Overview

Grounded in Scripture, this track draws from the Christian psychology, mental health counseling, and clinical pastoral education fields. If you’re a scholar seeking to impact the culture beyond the Ph.D. counseling arena and don’t need professional accreditation, then this doctoral degree is for you.

Careers

Through this Ph.D. in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Pastoral Counseling degree at Regent University you will:

Learn integrative Christian psychology approaches to treat people with behavioral and emotional issues.

Break new ground in this specialized field of psychology through your dissertation.

Integrate biblically-based strategies for effective emotional and spiritual healing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Issues In Counseling

Marriage & Relationship Counseling

Addictive Behaviors

Field Experience

Appraisal & Psychometrics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-22 00:00:00
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English

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Virginia Beach, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Counselling Psychology View 44 other PhDs in Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ph.D. applicants must:

Hold a regionally accredited 30 hour master's degree in a mental health field, such as counseling, psychology, social work or pastoral counseling. Completed coursework should include, but is not limited, to the following: research or statistics, counseling skills, ethics and group counseling, or family systems.

Have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA in your graduate level coursework.

Have at least one year of experience in a mental health field (highly desirable).

International Applicants who have studied at institutions outside of the United States, will need to submit a course by course evaluation showing the completion of a regionally accredited graduate degree.

Tuition Fees

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11815 USD / year

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11815 USD / year

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In-State

11815 USD / year

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