Each candidate must complete the following 10 or 11 courses
Pre-Certification Courses
- Basic Christian Counseling
- Creation Therapy
- Christian Psychology and Counseling
Certification Courses
- Ministerial Credentials *
- Mastering Pastoral Counseling
- Temperament Case Studies
- Counseling the Codependent
Child and Adolescent Therapy Board-Certified Courses
- Counseling Families
- Counseling Children
- Counseling Youth
- Counseling & The Search for Meaning
* Candidates who are already ordained, licensed or commissioned as a minister of
the gospel are automatically exempt from this course
Complete the Practicum with NCCA Clinical Supervisor
Complete the 50 NCCA Ethical Board Questions
Authorize NCCA to administer a national background check
Pay NCCA $50 membership and $100 certification fee
Pre-Graduation Requirements
Conduct Interview with UPC’s President