PTSC Program Sequence

The PTS Certificate program is a sixty-six hour program that can be completed in two years

All PTSC Courses are delivered fully online

NOTE: Following the description under the "Required Courses" section, courses with an asterisk * indicate take one or the other courses may be taken to fulfill area requirements. The total credit hours to complete this program are 66.  The program is fully online in asynchronous format.

Typical Sequence

Year 1 - Session 1

• CH 350 History of the Hispanic Church of God in the U.S.* 3

• PM 201 Liturgy & Pentecostal Ministry 3

• MF 101 Ministerial Formation I 1

• MR 101 Applied Theology, Research & Writing 3

10 Total Credits

Year 1 - Session 2

• OT XXX Old Testament Book Study 3

• TS 101 Roots of Pentecostal Spirituality 3

• MR 102 Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 3

9 Total Credits

Year 1 - Session 3

• BI 200 Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics 3

• CH 101 Introduction to the History of the Christian Church 3

• MF 201 Ministerial Formation II 1

• MR 300 Behavioral Science 3

10 Total Credits

Year 1 - Session 4

• NT XXX New Testament Book Study 3

• TS 202 Introduction to Wesleyan-Pentecostal Theology 3

• PM 100 Pastoral & Educational Ministry to the Immigrants in the U.S. 3

9 Total Credits

Year 1 - Session 5

• TS 100 Introduction to Christian Doctrine 3

• PM 302 Christian Education Strategies & Techniques 3

• MR 234 Anthropology for Christianity 3

9 Total Credits

Year 2 - Session 1

• OT 101 Introduction to Old Testament 3

• MR 332 Christian Ethics-A Pentecostal Approach 3

for Christian Social Action 

• PM 301 Ministry of the Word* 3

• MF 301 Ministerial Formation III 1

10 Total Credits

Year 2 - Session 2

• NT 101 Introduction to New Testament 3

• MR 231 Fundraising, Budgeting & Financial Management 3

• PM 310 Foundations for Pastoral Counseling 3

9 Total Credits

Year 2 - Session 3

• CH 200 Church of God History and Polity 3

• PM 110 Foundations for World Mission & Evangelism 3

• PM 350 Capstone Project 3

9 Total Credits

66 Total Credits

For a full description of the Center and the DWPM see the Center’s “Student Handbook”.

*This is a tentative sequence. Course schedules are subject to change based on student needs