Graduate Degrees in Sacred Practices
An ethical, relational, and ceremonial pathway for guiding expanded states of consciousness.
Guiding expanded states of consciousness is both a sacred responsibility and a learned discipline. Ubiquity University has partnered with the Congregation for Sacred Practices to offer graduate degrees (MA, PhD, and Combined MA/PhD) in Sacred Practices. This seminary program provides the ethical, spiritual, and practical training required to responsibly hold ceremony, prepare participants, and support the integration of profound awakening experiences.
We recommend that your program begins with Ubiquity’s Creative journey to Dissertation. This one-week intensive course will give you the confidence and tools to shape, and eventually write, your thesis or dissertation. You will then take the core program with the Congregation of Sacred Practices.
Students who pursue and complete the certificate program with The Congregation of Sacred Practices will qualify to apply for Ubiquity postgraduate degrees.
About the Program
About the Program
The Training of Ministers is a distinct four-year seminary program that provides ethical, cultural, spiritual, and practical training to those interested in supporting members experiencing expanded states of consciousness in a sacramental container.
Graduates of the training program with The Congregation for Sacred Practices are eligible for licensure as ministers in the Congregation. Graduates who do not choose licensure are prepared to add medicine work to their existing practices.
This training is distinct in the field in that it follows six key principles:
This training is distinct in the field in that it follows six key principles:
Ethical, caring relationships as the core resource for healing and growth
Focus on preparation and integration of the sacramental expanded state experience
Extensive personal experience in assisting others in expanded state as a requirement
A non-pathologizing, developmental approach to spiritual and psychological growth
Unshakeable faith in both the human impulse for growth and ability to heal
The intersection of ancient and indigenous wisdom, modern psychology, and emergent spirituality
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Deepen your own work along the Awakening Path through practice and ritual in a communal cohort with the support of mentors and supervision.
Integrate ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and scientific psychedelic research to support the holistic transformation of self and others.
Extract vital insights from your studies to contribute to a well-researched thesis or dissertation.
Become a member and leader in our spiritual community with access to peer support, mentorship, continuing education, and community engagement.
Support expanded states of consciousness with a non-pathologizing, relational approach to healing grounded in safety, ethics, and ceremonial awareness of Heart Openers and mushroom as sacraments.
Qualify for licensure as a minister in the Congregation, enabling entheogenic practice within a religious-use-protection framework.
Who Is the Program For?
Who Is the Program For?
This program is for those called to a path of spiritual service in community, who resonate with the Congregation for Sacred Practices’ core belief that every human being has the capacity to Awaken.
Ideal for aspiring or experienced entheogenic guides, coaches, therapists, and spiritual directors, the seminary offers a protected pathway for psychedelic/entheogenic sacramental use under the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Reformation Act. Through comprehensive training prioritizing ethics, safety, and a non-pathologizing approach to relational healing, participants graduate with professional legitimacy and peer support, ready to merge service, personal growth, and livelihood.
Meet our Faculty
Meet our Faculty
Gyorgyi Szabo, Dean of Graduate Studies
Paul Ryder, PhD
Jill Vice
Mark Haberstroh
Mellie Logan
Liz Baer, L.Ac.
About the Congregation of Sacred Practices
About the Congregation of Sacred Practices
The Congregation for Sacred Practices is a 501(c)3 religious organization that works with sacred plant medicines to offer healing and spiritual guidance to those on the Awakening path. They hold these sacraments in the highest regard. They foster a community of reverence, respect, love, inclusivity and curiosity.
Their Core Beliefs:
Their Core Beliefs:
As human beings, we have the capacity to awaken, cultivate, and live from the Divine
Expanding the Divine Spirit into the world brings healing and wholeness to individuals, families, communities, nations, and the natural world.
The Divine is alive in every life. This aliveness expands and develops through spiritual teachings, sacred practices, sacraments, and rituals.
Entheogenic sacraments experienced in relationship can accelerate the development of healing, wholeness, creativity, and engagement with the world.
The Ubiquity Degree: Explore the Possibilities
The Ubiquity Degree: Explore the Possibilities
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What You Can Do with a Ubiquity Degree
What You Can Do with a Ubiquity Degree
What You Gain
A Recognized postgraduate degree
A major research project in your field
Academic supervision
A global network of peers & faculty
A bridge between practice and scholarship
Why Ubiquity?
Why Ubiquity?
For almost 20 years, Ubiquity has nurtured learners to lead with wisdom and heart. Our programs foster the skills, mindsets, and inner capacities needed to meet today’s urgent global challenges with clarity, compassion and impact.
At Ubiquity, education is more than knowledge—it is a path of self-discovery, deep inquiry, and meaningful action. We weave the timeless insights of ancient traditions with the latest discoveries in science, consciousness, and human transformation.
Together, through collaborative learning and global community, Ubiquity is building a thriving, regenerative future.
Studying at Ubiquity
Studying at Ubiquity
For more information on student life at Ubiquity, please visit our Students Resources Page. In addition to your major advisor, you’ll also have the option to be paired with another student at Ubiquity who has been studying for longer.
Application & Admissions
Application & Admissions
Program Requirements
MA
Congregation of Sacred Practices Coursework
Creative Journey to Dissertation
PhD
Congregation of Sacred Practices Coursework
Creative Journey to Dissertation
Chartres Academy
Great Books
MA/PhD
Congregation of Sacred Practices Coursework
Creative Journey to Dissertation
Chartres Academy
Great Books
Payment Options
For each of the degree options available, students have the options of breaking their payments into parts. Please see the table below for this breakdown.
The Ubiquity Graduate Degree
The Ubiquity Graduate Program combines the US and European designs of graduate programs with a blend of taught learning with research and writing. The thesis or dissertation must demonstrate excellence at every level. It must show awareness of the history of the literature in your particular area; demonstrate careful analysis and understanding of the field in question; and, most importantly, show how your insight can be applied to the real world. The dissertation must be scholarly and utilize extensive bibliographical data and footnotes. It should, in other words, be an impeccable work of research.
About Our Required Courses
About Our Required Courses
The Creative Journey To Dissertation
This 1-week intensive designed by our Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Gyorgyi Szabo. The course is a critical part of the dissertation writing process and is a requirement for all MA/PhD candidates.
Faculty: Gyorgyi Szabo
Great Books
Faculty: Gyorgyi Szabo PhD, Jim Garrison PhD
The Great Books course at Ubiquity University delves into literature that has shaped human thought. Students discuss, analyze, and connect historical themes to contemporary global challenges, deepening their understanding of enduring literary works.
Chartes Academy
Our Chartres Academy is intended as a gathering point for a contemporary wisdom community to come together through the very same learning system that Fulbert and Plato used — the seven Liberal Arts.
Support during your Graduate Program
Support during your Graduate Program
During your graduate dissertation writing you will be supported by a Major Advisor of your own choosing, as well as optional writing courses and writing mentorship.
