Candidates MRPLS plan a program of advanced studies with the director of the school of Religion and Public Life, and your faculty advisor. To receive the degree, candidates must successfully complete one year of full-time study (a minimum of eight semester courses of 4 credits) within one year from the date of initial enrollment to the title in accordance with the following stipulations:

• Both semesters must pursue full-time study (a minimum of four courses each quarter) in residence in Cambridge. There are No options of online learning or distance learning for this degree

• No course with a grade lower than B - may be counted for the title

• Students must obtain a cumulative grade point average of B or higher in order to comply with the requirements of graduation

• Al menos cuatro de los ocho cursos requeridos para el título deben completarse de los que se ofrecen en New Vision University (DS)

• La mitad del número total de cursos de cada semestre debe elegirse entre los que se ofrecen en New Vision University (DS)

• You should take a minimum of four of the eight courses for a letter grade

• Students are required to take Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion and the seminar on Religion and Public Life of MRPLS of full year, that figure as a Seminar MRPLS Part I (four credits, fall) and Seminar MRPLS Part II (four credits, spring).

End of Career project

Students MRPLS must complete a final project that involves the topic of the religion within their profession. The final project is developed in consultation with the instructor of the faculty of the Seminary of Religion and Public Life, the fellow candidates to MRPLS in the seminary and the faculty advisor of the student. The final project may take one of the following ways:

• A portfolio that addresses a particular topic in the intersection of religion and their profession (for example, a series of case studies, a series of articles or a portfolio of artistic creations linked thematically);

• Two smaller documents (each typically 20 to 30 pages long);

• A large sheet of paper (typically 40 to 60 pages).

All options require the approval of the faculty advisor and the director of RPL in mid-December. Final projects may incorporate the work done in courses that count for the fulfillment of the degree requirements of MRPLS, but also should represent a material substantially new.

Requirement of oral examination

Candidates for the MRPLS must successfully complete an oral examination administered by a committee consisting of two members of the Faculty of Divinity with the option to include a member of his profession as a third external reader. The oral exams take place in the spring, when course requirements are being completed. Candidates are required to present their final project to the examiners before the test. This project provides a starting point for questioning at the oral examination end of an hour of duration.

Requirement of public presentation

Candidates must publicly presenting an overview of their final projects at the end of the academic year after his oral examination.

Financial requirements

Students MRPLS pay a year's tuition.