{"id":2678,"date":"2021-03-05T06:21:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T11:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/ministerial-relations\/?page_id=2678"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:59:18","slug":"course-of-study-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/course-of-study-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Course of Study Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clergy licensed and under appointment within the NC Conference are required to complete the Basic Course of Study (COS) program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is some information to guide you in learning more about the educational resources, where to apply, and how the Conference assists with the costs of the registration and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some familiar programs to explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courseofstudy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Board GBHEM Program<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; All Online<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divinity.duke.edu\/events\/course-study-duke-divinity-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Duke Divinity School &#8211;&nbsp;COS<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Online \/ Hybrid (Intensive residential&nbsp;+ Online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/candler.emory.edu\/programs-resources\/course-study\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Candler Theological School (Emory)&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Online (Hybrid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INFO ON PID # &#8211; <\/strong>GBHEM issues a PID number to all students enrolled in the Course of Study program. The PID number is required for registration in COS school. Students currently enrolled in COS will find the PID number on their GBHEM COS transcript. When registering as a new COS student, the PID number can be requested by emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cosregistrar@gbhem.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cosregistrar@gbhem.org<\/a>. The email should include the student\u2019s full name, COS School name, Annual Conference name, mailing address, phone number, and date of birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REIMBURSEMENT: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NC Conference provides reimbursement of registration costs for the Course of Study programs, including Basic and Advanced COS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/NCCUMC-COS-Scholarship-Procedures.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/11\/NCCUMC-COS-Scholarship-Procedures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reimbursement Policy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clergy licensed and under appointment within the NC Conference are required to complete the Basic Course of Study (COS) program. 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