Description of program: In an educational and regional context of rich cultural plurality, the program prepares students for teaching in colleges or theological schools and for research, writing, and other professional leadership practices in particular communities of faith and wider society. The program develops both the academic and professional applicability of the studentÕs scholarship by correlating theoretical and practical knowing, implementing critical reflection on professional theory and practice, and engaging theological and empirical methods of scholarship. Graduates are equipped to advance their field of specialization through original research and scholarship in dialogue with other theological and religious study disciplines. Graduates are employed as educators, clinicians, pastors, and other religious leaders. The program offers two emphases: 1) Pastoral Care and Counseling (PCC) in which students may elect to specialize in clinical pastoral education (CPE) supervision, pastoral counseling and psychotherapy, or clinical pastoral care (chaplaincy, community and social advocacy). Differentiation between the tracks takes place in the laboratory experience and through the student's research interests. Students training for ACPE supervision may choose to enroll in the emphasis in religious education. 2) Religious Education (RE) integrates the study of theology with educational theory and practice. Students are expected to achieve advanced competence in theoretical reflection upon educational philosophy, theory, and method as informed by theology and the social sciences, and in educational practice and critical reflection upon that practice.

Faculty and faculty interest: William M. Clements, Ph.D. (religious gerontology and clinical teaching); Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Ph.D. (Hispanic, cross-cultural, and womenÕs ministry); Kathleen J. Greider, Ph.D. (pastoral theology, interculturality, and the interplay of personal and social change); Frank Rogers, Jr., Ph.D. (personal and social spiritual life, spirituality and education).

Program requirements: Assuming earned M. Div., 20 units in history, theory, and method of PCC or RE; 8 units in courses integrative of theory and practice in theology and the human sciences; 12 units in 1 or 2 of the following areas: systematic theology, theological ethics, biblical studies, or history of Christianity; 8 units in an approved cognate field. Qualifying examinations for theology and personality in the areas of 1) history, theory, and methods of PCC or RE, 2) clinical theory and practice in PCC or pedagogical theory, and practice in RE, 3) the Psychology of Religion and Personality, 4) Theology, and 5) Cognate field.

Duration of program: Usually requires 4 years of full-time study or its equivalent.

Titles of recent dissertations: 1) Wu Wei (Non-Trying) in Pastoral Care of Persons with Depression: Coping with Negativity by Siroj Sorajjakool; 2) Theoretical Framework for the Use of Mindfulness Meditation in the Practice of Pastoral Counseling from the Perspectives of Transpersonal Psychology and Process Theology by Louise Graves.

Cost and financial aid: Ph.D. tuition for 1999-2000 is $440 per unit (some clinical residencies incur additional fees).

Contact person: Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91711, 800-626-7821, www.cst.edu, admissions Office email: kbronson@cst.edu; application deadline February 1.

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