Doctor of Theology in Nouthetic Counseling
A comprehensive study of nouthetic counseling across the full spectrum of theory and practice.
Male applicants only
Curriculum Based on the curriculum of The Log College & Seminary.
About the program
The Th.D. in Nouthetic Counseling program is a comprehensive study of the field of Nouthetic Counseling that will equip the student to engage in the full spectrum of Nouthetic theory and practice. The program consists of 51 academic credit hours and requires a M.Div., LCS MTS, or LCS Th.M. in Nouthetic Counseling (grants advanced standing).
Admission
Male students with LCS MTS, or M.Div., or LCS Th.M. in Nouthetic Counseling (grants advanced standing). No transfer credit is allowed due to the uniqueness of the program.
Requirements
- Graduates of the Th.M. in Nouthetic Counseling program (having already completed the above courses) are granted advanced standing and may proceed immediately to the following courses: TH801, TH830, PT804, TH850, PM802, AP801, PH810, AP820, BS890.
- All written assignments (with the exception of the dissertation) should follow current MLA formatting.
- All numbered assignments (lecture outlines/notes, summaries, chapter summaries, papers, etc.) must be submitted to your mentor for grading.
- Please report any broken links to info@logcollege.net
Courses
LCS curriculum: 51 credits · School layer: 27 credits · Total: 78 credits
Added by the school: the original Westminster vision
The school copies the LCS curriculum in full and adds its own courses on the 1647 text of the Westminster Standards, read with the Scottish and continental Reformed tradition. These credits are added to the LCS credits; no LCS course is replaced. A layer course already completed in an earlier program is not repeated: its credits carry forward.
The original Westminster vision
18 creditsThe Scottish and continental Reformed tradition
9 creditsMore from the school's catalog (optional, not counted in the total)
OptionalThese courses add no credits to the program. Take any of them for your own study.
The LCS curriculum, copied in full
Courses
51 credits- NC800 Fundamentals of Nouthetic Counseling 3 credits Self-study
- NC801 Nouthetic Counseling I 3 credits Self-study
- NC802 Nouthetic Counseling II 6 credits Self-study
- NC803 Nouthetic Counseling III 3 credits Self-study
- NC804 The Christian Directory 3 credits Self-study
- TH801 Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Reliability of Scripture 3 credits Self-study
- TH830 The Holy Spirit 3 credits Self-study
- PT804 Revival, Revitalization, and Renewal 3 credits Self-study
- TH850 The Christian Sabbath 3 credits Self-study
- PM802 Puritan Soul Care 6 credits Self-study
- AP801 Apologetics in a Postmodern World 3 credits Self-study
- PH810 Modern Philosophy 3 credits Self-study
- AP820 Christianity and Science 3 credits Self-study
- BS890 Doctoral Dissertation 6 credits Self-study
Total: 78 credits