Course variations

Course summary

The joint M.Div. and M.S. degrees integrate the highest knowledge of professional counseling with the ministries of pastoral care and counseling. Both the M.Div. and M.S. programs hold the highest accreditation available in the United States. The most comprehensive Masters level program in faith oriented counseling, the M.Div. in Pastoral Care & Counseling/M.S. in Community Counseling prepares students for licensure as a professional counselor. Community Counseling is an applied profession that employs skills, instrumentation, and techniques to facilitate the progress of each person being served. The M.Div degree accepts 18 hours from the M.S. degree, while the M.S. degree accepts 12 hours from the M.Div. degree. A full time student could expect to finish the two degrees in four years of study. Applicants must meet the admissions requirements for both McAfee School of Theology and The Department of Counseling and Human Sciences within the College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS).

Program modules

The modules include Hebrew Exegesis I (OTH 603), Greek Exegesis I (NTG 613) 3 hrs, Unit 2 of CPE (PAC 873) , Old Testament (OTH 604 and OTH 605) 6 hrs, Unit 2 of CPE with a specialization in Pastoral Counseling (PAC 873), New Testament (NTG 611 and NTG 612) 6 hrs, All of these: The Story of the Church, Emotional Competence in Ministry (PAC 801) 3 hrs, Church History (CHH 621 and CHH 622) 6 hrs, The Theory and Practice of Pastoral Counseling (PAC 805) 3 hrs, Baptist Heritage (CHH 623) 2 hrs, Pastoral Theological Integration in Pastoral Counseling (PAC 806) 3 hrs, Theology/Philosophy (THP 631 and THP 632) 6 hrs Required Concentration Hours 18 hrs, Ethics (ETH 641) 3 hrs, Required Community Counseling Core:, The Mission and Ministry of the Church, Career/Vocation Counseling COUN 601) 3 hrs, Evangelism/Mission I (EVM 661) 3 hrs, Introduction to Community Counseling (COUN 602) 3 hrs, Preaching (PRC 651) OR Worship (PRC 652) 3 hrs, Psychopatholgy (COUN 604) 3 hrs, Faith Development (CRE 682) 3 hrs, Group Therapy Process and Practice with Lab (COUN 605) 4 hrs, Pastoral Care (PAC 671) 3 hrs, Systematic Psychological Helping Skills I (COUN 606) 3 hrs, Spiritual Formation (SPF 701 and SPF 702) 4 hrs, Substance Abuse (COUN 608) 3 hrs, Mentoring in the Church Internship I (COUN 610) 3 hrs, Mentoring (MIN 901) 3 hrs, Internship II (COUN 610) 3 hrs, Capstone (MIN 903) 3 hrs, Counseling Theory (COUN 612) 3 hrs, Required M.Div.Core 54 hrs, Cultural Perspective in Counseling (COUN 613) 3 hrs, Life Span Development (COUN 614) 3 hrs, Pastoral Care Courses , Individual Analysis (COUN 617) 3 hrs, One full unit of CPE 3 hrs, Ethics and Professional Issues (COUN 618) 3 hrs, Research and Program Evaluation (COUN 621) 3 hrs, Pastoral Care with Groups and Congregations (PAC 803) , Systems Theory (COUN XXX) 3 hrs.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have earned an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, Students must have earned a minimum overall undergraduate quality point average of 2.75 on all work attempted, Students must present a minimum score of 800 on the GRE (excluding the analytical section) or 397 on the Millers Analogies Test, Students must submit a written autobiography including career goals, Students seeking admission to the Counseling degree must attend an interview by the departmental admissions committee as the final step for admission, Students must submit two official transcripts of all college work attempted.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

Mercer University

Department name

James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology (Atlanta Campus)