College of Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling Practitioner Collection™
A six-credential pathway in faith-integrated counseling practice.
Six credential levels · 35 modules of study
Overview
The Collection, in brief.
The Christian Counseling Practitioner Collection™ is the University's complete pathway to practise as a Christian Counseling Practitioner: six credentials, studied in ascending order, each conferred in its own right and entered in the University register on completion.
Study begins with the Accelerated Foundation Credential and concludes at the Fellow Practice Diploma. Each level builds on the one before it, so a student may stop at any credential and hold it whole, or continue up the ladder as her practice deepens.
The Collection is offered within the College of Christian Counseling, whose curriculum is reviewed by the Clinical Faculty Board.
Curriculum
Six levels, one ladder.
The credential ladder
Level I · AFC
Accelerated Foundation Credential
3 modules of study
Level II · MD
Mini Diploma
5 modules of study
Level III · PPD
Professional Practitioner Diploma
9 modules of study
Level IV · APD
Advanced Practitioner Diploma
6 modules of study
Level V · MPD
Master Practitioner Diploma
8 modules of study
Level VI · FPD
Fellow Practice Diploma
4 modules of study
Module counts are those of the University's credential framework, common to every Collection.
What the curriculum covers
- Foundations of Christian counseling and faith-integrated care
- Scripture-grounded frameworks alongside established counseling models
- Client assessment, intake and pastoral conversation structure
- Evidence-based methods for marriage, family and life transitions
- Professional standards, ethics and boundaries with licensed mental-health care
- Complex case management and referral
- Research literacy, outcome measurement and ministry-minded practice development
Themes are stated at curriculum level; the module syllabus for each credential is set out within its programme of study.
Career Outcomes
Where the Collection leads.
Graduates practise as Christian counseling practitioners in church, ministry and private settings, referring to licensed clinicians where care becomes clinical; market bands are published in Career Pathways.
Where market or earnings figures are published, they are cited and subject to the University's earnings disclaimer.
Admissions
Admission is by application.
Applications to the Christian Counseling Practitioner Collection™ are read by the Office of Admissions and answered in the ordinary course. No transcripts and no standardised tests are required for foundation study.