Professional Chaplaincy (M.Div.) - Community

Professional Chaplaincy (M.Div.) - Community

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Core Courses
APOL 525Pluralism and World Religions3
CHHI 510Survey of the History of Christianity3
CHPL 500Introduction to Chaplaincy Ministry3
CHPL 598Spiritual and Professional Development of the Chaplain3
CHPL 615Chaplain Ethics for Advisement and Pastoral Care3
CHPL 655Chaplain Evangelism and Discipleship3
GLST 650Intercultural Communication3
HOMI 500Preparation of the Sermon3
or HOMI 601 Foundations of Expository Teaching and Preaching
LEAD 510Biblical Foundations of Leadership3
NBST 515New Testament Orientation I3
NBST 520New Testament Orientation II3
NBST 610Hermeneutics3
NGRK 505Greek Language Tools3
or NGRK 520 Beginning Greek I
OBST 515Old Testament Orientation I3
OBST 520Old Testament Orientation II3
OTCL 505Hebrew Language Tools3
or OTCL 520 Beginning Hebrew I
PACO 500Introduction to Pastoral Counseling3
PACO 603Premarital and Marital Counseling3
RTCH 500Research, Writing, and Ministry Preparation3
THEO 525Systematic Theology I3
THEO 530Systematic Theology II3
Total Hours63
Community Concentration
CHPL 645Chaplain Resilient Leaders3
CHPL 682Community Chaplaincy3
CRIS 607PTSD and Combat Related Trauma3
CRIS 609Complex Trauma and Disasters: Offering Emotional and Spiritual Care3
PACO 604Crisis Intervention in Pastoral Counseling3
Choose 15 credit hours from the following courses:15
CHPL 621
Mentoring for Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 1 1,2,3
CHPL 622
Mentoring for Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 2 2,3
CHPL 699
Chaplaincy Internship 1,2
CPED 631
Clinical Pastoral Education Unit I 1,4
CPED 632
Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 2 4
CRIS 605
Crisis and First Responder Training: Skills and Techniques
HOMI 605
Expository Preaching
PACO 617
Theories and Techniques in Pastoral Counseling
RTCH 680
Research Methods 5
THES 689
Thesis Project Proposal and Research 2,5
THES 690
Thesis Defense 2,5
Community Chaplaincy Elective 6
Community Chaplaincy Elective 6
Total Hours30
1

Student must enroll in either CPED 631 Clinical Pastoral Education Unit I (6 c.h.), CHPL 621 Mentoring for Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 1 (3 c.h.),or CHPL 699 Chaplaincy Internship (3 c.h.)

2

16 week A-term course

3

This course is online only and requires acceptance into a local CPE Program

4

This course is only offered as a residential intensive

5

Students who desire to complete a thesis must complete RTCH 680 Research Methods (3 c.h.), THES 689 Thesis Project Proposal and Research (3 c.h.), and THES 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)

6

Choose a 600 level HOMI, LEAD, NBST, NGRK, OBST, or OTCL course not required by the degree

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete 93 hours
  • A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
  • A minimum of 72 credit hours must be comprised of graded online or residential coursework from an accredited post-secondary academic institution
  • 2.0 GPA
  • Degree must be completed within 10 years
  • Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Resident & Online Format

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
NBST 515 New Testament Orientation I 3
RTCH 500 Research, Writing, and Ministry Preparation 3
CHPL 500 Introduction to Chaplaincy Ministry 3
NBST 520 New Testament Orientation II 3
 Hours12
Second Semester
CHPL 598 Spiritual and Professional Development of the Chaplain 3
OBST 515 Old Testament Orientation I 3
CHHI 510 Survey of the History of Christianity 3
OBST 520 Old Testament Orientation II 3
 Hours12
Third Semester
NBST 610 Hermeneutics 3
THEO 525 Systematic Theology I 3
CHPL 615 Chaplain Ethics for Advisement and Pastoral Care 3
THEO 530 Systematic Theology II 3
 Hours12
Fourth Semester
HOMI 500
or HOMI 601
 Preparation of the Sermon
or Foundations of Expository Teaching and Preaching
 3
NGRK 505
or NGRK 520
 Greek Language Tools
or Beginning Greek I
 3
CHPL 655 Chaplain Evangelism and Discipleship 3
OTCL 505
or OTCL 520
 Hebrew Language Tools
or Beginning Hebrew I
 3
 Hours12
Fifth Semester
APOL 525 Pluralism and World Religions 3
CHPL 645 Chaplain Resilient Leaders 3
PACO 500 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling 3
CHPL 682 Community Chaplaincy 3
 Hours12
Sixth Semester
GLST 650 Intercultural Communication 3
PACO 603 Premarital and Marital Counseling 3
LEAD 510 Biblical Foundations of Leadership 3
Elective 1,2 3
 Hours12
Seventh Semester
CHPL 621
or CHPL 699
or CPED 631
 Mentoring for Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 1 3
or Chaplaincy Internship
or Clinical Pastoral Education Unit I
 3
CRIS 607 PTSD and Combat Related Trauma 3
CRIS 609 Complex Trauma and Disasters: Offering Emotional and Spiritual Care 3
Elective 1,2 3
 Hours12
Eighth Semester
CHPL 622
or CPED 632
or ELECTIVE
 Mentoring for Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 2 1,2
or Clinical Pastoral Education Unit 2
or
3
PACO 604 Crisis Intervention in Pastoral Counseling 3
Elective 2 0-3
 Hours6-9
 Total Hours90-93
1

Choose from he following: CRIS 605, HOMI 605, PACO 617, RTCH 680, THES 689, THES 690, or any 600 level HOMI, LEAD, NBST, NGRK, OBST, or OTCL course not already required in the degree (a maximum of 2 of the HOMI, LEAD, NBST, NGRK, OBST, and OTCL electives may be applied to the degree).

2

Students who desire to complete a Thesis must complete RTCH 680, THES 689, and THES 690.

3

Course is 16 weeks.

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