MA in Ministry | Counseling Concentration
Overview
- 36 credits (2 years full-time)
- Completely online
- Weekly live video conferences with professor and classmates
The Counseling concentration is designed to equip Christians to use counseling theory oriented by Wesleyan-Arminian theology. It does not lead to licensure.
Course Outline
The 18-hour Counseling concentration builds on the 18-hour MA Ministry core.
| MA Ministry Core | 18 hours | |
| BITH500 | Biblical Languages and Technology | 3 hours |
| BITH580 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 hours |
| BITH610 or 611 | Old Testament or New Testament Theology | 3 hours |
| SYTH | Systematic Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| HITH | Historical or Wesleyan Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| BITH612 | Biblical Theology of Holiness | 3 hours |
| Counseling Concentration | 18 hours | |
| PRTH530 | Integration of Christian Faith and Counseling Theory | 3 hours |
| PRTH531 | Helping Skills for Christian Counseling | 3 hours |
| PRTH532 | Counseling for Relationship Distress | 3 hours |
| PRTH533 | Counseling for Behavior and Emotional Distress | 3 hours |
| Counseling Electives | 6 hours | |
| Total: | 36 hours | |
Graduate Program Calendar
Fall 2024 Dates
- November 1st: Registration for Spring Opens
- November 24-30th: Thanksgiving Break
- December 1st: Spring Application & Registration Deadline
Spring 2025 Dates
- January 6th: Spring Graduate Classes Convene
- January 11th: Add/Drop Deadline
- February 16th-22nd: Late Winter Break
- March 1st: Withdrawal Deadline
- April 1st: Program Application and Scholarship Deadline (Summer 2025)
- April 6th-12th: Spring Break
- May 3rd: Spring Semester Ends
- May 10: Commencement
For more important dates the the GBSC Calendar.
