What Programs are offered?
How long will it take to complete these programs?
Must I be a full-time student?
Must all of the classes be taken at Unity Village?
What is the application process?
Will graduation from Unity Institute guarantee Unity licensing and ordination?
Is Unity Institute accredited?

Master of Divinity

• designed for students interested in becoming ministers.
• includes the possibility of Unity licensing and ordination.
• provides a graduate degree.

Master of Arts

• designed for students who want to know more about Unity theology and who may want to pursue a more advanced degree at another institution, but who do not want to become ministers.
• provides a graduate degree.

Certificate Program

• designed for students interested in becoming ministers.
• includes the possibility of Unity licensing and ordination.
• provides a certificate of completion, but not a degree.

• Master of Divinity: 87 credit hours (about 3 years full-time)
• Master of Arts: 42 credit hours (about 2 years full-time)
• Certificate Program: 110 continuing education units (about 3 years
  full-time)

• No. These programs are designed so that you can attend full-time or part-time. However, students who are interested in Unity licensing and ordination are required to be in residence full-time at Unity Institute for two consecutive ten-week terms. The Association of Unity Churches International (the governing body for licensing and ordination) recommends that students interested in Unity licensing and ordination also spend a third ten-week term consecutively in residence at Unity Institute.

• No, but at least 51 percent of the course work must be taken at Unity Village.
• Other options include:
  • Online classes facilitated by UI faculty.
  • Credits transferred from other accredited institutions (limited to 12 for the MDiv and 6 for the MA).

• Contact the Unity Institute Registrar, at registrar@unityonline.org for current information.
• Download the M&RS Academic and Certificate Application

• No. The Association of Unity Churches International governs the Unity licensing and ordination path. For more information about this path, please contact the Association of Unity Churches International at www.unity.org and follow the link: Ordination Overview, which leads to informational pages on How to Become a Unity Minister.

• No. Unity Institute is currently in conversation with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC) about becoming a member of the association with our new master-level programs. Unity Institute would like to caution potential students that this conversation with HLC is not a guarantee that Unity Institute will become accredited.