There are three levels of participation: Auditor, Certificate, Advanced.  Applicants should fill out the application for the level at which they wish to participate.  For details on the application procedures and requirements, please refer to the Application Process section.

This program is designed to enable students to engage at three different levels depending on their capacity and interests.  In consultation and agreement with teachers and administrators, it may be possible to increase or decrease the level commitment from semester to semester and to complete papers at a later time.  Details on tuition and fees is available in the fees and expenses section of the website.

Following is an outline of these three levels.

AUDITOR

Survey Course: Auditors will attend the six-day intensive held at the beginning of each semester, have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Electives: Auditors will participate in an elective course focusing on a single tradition.  They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Practicum: Auditors will select one tradition in which they will learn a contemplative practice to be practiced each day during the semester. They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

CERTIFICATE STUDENTS

Survey Course: Certificate students will attend the six-day intensive held at the beginning of each semester, have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Electives: Certificate students will participate in an elective course focusing on a single tradition.  They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Practicum: Certificate students will select one tradition in which they will learn a contemplative practice to be practiced each day during the semester. They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Additional requirements: Certificate students will complete and receive comments on 5-page paper for each semester class.

ADVANCED STUDENTS

Survey Course: Advanced students will attend the six-day intensive held at the beginning of each semester, have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Electives: Advanced students will participate in an elective course focusing on a single tradition.  They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Practicum: Advanced students will select one tradition in which they will learn a contemplative practice to be practiced each day during the semester. They will have access to the recordings of each session as well as the online curriculum and discussions.

Additional requirements: In consultation with their teachers, advanced students will research and write a fifteen to twenty-five page paper for each semester class and have periodic one-on-one sessions with their teachers