Are doctoral programs offered through the Pastoral Counseling department?
The Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling is a post Master’s degree (MS in Pastoral Counseling, a Master’s Degree in Counseling from another CACREP program, or a Master’s program in a closely related field) that seeks to integrate spirituality and counseling into a professionally and academically enriching program of study. The program has been designed for individuals who wish to further the understanding of the human person by interrelating the theory and techniques of the contemporary helping professions with the insights of spirituality and faith matters. It seeks to prepare graduates to make contributions to empirical research into psycho-spiritual issues and to communicate to the general public the results of a holistic, interdisciplinary, integrative understanding of the human person. At the same time, the program seeks to create a learning environment that focuses upon the ongoing personal transformation and formation of the student as a co-equal goal to acquiring knowledge. Unless coun
