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Doctoral Curriculum
Doctoral Curriculum
Doctoral Curriculum Blueprint
Doctoral Curriculum Blueprint
Your mentor guides you each step of the way in this "done with you" Dissertation Curriculum. Following the completion of your coursework, dive into work on your dissertation study using this Blueprint:
CORE CURRICULUM
Esoteric and noetic sciences are the gateways into the Core Curriculum, giving language and structure to the kind of inner work you already feel called to do. Esoteric sciences explore the hidden or inner side of reality—the evolution of consciousness, the soul’s journey, and the subtle energies shaping human experience. Noetic sciences bring a research lens to intuition, direct knowing, and the ways consciousness may influence the physical world.
In this program, these streams come together with spiritual psychology, neuroscience, and intuitive development to integrate both your inner guidance and your trained clinical mind. You learn to work with altered states, trauma, spiritual initiation, and psychic perception in a way that honors mystery and also respects nervous-system science, integration, and ethical practice.
CS656 Spiritual Cartography: Discernment Skills for Practitioners. 4 units.
CS634 or PSY621 Advanced Self Interview for Practitioners 2. 3 units.
CS634 or PSY621 Advanced Self Interview for Practitioners 2. 3 units.
CS632 Recognizing Spiritual Initiation for Practitioners 3 units.
PSY602 Advanced Mystical Dream Training. 3 units.
CS635 Advanced Psychic Skills for Practitioners.
PSY620 Inner Kingdom Therapy with Clients. 3 units.
PSY603 Regression Techniques with Clients. 4 units.
CS638 Cultivating Your Upper Room in Consciousness. 4 units.
STEP ONE: Requirements for your Major
601 Introduction to ... (i.e. Transpersonal Psychology). 1 unit.
604 Applied Strategies in ... (i.e. Transpersonal Psychology). 1 unit.
621 Field Leadership & Impact Analysis. 1 unit.
965 Doctoral Disseration Introduction. 1 unit.
STEP TWO: Basis
Foundation for PhD research and dissertation success.
The PhD Basis program equips doctoral students with advanced research, writing, and critical thinking skills. Through targeted coursework, candidates build a strong foundation for dissertation success, fostering intellectual rigor, ethical scholarship, and leadership as they embark on their academic journey.
DB965 Doctoral Dissertation Foundation: Preparing for Doctoral Research. 2 units.
DB955 Research Design and Methodology. 3 units.
DB931 Introduction to Capstone Dissertations. 2 units.
DB932 Planning Phase: Your Capstone Project with Timeline. 3 units.
DB933 Research Prospectus. 3 units.
DB954 Advance to Candidacy - MILESTONE 1. 1 unit.
STEP THREE: Proposal
Crafting the heart of your dissertation.
The Proposal Program empowers doctoral candidates to craft their first three dissertation chapters with expert guidance, sharpening research skills and scholarly voice. Complete this phase ready to submit your proposal and confidently advance to the next stage of your doctoral journey!
DP958 Chapter 1 - Introduction. 4 units.
DP956 Chapter 2 - Review of Literature. 4 units.
DP952 Ethics, Human Subjects Research (SBE) Certification. 1 unit.
DP957 Chapter 3 - Methodology. 4 units.
DP959 Thesis Statement. 1 unit.
DP953 Institutional Review Board/ Determination - MILESTONE 2. 4 units.
DP935 Proposal & Presentation. MILESTONE 3. 2 units.
STEP FOUR: Research, Write, Transform
Shaping Your Dissertation Journey
The courses in Step Four support candidates through every stage of research, writing, and dissertation development. With expert mentorship, students deepen critical thinking and ethical scholarship, preparing to submit and defend their original contribution to the field.
DR989 Research Dissertation Writing & Research (repeat up to 6 times). 4 units.
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DC936 Capstone Execution Phase: Research, Writing, Development (repeat up to 6 times). 4 units.
DC937 Capstone Documentation. 4 units.
STEP FIVE: Finalization
Finalize, Refine, Complete
Step Five guides you through the final shaping of your dissertation into a polished, defensible work of scholarship. In these courses, you interpret and present your results, integrate your findings into a cohesive conclusion, finalize your bibliography and abstract, and prepare for a confident, successful defense that marks the completion of your doctoral journey.
DF960 Chapter 4 Results - MILESTONE 4. 4 units.
DF961 Chapter 5 Summary. 3 units.
DF962 Bibliography. 1 unit.
DF963 Abstract - Dissertation Complete MILESTONE 5. 1 unit.
DF964 Dissertation Defense. MILESTONE 6. 1 unit.
MILESTONE 7 - Graduate!
Celebrate Your Completion
With your bound manuscript in hand, you step fully into your role as “Doctor.” This is the moment to order your doctoral regalia, prepare to walk at graduation, and ceremonially honor the years of devotion, study, and transformation that brought you here.
Bound Manuscript in hand!
Order your doctoral regalia, you are ready to "Walk" at your Graduation!
The Power of Clarity
The Power of Clarity
Caitlin Doemner
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As a Doctoral Candidate, live DocLab sessions bring on the power
Gather with your cohort, all industry luminaries and seasoned entrepreneurs, to focus deeply on how your dissertation fulfills your mission and calling.
Profound Connections
Profound Connections
Lucas Root
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Cultivate lifelong, soul stirring friendships among your cohort
At DocLab in Sedona, we asked Lucas Root to introduce a fellow candidate, Mitchell Levy. This spontaneous introduction from the heart demonstrates the profound connection we cultivate within the cohort. Collaborations beyond imagining emerge. Most important, lifelong, soul stirring friendships result.
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