Details of Clincal Pastoral Education and Chaplaincy Services Program

CPE Application form is obtainable by contacting the program coordinator at cpe@babcock.edu.ng.

or by clicking here to download the form.
Completed form can be submitted at cpe@babcock.edu.ng.
For further information visit us at Babcock Center for Clinical Pastoral Education & Chaplaincy Services,
Anatomy Building, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Babcock University, Ilisan Remo,Ogun State, Nigeria or email us at cpe@babcock.edu.ng

Standard Requiements of CPE training

The Standard Requirements of CPE training include:

I.  Specified period of 10 weeks for a Unit of CPE (face to face on clinical site) and 15 weeks with online option:

  •   A Unit of CPE is 400 hours of supervised learning.
  •    A Half Unit of CPE is at least 240 hours of supervised learning.

II.    The actual practice of ministry to persons.
III.   Detailed reporting and evaluation of that practice.
IV.      Pastoral supervision.
V.    An individual contract for learning.
VI.    A process conception of learning.
VII.    A theoretical perspective on all   elements of the program.
VIII.    A small group of at least three peers in a common learning experience.
IX.    An evaluation of the student's CPE experience including final written evaluations by the student and the supervisor.  The supervisor's evaluation will be available to the student within 30 days of the completion of unit.

Program Schedule

Presently, the centre runs an intensive full-time summer program which offers one unit of CPE credit.  The 10-weeks class is offered quarterly during the year January to December (face to face onsite and online options available). 
One-half of the time is spent in class and one-half doing clinical work. Tuition is $150 or #69,000.00 naira equivalent. Application fees is $25 or #11,500.00
A 7 months extended internship and 12 months residency are future training program.