The Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats (SDDR) requires 21 credit hours of coursework, most of which is completed on Creighton’s Omaha campus. Each SDDR student is required to make an eight-day directed retreat, preferably at the Creighton University Retreat Center and prior to the start of coursework.  Throughout the program, students will be assessed not only on their intellectual knowledge and personal appropriation of course materials and the contemplative-evocative approach to spiritual direction, but also on their development of the ministerial skills and attitudes that are essential for the ministry of spiritual direction.  The required coursework includes 3 credits of supervised practicum experience in spiritual direction and directed retreats.

Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats course requirements (21 credits):

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
CSP 780	Introduction to Counseling for Spiritual Directors	3
CSP 773	The Theology of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius	3
CSP 776	Discernment of Spirits: Theory and Practice	3
CSP 781	Pre-Practicum in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats 1	3
CSP 782	Post-Practicum in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats	3
CSP 787	Spiritual Direction Practicum (take two semesters)	2
CSP 788	Directed Retreat Practicum	1
Prayer requirement		3
Select one of the following:
CSP 700	Christian Prayer: Ecumenical Breadth and Historical Depth
CSP 764	Foundations and Practices of Christian Prayer
CSP 765	Prayer, Intimacy, And True Christian Growth
CSP 766	Contemplation In The Christian Tradition
Total Credits		21

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Students are required to apply for admission to CSP 781 Pre-Practicum in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats. Only students who have successfully completed CSP 781 Pre-Practicum in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats and received the approval of the Director of Practica are authorized to begin the practicum.