The Master of Science (MS) in Pastoral Counseling is a professional-level degree program. Experiences provide the foundation for pastoral counseling theory, scientific research, and clinical practice. In this context, students learn the different approaches and clinical techniques required for today's practitioners offering therapeutic services to individuals and groups. Also, an optional goal of this program is to help prepare students to be a Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC). Students graduating from the Master of Science in Pastoral Counseling Degree program will be prepared to do counseling through their ministry. This program also prepares students to move to advanced studies in related fields. Students planning to pursue further graduate study beyond the MS in Pastoral Counseling should maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Upon completion of the Master of Science in Pastoral Counseling Program, the graduate will have:

1. Learned foundations of psychological theory used in Pastoral Counseling;
2. Learned clinical techniques required for practitioners in Pastoral Counseling;
3. Been prepared to move to a higher level of studies in counseling;
4. Been prepared to be a Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC); and
5. Learned to do counseling in the Christian community.