Our stackable curriculum is flexible to meet the diverse needs of our students and their various paths into and from the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Students may benefit from completing a certificate and applying those units toward the completion of a degree program, or they may elect to enroll in a degree program from the start. Our programs are ready to support students and their personal and professional needs.
Year one: Certificate programs in Shin, Zen, Theravada or Buddhist Studies, Buddhist chaplaincy, or Buddhism and psychology.
Year two: Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies
Year Three: Master of Divinity
Contact our admissions office for more information: gesshin@shin-ibs.edu
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