On-Line Professional
Practitioner Studies
Certificated
by
United Centers
for Spiritual Living
Registration for Professional Practitioner Studies
for 2010-2011 is now open until both classes are filled.
The 30 weeks of Professional Practitioner
Studies On-Line Year II begins on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 and
Year I begins on Monday, September 20, 2010. Space permitting,
enrollments will be accepted through the second week of each
class.
- Year II begins on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:30 - 7:30
PM Pacific Time, 7:30- 9:30 PM Eastern Time.
- Year One begins Monday, Sept 20, 2010 , 4:30 - 7:30 PM Pacific
Time, 7:30 - 9:30 PM Eastern Time.
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2010-2011 Academic Year Information:
Please CAREFULLY read and
follow all of the directions below before registering.
Year One with Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson
tentatively begins on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 7:30 - 10:30 PM
Eastern Time, 4:30 - 7:30 PM Pacific time for 30 weeks and ending
with a retreat at the Questhaven Retreat Center in the the San
Diego area Friday evening, June 3 - Sunday afternoon, June 5,
2011.
If you took your basic
classes at a church, you will need a Minister's recommendation
to enroll in Professional Practitioner Studies on-line. Please
do not pay for Practitioner Studies until you have a recommendation
e-mailed to christina@enhancing.com from the Minister at the
church where you took your basic classes.
Year Two with Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson
and a team teacher will tentatively begin on Wednesday, Sept.
22, 2010, 7:30 - 10:30 PM Eastern Time, 4:30 - 7:30 PM Pacific
time for 30 weeks ending with a retreat at the Questhaven Retreat
Center in the the San Diego area Saturday evening, June 4 - Monday
afternon around 2:30 PM , June 6, 2011. Licensing panels will
tentatively take place at the UCSL Asilomar retreat on Wednesday,
August 10, 2010. Video conferencing equipment is required for
term II, and is perferred for term I . Click here to see the technology requirements
or scroll down to Prac II below to see those same requirements.
If you have taken Prac I on-line, you may be asked to participate
in an entrance call by phone. If you have taken Prac I at a church,
you must have your Minister's recommendation to take Prac II
on-line as well as an entrance conference call with the instructors.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you belong to a UCRS/UCSL
affiliated church or live closer than 30 miles to a church, you
need to have your Minister's e-mailed permission to enroll in
an on-line class and your Minister's e-mailed recommendation
to enroll in Professional Practitioner Studies. PLEASE do not
enroll or pay your deposit until you have that permission and
recommendation. If you are not a member of a church and live
30 miles away from a church or further, you do not need a Minister's
permission. These classes are created for you.
Expand Your Consciousness of Spirit!
Is your desire to become a licensed
Religious Science Practitioner?
Have you completed the four United
Church of Religious Science (United Centers for Spiritual Living)
certificated courses that are prerequisites, either on-line or
in person?
Do you live far away from a Religious
Science Church or have permission and a recommendation from your
minister if you live within 30 miles of a church?
Are you willing to dialogue deeply
and intimately with students from all over the world?
Then, you are invited to consider
joining.
Professional
Practitioner Studies, Year One
Living the Principles
Certificated by United
Centers for Spiriutal Living/United Church of Religious Science
The 30 weeks are divided
into 3 10-week terms.
Tuition
and Materials for Year One
Tuition for the full year-long, 90 hour course is $750. Each
ten week term is $250. A payment of $275 (which includes the
on-time technology fee) for Term I holds your space. The remainder
can be paid throughout the year.
Other Expenses for the full year:
There will be six one and one-half hour phone conferences
during the year, two during each trimester. So, if your long
distance rate is more than 5 or 10 cents a minute, you may want
to look into a cheaper long distance provider.
The year will complete with a weekend retreat June 4 -
6, 2010 at the Questhaven Retreat Center in San Marcos, CA in
North San Diego . So, please be prepared to pay a room and
board fee of $35-$50 a night depending upon your accommodation
desires as well as the plane fare. (Obtaining a frequent flyer
mile airline credit card is HIGHLY recommended.) Other than the
room fee, which is separate, the retreat fee is $125.
Required Books for Term One: (Books
can be ordered from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or at http://www seasidechurch.org, type bookstore in the search field. All students
receive a 10% discount on class books at the Seaside bookstore.)
The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Practicing the Presence by Joel Goldsmith
Concordance to The Science of Mind (Recommended, but
can do without if necessary.)
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Books for Background Reading for Term
One(not required):
A Different Drum by M. Scott Peck
Healing Words by Larry Dossey
Recovering the Soul by Larry Dossey
How to Use the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
Journey from Betrayal to Trust by Beth Hedva, PhD.
Acts of Faith daily meditations for people of Color
by Iyanla Vanzant
Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks
Required Books for Term II in Addition
to Term I Books:
Principles of Healing by HB Jeffrey (difficult to get
-- can be ordered from the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
bookstore, http://www/seasidechurch.org,
type in bookstore in the search field.
Effective Prayer by Ernest Holmes -- contained in the
last part of a Holmes book required for Treatment and Meditation,
Can We Talk to God?
Required Books for Term III in Addition
to Terms I and II Books:
This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes
Elegant Choices, Healing Choices by Marsha Sinetar
 How
Practitioner Studies Year One is conducted:
1. Practitioner One is conducted in REAL TIME in a
private chat room and on the phone. The agendas and information
for each class will be posted at a web address e-mailed to students
before each class session. Students can print out the agendas
and information or open a second web browser window connected
to the class web site so that the agenda and the chat room can
be seen at the same time.
2. Extra expenses: Students will attend one in-person
retreat during Practitioner Studies, Year I at the Questhaven
Retreat Center in San Marcos, CA June 4-6, 2010 in North
San Diego County. (Students are invited to stay later through
the Prac II graduation on June 6.)The rooms range from $35-$50
per night per person. The retreat fee, which includes all meals
but not housing or transportation, is $135.
3. After you are registered, you will receive access to electronic
versions of the workbook and the visualizations for the class
that are used in classes in Religious Science Churches.
4. To register, see below. Be sure to
click on "shipping information" to complete your payment
after you get into the shopping cart. (Click on "order"
and follow the prompts.)
Professional
Practitioner Studies, Year Two
The Life of a Practitioner
Certificated by United
Centers for Spiritual Living
The 30 weeks are divided
into 3 10-week terms
Because of possible technical
and personal challenges, this class requires a complete commitment
to the path of a Practitioner. This class is limited to a certain
number of students because of the video conferencing system capabilities.
Tuition
and Technology for Practitioner Studies, Year Two
1. Tuition for the full year-long,
90 hour course is $750. Each ten week term is $250. A $275 payment
which includes the one-time technology fee for Term I holds your
space. The remainder can be paid throughout the year.
2. Practitioner Two, The Life of a Practitioner,
will require real time video conferencing. The technical
requirements are:
Hardware:
Apple: A G4 or higher with 1 gigabyte of RAM
OR
PC: Pentium 3 or higher with 1 gigabyte of RAM.
The RAM (random access memory) is VERY important, and if you
don't have a gigabyte, it is very cheap to upgrade.
Required: Video webcam with headset. (If you will be taking
class in a quiet place, you can get by with a microphone.) The
Logitech 961422-0103 webcam is recommended. You can get it at
places like Circuit City or CompUSA, etc. for under $100. You
will have to load the software that comes with the camera before
you connect it.
Software:
IVisit software is required. We are doing a group buy, so
it will only cost you $25. As soon as the enrollment period ends,
everyone enrolled will be signed up for the premium version of
IVisit. Then, I will send you the directions for downloading
the software to your computer. Once you have downloaded, you
will automatically be registered with the e-mail address I have
for you.
Internet:
You will need a high-speed Internet connection, DSL or cable,
with at least 768 KBPS upstream and 361 kbps (kilobytes per second)
downstream. The higher number of kbps each way, the better it
will be for everyone.
It is recommended that your Internet connection be wired.
If you are connecting wirelessly, it may or may not work. If
you must connect wirelessly, be prepared for your connection
to be sporadic and be prepared to use the phone.
3. Extra expenses: Students will two attend in-person
retreats during Practitioner Studies, Year II. The first retreat
will be at the Questhaven Retreat Center in San Marcos, CA for
graduation and mock panels at Seaside Church in Encinitas, CA
June 5-7, 2010. The rooms range from $35-$50 per night per person.
The retreat fee, which includes all meals but not hoursing or
transportation, is $135. . The second retreat will part of the
United Centers for Spiritual Living Asilomar conference in Pacific
Grove, CA on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Students are encouraged
to attend the conference for the whole week but are not required
to do so.
4. After you are registered, you will receive access to the
elctronic workbook, the same one that is used in classes in Religious
Science Churches. (To keep from having to raise tuition, the
workbooks will be delivered electronically.)
4. To register, see below. Be sure to
click on "shipping information" to complete your payment
after you get into the shopping cart. (Click on "order"
and follow the prompts.)
Books:
Required Books for Term I in addition
to Year I Books:
(Books can be ordered from Amazon.com,
BarnesandNoble.com, or at http://www
seasidechurch.org, type bookstore in
the search field. All students receive a 10% discount on class
books at the Seaside bookstore.)
How to Use the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
The Practitioner Code (To be provided on-line)
Required Books for Term II in Addition
to Year I and Term I Books:
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth
Real Moments by Barbara deAngeles
Creating Health by Deepak Chopra
Who Dies by Stephen Levine
Required Books for Term III:
No additional books for Term III
To Register for Practitioner Studies,
Year I or Year II
To register through e-mail, copy the registration from below
into an e-mail with Practitioner One (or Two) in the subject
area. Then, fill it out without deleting the questions,and e-mail
it to: christina@enhancing.com.
After your recommendation is e-mailed and accepted (required
for those new to on-line classes), please click the appropriate
payment button below to pay by credit card via AccessPoint's
secure server.
All Practitioner students will pay an extra $25 technology
fee for the year, included in the Term I tuition.
| Tuition for
Term One, Prac I: $275 includes $25 extra technology fee for
the year
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Tuition for Term
One, Prac II $275 includes $25 extra technology fee for the year
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| Full tuition for
all 3 terms of Practitioner One: $775 including technology fee.
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Full tuition
for all 3 terms of Practitioner Two: $775 including technology
fee.
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| Tuition for
Term Two, Prac I: $250
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Tuition for Term Two, Prac II: $250
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| Tuition for
Term Three, Prac I: $250
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Tuition for Term Three,
Prac II: $250
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Practitioner One or Two Registration
Form
Please copy this into an e-mail
to christina@enhancing.com
When you send this e-mail, please do not delete the questions.
Please just type your answer in at the end of each question .
A. For which class are you registering, Year One or Year Two?
1. Your Full, Name:
2. Your Full Mailing Address:
3. Your Full Home Address, if different from Mailing address:
4. Phone number, including area code and country code, if
out of US
5. Fax number, if applicable:
6. Your e-mail address:
7. Your Web Site Address, if applicable
8. If you live closer than 30 miles to a Religious Science
Church, you need your Minister's e-mailed permission to take
these classes. About how far do you live from the nearest Church
of Religious Science?
9. If you live closer than 30 miles from a Church, do you
have a physical reason besides distance that would prevent you
from going to a class at a church? If so, please explain.
10. Where and approximately when did you take the following
prerequisite classes? (Your last class needs to have been within
the past 3 years.)
Foundations of Science of Mind or Beyond Limits
The Power of Your Word or Treament and Meditaiton
The Essential Ernest
Self-Mastery or Financial Freedom or Mind/Body Healing or
the Five Gifts of an Abundant Life (Or Science of Mind Two)
Roots of Science of Mind, Thomas Troward, or Emma Curtis Hopkins
(Or Science of Mind 3):
Meditation is More Thank You Think or Practical Mysticism
Visioning (can be taken between Prac I and Prac II)
Practitioner Studies, Year One (if registering for Year II)
11. Will you commit to finishing the full 30 weeks of the
class?
12. How did you hear about this class?
13. Do you have a reliable Internet connection on which you
can usually stay connected for three hours? If registering for
Prac II, do you have a high-speed Internet connection? If not,
you need to obtain one to make the Prac II video conferencing
work.
15.. Since I won't be meeting most of you face to face until
retreat, any other information you want to give me about yourself
would be very helpful. After you are registered, you will be
asked to post a brief biography and picture so that all students
can virtually meet each other.
Questions? call or e-mail
Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson
(760) 944-9226
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