Special Emphasis Certification &  Degrees




"The minute you begin to do
what you really want to do,
it becomes
​a different kind of life."
- Buckminster Fuller
Special Emphasis Tracks are designed to offer both Certificate Students and Degree Students an opportunity to focus on a specific area of study.  The courses chosen for each Track, when combined, offer a substantial background in a chosen Special Emphasis.  In the Master’s program students who follow a Track use courses in the Track to designate their electives.  In the Doctoral Program, students who choose a Track will complete the courses in the Track, but will also choose additional electives from the list of electives in the catalog.  
Full course lists and track requirements are listed in the current catalog.
Unlike choosing a “Major” in an undergraduate program, designation of a Special Emphasis Track is not required, and students may elect to complete the core courses and then select all of their electives from the full list of electives.

Integrative Healthcare
The Integrative Healthcare Track supports the category definitions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), as set forth by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), to support the development of integrative health systems and prepares students to offer consultation and education in Integrative Healthcare.

Holistic Health & Intuitive Consulting
With studies that develop personal skills in the subtle art of intuition, the Holistic Health and Intuitive Consulting Track prepares students to offer consultations and education in Holistic Medical Intuition. 

Spiritual Direction
Through enhancing spiritual connection and spiritual integration in self, others, and groups, the  Spiritual Direction Track prepares students to offer consultations and education as Ecumenical Spiritual Directors.

Pastoral Counseling
The Pastoral Counseling Track prepares students to offer consultations and education related to esoteric theological concepts and historical foundations.