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Cross-registration of students in courses within the consortium is a valuable feature of the Graduate Theological Union. The GTU and all the member schools are committed to ensuring that students have appropriate recourse in the event that they have a complaint about some aspect of their experience while taking courses at a school other than their own.

Statement of Educational Effectiveness Church Divinity School of the Pacific engages in regular self-evaluation to ensure that we are meeting our mission of equipping students to be effective lay and ordained leaders in the church and in the world. The most significant practice, in which we engage to monitor effectiveness, is an annual review of assignments, activities, and work completed by students in core classes across the whole spectrum of the curriculum. Faculty members and outside readers assess how successfully students met the following outcomes:

Growing as Church Leaders At Church Divinity School of the Pacific you will become immersed in academic programs and spiritual formation in an active worshiping community. You will learn leadership skills to share the Gospel of Christ in the widest variety of settings. You may be on an ordination path. You may be an experienced priest who wants to explore an area of interest in more detail. You may be in a lay leadership position seeking to strengthen your theological background. You may be pursing an academic career as a teacher or writer.

Admission Requirements for the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and the Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) programs, applicants must hold a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or its equivalent from an accredited college or university.

Alumni /ae Directory Meet an Alum

Each Fall, usually in October, CDSP hosts an annual Alumni Convocation, with an evening Alumni Eucharist and dinner, highlighted by the awarding of honorary degrees to distinguished alumni/ae. At the 2012 Alumni/ae Convocation, Oct. 11, 2012, two distinguished alumni were awarded honorary degrees.

 There are approximately 1,800 alumni/ae of CDSP.  Each person has a story to share.  Here are a few of their stories. Andrea Baker '10 — "CDSP’s desire for students to have a multi-cultural background is really important for ministry in the 21st Century – and it influenced the course of my ministry."

For information about the programs, please go to the online application or download the catalog. Let us know about you and any questions or comments you might have. Please complete the following form and submit it, or send e-mail to admissions@cdsp.edu.