The Gospel Mission: 2-course sequence, team-taught by all faculty.

Bible: 2-course OT sequence, followed by 2-course NT sequence.

History/Historical Theology: 3-course sequence in Christian Life and Thought.

Theology & Ethics: 2-course sequence in Ethics; 1 core course in Systematics.

Spirituality: 1 full-unit course (Spirituality for Ministry) in the first year, plus at least one section of Spiritual Formation in Small Groups (1/3 unit).

Preaching: 2-course sequence: Preparing to Preach; Practice in Preaching.

Liturgy: 1 unit (split across two quarters) in the first year.

Music: 2 courses, Liturgical Music 1 (.5 unit) and Liturgical Music 2 (1 unit).

Ministries: one course in "Pastoral Care and Congregations," one course in "Church, Ministry, and Culture" ("Plunge"; 2 units credit); CPE (3 units); and Field Ed (3 units).
Students in the ordination track in a church of the Anglican Communion must take at least two courses with a specific focus in Anglicanism

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Gospel Mission:
All M.Div. students will take a two-course sequence of courses, team-taught by the entire faculty, entitled The Gospel Mission. This course seeks to engage students in learning and reflection about the central issues that permeate the entire curriculum, that is, mission and leadership, particularly in our contemporary American post-Christendom context.

Scripture:
A strong knowledge of the Bible is of great importance, and is foundational for much of the rest of the work that students will undertake at seminary. The curriculum requires students to take a sequence of four courses in Bible in their first five terms at Seabury: two Old Testament and two New Testament courses. No additional courses will be required, but electives will be offered. Biblical languages will continue to be encouraged but not required.

Church History:
A general knowledge of the broad sweep of the history of Christianity is also foundational for much of what students will do in other fields. The curriculum requires students to take a three-course sequence in Christian Life and Thought, spread over their first two years at seminary (first, third, and fifth terms).

Theology and Ethics:
Christian Ethics is a two-course sequence, taught in the second year (fourth and fifth terms). Systematic Theology is a single course taught in the third term.

Liturgics:
The introductory course in Liturgics is split into two 1/2-unit courses, taken in the Michaelmas and Epiphany terms of the Junior year.

Christian Ministries:
A sequence of two courses, entitled "Pastoral Care and Congregations" and "Church, Ministry, and Culture."

Preaching:
Two units. Preparing to Preach and Practice in Preaching.

Spirituality:
The Spirituality for Ministry course introduces students to a wide range of spiritual disciplines as resources for personal and professional development and for the cultivation of Christian communities. Students will also take at least one course (1/3 unit) of "Spiritual Formation in Small Groups." However, these courses are not the only curricular elements to bear upon a student's spiritual formation. Spiritual formation is integral to the M.Div. curriculum. This formation occurs not only in the required courses but in other ways as well: our corporate worship life, retreats, spiritual direction, and work with outreach ministries. Anti-racism training is a required component of spiritual formation for students who are in the ordination process.

Church Music:
Two required courses. The first course, in the initial quarter at Seabury, is an "orientation" to liturgical music, with attention to essential elements of theory and practice. Much of the study of the theoretical and historical aspects of liturgical music takes place in the second course, after students have more background in Church history, liturgics, and theology. The second course is one full unit and is taken in the spring of the middler year.

Anglican Studies:
Students in the ordination track in a church of the Anglican communion are required to take at least two courses with a focus in Anglicanism. Courses in liturgy, history, theology, spirituality and other fields are offered on a regular basis as a means of fulfilling this requirement.

The Senior Project:
Seniors may elect to do a Senior Project. This project must be a substantial academic endeavor based on independent research ("research" is broadly construed) that examines, in depth, a particular issue in the context of some area of ministry. When completed, the project will be presented to the seminary community. Students who complete a senior project will have this noted on their transcript, along with the project title. The project carries one unit of credit, and students are normally enrolled for this unit during their final term in residence. However, seniors who intend to do the project must express their intention to do so, and must provide a general outline of the direction of their research, during the fall term of their final year in residence.

Further details on area requirements may be found in guidelines included in the Student Handbook.

Other Requirements:
The M. Div. degree program is a three-year, in-residence course of study. Full-time study requires three to four units per quarter. Full-time students entering M. Div. studies at Seabury will be expected to be in residence for three full academic years unless special conditions have been granted in the letter of acceptance from the Seminary. Clinical Pastoral Education is usually taken in the summer between the first and second year.

Full-time students must complete all work within five academic years of admission into the degree program. Students accepted on a part-time basis must complete all work within seven years of admission. A maximum of ten units of academic course work achieved as a part-time unclassified student at the Seminary may apply to the M. Div. unit requirement, if a student subsequently is admitted to the M. Div. degree program.

Year 1 — 11.5 or 12 units
Michaelmas Quarter
The Gospel Mission 1
OT 1
History of Christian Life & Thought 1
Liturgy 1 (.5 unit)
Liturgical Music 1 (.5 unit)

Epiphany Quarter
The Gospel Mission 2
OT 2
Spirituality for Ministry
Liturgy 2 (.5 unit)

Easter Quarter
Christian Ethics 1
NT 1
History of Christian Life & Thought 2
Pastoral Care and Congregations

Year 2 — 10-12 units
Michaelmas Quarter
Systematic Theology
Church/Ministry/Culture (2 units)
Preparing to Preach

Epiphany Quarter
Practice in Preaching (this term or in one of the next three quarters)
Christian Ethics 2
History of Christian Life & Thought 3
NT 2

Easter Quarter
Liturgical Music 2
2 to 3 elective units

Year 3 — 9-12 units
Michaelmas Quarter
3 to 4 elective units

Epiphany Quarter
Field education (3 units)

Easter Quarter
Senior Project (if appropriate)
2 to 3 elective units