The Interfaith Seminary offers the following degrees in Spiritual Counseling

Degree Description:

This degree will enable graduates to gain the necessary knowledge to establish a career as a spiritual counselor and enabling the spiritual counselor to utilize a broad range of techniques. skills and knowledge, including NLP, Traditional counseling

Master of Arts

Degree Requirements for the M.A. is as follows:

Prerequisites: Bachelor's Degree from an approved educational institution or proof of related life/work experience.

1. All assigned coursework as agreed upon by the student and their Academic Advisor.

2. M.A. candidate must write and then defend a Master's Thesis on a subject pertaining to Spiritual Counseling.

3. Tuition paid in full and all coursework must be completed and graded before diploma is awarded.

Total Courses: 6 + Thesis

Total Required Hours: 27

For more information please see our Admissions Requirements Page.

Coursework:

Coursework is as follows:

Basic Counseling I (3 credit hours)

NLP Practitioner  (3 credit hours)

Stress Relief         (4 credit hours)

Basic Pastoral Counseling (4 credit hours)

Counseling in the Community (4 credit hours)

Independent Studies (4 credit hours)

Text of student's choosing as related to Spiritual Counseling and approved by the Academic Advisor

Thesis (6 credit hours)

**Please note: All texts available either from the IFS Bookstore or Amazon.com. See the Bookstore link to the left.

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Requirements for the Ph.D. is as follows:

Prerequisites: Master's Degree from an approved educational institution or proof of related life/work experience.

1. All assigned coursework as agreed upon by the student and their Academic Advisor.

2. Ph.D. candidate must write and then defend a dissertation on a subject pertaining to Spiritual Counseling..

3. Tuition paid in full and all coursework must be completed and graded before diploma is awarded.

Total Courses: 6 + Thesis

Total Required Hours: 45

For more information please see our Admissions Requirements Page.

Coursework:

Coursework is as follows:

Relationship Counseling (4 credit hours)

Brief Pastoral Counseling (4 credit hours)

Independent Studies (5 credit hours)

The Psychology of Death & Dying (4 credit hours)

Sexual Addictions (4 credit hours)

Pastoral Counseling (4 credit hours)

Thesis (16 credit hours)

For more information please see our Admissions Requirements Page.

To enroll in one of the above degree programs please click on the Application link on the left.

If you have any questions or comments please contact us.

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