Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care

The certificate consists of 15 graduate credits and is intended for students who work in helping professions such as hospitals, nursing homes and other settings where the combined skills in theology and counseling are required. The certificate provides the theological foundations for these ministries. Courses for the Undergraduate Certificates may be taken to earn the Certificate in a specified area. If, after the Certificate is earned, the student wishes to continue on toward earning an M.A. in Theology, the certificate courses may be applied toward the completion of the M.A.

Required Courses

THEO609Scriptural Interpretation

3

THEO619Liturgical Theology

3

PSY660Counseling & Spirituality

3

THEO625Ministry & Ministries: Theology & Praxis

3

Ethics (Choose one)

MC626Ethical Issues

3

THEO627Catholic Moral Theology

3

THEO663Spirituality and Ethics

3