On-Line Professional
Practitioner Studies
Certificated
by
United Church
of Religious Science
dba
United Centers
for Spiritual Living
Registration for Professional Practitioner Studies
for 2008-2009 begins on June 25, 2008 and ends when both classes
are filled. Please register early since classes fill fast.
The 30 weeks of Year One begins on Wednesday,
Sept. 17, 2008..
The 30 weeks of Year Two begins on Monday, Sept.
15, 2008.
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2007-2008 Academic Year Information:
Please CAREFULLY read and
follow all of the directions below before registering.
Year One with Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson
begins on Wednesday, Sept. 17 2007, 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 5 - Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2009.
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 Pat Watson, RScP will begin on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, 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 6 - Monday evening,
June 9, 2009. Licensing panels will take place at the UCRS/UCSL
Asilomar retreat on August 5, 2009. 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 $250 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 May 30 -
June 1, 2008 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 $130 for Prac
I including all meals, snacks, supplies, etc. etc. etc. Since
Prac II will have one less dinner at the retreat center than
Prac I, the Prac II fee is $110.
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. 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 a 21/2 day
in-person retreat in the San Diego area at the end of the year,
and phone conferences conducted several times a year during class
time.
3. After you are registered, you will receive by mail a CD
of the meditations and visualizations for the class and the same
workbook that is 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
Church of Religious Science
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 $250 payment
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 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 May 31- June
2, 2008. The second retreat will part of the United Centers for
Spiritual Living Asilomar conference in Pacific Grove, CA on
Monday, August 4, 2008. Students are encouraged to attend the
conference for the whole week but are not required. Student will
need to arrive at Asilomar on Sunday evening, Aug. 3 and are
encouraged to stay at least through the morning presentations
on Aug. 5 at Asilomar.
4... After you are registered, you will receive by mail the
same workbook that is 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.)
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.
| Tuition for
Term One, Prac I: $250
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Tuition for Term
One, Prac II $250
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| Full tuition for
all 3 terms of Practitioner One: $750
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Full tuition
for all 3 terms of Practitioner Two: $750
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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 Science of Mind One):
Treatment and Meditation (Or Science of Mind Two)
Self-Mastery or Financial Freedom (Or Science of Mind Two)
Roots of Science of Mind, Thomas Troward, or Emma Curtis Hopkins
(Or Science of Mind 3):
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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