Pastoral Counseling

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

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The admission deadline is flexible and we accept applications on a rolling admission basis.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

57 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Lynchburg, United States

Disciplines

Counselling Psychology Community Development View 23 other PhDs in Counselling Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Applicants lacking a graduate-level statistics course will be required to complete CEFS 515 Research and Program Evaluation (3 c.h.), or EDUC 518 Educational Research and Assessment (3 c.h.), or its equivalent prior to EDCO 735 in the EdD
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.

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Tuition Fee

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International

12825 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 675 USD per credit during 36 months.
National

12825 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 675 USD per credit during 36 months.
In-State

12825 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 675 USD per credit during 36 months.

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