Doctor of Ministry

The CDSP D.Min. program is designed for clergy and lay church professionals who wish to enrich their own practice of ministry. Each student’s program is unique because it is tailored to his or her special ministry concerns. Applicants for the D.Min. program must have an M.Div. or the educational equivalent and three years of full-time ministry experience.

CDSP offers the D.Min. in collaboration with its neighboring seminary, the Pacific School of Religion. This program allows students to make the most of a sabbatical taken during the fall semester, when faculty and other students at both schools are present to enrich that experience.

Summary of Requirements
This program requires 24 units of coursework, the equivalent of a full academic year of work (eight three-unit courses). One semester of residence is required. The typical D.Min. is completed in three to four years with an outside limit of six years.

• Apply online
• Or contact:
  
  • The Rev. Susanna Singer
, D.Min. Director
    510-204-0729
    
ssinger@cdsp.edu
  • Andrew Rorabaugh, Registrar & Academic Administrator
    510-204-0731
    
    

  • CDSP Admissions Office
    510-204-0715

    510-644-0712 Fax
    
admissions@cdsp.edu

Application deadlines
Fall Semester: June 1
Spring Semester: November 1