APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:  The prospective doctoral candidate must hold an earned Master’s degree conferred by an approved educational institution.  Upon receipt of the application and consultation, a determination will be made concerning the prospective doctoral candidate’s eligibility.

DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

TUITION - $2,795.00

Automatic Monthly Payment Program:  $200 down and $100 a month for a total of $2,795.00.

Up Front Payment Program: $300 reduction for a total of $2,495.00 paid at enrollment.

Tuition does not include textbooks. Please purchase them at your favorite book dealer or www.Amazon.com. 

ABOUT THIS DEGREE PROGRAM:  The purpose of the Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling, Specialization in Addiction Counseling degree program is to acquaint the student with a broad perspective of Addiction Counseling. 

The program consists of eight courses, which are the equivalent of forty hours of study, and a dissertation, which is the equivalent of twenty hours of study plus ten Counseling Verbatim Reports.  Texts must be selected from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Although all textbooks may be ordered simultaneously, assignments must be submitted one at a time.  Once a textbook is read, a 10 to 20 page paper describing what was read must be submitted for grading.  We are simply asking students for a summary of the material.  A 60-150 page paper is required for the dissertation.   Review the How to Submit Your Work tab concerning submission of assignments. Students may complete one degree program in Christian Counseling, Specialization in Addiction Counseling.  If a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, Specialization in Addiction Counseling is completed, the student is not eligible for the Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling, Specialization in Addiction Counseling.

SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:  The Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling, Specialization in Addiction Counseling degree program requires a total of 60 hours.  This is comprised of eight courses (40 hours) and a dissertation (20 hours) study plus ten Counseling Verbatim Reports.  .   All eight of the required courses  must be core courses,  chosen from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Electives may not be utilized.  Alternate courses/textbooks may not be utilized.

Courses/Textbooks may not be utilized for more than one degree program.

AUTHORIZED TEXTBOOKS:

CAC 700  Helping Others Overcome Addictions – Text required: Helping Others Overcome Addictions: How God's Grace Brings Lasting Freedom by Steve McVey and Mike Quarles

CAC 710 General Substance Abuse Understanding - Text required:   Handbook for Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman

CAC 720 General Review of Substance Abuse - Text required: Counselling For Substance Abuse and Addiction by Stephen Van Cleave,  Walter Byrd, Kathy Revell

CAC 730 Counselling Desperate Marriages - Text required:  Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing In Your Relationship by Gary Chapman

CAC 740 Dealing With Others Who Have A Desire For Pornography - Text required: Secret Sexual Sins: Understanding A Christian's Desire For Pornography by Fred C. Rochester

 CAC 750 Biblical Perspective of Addiction - Text required: The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective by Mark E. Shaw

CAC 760  Counseling The Sexual Addict - Text required: A Biblical Guide to Counseling The Sexual Addict by Steve Gallagher

 CAC 770 Counseling Impossible Problems - Text required:  Counseling for Seemingly Impossible Problems by  Sabrina Black and Willie Richardson 

CAC 780 Realistic Steps to Overcoming Sexual Strongholds - Text required:  Winning The Battle Within: Realistic Steps to Overcoming Sexual Strongholds by Neil T. Anderson

CAC 790 Counseling Persons with Addictions - Text required: Counseling Persons with Addictions and Compulsions. A Handbook for Clergy and Other Helping Professionals by Andrew J. Weaver, Charlene Hosenfield, and Harold George

CAC 810 Defeating Harmful Habits - Text required: How To Defeat Harmful Habits, Freedom From Six Addictive Behaviors by June Hunt