Interfaith Spirituality, Certificate

Minimum number of credits required to complete the program: 16

Minimum cumulative GPA required: 3.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

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Admission Requirements:

Applicants to the program need to have earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree. Submission of the completed application, a writing sample/personal statement, and one letter of recommendation will be required with the application. The GRE is not required. Applicants deemed appropriate for the program based on their admissions materials will be granted an interview. To enter the program, applicants must complete the required interview to complete the application process. Final decisions will be made after the committee reviews the applications and the interview results of all applicants.

Program Requirements

The certificate in Interfaith Spirituality consists of four courses (16 credits), as outlined below.

Core Course

Choose one course (four credits) from the following in consultation with the program director:

RTS 5010 - Method and Topics in the Study of Spirituality Credits: 4
RTS 5020 - Christian Spirituality Credits: 4
RTS 5030 - Spirituality and Social Justice Credits: 4
RTS 5040 - Spirituality in a Religiously Diverse World Credits: 4

Seminar in Spiritual Life

Complete the following two required courses (eight credits):

RTS 5600 - Seminar in the Spiritual Life I Credits: 4
RTS 5601 - Seminar in the Spiritual Life II Credits: 4

Independent Research

Complete the following required course:

RTS 5750 - Independent Research Credits: 1
Suggested topics for independent research in a second religious or spiritual tradition:
- Christian Traditions of the Spiritual Life
- Augustinian Spirituality
- Jewish Mysticism
- Sufi Spirituality
- Hindu Spiritual Experience
- Buddhism and Spiritual Practice
- Spirituality and Social Ethics
- Spirituality and Psychopathology
- The Spirituality of the 12 Step Programs
- Gender and Spirituality
- Grief and Spirituality
- The Spirituality of the Elder Years