Academic Planning UPDATE: Spiritual Direction - Academic Schedule

 Okay so I was show a differenrt academic planner which shows a pretty different outline of whats needed compared to what the degree page shows. So i''m going to start from scratch

• Semesters: 2 classes each? (maybe add a third in spring?)
• Semester 1 - Fall 2024
• Spiritual Personal Development
• Intro to theology 
• Semester 2 - Spring 2025
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care
• Intro to religious texts
• Semester 3 - Summer 2025
• Contemporary Paganism
• Art, theology, and contemporary culture
• Semester 4 - Fall 2025
• Understanding Ritual (pagan ritual class - Religious Texts Credit)
• The Art of Discernment (Spiritual direction pre-req)
• Semester 5 - Spring 2026
• Spiritual Companionship 1 (last pre-req for spiritual direction) 
• Coparative Ethics - only needed ethics class ---- enrolled. 
• Semester 6 - Summer 2026
• Spiritual Companionship 2 -- thursday evenings  - enrolled
• World Religions  - Asynchronus - enrolled
• Semester 7 - Fall 2026
•  Practicum 1 - WEDNEWSDAY!!??? 
• hebrew bible
• Semester 8 - Spring 2027
• Practcicum 2
• CI Trauma, Suffering, and Care or THEO6780 - Spirituality and Life Stages
• Buddhist texts or trans theology if not. 
• Semester 9 - Summer 2027
• Contrustcuve theologies or history of modern theologies 
• ?
• Semester 10 - Fall 2027
• Contrustcuve theologies or history of modern theologies 
• ?
• Semester 11 - Spring 2028 -- take 3 if needed so we only have 2 classes for summer. 
• M. Div. Capstone
• ?
• Semester 12 - Summer 2028 - Walk in May?
• what else is needed?
• what else is needed?

1. Religious texts (4 needed) (RT)
1.  Intro to religious texts  
2.  Buddhist texts  - every other year (2026)
3.  Pagan Ritual  - Fall 2025 only? ---- its not showing up as fulfilling a RT requirement in blackbaud. 
4.  Hebrew Bible - once a year 
2. Theological Tradition (4 needed? 3 needed?) 
1. Invitation to Theology 
2. Contructive Theology - once a year
3. History of Modern Theologies - once a year
4. Contemporary Paganism   --- still not showing up as fulfilling a requirement in blackbaud.
3. Ethics/Justice (2 needed)
1. Comparative Religious Ethics - once a year
2. Queer and Trans Theologies - once a year
4. Formation and LEadership (2 needed)
1.  Intro to Spiritual and Personal Formation
2.  Organizational Leadership and Administration - once a year
5. Cultural Context 
1.  World Religions - once a year
6. Art and Theology
1. Art, Religion, and Contemporary Culture 
7.  Social Transformation
1.  Leadership and Strategies for Social Change - once a year
8. Integration (End of degree)
1. MDiv Capstone Seminar - Spring Semester once a year
9. Vocational:  (6 needed - other than practicum)
1.  Introduction to Pastoral and Spiritual Care 
2.  Trauma, Suffering, and Care - every other year - Take as soon as possible
3. The Art of Discernment - once a year fall 2025
4. Spiritual Direction/Companion 1 - Every Fall? Every Spring? - once a year
5. Spiritual Direction/Companion 2 - Every Spring? Summer? - once a year
6.  Practicum -- 2 semesters? for 3 redits - once a year
1. practicum 1 - Every Fall
2. practicum 2  - every spring?
7. THEO6780 - Spirituality and Life Stages
10. Electives (2)
1. Interreligious Dialogue w/Dr. Wheeler - Spring 2026 :( offered same time as companionship. Couldn't do it :( 
2.  Sex and Religion in the Public Square, What is Religion, or if I end up having to have Contemporary paganism as my elective if they don't sub it in.