| First year, fall |
| REL 600 | Meditation Practicum I (3) |
| REL 602 | Communication: Family Systems (3) |
| REL 611 | The First Turning of the Wheel: Nature of Mind and Emotions (3) |
| REL 614 |
Mind and Its World I (3) |
| REL 616 | Process Lab I (1) |
| SUBTOTAL 13 |
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| First year, spring |
| REL 615 |
Group Process I: Conflict and Diversity (3) |
| REL 620 |
Meditation Practicum II: Self and No Self(3) |
| REL 624 |
Mind and Its World II (3) |
| REL 650 |
Dathün: Monthlong Meditation Intensive* (noncredit) |
| REL 654 | Process Lab II (1) |
| REL 661 |
The Second Turning of the Wheel: The Bodhisattva Path (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 13 |
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| First year, summer |
| Tibetan Tradition students will attend Nitartha Institute** and register for: |
| REL 705 |
The Mind Only School (1.5) Tibetan Tradition emphasis only |
| REL 720 |
Buddha Nature and Shentong Traditions (1.5) Tibertan Tradition emphasis only |
| SUBTOTAL 3 (Tibetan Tradition emphasis) |
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| Second year, fall |
| REL 635 |
Meditation Practicum III: Mind Training (3) |
| REL 652 |
Practice of Group Process: Cultivating the Sacred (3) |
| REL 701 |
The Middle Way School (3) |
| REL 728 | Process Lab III (1) |
| REL 779 |
Interreligious Dialogue (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 13 |
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| Second year, spring |
| REL 643 |
Ethics and Issues in the Practice of Pastoral Care (3) |
| REL 710 |
Third Turning of the Wheel (3) |
| REL 712 |
Applied Theology I: Multicultural Counseling (3) |
| REL 749 |
Contemporary American Religion (3) |
| REL 750 |
Path to Enlightenment (3) Tibetan Tradition emphasis only |
| REL 768 | Process Lab IV (1) |
| REL 780 |
Meditation Practicum IV: Maitri and Mandala (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 15 |
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| Second year, summer |
| REL 747 |
MDIV Fieldwork (noncredit) |
| SUBTOTAL 0 |
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| Third year, fall |
| REL 609W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training I ***(1) |
| REL 709W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training II ***(1) |
| REL 762 |
Applied Theology II: A Systems Approach to Counseling and Caregiving (3) |
| REL 803 |
MDIV Research and Methodology (1.5) |
| Two Religious Studies Electives (6) |
| SUBTOTAL 12.5 |
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| Third year, spring |
| REL 802 |
Applied Theology III: A Systems Approach to Counseling and Caregiving (3) |
| REL 809W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training III*** (1) |
| REL 853 |
Theological Thesis Seminar (1.5) |
| Religious Studies Elective (3) History of Religions emphasis only |
| Religious Studies Elective (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 11.5 (8.5 Tibetan Tradition emphasis) |
| TOTAL CREDITS 78 |
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| *It is highly recommended that students complete the noncredit dathün requirement (REL 650) by the winter break between the fall and spring semesters of their first year, or at the latest during the summer following their first year. |
| ** It is required that students in the Tibetan Tradition emphasis complete the requirement to attend a monthlong Nitartha Institute program in the summer following their first year. This is integral to the sequence of the cirriculum. |
| ***The prerequisites for REL 609W are Meditation Practicum I and II as well as a Buddhist monthlong meditation intensive, two weeks of which must be completed before the class begins. |
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| Religious Studies Electives |
| REL 503 |
Tibetan I (4) |
| REL 507 |
Sanskrit I (4) |
| REL 525 | Contemplative Christianity (3) |
| REL 529 |
Foundations of Judaism: Torah, Prayer and Acts of Kindness (3) |
| REL 530 | Contemplative Hinduism (3) |
| REL 533 |
Tibetan II (4) |
| REL 535 |
Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (3) |
| REL 537 |
Sanskrit II (4) |
| REL 545 | Contemplative Islam (3) |
| REL 585 |
Spiritual Models of Social Action (3) |
| REL 623 |
Religious Experience in Africa: Sacred Cosmos, Ritual and Community (3) |
| REL 625 |
Prayer and Prophecy: Biblical Literatures (3) |
| REL 634 |
Hindu Yoga-Tantra (3) |
| REL 645 | Methods and Issues in the Study of Religion (3) |
| REL 655 |
Trends in Religious Studies |
| REL 672 |
Non-dualism in Theory and Practice (3) |
| REL 676 |
Contemplative Jewish Practice (3) |
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| Contemplative Practice Electives |
| REL 504W |
The Breeze of Simplicity: Buddhist Meditation Weekend (1) |
| REL 540 |
Zen Buddhism (3) |
| REL 554W |
Opening the Heart: Buddhist Meditation Weekend (1) |
| REL 571 |
Centering Prayer as Christian Contemplation (3) |
| REL 634 |
Hindu Yoga-Tantra (3) |
| REL 690W–795W |
Shambhala Training I–XII (3) |
Other electives (graduate psychology courses, art courses and independent study) may be approved by petition.
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