School of Biblical Counseling

CCEF is not an accredited institution and cannot provide academic credit toward a degree. Our online courses are not sufficient for career-level training, nor do we provide certification. Certificates of completion through the School of Biblical Counseling are not the equivalent of certification.

However, we do offer two robust certificates of completion: the Formation Certificate and the Essentials of Biblical Counseling Certificate. These certificates represent that students have completed courses through our online School.

No! No degree, certification, or prior education or experience is required to enroll in our courses.

Yes. Audit courses cost 50% of regular course cost and run on the same schedule as certificate courses. Audit courses include access to materials within the online classroom including lectures and reading content, but students are not expected to turn in assignments or participate in discussion boards, nor will they receive feedback or grades. This option does not lead to a certificate of completion.

CCEF has an agreement with Westminster Theological Seminary. Up to 5 certificate-eligible CCEF courses will be accepted into WTS’s Master of Arts in Counseling program, along with a fee to pay the cost difference between institutions. Please reach out to WTS for more information about their acceptance of CCEF coursework. (Please note that Scripture for Life & Ministry is not eligible for acceptance into WTS’s program.)

Other than WTS, the award of academic credit for completion of our courses is solely at the discretion of a degree-granting institution consistent with that institution’s applicable accreditation standards and academic policies. Please refer to your educational institution of choice to determine how the completion of any of CCEF’s online courses will be acknowledged toward those institutions’ degree requirements.

Step 1: Create an account in Maestro, or log in if you already have one.

Step 2: Access the course catalog

• Select "Courses" in the left-hand column to navigate to the course catalog. All of the courses that are currently available for registration will appear on this page.

Step 3: For the applicable course, click the "Select Course" button. 

Step 4: Next, please click on the "Ledger" to pay for your course. Please note: Your course registration is not completed until you have paid for the course!

We require all students to complete their courses primarily by computer. Because the Canvas app does not have the same functionality as using Canvas on your computer, the app for tablets and mobile devices should only be used as a supplement. For more information about Canvas, Internet browsers, and computer requirements, please see here.

We have several discount options available, including family discounts, referral discounts, group discounts, and a discount when audit students retake a class as certificate-eligible. We also occasionally offer need-based financial assistance. For more information, please contact us at student.services@ccef.org. (Please note that the deadline to submit a group discount request is one week prior to the registration deadline.)