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Every degree and every course. Click any program to see its full requirements, or browse all 694 courses across 182 programs (168 earned programs + 14 honorary doctorates).
Certificate Programs
3–6 months · 15 credits. Five required courses. Courses stack toward a diploma or bachelor's degree wherever they are required, or as electives.
Diploma Programs
1 year · 36 credits. Twelve required courses. Courses stack toward a bachelor's degree wherever they are required, or as electives.
Bachelor's Degrees
4 years · 120 credits · Fast-Track available. Thirty-five degrees across nine disciplines. Structure: Foundation courses 60 + Christian ministry core 15 + major 30 + electives 12 + capstone 3.
Master's Degrees
2 years · 48 credits. Thirty-four degrees, including the 72-credit Master of Divinity with a year-long internship. Structure: graduate core 12 + concentration 30 + elective 3 + capstone 3 (48 credits). Master of Divinity: graduate core 12 + divinity courses 51 + one-year supervised internship 6 + capstone 3 (72 credits).
Doctoral Degrees
3–4 years · 60 credits beyond the master's, plus dissertation or doctoral project. Twenty-nine degrees. Structure: research core 12 + doctoral seminars 30 + electives 12 + comprehensive examinations and prospectus 6 (60 credits), then a dissertation or applied doctoral project with oral defense.
Paragon Institute for AI & Digital Ministry
Professional certificates in artificial intelligence, automation, and digital skills — open to everyone, no admission requirements, no prerequisites. These are non-degree certificates. They carry no academic credit and do not lead to a degree.
Visit the AI Institute →How Paragon Christian University Operates
PCU operates under the religious institution exemption in Section 1005.06(1)(f), Florida Statutes. Each year an officer of the institution verifies the following five statements by sworn affidavit, on CIE Form 113, to the Florida Commission for Independent Education.
- 1Institutional name. The name of the institution includes a religious modifier. Paragon Christian University.
- 2Religious vocational purpose. The institution offers only programs preparing students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in ministry, counseling, theology, education, administration, music, fine arts, media communications, or social work.
- 3Degree titles. Each degree title includes a religious modifier, placed on the title line, on the transcript, and wherever the degree title appears in official documents or publications.
- 4Program duration. The duration of all degree programs is consistent with Commission standards under Rule 6E-2.004(4), F.A.C.
- 5Consumer practices. Institutional consumer practices are consistent with Section 1005.04, Florida Statutes, including written disclosure to every prospective student — covering purpose, programs, licensure status, fees, refund policy, and credit transferability — at least one week before enrollment or the collection of any tuition.
Religious institutions meeting these requirements are not under the jurisdiction or purview of the Commission for Independent Education and are not required to obtain state licensure.
Counseling, mental health ministry, chaplaincy, pastoral care, and social work ministry programs are religious programs preparing students for ministry within churches and faith-based organizations. They are not clinical training and do not lead to state licensure or certification. Graduates may not represent themselves as licensed counselors, therapists, psychologists, social workers, or clinical providers, and may not diagnose or treat. PCU does not provide Clinical Pastoral Education; chaplaincy degrees do not alone satisfy board certification or federal endorsement requirements.
Paragon Christian University is a religious institution operating under the religious exemption in Section 1005.06(1)(f), Florida Statutes, and is not under the jurisdiction of the Florida Commission for Independent Education. PCU is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. All degrees conferred are religious degrees preparing students for religious vocations. Degree titles carry a religious modifier and are not equivalent to, and should not be confused with, secular academic degrees. Recognition, transferability, licensure eligibility, ordination, or employment acceptance by any third party is not guaranteed and may vary.
