Field Education Information

Supervised Practice of Ministry (SPM)

The SPM requirements for the M.Div. degree are eight hours, four of which must be earned consecutively in a single ministry setting. Students may register for SPM only after their first full year of seminary. SPM must be undertaken in an approved SPM setting and must include an average of one hour per week of conversation and supervisory evaluation with an approved field supervisor. In completing the eight-hour SPM requirement, students must focus on at least four areas of pastoral ministry. Areas of pastoral ministry include such tasks as preaching, visitation, administration, teaching, counseling, and evangelism. (For further information, see Supervised Practice of Ministry in the Curriculum section).

Evaluation Forms for All Supervised Ministries
To download the forms, click here.
To download the signature page, click here.

Student Agreement Forms

for PCUSA Churches

for Non-PCUSA Churches

for United Methodist Internship or SPM Placement

for United Methodist Student Pastor

for FE 650 Joint SPM Agreement

Graduand Profile Book

Presbyterian Senior Packet Information:

To download the entire packet, click here.
To download specific pages from the packet:

• Calendar of pertinent events, deadlines
• Address information following graduation
• Confirmation of placement
• Resources avalible from the Field Education Office
• Guidelines for completing your PIF
• Helpful Hints for seeking a call
• Permission Forms to circulate your PIF (located at www.pcusa.org/clc/forms.htm)
  • PIF Part I
  • PIF Part II
  • Candidate PIF Approval by CPM

Guidelines

Have questions about SPM, Internships and Student Pastor positions? Here are some guidelines to follow.

for Students

for Supervisors