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M.Div. in Professional Chaplaincy

 

Designed for students called to institutional ministry settings, this track combines standard M.Div. coursework with specialized training in clinical pastoral education, crisis intervention, and interfaith spiritual care for hospitals, military, correctional facilities, and corporate environments.

Program Goal

Religious Inheritance: Deep understanding of the Bible at the Master’s level.
Formation of Spirituality: Developing spirituality to become like Christ.
Cultural Environment: Understanding diverse cultures and studying the humanities and social sciences from a biblical point of view.
Developing Pastors and Leadership: Equipping pastors and leaders for faithful and effective ministry.
Developing Basic Caregiving Qualities: Nurturing essential caregiving skills for compassionate pastoral ministry.

Quick Facts

Credits: 89
Duration: 3 Years
Format: On-campus / Blended
Acceditation: ATS,ABHE

Contact Admissions

Kang, Jung Ja
Chief Academic Officer
Phone: 562.926-1023 (EXT 303)
Email: academic@cpu.edu
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM

Education Process

Biblical Theology

15 units
  • OT520 Old Testament I
  • OT521 Old Testament II
  • NT510 New Testament I
  • NT520 New Testament II
  • BS501 Hermeneutics

Systematic Theology

6 units
  • ST501 Theology I
  • ST502 Theology II

Historical Theology

6 units
  • CH510 History of World Church
  • CH540 History of Korean Church & Immigrant Church

Pastoral Theology

15 units
  • PT602 Preaching Practicum
  • PT510 Spiritual Formation
  • PT515 KPCA Confession and Polity
  • PT600 Introduction to Ministry & Ministerial Mentoring
  • PT501 Preaching

Intercultural Theology

12 units
  • ST504 Contemporary Christian Ethics
  • GE500 Christian Humanities
  • MI640 World Religion in Mission
  • MI500 Introduction to Missiology

Academic Research

3 units
  • GE503 Advanced Research Writing

Field Education

2 units
  • FWM01-06 Field Work / Student Ministry

Professional Chaplaincy Course

12 units
  • PT561 Clinical Pastoral Education 1
  • PT562 Clinical Pastoral Education 2
  • PT571 Clinical Pastoral Education 3
  • PT572 Clinical Pastoral Education 4

Elective

18 units
  • BH610 Basic Hebrew Reading
  • BG610 Basic Greek Reading
  • OT610 Genesis
  • OT660 Isaiah
  • OT670 Psalms
  • OT680 Deuteronomy
  • NT690 Acts
  • NT620 Corinthians
  • CH620 History of Christianity in Asia
  • CH670 History of World Missions
  • CH680 Theology of Roman Catholic Church
  • CH684 American Church History
  • ST521 Theology of Calvin
  • ST670 Ecological Theology
  • ST690 Theology of Bonhoeffer
  • GS699 Thesis (6 units)
  • PT630 Mission in the Islamic Cultural Area
  • MI684 Theology of Mission
  • ED501 Introduction to Christian Education