Bulletin of Duke University Duke Divinity School 2020-2021 Bulletin of Duke University Duke Divinity School 2020-2021 Duke University Registrar Frank Blalark, Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar Coordinating Editor Bahar Rostami Publications Coordinator Keely Fagan Divinity School Editors G. Sujin Pak, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs Deborah Hackney, Senior Director of Academic Programs and Registrar Sherry Williamson, Associate Director of Communications Cover Photo Bill Snead Interior Photos Courtesy of Duke Divinity School and Duke University (Jared Lazarus, Megan Mendenhall, Bill Snead, Les Todd, and Sherry Williamson) The information in this bulletin applies to the academic year 2020-2021 and is accurate and current, to the greatest extent possible, as of July 2020. The university reserves the right to change programs of study, academic requirements, teaching staff, the calendar, and other matters described herein without prior notice, in accordance with established procedures. Duke University is committed to encouraging and sustaining a learning and work community that is free from prohibited discrimination and harassment. The institution prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status, in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid, employment, or any other institution program or activity. It admits qualified students to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are forms of sex discrimination and prohibited by the institution. Duke has designated the Vice President for Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer as the individual responsible for the coordination and administration of its nondiscrimination and harassment policies. The Office for Institutional Equity is located in Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 8, Durham, NC 27708, and can be contacted at (919) 684-8222. Questions or comments about harassment or discrimination can be directed to one of the following administrators in the Office for Institutional Equity: Discrimination in employment or Cynthia Clinton, AVP Harassment and Discrimination Prevention and Compliance educational programs and activities Office for Institutional Equity 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 8 Durham, NC 27708 (919) 668-6214 Sex discrimination in educational Jayne Grandes, AVP for Title IX Compliance programs and activities Office for Institutional Equity 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 8 Durham, NC 27708 (919) 660-5766 Additional information, including the complete text of Duke’s Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Misconduct and appropriate complaint procedures, may be found by visiting the Office for Institutional Equity’s website at https://oie. duke.edu/. For further information, visit https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html, or call (800) 421-3481. Duke University recognizes and utilizes electronic mail as a medium for official communications. The university provides all students with email accounts as well as access to email services from public clusters if students do not have personal computers of their own. All students are expected to access their email accounts on a regular basis to check for and respond as necessary to such communications. Information that the university is required to make available under the federal Clery Act is available by visiting the Records Division, Duke University Police Department, 502 Oregon Street, Durham, NC 27708, or by calling (919) 684-4602. See https://police.duke.edu/ news-stats/clery for more details. The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99, is a federal law that guides the release of students’ education records, of which disciplinary records are a part. For additional information about FERPA, see https://www.ed.gov/ policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html. Duke University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Duke University. Duke Divinity School is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada to award the MDiv, MA in Christian practice, MTS, ThM, DMin, and ThD degrees. Contact the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools at 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1110, call (412) 788-6505, fax (412) 788-6510, or visit its website (www.ats.edu) for questions about the accreditation of Duke Divinity School. In Spring 2020, COVID-19 significantly impacted university/institute operations, requiring unprecedented changes to student enrollment and grading. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the pass/fail grading option was offered to all enrolled students. This publication is available in alternative format on request. Please call (919) 684-2813. The Mission of Duke University James B. Duke’s founding indenture of Duke University directed the members of the university to “provide real leadership in the educational world” by choosing individuals of “outstanding character, ability and vision” to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of “character, determination and application;” and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would “most help to develop our resources, increase our wis dom, and promote human happiness.” To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate stu dents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high eth ical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide-ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human dif­ference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth. By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the university; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do. — Adopted by the Board of Trustees on February 23, 2001 Contents 3 The Mission of Duke University Student Life Committees Student Life Information 6 2020-2021 Academic Calendar Conduct Covenant: Duke Divinity School 8 Administration 54 Financial Information 14 General Information Fees and Expenses History of Duke University Financial Aid on Student Bills History of the Divinity School Tuition Structure The Role of the Divinity School Student Financial Aid The Relation of the Divinity School to Duke Merit Scholarship Program University Financial Resources Mission Statement of the Divinity School Endowed Funds Divinity School Library 78 Field Education The Center for Writing and Academic Support Program for Ministerial Formation Frequently Called Telephone Numbers Field Education Credit Requirements Academic Freedom Qualifications and Prerequisites for Student The Importance of Diversity at Duke Divinity Placement School Guiding Ministerial Formation 20 Faculty Field Settings for Ministerial Formation Pre-Enrollment Ministry Discernment 32 Admissions Program for Contextual Learning Admissions Information Students Serving as Pastors Requirements and Procedures Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Duke Divinity School Professional and 84 International Programs Technical Standards Conduct Covenant: Duke Divinity School A Global Perspective for Duke Divinity School 44 Community and Student Life 86 Black Church Studies Office of the Chaplain Ministerial Formation The Office of Black Church Studies Centers, Initiatives, and Programs for Student 88 Leadership Education at Duke Formation Divinity Student Life Organizations, Activities, Executive Certificate in Religious Committees, and Information Fundraising Student Life Organizations Faith & Leadership Duke University Student Life Organizations Foundations of Christian Leadership Student Life Activities Bill Snead 4 Contents Jared Lazarus 90 Additional Learning Opportunities The Master of Divinity Degree with a Alban at Duke Divinity School Concentration in Christian Education Clergy Health Initiative The Master of Divinity and Master of Public Convocation & Pastors’ School Policy Dual Degree Program Convocation on the Rural Church The Master of Theological Studies Degree Course of Study