Masters Level Christian Counseling Project

Bachelors/Masters of Science in Christian Counseling

CCH 600

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: Don W. Jones, Ed.D

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to CCH 600, Master's Level Christian Counseling Project. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will be the culminating course for the Master's in Christian Counseling.

This is an exciting course that will examine the theological and psychological concepts in Christian counseling. Learn as much as you can from the course materials. It is my pleasure to have you in this course.

TIME FRAME: This is a twenty-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day in which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be aware of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOK: There are two (2) required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Christian Counseling A Comprehensive Guide. Gary R. Collins. ISBN # 1418503291.

Book 2: The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers. Gary R. Collins. ISBN # 15768308010.

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EXAMINATIONS: There is a cumulative final exam required for this course covering the two textbooks. The final exam must be taken by the end of the tenth week in the course.

The final exam is programmed and is located in the classroom for this course. The examination is "open book" objective type. You have one (1) day to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email requesting to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive your email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your user ID and password to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 24 hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as an instructor, facilitator, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please notify me immediately.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: There is a paper required for this course. It is required that you write what you have learned from the textbooks and how you intend to relate what you have learned to your career. The key question is "How you will integrate the theological and psychological concepts you have learned in the program in your approach to counseling?" The requirements for the paper are as follows:

1). Cover page, with your name, course number and title, and title of paper.
2). A minimum of 20-pages with a 12-point font.
3). 1 to 1 ½ margins top and bottom.
4). Double-spaced.
5). A minimum of five (5) references.
6). APA style format.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: My name is Don Jones. I have been an educator for the past 26 years. I have taught at the elementary through graduate level during those years. I have also been a senior minister for 13 years. It is my hope you will develop a clear vision of your ministry from this course.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to indy1401@cox.net