The diploma involves two levels or phases. During Phase I of your studies, the focus is on understanding, cognitively and experientially, the Process Work paradigm and its application in various areas. This involves becoming able to communicate about it to others and being able to compare and contrast it with other approaches. Completing the Phase I stage is dependent on the approval of the Study Committee after the first year of study. Phase II studies focus on your learning spirit and the experiential and practical application of Process Work, on your ability to work with the paradigm, to discuss your work and to work fluidly with your own process.
At the end of each Phase of study there are exams. These are regarded as a ritual, marking points of transition as you wrestle with and go beyond critics and personal edges, as you pick up new identities, moving from student to facilitator of processes, an opportunity to celebrate your progress. They can be difficult and challenging, but also beautiful experiences. The Phase I exams concern your grasp of the paradigm, theory and concepts of Process Work and your ability to articulate it. The Phase II exams mark your entering a spirit of ongoing learning.