Admissions Procedure

• Complete the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) application.
• An ACPE educator will respond within one month of receiving your application to let you know of your application status.
• Qualified applicants will be interviewed by the supervisory staff.
• Residency applicants may interview with Pastoral Advisory Committee members.

Student Intern Positions

Chaplain intern positions are unpaid. A clinical pastoral education (CPE) unit consists of 400 hours of clinical training. Three programs are offered each year.

• Unpaid student position
• Earn ACPE CPE unit
• Eligible for seminary or college course credit
• Parish/congregational ministry hours may be credited to the required hours

Prerequisites:

• College degree
• Some theological education preferred
• A faith group recommendation letter if not enrolled in seminary

Tuition: $850 per unit plus $50 application fee
Deadline to apply: One month prior to unit beginning date or until the program is full

Upcoming dates:

• Spring (25 hours weekly for 16 weeks): Begins on third Monday of January
• Summer (40 hours weekly for 12 weeks): Begins the Tuesday after Memorial Day
• Fall (25 hours weekly for 16 weeks): Begins on third Monday of August

Residency Positions

Chaplain residents are paid employees for a one-year training program.

• Six resident chaplain positions are available.
• One senior resident chaplain position is available.
• Applications are accepted until the positions are filled.
• Three CPE units are included.
• Employment begins the third Monday of August.
• Health care benefits are available at employee rates.
• Stipend: $38,126 annually

Tuition: $500 per unit

Prerequisites:

• 1 ACPE unit
• Theological degree preferred