This diploma equips people to provide pastoral care within the church. Credits can be transferred into a seminary degree program.

Course Requirements (30 units)

Required Courses (25 units)

• The Church and God’s Mission in the World (3)
• Discipleship and Ethics (2)
• Biblical Interpretation 1 (3)
• Mentoring/Connecting (1)
• Spiritual Formation (2)
• Bible elective (2)
• Pastoral Care and Counseling (3)
• Cross-Cultural Counseling (1.5)
• Interpersonal Communication (3)
• Professional Ethics in Counseling (3)
• Child Abuse (.5)
• Substance Abuse (.5)
• Domestic Violence (.5)
• Pre-Practicum (1)

Electives (5 units) – choose from:

Conflict Management & Mediation (2)
or Counseling Children (2)
or Counseling Individuals (2)
or Counseling Couples (1)
or Grief Counseling (1)
or HIV/AIDS (.5)
or Human Development (3)
or Aging and Long-Term Care (1)