Doctor of Metaphysical Divinity: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Counseling

Study format, tuition and admissions

Online, self-paced religious study. The current curriculum lists 10 courses and 30 credit hours. Completion depends on meeting the program's academic requirements; no fixed completion time is promised.

Current tuition is $119 per month. Total tuition depends on the number of billed months, not a fixed program total.

New students need program-specific application approval before their first tuition payment. Applicants above Associate level must complete prior-credential review.

Credential recognition

These are church-issued religious credentials, not regionally accredited academic degrees or state licensure. Acceptance by employers and other institutions is not guaranteed. Spiritual care study does not qualify graduates to provide regulated clinical services.

Program courses

• DD-PCS-701 — Doctoral Seminar in Pastoral Care Theory

  Doctoral pastoral care theory. Original contribution, advanced theology of care, doctoral pastoral care scholarship.

• DD-PCS-702 — Supervising Pastoral Care Ministers

  Doctoral supervision of pastoral care. Advanced supervision theory, training supervisors, oversight of formation programs.

• DD-PCS-703 — Research in Pastoral Care and Counseling

  Doctoral research design for pastoral care. Qualitative methods, case study, outcomes research for sacred counseling.

• DD-PCS-704 — Doctoral Ethics in Pastoral Counseling

  Advanced ethics for doctoral pastoral counselors. Ethics consultation, policy contribution, training ethical practitioners.

• DD-PCS-705 — Building Pastoral Counseling Programs and Schools

  Doctoral educator in pastoral counseling. Program design, accreditation considerations, building pastoral counseling schools.

• DD-PCS-706 — Dissertation Seminar I — Pastoral Care

  First dissertation seminar. Proposal development, literature review, methodology.

• DD-PCS-707 — Dissertation Seminar II — Pastoral Care

  Second dissertation seminar. Data collection, analysis, chapter writing.

• DD-PCS-708 — Dissertation Seminar III — Pastoral Care

  Third dissertation seminar. Final writing, revision, defense preparation.

• DD-PCS-709 — Pastoral Care Legacy and Field Contribution

  Doctoral pastoral care legacy. Publishing, mentoring, contributing to pastoral care scholarship and standards.

• DD-PCS-710 — Doctor of Divinity Capstone — Pastoral Care

  Doctoral capstone. Dissertation defense or major pastoral care research contribution.