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Track: Spiritual Direction

Dr. Noel Kilgarriff, originally from Ireland, is a Clinical Psychologist and graduate of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, with a specialty in Health Psychology. He completed his Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. For twenty years, he was a member of a religious order and worked in Sierra Leone and Ghana, West Africa, in pastoral development and seminary formation as an ordained priest in the Catholic Church. He graduated with a Master's in Pastoral Studies (special focus on Spiritual Direction) and an MA in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University Chicago. He is completing 12 years as a psychologist, consultant, and spiritual director at Faith Counseling Center, a pastoral counseling center in the Scottsdale, Arizona. He specializes in grief, trauma, addictions, health, and spiritual growth concerns. Noel is a Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).
With studies focused on enhancing spiritual connection and spiritual integration in self, others and groups, this Track prepares students to offer consultations and education as Ecumenical Spiritual Directors. (R) Indicates there is a required Residency component, (D) indicates All-Distance Learning.
Residencies are offered only at the beginning of the Fall Semester in early September.

CERTIFICATE LEVEL I:  Choose five of the following courses in any order: 15 credits
CERTIFICATE LEVEL II: Choose five additional courses in any order: 15 credits

710 Literature Survey (D) Core, Oliver London, PhD
727 History of Science (D) Core, Bernard Williams, PhD
731 Inner Counselor (R-Fall) Core, Ann Nunley, PhD, and Bob Nunley, PhD
752 Mysticism – Ancient to New Thought (D) Core, Bob Nunley, PhD,
       Teri Martin, MA, and Benjamin Martin, MA
757 Holistic Theology (D) Core, Bob Nunley, PhD,
        and Linda Kehres, MBA
810 Spiritual Contracts (D) Delphine Rossi, ThD
865- Perspectives in Transpersonal Psychology (D) Patricia Norris, PhD
884- Principles of Spiritual Direction (D) Noel Kilgarriff, PsyD
886- Pastoral Spiritual Counseling (D) Noel Kilgarriff, PsyD
887 Sacred Ceremonies and Celebrations (R-Fall) Rev.Jane Simmons, ThD

Students are bound by the Track requirements in place the semester that they enter the Certificate Program or they may request a change to those established in a subsequent semester.  
Students transferring certificate credits to a degree program are bound by the specific degree requirements described in the Official Catalog governing the semester in which they are admitted to the degree Program.  
Certificate students admitted to the Masters or Combined Degree Program begin their program by enrolling in and attending 701- OrP.  
Students choose one of two options for completing the Masters:

Masters Degree with a Special Emphasis in Spiritual Direction:
Option I – Additional Courses: Complete 701-OrP (1 credit hour) and Two Additional Elective Courses (6 credit hours) (37 credit hours).
Option II – Masters Essays:  Complete 701 – OrP (1 credit hour) and 790-Master’s Essays and Exam (6 credit hours); Instructors: Chair and Committee (37 credit hours)

DOCTORAL STUDENTS:  There are four Core Doctoral courses (12 credit hours) included in the first 30 hours of this Track. A Doctorate with a Special Emphasis in Spiritual Direction requires the standard 61 credit hours.