The Certificate in Pastoral Ministry is designed for non-degree seeking students.  It is a 21 hour program.  Students in the program take courses for either academic credit or non-academic credit.

1.1    Certificate with Credit: Students who hold a bachelors degree may take courses for academic credit by fulfilling all the work expected of degree seeking students.  The credit earned in this way may transfer into a degree program at a later time if the student so chooses.

1.2    Certificate  (Non Credit): Students who take the courses for non-academic credit fulfill the following requirements in order to earn the certificate:

• Read 70% of the course material
• Participate in the online discussion through an average of at least 2 posts per week

1.3    Curriculum Requirements:  For an overview of the curriculum structure go to  Certificate Program Overview.