Certification Program

Please note:  When you are within ten hours of completing your current level, you may begin study in the next level.

Level I Core Courses - 40 Total Hours Required

  • Church History (5 Hours)
  • Polity I (5 Hours)
  • Spiritual Growth and Discipline* (2.5 Hours)
  • Theology (5 Hours)
Total Core Hours 17.5
Total Elective Hours 22.5

Level II Core Courses - 45 Total Hours Required

  • Directory for Worship (2.5 Hours)
  • Legal Matters (2.5 Hours)
  • Office Administration (2.5 Hours)
  • PC(USA) History since reunion (5 Hours)
  • Polity II (2.5 Hours)
  • Spiritual Growth and Discipline* (2.5 Hours)
Total Core Hours 17.5
Total Elective Hours 27.5

Level III Core Courses - 50 Total Hours Required

  • Polity III (2.5 Hours)
  • Safety in the Workplace (2.5 Hours)
  • Spiritual Growth and Discipline* (2.5 Hours)
Total Core Hours 7.5
Total Elective Hours 42.5

*The Elective Courses of Angelolgy, Christology I & II, Pneumatology and the Books called the Apocrypha (each 2.5 hours) may be used to fulfill the 2.5 hour requirement of Spitiatual Growth and Discipline for any level.

For a list of Electives click here.