A New Doctoral Pathway: NBTS and Blanton-Peale Launch Credit-Sharing Agreement
December 18, 2025
On December 12, 2025, New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS) and the Blanton-Peale Institute and Counseling Center’s Graduate Institute of Psychoanalytic Training Program entered into an agreement allowing NBTS to recognize up to twelve credits from Blanton-Peale graduates toward the NBTS 36-hour Doctor of Ministry, Pastoral Care and Counseling concentration.
The Blanton-Peale Psychoanalytic Program prepares counseling candidates through an education grounded in classical psychoanalytic theory, while also introducing students to all major psychoanalytic schools of thought. A certificate is awarded upon completion of the program’s four-year course of study, which is approved and accredited by the New York State Department of Education.
This collaboration advances NBTS’s mission and the wider church by creating a clear pathway for students to combine doctoral-level study in pastoral care with psychoanalytic training that can lead to licensure. The partnership will also extend NBTS’s reach into new markets through shared academic initiatives, joint co-curricular activities, and opportunities for Blanton-Peale to support NBTS students in their academic and spiritual formation.
This historic agreement between NBTS and Blanton-Peale takes effect in January 2026.