Science of Mind Accredited Classes



Classes are taught each month.
Please check the newsletter for class subject, time and place.

What are accredited classes? Religious Science International has established accredited classes in the study of the Science of Mind. There are currently four major programs available, two of which are entry-level: SOM 100 and SOM 200. Both are open to anyone and both may be taken through this Church Center. SOM 100 class lesson plans are listed below. SOM 100 and 200 classes will be taught as requested. SOM 200 classes are outlined below.The Upper Level SOM 300, which leads to the opportunity to become a Licensed Practitioner are offered occasionally. SOM 400 is ministerial preparation and may be available from our Church Center at a later time.

SOM 101 Lesson Plan for "The Spiritual Path"

Class 1 "The Journey Begins":
The background and beginnings of Science of Mind
Class 2 "Let's Talk About Life":
A new concept of God and how God relates to the individual
Class 3 "The Natural Universe":
The concept of God as a Natural Creative Power for Good
Class 4 "Thought is Creative":
Thought creates our personal reality
Class 5 "How To Use Creative Power":
The nature of our spiritual work
Class 6 "How To Use Creative Power Part 2":
Our responsibility as spiritual beings to co-create life
Class 7 "Spiritual Mind Treatment":
Steps of Spiritual Mind Treatment
Class 8 "Student Evaluation and Review":
An opportunity to evaluate

SOM 102 Lesson Plan for "Spiritual Mind Treatment:
The Nature of Effective Prayer"

Class 1 "Why Thought is Creative":
How the creative process occurs in nature
Class 2 "How and Why Our Thinking Creates Our Experience":
How to direct our thought for greater purpose
Class 3 "What is Faith":
The concept of faith and how it demonstrates a greater good in our lives
Class 4 "How to Pray Effectively":
What makes prayer effective
Class 5 "Mind, The Greatest Discovery":
A greater understanding of how Spiritual Mind Treatment works
Class 6 "Your Mind is Creative":
The process involved in Spiritual Mind Treatment
Class 7 "How to Pray Effectively":
Using the scientific technique of Spiritual Mind Treatment
Class 8 "Student Evaluation and Review":
An opportunity to evaluate

SOM 103 Lesson Plan for "Building a Healing Consciousness"

Class 1
"Laying the Foundation":
Definition and mental focus of Spiritual Mind Treatment
Class 2 "The Practitioner as Architect":
What a professional practitioner Does
Class 3 "The Materials Used in Construction":
We are spiritual beings living in a spiritual universe
Class 4 "Framing the Structure":
Developing a consciousness of creative intelligence and freedom
Class 5 "Reading the Blueprints":
Learning how to think
Class 6 "Connecting to the Source":
Recognizing the thought, the purpose and the Power back of mind healing
Class 7 "So You Want to Remodel":
All conditions are produced through the creative process
Class 8 "Student Evaluation and Review":
An opportunity to evaluate

SOM 104 Lesson Plan for "The Principles of Successful Living"

Class 1
"The Principles of Successful Living":
Demonstration by right of consciousness
Class 2 "Demonstrating the Law":
The importance of developing one's consciousness
Class 3 "Mental Equivalents":
Forming the equivalent of one's desires
Class 4 "More About Mental Equivalents":
Every person demonstrates at the level of their own consciousness
Class 5 "The Law of Attraction":
How the Law of Mind works through The Law of Attraction
Class 6 "Using the Principle of Mind Intelligently":
Learning about the ability to think in a way which leads to fulfillment
Class 7 "The Practice of Spiritual Mind Treatment":
Developing the ability to give an effective Spiritual Mind Treatment
Class 8 "More About Treatment and Universal Creativity":
An opportunity to evaluate


SOM 200 Series

SOM 201
- Mind-Body Connection
SOM 202- Power of Decision
SOM 203- This Thing Called You
SOM 204- Spiritual Laws
SOM 205- Spiritual Economics
SOM 206- What the Mystics Taught
SOM 207- Edinburg Lectures, Troward
SOM 208- Emerson’ Essays and the Transcendental Movement
SOM 209- Bible Scholarship and History
SOM 210- A Metaphorical Approach to the Bible
SOM 211- Metaphysical Bible
SOM 212- Myth and Spirit
SOM 217- Spiritual Fitness
SOM 218- It’s All God
SOM 219- The Magic of the Soul

These classes can be taken for certification or on a dropin basis.
Classes are $15 each. Trades and partial trades for classes are possible.


"My situation is known by God, who knows what I have need of and I allow the highest and wisest part of me to guide me in manifesting my goodness"