SEM.CERT.PC - Graduate Certificate - Pastoral Care

Admission to Wesley Seminary begins with completing application forms and submitting them with official transcripts and two personal recommendations. Wesley Seminary shall determine admission status from the completed forms and student file and notify the applicant in writing of the admission status granted. Regular admission to the seminary constitutes admission to candidacy for the certificate program. The basic criteria for regular admission to Wesley Seminary are as follows:

• A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a member agency of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) or by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

• A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 from the degree granting institution.

• An official transcript from the degree granting institution.

• Two recommendations including:

  • One from a pastor or denominational supervisor.

  • A general recommendation.

• A completed Ministry Context Form.

• Acknowledgement of the Wesley Seminary Ethos.

• A three to four page autobiography and statement of ministry purpose. The statement of purpose should reflect one's sense of God's direction in relation to Christian ministry or service.

• A criminal history background check must be completed before acceptance into any Wesley Seminary degree program if a felony was disclosed by the student on the application form.

All requirements must be met and transcripted by the date established by Academic Services prior to the degree conferral date. Students taking internal or external coursework need to make sure that transcripts, grades, and scores can be received and transcripted by the deadline date. 

  Students may receive one degree only per conferral date. Students meeting requirements for more than one degree must apply for two different conferral dates and participate in two different ceremonies. Any university-approved dual degree program is an exception to this policy. 

Students who have received a degree from IWU and have returned to meet requirements for an additional major at the same degree level will have the second major posted to their existing degree. The second major can only be posted at one of the six conferral dates, and students receiving the second major are not eligible to participate in another graduation ceremony.