The General Program

There are 9 (nine) levels to the program. Each level has courses to complete (some are optional and marked with *). Levels may require that you complete tasks outside the regular courses. Upon completion of each level, the student will participate in a celebration of their graduation.

wb01540_.gif (632 bytes)Level 1: Newcomer

Level 2: Neophyte

Level 3: Novice

Level 4: Junior Apprentice

Level 5: Senior Apprentice

Level 6: Junior Journeyman/woman

Level 7: Senior Journeyman/woman or Initiate Priest/ess

Level 8: Accolade or Priest/ess

Level 9: Master or High Priest/ess


Level 1: Newcomer

CA 101
DD 101
HH 101
Ma 101, 102
MA 101
Me 101
NS 101, 102
PH 101*, 102, 103, 104
PS 101
SS 101*
WR 101*

Student of this level will be expected to see the following three films:

Graduate students will be blessed at the next new moon Esbat, welcomed into Paganism.

Level 2: Neophyte

CA 201
CG 201
DD 201
HH 201
Ma 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 220, 230
MA 201
Me 201
NS 201, 202, 203
PH 201, 202, 203, 204, 205
PS 201
Ri 201, 202
SS 201
WR 201, 202, 203, 204, 205

Once your inner name has been found (after PS 201), students will be given a task according to their name.
They will attend a naming ritual in their honor, blessing them with their new name.

Students will attend a ritual to begin their year-and-a-day exploration of Pagan paths. There they will meet people of various traditions who will help them along their exploration.

Level 3: Novice

CA 301, 302, 303
CG 301
DD 301
HH 301, 302*
Ma 301,302, 303, 304, 310, 320, 330
MA 301
Me 301, 302
NS 301
PH 301, 302, 303
PS 301, 302
Ri 301
SS 301, 302, 303, 304
WR 301, 302*, 303*, 304

Students of this level are expected to spend some time volunteering with childcare (baby-sitting, daycare, lunch monitoring, or after-school monitoring) and with animal care (animal hospital or animal shelter). Students will be expected to perform simple rituals.

Graduate student will have a rite of passage initiating them into their chosen path.

Level 4: Junior Apprentice

Students at this level begin to specialize; therefore not all the courses from this point on will be compulsory.

CA 401
CG 401
DD 401
HH 401, 402, 403
Ma 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407
MA 401, 402
Me 401
NS 401, 402, 403, 404
PH 401, 402
PS 401
Ri 401
SS 401
WR 401, 402, 403, 404

Students at this level will be expected to perform Esbats.

Graduates will have their first rite of passage according to their chosen path.

Level 5: Senior Apprentice

CA 501
CG 501, 502, 503, 504, 505
DD 501, 502
HH 501, 502, 503, 504, 505
Ma 501, 502, 503
MA 501, 502, 503
Me 501
NS 501, 502
PH 501
PS 501, 502
Ri 501
SS 501
WR 501, 502, 503, 504

Students at this level will be expected to volunteer at an old age home and be able to perform Sabbat rituals.

Graduates will have their second rite of passage according to their chosen path.

Level 6: Junior Journeyman/woman

CA 601
CG 601, 602
DD 601, 602, 603
HH 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608
Ma 601, 602, 603
MA 601
Me 601
PH 601
PS 601
Ri 601
SS 601
WR 601, 602

Students will be expected to lead a public open circle (Sabbat).

Graduates will have their third rite of passage according to their chosen path.
Those wishing to enter clergy training will be initiated at this time.

 

Level 7: Senior Journeyman/woman or Initiate Priest/ess

(Courses in bold are for those in clergy training only.)

CA 701
CG 701, 702
DD 701
HH 701, 702
Ma 701
MA 701
Me 701
PH 701
PS 701, 702
PT 700
Ri 701, 702
WR 701

Graduate Senior Journeymen/women will have their last rite of passage according to their chosen path. Graduate Initiate Priests/Priestesses will be blessed as full-fledged Priests/Priestesses.

Level 8: Accolade or Priest/ess

(Courses in bold are for those in clergy training only.)

CA 801
CG 801
HH 801
Ma 801
MA 801
PS 801
PT 800
Ri 801
WR 801

Students at this level will be expected to assist with the teaching of other students at earlier levels and teach a few courses solo. Those in clergy training will be expected to fully train a student through the first two levels of the school.

Students at this level will also be expected to complete outside, extended learning to graduate with a university degree, specialized diploma, or certificate in a specific field of study.

A final ritual will be performed in honor of these graduates.

Level 9: Master or High Priest/ess

Only you will know if you are ready to be a Master or High Priest/ess. You may feel that you may need to do some more study, research, learning, or training on your own. You may feel ready to join, begin, and/or lead your own coven or school.

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