Rev. Danny Fisher

This from University of the West:

University of the West has extended the application deadline for the M.Div. in Buddhist Chaplaincy program set to start in fall semester 2009. In order to accommodate the many students who are interested in applying for the program, UWest is allowing students to submit applications by May 1, 2009.

A further extension of the application deadline may be granted to interested students who contact either the UWest Enrollment Office. You may request an application or more information, or an extension of the deadline, by contacting Jason Kosareff at info@uwest.edu. More information can be found at http://www.uwest.edu/religiousstudies.

UWest is a Buddhist-founded, WASC accredited campus located in Rosemead, Calif., approximately 10 minutes by car from downtown Los Angeles.

The Master of Divinity in Buddhist Chaplaincy program at University of the West is designed to educate and train chaplains to meet the minimum requirements of the Association of Professional Chaplain. Successful students will be ready to become Board Certified Chaplains.

The Board Certified Chaplain credential is critical to institutions that hire chaplains, as they are frequently required by their regulating bodies to have professionally trained spiritual care providers. To be a Board Certified Chaplain one must have an advanced degree consisting of 72 semester credit hours from an accredited school that covers the nine core areas of the Association of Professional Chaplains: (1) Ritual/Liturgy, (2) Comparative Religions, (3) Religious Education, (4) Pastoral Care and Counseling, (5) Spiritual Formation, (6) Religious History, (7) Institutional Organization and Administration, (8) Sacred Literature, (9) Theology/Philosophy.

University of the West’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program will fulfill all these requirements.