Requirements
Core Courses (9 credits)
- Pastoral Care and Counseling (3 credits)
- Ministry to Families (3 credits)
- Listening in Pastoral Ministry or equivalent ministry
communications course (3 credits)
Electives (6 credits)
Electives must be specific to pastoral studies and may include
courses coded 40:xxx such as Reflections on Hispanic Ministry;
43:xxx Ministry to Families, Crisis Ministry, Grief in Pastoral
Ministry, and 49:xxx Human Development and Christian Maturity,
Human Sexuality.
Supervised Ministry Practicum (3 credits)
The supervised ministry practicum offers practical experience in
a ministry setting designed to help you synthesize the teaching
from Scripture, tradition and the magisterium with contemporary,
scientifically aware, historically conscious, ecumenically
sensitive and culturally inclusive perspectives in a pastoral
setting.
The practicum gives you the opportunity to tailor a placement
specific to your needs. Our Pastoral Formation staff helps you
identify a pastoral ministry supervisor or local agency
representative to provide you with ongoing supervision and
feedback.
Prerequisites for the
ministerial practicum
- Required core courses and electives satisfactorily
completed
- A GPA of 3.5 in specialization coursework
- Approval by faculty specific to the area of research is
required
Note: While not a license to practice pastoral
care, a certificate is evidence of training in pastoral care.
