Key information
- Duration: Part-time, 36 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: October 2026 (apply before Oct 2026), January 2027 (apply before Jan 2027), March 2027 (apply before Mar 2027), May 2027 (apply before May 2027), June 2027 (apply before Jun 2027), August 2027 (apply before Aug 2027)
Overview
Grounded in Scripture, this track draws from the Christian psychology, mental health counseling, and clinical pastoral education fields. If you’re a scholar seeking to impact the culture beyond the Ph.D. counseling arena and don’t need professional accreditation, then this doctoral degree is for you.
Careers
Through this Ph.D. in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Pastoral Counseling degree at Regent University you will:
- Learn integrative Christian psychology approaches to treat people with behavioral and emotional issues.
- Break new ground in this specialized field of psychology through your dissertation.
- Integrate biblically-based strategies for effective emotional and spiritual healing.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Issues In Counseling
- Marriage & Relationship Counseling
- Addictive Behaviors
- Field Experience
- Appraisal & Psychometrics
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3.5
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 115
- TOEFL® iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 61
- IELTS: 7
General requirements
Ph.D. applicants must:
- Hold a regionally accredited 30 hour master's degree in a mental health field, such as counseling, psychology, social work or pastoral counseling. Completed coursework should include, but is not limited, to the following: research or statistics, counseling skills, ethics and group counseling, or family systems.
- Have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA in your graduate level coursework.
- Have at least one year of experience in a mental health field (highly desirable).
- International Applicants who have studied at institutions outside of the United States, will need to submit a course by course evaluation showing the completion of a regionally accredited graduate degree.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD.
- International: 16,591 AUD / year (≈ 11,815 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 16,591 AUD / year (≈ 11,815 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 16,591 AUD / year (≈ 11,815 USD / year)
Funding
Scholarship opportunities are available for this programme.
