Overview
The Program
• A thirty-six credit Advanced or Certificate Degree in InterSpiritual Wisdom.
• Combining academic rigor with personal spiritual exploration and practice.
• A core faculty of spiritual teachers, each authenticated in their respective
traditions.
• Can be completed in two years with possible longer term flexibility for fulltime
professionals or working parents.
The Four Semesters
Semester 1. Metaphysics: Encountering the Eternal Questions of Meaning
Semester 2. Transformation: Models and Maps for the Spiritual Journey
Semester 3. Applied Spirituality: Methods and Examples of Spiritual Activism
Semester 4. Global Vision & Personal Commitment: A Paradigm for Global Healing
Intensives
• Each semester begins with a required seven-day intensive.
• Each semester includes optional weekend intensive retreats.
• Each Intensive includes presentations, discussions, music, movement,
meditation and contemplation.
• Each Intensive includes individual sessions with faculty and administrative
personnel and community building with fellow students.
Courses
Each semester is comprised of three course offerings.
Course 1. A survey course on the semester theme taught at each semester
intensive.
Course 2. An elective course on the semester theme.
Course 3. A practicum of spiritual training including spiritual exercises,
contemplation, meditation and worship.
Tuition and Fees
The fee for the Certificate Degree fee is $2,000/semester or $8,000 for the full program.
The fee for the advanced degree is $4,000/semester or $16,000 for the full program.
These amounts do not include the costs of travel, lodging, meals, and books.
Scholarships and Loans
We are working towards a generous need-based scholarship program as well as a loan-interest revolving loan program whereby loan recipients can help future students enroll in the Institute. If you are interested in applying for financial aid, please fill out the preliminary financial aid form available on our site.
Locations
§ Aspen Chapel and Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado
§ La Casa de Maria in Montecito, Santa Barbara, California