Online Chaplain Certification Course – Self-Paced, Instant Access

Become a Certified Chaplain Online — Start Today

Answer the call to serve. New York Christian Bible College's Automated Chaplain's Certification Program prepares you to bring comfort, prayer and spiritual care to people in their most difficult moments. This fully automated, self-paced online course opens the moment your payment goes through. There's nothing to schedule and no one to wait on. Work through seven guided steps at your own pace, pass the final quiz and earn your layman chaplain certification.

How It Works

1. Enroll and complete checkout.
2. Start right away. Use the "Start my course" button in your order confirmation email and sign in with the email you used at checkout. No password needed.
3. Learn at your own pace. Seven guided steps with lessons, field tips and review questions. Your progress saves as you go.
4. Finish strong. Pass the 50-question final quiz (70% to pass) and submit a short essay.
5. Get certified. Once your work is graded, your chaplain's certificate is sent to you by email.

What You'll Learn

• Your calling and what your certification means
• What a chaplain is and does
• Types and levels of chaplaincy
• Field safety and etiquette for home, hospital and prison visits
• Crisis care: how to help people through grief, abuse, illness and suicidal thoughts
• Ethics, conduct and the character of a chaplain

Where You Can Serve

• Nursing homes and senior care
• Hospitals and hospice
• Prisons, jails and lockdown facilities
• Churches, community outreach and other mission fields

What's Included

• Immediate access to the self-paced online Chaplain's Certification Program
• Complete seven-step curriculum, final quiz and essay
• Official chaplain certification papers upon completion
• Free one-year enrollment in the Chaplain Association of America

Note: State chaplain badges are purchased separately after completion.

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