Our Buddhist educational heritage has been the ongoing inspiration for the development of Naropa College. An essential characteristic of wisdom is to value the sacredness and interconnectedness of all life. By cultivating our love of the process of learning, rather than striving after knowledge as an object, we grow into our inherent wisdom. Compassion begins with genuine self-acceptance and gentleness toward ourselves. From this, our capacity for empathy and kindness toward others develops naturally.
Effective action is the embodiment of wisdom and compassion in our lives.
At Naropa, effective action manifests in our commitment to academic, artistic, and contemplative disciplines and in our service to others. Contemplative Psychology is a 30-credit major. Interdisciplinary Studies requires 40 semester credits and does not require a minor. The minor field is designed to provide you with experience in an alternative area of study. Nine semester credits must be taken to satisfy the requirement for the minor.