AICCA chaplains serve in
An outreach of Global Chaplain University · Orlando, Florida
What you receive
A short, in-depth chaplain training video inside the campus. Watch it alongside the two courses; there is no exam for it.
Your certificate of completion and certification in Christian Chaplaincy, issued by AICCA once both exams are passed and your photo ID is verified.
The AICCA eagle badge, worn by our chaplains when they serve.
A photo identification card naming you as an AICCA chaplain.
A live online training session with AICCA leadership, included with the program. Dates and details are emailed after you enroll.
Twenty-four-hour access to the AICCA Online Campus, both video courses and both exams, for twelve months. After that you can renew campus access for $99 per year; renewal is not automatic.
Secure card checkout. Campus login by email within minutes.
What this certification is. AICCA certification is ecclesiastical: it is issued by a Christian ministry association, not by a state licensing board or an academic accreditor. Hospitals, correctional facilities and other institutions set their own requirements. Before enrolling, ask the organization where you hope to serve whether it accepts AICCA certification.
How it works
Pay the $599 program fee online. Your campus login is emailed to you within minutes.
Sixteen video lessons across two courses plus the Chaplain Training video, about nine and a half hours in all, at your own pace on any device. Designed to be finished in a week.
One hundred multiple-choice questions per course, 70% to pass, up to three attempts each.
Send us a copy of your photo ID. AICCA may require a background check before credentials are issued.
Your certificate, badge and ID card are mailed to you within fifteen days after completion and identity verification; they are included in the program fee.
Your campus login is emailed within minutes of payment, so you can start Lesson 1 today. Read the full program terms.
Curriculum
Every lesson is a recorded video lecture you can watch as many times as you like. Each course ends with a 100-question final exam.
Course 1 · 8 lessons
Practical, biblical ways to comfort people in shock, grief, anger, guilt or depression, and to walk with them toward peace.
100-question final exam, 70% to pass, up to three attempts
Course 2 · 8 lessons
The practical ministry of a chaplain: hospital, prison and nursing-home visits, funerals and marriages, witnessing, and the attitudes that sustain a minister.
100-question final exam, 70% to pass, up to three attempts
Also included · no exam
A short, in-depth training video on the practical work of a chaplain. Watch it at any point during your program. There is no exam for this video.
One video, about 22 minutes
See inside the campus
Twenty-four seconds from Lesson 1, exactly as students see it in the online campus. Sound is off in this preview.
Where chaplains serve
Each of these settings sets its own requirements for the chaplains who serve there.
Health-care chaplains serve the spiritual needs of patients, their families and hospital staff.
Correctional chaplains bring pastoral care, counseling and grief support to people in prisons and jails.
Chaplains visit residents who can no longer attend church, offering prayer, communion and companionship.
Chaplains stand with firefighters, police officers and disaster teams in the hardest hours of their work.
Domestic and community chaplains serve families: hospital calls, funerals, weddings, christenings and crisis visits.
Who we are
The American International Christian Chaplains Association is an outreach of Global Chaplain University. We exist for men and women who take seriously the words of Matthew 25: I was sick and ye visited me. I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Our philosophy begins with Hosea 4:6, my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. So we train. Every AICCA chaplain commits to a code of ethics: know your limits and refer, promote justice, represent your qualifications accurately, steward resources well, and respect colleagues of every profession.
About AICCA
The program
$599
One payment. Everything included.
Secure checkout. After the first year, campus access renews at $99 per year; your certificate and badge remain yours.
Before you enroll
Credentials are issued after both exams are passed and your photo ID is verified. A background check may be required.
Read the full admission pageQuestions
Both video courses (Crisis Counseling and Pastoral Psychology, sixteen lessons in all), the Chaplain Training video, both final exams, one live Zoom training session, one year of access to the AICCA Online Campus, and, once you complete the program and we verify your photo ID, your AICCA Chaplain Certificate, Chaplain Badge and Chaplain ID card.
The program is self-paced and designed to be completed in about a week: the lessons total roughly nine hours of video, plus two exams. Study at your own pace during your twelve months of included access.
AICCA certification is an ecclesiastical certification issued by a Christian ministry association. It is not a state license and not an academic accreditation. Hospitals, correctional facilities and other institutions set their own requirements for the chaplains who serve there; many welcome trained volunteer and community chaplains, and some require additional credentials for paid clinical roles.
You may take each final exam up to three times. Your score and a pass or retry message appear as soon as you finish. If you do not pass after three attempts, contact AICCA; we will talk through your options with you.
No. The online campus works in an ordinary web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. You need an email address and speakers or headphones for the video lessons. If you get stuck, call us.
Applicants must have a clean criminal record, and AICCA may require a background check before credentials are issued. We also verify your photo ID before your certificate, badge and ID card are mailed.
Enroll, receive your campus login within minutes, and start Lesson 1.
