Bachelor of Chaplaincy Degree
You need to complete 36 more courses and 122 more credits to mark this activity complete.
🎓 Bachelor of Chaplaincy
Biblical Foundation. Compassionate Presence. Real-World Impact.
Chaplains are on the front lines of spiritual care—offering comfort, hope, and guidance in some of life’s most critical moments. Whether you're called to serve as a volunteer, a professional, or an ordained ministry leader, the Bachelor of Chaplaincy at Christian Leaders Institute (CLI) will equip you with the theological knowledge, spiritual formation, and practical skills to minister in diverse chaplaincy settings.
“Designed to build specific skills for chaplaincy on the foundation of a biblical worldview.”
With this degree, you can answer the growing need for trained chaplains who bring Christ’s presence into hospitals, prisons, workplaces, schools, disaster zones, and more.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
This comprehensive online correspondence degree will prepare you to:
Employ sound interpretation and apply Scripture to real-world chaplaincy situations
Defend a biblical worldview and respond wisely to competing belief systems
Biblically evaluate doctrinal claims and ministry practices
Explore multiple chaplaincy pathways and craft a personal chaplaincy plan
Demonstrate professional competence in listening, pastoral counseling, and soul care
Think critically and communicate clearly, with both spiritual depth and emotional intelligence
🙌 What Can You Do with a Bachelor of Chaplaincy?
This bachelor’s degree opens many doors for formal and informal chaplaincy roles. It positions you to serve in ministry settings that need trusted, trained spiritual caregivers.
🏥 Serve in These Chaplaincy Contexts:
✅ Healthcare Chaplaincy – hospitals, hospice, or palliative care centers
✅ Correctional Chaplaincy – prisons, jails, juvenile facilities
✅ Military or Auxiliary Chaplaincy – armed forces, National Guard, or support ministries
✅ Law Enforcement Chaplaincy – support for officers, dispatchers, and their families
✅ Workplace Chaplaincy – bring spiritual care to employees and business environments
✅ Disaster Relief & Crisis Response – serve with disaster teams or recovery ministries
✅ School or Campus Chaplaincy – support students in faith-based or public settings
✅ Sports Chaplaincy – offer spiritual guidance to teams, athletes, and coaches
✅ Community Chaplaincy – minister in civic groups, nonprofits, or interfaith events
✅ Funeral and Grief Chaplaincy – walk with families through loss and transitions
🛠️ Grow as a Leader in Pastoral Care
This degree equips you to:
Provide emotional and spiritual support in trauma or crisis
Conduct funerals, memorials, blessings, or other ceremonies
Counsel people through grief, addiction, or relational struggles
Offer ministry in secular, interfaith, or pluralistic environments
Represent Christ faithfully while respecting all people
🎓 Advance to Higher Study or Chaplain Certification
Continue on to graduate-level chaplaincy or seminary education
Fulfill requirements for ordained chaplain roles through the Christian Leaders Alliance
Prepare for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs or other certification pathways
Position yourself for paid chaplaincy employment in hospitals, agencies, or nonprofits
💰 Affordable, Flexible, and Globally Accessible
With Christian Leaders Institute’s donation-supported, free-access model, you can earn your Bachelor of Chaplaincy without going into debt. This online correspondence degree is ideal for adults balancing ministry, work, and family—learning at your own pace, from anywhere in the world.
🙋♀️ Is the Bachelor of Chaplaincy Right for You?
This program is perfect for:
✅ Christians called to comfort, counsel, and care for others
✅ Ministry-minded individuals seeking training for professional or volunteer chaplain roles
✅ Pastors or lay leaders expanding into specialized soul care ministries
✅ Servants of Christ wanting to respond to real human needs with compassion and clarity
✝️ The World Needs Trained Chaplains—Will You Answer the Call?
The need for spiritual care has never been greater. From hospital bedsides to disaster sites, chaplains offer the love of Christ when it matters most. The Bachelor of Chaplaincy will prepare you to bring biblical truth and pastoral presence wherever God sends you.
To receive the
Bachelor of Chaplaincy Degree
Requires a 2.00 GPA and to
complete the following :
Level 3 Endorsement
You need 6 more Units
You need 6 more Units
You need 6 more Units
0 of 123 Minimum Units Completed
Bachelor of Chaplaincy Degree
Requires a 2.00 GPA and to
complete the following :
Level 3 Endorsement33 courses required
- Christian Apologetics (3 Units)
- Ethics (3 Units)
- History of World Christianity (4 Units)
- Church and Ministry (3 Units)
- Ministry Foundations (3 Units)
- New Testament Survey (3 Units)
- Old Testament Survey (3 Units)
- Pastoral Care (3 Units)
- Theology I (4 Units)
- Theology II (4 Units)
- Christian Basics: Introduction to Christian Doctrine (3 Units)
- Evangelism: Presenting Grace (3 Units)
- People Smart for Ministry (3 Units)
- Biblical Wisdom Books (4 Units)
- Ministry Care Conversations (3 Units)
- Prayer (3 Units)
- Marriage Ministry (4 Units)
- Introduction to Chaplaincy (3 Units)
- Introduction to Sociology (3 Units)
- Youth Ministry (3 Units)
- Total Fitness (3 Units)
- Introduction to Communication (3 Units)
- Self-Care and Recovery (3 Units)
- Leadership (3 Units)
- Life Coaching Ministry (3 Units)
- Comparative Religions (2 Units)
- Christian Leaders Connections (3 Units)
- Leadership Excellence School Admissions (0 Units)
- Disability Smart (3 Units)
- Sexual Ethics (3 Units)
- College Writing (3 Units)
- College Writing Lab (1 Unit)
- Capstone Bachelor of Chaplaincy (1 Unit)
1 course required
- Introduction to Philosophy (3 Units)
- Christian Philosophy (3 Units)
- Logic and Critical Thinking (3 Units)
1 course required
1 course required
- Transfer - Mathematics 1 (3 Units)
- Transfer - Science 1 (3 Units)
- Astronomy (3 Units)
- Introduction to Biology (3 Units)
- Practical Mathematics (3 Units)
- College Algebra (3 Units)
6 Units Minimum in any of these Categories:
Bible, Theology
You need 6 more Units6 Units Minimum in the following Category:
Ministry
You need 6 more Units6 Units Minimum in the following Category:
General
You need 6 more Units