This shows how the courses fulfill the nine areas of education required by the Association of Professional Chaplains.

RITUAL/LITURGY

• MDIV 425 Chaplaincy Roles and Competencies
• MDIV 430 Interfaith Chaplaincy
• (practicums and chaplaincy work)

COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS

• REL 590 Comparative Study of Religion
• REL 610 Religion and Ethics Seminar
• REL 660 Seminar on Buddhist-Christian Dialogue

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

• REL 405 Buddhist Meditation Traditions
• MDIV 465 Buddhist Homiletics: Writing and Giving Dharma Talks
• (practice/meditation requirements)

PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING

• MDIV 410 Communication Skills for Chaplaincy
• MDIV 415 Groups, Systems, and Chaplaincy
• MDIV 445 Spiritual Care and Counseling
• MDIV 435 Practical Psychology for Chaplains

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

• REL 460 Buddhist Psychology
• MDIV 455 Spiritual Formation for Buddhist Chaplains
• MDIV 470 Spiritual Leadership

RELIGIOUS HISTORY

• REL 410 Early Buddhism
• REL 411 History of Indian Buddhism
• REL 651 Seminar on East Asian Buddhism
• REL 435 Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism

INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

• MBA 560 Managing Non-Profit Organizations

SACRED LITERATURE

• MDIV 420 Buddhist Scriptural Foundations for Chaplaincy
• MDIV 440 Biblical Texts for Buddhist Chaplains
• MDIV 450 Pastoral Theology

THEOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY

• MDIV 460 Buddhist Theology
• REL 450 Buddhist Ethics
• REL 646T Seminar on Mahayana Schools