One Spirit Learning Alliance welcomes all qualified adults, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation. All applications are reviewed and each candidate is carefully considered. Acceptance into the program is based heavily on the applicant’s character and emotional and spiritual maturity.

Ideal Candidates demonstrate the following qualities:

• A serious commitment to the evolution of their consciousness
• A desire to make a positive difference in the world
• An interest in understanding the interaction of our consciousness, biology, family, culture, and social organizations
• A commitment to self-awareness and self-responsibilitys
• A determination to evolve and self-correct under a range of circumstances
• A desire to deepen their understanding and experience of the Infinite
• An interest in bringing spirit into their relationships

Formal academic requirements are reviewed but not required for admission; however applicants must be able to communicate, read, and write at a post-secondary educational level.

Building healthy community is an important part of the One Spirit experience. Applicants are expected to demonstrate the ability to function as part of a community. This entails a commitment to emotional and spiritual integrity, honest communication, and responsible speech and behavior.

Rolling Admissions
Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year. Past classes have been filled to capacity. Students are encouraged to APPLY EARLY to insure consideration. Applications received after the class is full will be wait-listed or deferred to the following year.

Applying for Admission. To be considered for admission, please submit:

1. A completed application form (can be downloaded from this website)
2. A two to three page essay on your Journey of Consciousness including what you learned from your birth religion, psychology, or other life experiences; how those experiences and teachings have influenced you, practices that have been a meaningful part of your journey, how your relationships have played a part in your evolution, and a brief description of your current experience of consciousness in whatever way you understand that to mean.
3. A resume or an outline of your work and educational history.
4. A color 4x6 (4” wide by 6” high) headshot-type photo emailed as a .jpeg @ 300 dpi, making sure your name is on the file.
5. The appropriate application fee. You can pay by check, credit card or PayPal.
6. Two letters of recommendation on the One Spirit Letter of Recommendation form (can be downloaded from this website).Please give the letter of recommendation forms to two references, one personal and one professional, and have them fax, mail, or email the completed form to:
   
   Admissions Department
   One Spirit Learning Alliance
   247 W. 36th Street, 6th Floor
   New York, NY 10018
   Fax: (212) 931-6841
   admissions@onespiritinterfaith.org


7. After applications have been reviewed, prospective students will be contacted by admissions staff to arrange an in-person or telephone interview. Interviews generally take one hour.

Application Fee: (Must accompany application form)

Early (Application and all supporting materials received before 7/1/11) $95
Normal (Application and all supporting materials received after 7/1/11) $150
Late (Application and all supporting materials received after 7/15/11) $200

Tuition - Since Integral is offered by semester you may opt to pay by semester or pay for the whole year.

Tuition paid by Semester is $1295 per semester. Tuition Paid by the Year (two semesters) is $2195 (offering a savings of $395).

Electives fee
All students, both distance-learning and attending, are required to take two elective credits in each year of study. These are generally one-day or multiple-evening courses offered by One Spirit Learning Alliance. This flat rate fee allows students access to up to four credits of in-person or live webinar elective credit classes and access to all audiobook recordings of electives during the year of study. Elective Fee: $255

Books
EEach year of study has required texts and training manuals. These can be purchased from our bookstore. Proceeds from our bookstore are used solely to support One Spirit Interfaith Learning Alliance Programs. Most are also available commercially.

Policy on Tuition Assistance - Tuition assistance is available for those students whose financial circumstances prohibit their enrollment. All assistance is awarded in the spirit of reciprocity and in the form of work study. Please note, assistance is granted for tuition only and is not meant to offset other costs associated with the program such as intensive fees or travel related expenses to attend classes. Students are required to cover the cost of books, year-end intensives, elective fees and graduation fees. Please apply early if you are in need of Tuition Assistance as funds are limited and finite. Each request is carefully assessed in terms of financial need and available funds. Our Bursar/Dean of Student Finance is available for suggestions on alternative payment options and creative self-fund-raising.

Work-Study - One Spirit has a limited number of work-study positions available for both attending and distance-learning students. There is often a need for administrative hours in the office, but many assignments are project oriented and can easily be done from home. We are also open to your ideas and suggestions that reflect your individual strengths, skill sets and areas of specialization. Commitment to your work-study assignments will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. Failure to fulfill your work study obligation may result in suspension of your financial aid and resumption of your financial obligation. All awards are contingent upon satisfactory course work and participation. Failure to maintain satisfactory course work may result in a suspension of funds. Awards will not be automatically carried over into the next year of study. You need to reapply for the second year.

Applying for Financial Aid - The application for Financial Assistance can be downloaded from our website. Please begin to fill it out so it can be submitted after you've been accepted to the program.

Optional Payment Plan - In some rare instances a student may need to vary from the traditional payment schedule in order to effectively budget their full tuition costs. This must be arranged with the bursar prior to enrollment, after showing the reasons for a variance.

Applying for Financial Aid - The Financial Assistance Application may be downloaded from this website or sent to you by emailing admissions@onespiritinterfaith.org or calling 212.931.6840 x51

All students, attending or distance, must have:

• A computer with hi-speed Internet access (broadband strongly encouraged)
• A printer (all assignments must be typewritten)
• A personal email account (for privacy reasons, it is inappropriate to use the email of a friend or family member)
• Working knowledge of computers: especially the ability to access websites, download files, and send, receive and manage email.

Class recordings are distributed through digital files in the m4b audiobook format. Every month, students download the audiobooks to their computers for listening at their convenience. The m4b audiobook format can be played on a computer using iTunes as well as some portable digital audio devices such as recent generations of the iPod. The m4b audiobook format may be converted to mp3 or m4a audio formats for playback on other devices and systems.

NOTE - while other software packages might be able to play the m4b audiobook format, OSLA staff can offer technical support for the iTunes system only. Audio on MP3-CD Alternative.

Students who live in rural areas and are unable to subscribe to broadband Internet access may elect to receive audio recordings in the MP3-CD format via Priority Mail for an additional fee of $95 per school year to cover manufacturing and shipping expenses.

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