Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011serving churches or are involved in other ministry settings are permitted to receive supervised ministry creditprovided the setting is approved and qualified supervision exists. Students may not do supervised ministry intheir home congregations.COURSESSupervised Ministry courses include the following:1) Student-in-Ministry (SIM): This is a course during which students participate in the life of a church orinstitution for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 15 months.2) Summer Supervised Ministry: This is a course during which students participate in the life of a church orinstitution on a full-time basis for at least ten weeks (400 hours).3) Academic-Year Supervised Ministry: This is a course during which students participate in the life of achurch or institution on a part-time basis for at least nine months (400 hours).4) Two-Year Supervised Ministry Year: This is a course during which students participate in the life of achurch or institution on a part-time basis over two years, and full-time during the summer followingthe first year.All supervised ministry courses must be approved in advance by the Office of Supervised Ministry and Vocational Planning.A listing of available positions (including parish and non-parish settings) for each of these courses is accessibleonline by clicking on “Internships and Placement” on the Union Presbyterian Seminary website, www.upsem.edu.Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) earns supervised ministry credit and is explained in further detail below.CPE101, 201, 301, and 401 Clinical Pastoral Education. Students develop skills that enable them to ministerto persons in times of physical, emotional, and spiritual need. Clinical Pastoral Education programs include opportunitiesfor group processing, individual conferences with a certified supervisor, and interaction with patients andtheir families as well as hospital staff. Although Union Presbyterian Seminary works with hospitals throughout thecountry, we are fortunate in the Richmond area to have two ACPE-accredited CPE programs available to our students.Interested students should contact the Office of Supervised Ministry and Vocational Planning in Richmond Hall.Union Presbyterian Seminary will subsidize tuition charges assessed by CPE agencies to M.A.C.E. and M.Div.students taking the first unit of CPE, if the students are electing CPE for supervised ministry credit. Th.M. studentsmay also qualify for assistance with the prior approval of their departments in consultation with the Office ofSupervised Ministry and Vocational Planning. Students in no other degree programs are eligible for subsidies.Summer session (10 weeks). Several options are also available during the nine-month academic year.FBL400 Field-Based Learning. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. M.A.C.E. students must ordinarily havecompleted nine credits before registering for this supervised ministry course. It is strongly recommended that students takeUnderstanding Congregations and Agencies prior to enrolling in this field-based course.FBL400 for most Richmond or Charlotte students is a one- or two-term, 400-hour program of immersion, ordinarilyin a parish setting, that provides students a significant level of on-site leadership responsibility, the purpose ofwhich is to enable students to have practical experience in full-time ministry with on-the-job supervision.In Richmond, the requirement is ordinarily met in the summer between one’s first and second year or when atleast nine credits have been completed. In Charlotte the requirement can be met in any term after nine creditshave been completed. Two required academic credits are earned in FBL400.Students at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte Campus enroll in accredited CPE programs throughoutNorth Carolina and South Carolina, including Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte.Union Presbyterian Seminary will subsidize the first unit of CPE tuition charges assessed by CPE agencies toM.A.C.E. and M.Div. students if the students are taking CPE for supervised ministry credit.3-27