| First year, fall |
| REL 600 | Meditation Practicum I (3) |
| REL 602 | Communication: Family Systems (3) |
| REL 614 | Mind and Its World I (3) |
| REL 616 | Process Lab I (1) |
| REL 628 |
Studying Buddhism: Methods and Issues (3) |
| REL 639 | Analytical Meditation I (1) |
| SUBTOTAL 14 |
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| First year, spring |
| REL 615 |
Group Process I: Conflict and Diversity (3) |
| REL 620 | Meditation Practicum II (3) |
| REL 624 | Mind and Its World II (3) |
| REL 650 |
Dathun: Monthlong Meditation Intensive* (noncredit) |
| REL 653 | Self and No-Self: Analytical Meditation and Experience (3) |
| REL 654 | Process Lab II (1) |
| SUBTOTAL 13 |
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| First year, summer |
| (noncredit) |
| Tibetan Tradition students will attend Nitartha Institute** and register for: |
| REL 705 | The Mind Only School (noncredit) |
| REL 720 | Buddha Nature and Shentong Traditions (noncredit) |
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| Second year, fall |
| REL 635 | Meditation Practicum III: Maitri and Mandala (3) |
| REL 652 |
Group Process II: Cultivating the Sacred (3) |
| REL 665 | Analytical Meditation II (1) |
| REL 701 | The Middle Way School (3) |
| REL 728 | Process Lab III (1) |
| REL 750 | The Path to Enlightenment (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 14 |
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| Second year, spring |
| REL 643 |
Ethics and Issues in the Practice of Pastoral Care (3) |
| REL 712 |
Applied Theology I (3) |
| REL 764 |
Advanced Shedra Texts (3) |
| REL 765 | Analytical Meditation III (1) |
| REL 768 | Process Lab IV (1) |
| One Applied Elective (3) or |
| One Dharma Elective |
| SUBTOTAL 13 |
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| Second year, summer |
| REL 747 |
MDIV Fieldwork (noncredit) |
| SUBTOTAL 0 |
| |
| Third year, fall |
| REL 585 | Spiritual Models of Social Action (3) |
| REL 609W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training I (1) |
| REL 709W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training II (1) |
| REL 762 |
Applied Theology II: A Systems Approach to Counseling ansd Caregiving (3) |
| REL 803 |
MDIV Research and Methodology (1.5) |
| One Applied Elective (3) |
| SUBTOTAL 12.5 |
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| Third year, spring |
| REL 779 |
Interreligious Dialogue: Theory and Practice (3) |
| REL 802 | Applied Theology III: A Systems Approach to Counseling ansd Caregiving (3) |
| REL 809W |
Mindfulness Instructor Training III (1) |
| REL 853 |
Theological Thesis Seminar (1.5) |
| SUBTOTAL 8.5 |
| TOTAL CREDITS 75 |
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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 also required that students complete the noncredit requirement to attend a monthlong Nitartha Institute program in the summer following their first year. This is integral to the sequence of the curriculum. |
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| Dharma Electives |
| REL 540 | Zen Buddhism (3) |
| REL 546 | Buddhism in America (3) |
| REL 611 |
The First Turning of the Wheel: Nature of Mind and Emotions (3) |
| REL 661 |
The Second Turning of the Wheel: The Bodhisattva Path (3) |
| REL 710 |
The Third Turning of the Wheel (3) |
| REL 751 | Buddhism in Tibet (3) |
| REL 760 |
Vajrayana: Symbol, Iconography and Ritual (3) |
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| Applied Electives |
| REL 503 |
Tibetan I (4) |
| REL 507 |
Sanskrit I (4) |
| REL 512 |
Engaged Buddhism Training I: Contemplative Approaches to Social Action and Peacemaking (3) |
| 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 537 |
Sanskrit II (3) |
| REL 539 |
Biblical Hebrew I (4) |
| REL 545 |
Contemplative Islam (3) |
| REL 562 |
Engaged Buddhism Training II: Marginalized Populations—Ministry and Social Entrepreneurship (3) |
| REL 568 |
Biblical Hebrew II (3) |
| REL 571 |
Centering Prayer as Christian Contemplation (3) |
| REL 623 |
Religious Experience in Africa: Sacred Cosmos, Ritual and Community (3) |
| REL 625 |
Biblical Literatures: Prayer and Prophecy (3) |
| REL 634 |
Hindu Yoga-Tantra (3) |
| REL 645 |
Methods and Issues in the Study of Religion (3) |
| REL 749 |
Contemporary American Religion (3) |
| Other electives (graduate psychology courses, art courses and independent study) may be approved by petition. |
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