The Divinity School and the University's School of Social Service Administration offer a dual degree program for students whose professional plans require training in both ministry and social work. Students in this program must register for eight quarters in the Divinity School and four quarters in the cooperating school. The recommended arrangement is the completion of two years (six quarters) at the Divinity School, followed by one year and one quarter (four quarters) at SSA, followed by two final quarters at the Divinity School.FieldworkThe M.Div. from the Divinity School and the A.M. from the School of Social Service Administration each require students to complete two field education components. For the Divinity School, these requirements are:1. The Field Education Internship (the second-year placement in a local congregation under the supervision of one of the Teaching Pastors and the Director of Ministry Studies).2. Another unit of fieldwork (a more focused field experience, usually completed after the field education internship).SSA requires two yearlong fieldwork assignments.Students in the dual degree program must meet the field education requirements of both schools, but are usually able to arrange for the second yearlong fieldwork requirement at SSA to fulfill the second fieldwork requirement of the Divinity School as well. They are thus able to complete the field education requirements for both degrees with three field placements, rather than the four that would be necessary if the degrees were completed separately. This arrangement is subject to the approval of the Director of Ministry Studies in the Divinity School. Approval should be secured before beginning the second yearlong assignment for SSA.