Important Program Dates

Fall Intern Unit — (Raleigh)

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA — PREREQUISITES FOR INTERNS

• Bachelor's degree is required and interns often have completed at least one year of theological school
• Ordination or authorization to function in ministry by one’s faith community
• Ministry involvement or experience as clergy or laity
• Completed application
• ACPE Admissions Interview with CPE supervisory staff
• Tuition: $ 450.00
• Benefits: On-call meal tickets, pharmacy discounts, free parking
• Schedule: TBD 

UNIT REQUIREMENTS:

• On-call rotations that require a 12-hour stay in the hospital (usually 12 – 15 per unit). Number of days between on-calls depend on the total number of Chaplains in the group and can be as often as (but no more than) every 6 to 10 days. Chaplain interns are paid a one-time stipend at the end of the unit based on completion of educational and clinical requirements.
• Assistance with Spiritual Care Consults /Needs and on-call assistance (a 6-hour shift on Saturday or Sunday, on a rotating basis)
• 8 – 10 hours weekly on clinical area
• Completion of all Educational Requirements
• Select Seminars include:
  • Case Conference Seminars
  • Interpersonal & Professional Relationship Groups (IPR)
  • Didactics
  • Theological Reflection Seminar
  • Clinical Focus
  • Reading Seminars
  • Story Theology
• Required Written Work includes:
  • Learning Contract
  • Verbatim Reports
  • Weekly Process Notes
  • Weekly Visitation Reports
  • Mid-Unit Evaluation
  • Reports on readings negotiated with supervisor
  • Final Evaluation
• Fees include:
  • Tuition — $450.00 (payable to WakeMed Dept. of Spiritual Care) 

Academic Year Program (Level I) Prison/Hospital-Based (Cary) 

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA — PREREQUISITES FOR INTERNS

• Bachelor's degree is required and interns often have completed at least one year of theological school
• Ordination or authorization to function in ministry by one’s faith community
• Ministry involvement or experience as clergy or laity
• Completed application
• ACPE Admissions Interview with CPE supervisory staff
• Dates: September – May
• Tuition: $ 450.00
• Benefits: On-call meal tickets, pharmacy discounts, free parking
• Schedule: TBD

UNIT REQUIREMENTS: 

The CPE academic year program WakeMed provides one unit of Level I CPE over two consecutive semesters. Clinical ministry assignments are at our WakeMed Cary campus. Responsibilities of the chaplain include ministry to patients, families, and hospital staff. 

• A 32-week unit from the Fall – Spring — meeting day(s) and time to be decided
• Individual Supervision
  • Scheduled bi-weekly at a time negotiated by you and your supervisor 
     
• Clinical Care
  • You are responsible for ministry to the patients, their families, and the staff in your assigned clinical area(s)
  • You are to spend 6-hours a week in your clinical area(s), convenient to your schedule
  • 8-hour shifts at least 2 times per month Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays
• Seminars offered on education day(s) include:
  • Case Conferences
  • Reading Seminars
  • Story Theology
  • Interpersonal & Professional Relationship Groups (IPR)
  • Didactics   
  •  Clinical Focus
• Required Written Work includes:
  • Learning Contract
  • Verbatims
  • Weekly Process Notes
  • Weekly Visitation Reports
  • Mid-Unit Evaluation
  • Reports on readings negotiated with supervisor
  • Final Evaluation
• Fees include:
  • Tuition — $450.00 (Payable to WakeMed Dept. of Spiritual Care)

Spring Intern Unit — (Raleigh)

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA — PREREQUISITES FOR INTERNS

• Bachelor's degree is required and interns often have completed at least one year of theological school
• Ordination or authorization to function in ministry by one’s faith community
• Ministry involvement or experience as clergy or laity
• Completed application
• ACPE Admissions Interview with CPE supervisory staff
• Dates: January – April
• Tuition: $ 450.00
• Benefits: On-call meal tickets, pharmacy discounts, free parking 

UNIT REQUIREMENTS:

• On-call rotations that require a 12-hour stay in the hospital (usually 12 – 15 per unit). Number of days between on-calls depend on the total number of Chaplains in the group and can be as often as (but no more than) every 6 to 10 days. Chaplain interns are paid a one-time stipend at the end of the unit based on completion of the educational and clinical requirements.
• Assistance with Spiritual Care Consults /Needs and on-call assistance (a 6-hour shift on Saturday or Sunday, on a rotating basis)
• 8 – 10 hours weekly on clinical area
• Completion of all Educational Requirements
• Select Seminars include:
  • Case Conference Seminars
  • Interpersonal & Professional Relationship Groups (IPR)
  • Didactics
  • Theological Reflection Seminar
  • Clinical Focus
  • Reading Seminars
  • Story Theology
• Required Written Work includes:
  • Learning Contract
  • Verbatim Reports
  • Weekly Process Notes
  • Weekly Visitation Reports
  • Mid-Unit Evaluation
  • Reports on readings negotiated with supervisor
  • Final Evaluation
• Fees include:
  
  • Tuition — $450.00 (payable to WakeMed Dept. of Spiritual Care) 

Summer Intern Unit — (Raleigh/Cary)

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA — PREREQUISITES FOR INTERNS

• Bachelor's degree is required and interns often have completed at least one year of theological school
• Ordination or authorization to function in ministry by one’s faith community
• Ministry involvement or experience as clergy or laity
• Completed application
• ACPE Admissions Interview with CPE supervisory staff
• Tuition: $ 450.00
• Benefits: On-call meal tickets, pharmacy discounts, free parking
• Schedule: TBD 

UNIT REQUIREMENTS:

• On-call rotations that require a 12-hour stay in the hospital (usually 12 – 15 per unit). Number of days between on-calls depend on the total number of Chaplains in the group and can be as often as (but no more than) every 6 to 10 days. Chaplain interns are paid a one-time stipend at the end of the unit based on completion of the educational and clinical requirements.
• Assistance with Spiritual Care Consults /Needs and on-call assistance (a 6-hour shift on Saturday or Sunday, on a rotating basis)
• 20 – 25 hours weekly on clinical area
• Completion of all Educational Requirements
• Select Seminars include:
  • Case Conference Seminars
  • Interpersonal & Professional Relationship Groups (IPR)
  • Didactics
  • Theological Reflection Seminar
  • Clinical Focus
  • Reading Seminars
  • Story Theology
• Required Written Work includes:
  • Learning Contract
  • Verbatim Reports
  • Weekly Process Notes
  • Weekly Visitation Reports
  • Mid-Unit Evaluation
  • Reports on readings negotiated with supervisor
  • Final Evaluation
• Fees include:
  
  • Tuition — $450.00 (payable to WakeMed Dept. of Spiritual Care) 

Residency 2026 – 2027

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA — PREREQUISITES FOR CHAPLAIN RESIDENTS

• A master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university
• The successful completion of at least one unit of ACPE accredited CPE
• Ordination or authorization to function in ministry by one’s faith community
• Completed application
• ACPE Admissions Interview with CPE supervisory staff
• Dates: August 2026 – August 2027
• Positions Available: 4 (first year); 2 (second year)
• Tuition: $300.00 per unit (3 CPE units for the year)
• Stipend: 1st year: $42,500 / 2nd year: $44,616
• Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, free parking, 26 paid days off, on-call meal tickets, and pharmacy discounts
• Schedule: Monday – Friday work schedule, 8:00am – 4:30pm, plus on-call rotations. No on-call shifts on Saturdays/Sundays.
• Deadline: December 1, 2025

UNIT REQUIREMENTS:

• 20 hours weekly on clinical areas
• On-call rotations, usually 4 – 6 twelve hour shifts per month (will receive flex time)
• Completion of Educational Requirements

Additional Information:

• Students seeking academic course credit for CPE should contact their seminary / divinity school registrar for information and guidance.
• Tuition of $300 per unit is payable to WakeMed Department of Spiritual Care. A limited number of tuition scholarships are available.
• Applications are reviewed as they are received with some consideration given to group composition. Interested students are encouraged to apply early. There is no application fee.
• The Residency program consists of three units of CPE over the one year period.
• Information is subject to change. Contact Spiritual Care at 919-350-8556 for the most updated information.

Completed applications may be submitted via email to: lhadding@wakemed.org. 

Questions may be answered by calling 919-350-8556 or by email to Luwannah Hadding – lhadding@wakemed.org.