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Fulfilling Academic Requirements

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M.Div. students are required to have 4 credits in supervised ministry courses in order to graduate. There are multiple options to earn the 4 credits.

Note:
“2-credit Academic Year Supervised Ministry” requires 1 credit taken in the fall term and 1 in the spring term.
“Summer Supervised Ministry” is full-time and no other courses may be taken.

Option 1	Option 2
Summer supervised min. course in a church for two credits -- AND -- Summer supervised min. course in CPE or in an agency or other non-parish setting for two credits	Summer supervised min. course in a church for two credits -- AND -- Academic year* part-time supervised min. course in CPE or in an agency or other non-parish setting for two credits *Note: In this course one credit is lodged in both the fall and the spring terms.
Option 3	Option 4
Summer supervised min. course in CPE or in an agency or other non-parish setting for two credits -- AND -- Academic year* part-time supervised min. course in a church for two credits *Note: in this course one credit is lodged in the fall term and one in the spring.	Two-Year Student - in - Ministry Year (part-time for 2 academic years, plus the intervening summer term) No additional courses may be taken during the summer term. One credit is lodged in each of the two fall and spring terms.
Option 5	Option 6
Academic year* part-time supervised min. course in a church for two credits -- AND -- Academic year* part-time supervised min. course in CPE or in an agency or other non-parish setting for two credits *Note: In this course one credit is lodged in the fall term and one in the spring.	Student - in - Ministry Year (12-months, full-time, no other courses may be taken) for four credits. Two credits are lodged in the fall term and two in the spring. Important: Successful completion of Option 6 meets the supervised ministry requirement of four credits for M.Div. students at Union-PSCE. However, many presbyteries and judicatories require their students to take CPE in addition to other supervised ministry courses taken. Students must know their denominational requirements before committing to a particular supervised ministry course.

Want to do more supervised ministry?

M.Div. students may take a 5^th credit as an elective course. This credit may be earned in a parish or non-parish setting, part-time, in one term.

M.Div. students who opt for a full-year Student-in-Ministry year (4 credits) may take 2 more credits in supervised ministry!