THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
2015-17 c atalog UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 2015-17 catalog
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2015-17 CATALOG • 1 ABOUT THE LINDSEY CROSS
The Lindsay Cross, the symbol of the office of Christ and reflects the Christocentric emphasis the Dean of the Seminary and Vice President of of the seminary. The circle, connecting the arms the University, is a replica of the cross in the Guy of the cross, represents eternity. Chapel in Van Vliet Hall. The original cross was In this particular cross, grapevines carved in donated by Edwin B. Lindsay, a devout elder of low relief remind us of Jesus’ words recorded in First Presbyterian Church, Davenport, Iowa, and the Gospel of John, “I am the vine, you are the longtime member and chairman of the Board of branches. Those who abide in me and I in them Directors of the University of Dubuque. bear much fruit, because apart from me you can The Celtic cross has a long history in Ireland and do nothing.” Scotland. It symbolizes the redeeming work of
2015-17 CATALOG • 2 AN INTRODUCTORY WORD
THE REVEREND DR. JEFFREY F. BULLOCK been a faithful presence in the preparation of President men and women for ordained pastoral ministry. Over the last decade, our seminary has become a leader in distance education, both in the credentialed Master of Divinity and Master of Arts and Missional Christianity degrees and in a variety of certificate programs, such as our CRE training, which has prepared more laypersons for faithful congregational service than any other program in the country. The faculty also provides most of the instruction for the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, offered through the college. Our program produces men and women of faith who serve Jesus in congregations, who plant house churches, who share the gospel as athletic coaches and who serve as social entrepreneurs.
Welcome to the University of Dubuque Ministry and mission all in service to Jesus Christ Theological Seminary (UDTS)! is at the center of who we are as a community of faith, worship and inquiry. We look forward UDTS is one of the very few seminaries in to welcoming you to our faith community, and America that is embedded in a vibrant and to helping prepare you for the ministry to which growing University setting. This larger University you have been called. setting enables us to experience the world, in all of its complexities; from interacting with Sincerely, undergraduates over coffee at “Sylvia’s Common Ground” to cheering at a football game to leading worship at the undergraduate chapel, opportunities abound for seminarians who Jeffrey F. Bullock, PhD want to be immersed in the larger culture—our President mission field. For most of our history, UDTS has
2015-17 CATALOG • 3 A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
THE REV. DR. BRADLEY J. LONGFIELD courses in the fall and spring. Under this Dean of the Seminary and Professor of Church History paradigm, no matter where you live, it is possible to earn an M.Div. in four years and the M.A.M.C. in two years, primarily by taking online courses.
Dubuque Seminary provides two special programs for non-traditional students without an undergraduate degree. The 3/3 program enables qualified non-traditional students to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Divinity degree in six years. The 3/2 program provides for completion of both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Missional Christianity in five years.
The faculty of the seminary also teach many of the courses in the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, offered by the University of Dubuque, and offer online courses that Throughout its more than 150 years of history, can prepare students to be approved as the faculty and staff of the University of Commissioned Ruling Elders, and online Dubuque Theological Seminary (U.D.T.S.) have continuing education for teaching elders. been committed to forming God’s people for servant leadership in ministry and mission. At Dubuque Seminary, we take seriously our responsibility to nurture those called to serve The seminary seeks to admit women and men the church. Our faculty are committed doctors of who demonstrate a love of God and neighbor. the church, almost all of whom have significant We are looking for people who show keen pastoral experience. U.D.T.S. is a community intellectual ability, strong communication skills, where diversity is appreciated and Christian love and potential for Christian leadership. is practiced. The seminary encourages a zeal for The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary life-long learning and service. offers three graduate theological degree We welcome your interest, and invite you to look programs: the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), the closely at Dubuque Seminary as you seek to Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and the Master of follow God’s call. Arts in Missional Christianity (M.A.M.C.). Both our master’s programs are available in either residential or distance formats. The curricular requirements of the distance programs are The Rev. Dr. Bradley J. Longfield identical to the residential program. Participants Dean of the Seminary and Professor of Church History take two-week intensive courses offered annually in August and January, and online
2015-17 CATALOG • 4 MISSION STATEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF THEOLOGICAL DUBUQUE SEMINARY
The University of Dubuque is a small, private A Community after God’s Heart: university affiliated with the Presbyterian Shaped by Faith in the One God, Church (U.S.A.) offering undergraduate, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, graduate, and theological seminary programs. We seek to follow Jesus, The University is comprised of individuals from the region, the nation, and the world. Walk in the Spirit, Join God’s Mission. As a community, the University practices its Christian faith by educating students and pursuing excellence in scholarship. Therefore, We are a Christian seminary dedicated to the University of Dubuque is committed to: forming God’s people for servant leadership in ministry and mission: • The Presbyterian tradition, • Excellence in academic inquiry and Gathering in gratitude and faithfulness, to be professional preparation, reformed according to the Word of God. • Relationships which encourage intellectual, Growing in the Church’s biblical faith in the spiritual, and moral development, Triune God. • Community where diversity is appreciated Excelling in theological education and and Christian love is practiced, scholarship. • Stewardship of all God’s human and natural resources, Living as faithful stewards of God’s gifts. • Zeal for life-long learning and service. Engaging the changing needs of the church and world.
2015-17 CATALOG • 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Lindsay Cross 2 Services An Introductory Word 3 Academic Success Center 26 Message from the Dean 4 Persons with Disabilities 26 Mission Statement 5 Bookstore 26 GENERAL INFORMATION Orientation 26 History 9 Student Organizations 27 University Setting 9 Student Association 27 Library Services 10 Food Pantry 27 Housing 10 Spouse Group 28 Accreditation 10 Theological Indian Student Institutional Relationships 11 Association 28 The Schools of Theology in Placement 28 Dubuque 11 Worship and Spiritual Life Frequently asked questions 12 Chapel Worship 28 Choirs and Music 29 ADMISSION TO SEMINARY Spiritual Formation 29 Application and Matriculation Process 18 DEGREE PROGRAMS Deadlines 19 Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Denied Applicants 19 Degree Program Requirements 30 Transfer Students 19 Components of the Program 30 Provisional Students 20 Curricular Divisions in Master’s Unclassified Students 20 Degree Programs International Students 21 Bible Division 31 Certificate of Study 21 History/Theology Division 32 Degree Programs 21 Ministry Division 32 Supervised Practice of Ministry PROGRAMS, SERVICES, (S.P.M.)/Field Education (F.E.) 32 WORSHIP and SPIRITUAL LIFE Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Degree Programs Curriculum 33 Continuing Education 23 Course Requirements 34 Distance Education for the Laity 23 Denominational Requirements 34 Denominational Tables Residency Requirements 35 Lunch Program 24 Recommended Course Sequence for the Off-Campus Programs 24 Completion of M.Div. in Three Years 36 United Methodist Studies Program 25 Recommended Course Sequence Wendt Character Initiative 25 for the Completion of M.Div. Summer Programs in Four Years 37 (Language, S.P.M., C.P.E.) 25
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Recommended Course Sequence Enrollment 51 for the Completion of Distance Leave of Absence 51 M.Div. in Four Years 38 Withdrawal from the Seminary 52 Master of Arts in Missional Residency Requirements Christianity (M.A.M.C) 39 for Degree Programs 52 Curriculum 39 Commencement 58 Degree Requirements 39 Policies 52 Residency Requirements 40 Inclusive Language Policy 52 Recommended Course Sequence Sexual Harassment Policy 53 for completing the Residential Statement on Disabilities 53 M.A.M.C. in Two Years 40 Grievance Procedures 53 Recommended Course Sequence COURSE DESCRIPTIONS for completing the Distance M.A.M.C. Doctor of Ministry 54 in Two Years 40 Master’s Degrees 54 3/3 Programs (Six-Year B.A./ Key to Course Numbers 54 M.Div. Degree Program) 40 Course Descriptions 55 3/2 Programs (Five-Year B.A./ Bible Division 59 M.A.M.C Degree Program) 40 History/Theology Division 59 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS Ministry Division 65 Student Classifications 43 Directed Research 70 Faculty Advisors 43 Integrative/Integrated Courses 71 Registration 43 Supervised Practice of Ministry (S.P.M.) Cross-Registration 43 and Field Education (F.E.) Courses 72 Wartburg Theological Seminary 74 Dropping and Adding Courses 44 Maximum Course Load 44 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS Audit Policy 44 Financial Aid 75 Earning Credits 45 Scholarships 75 Advanced Standing 45 Application Procedures for Financial Aid 76 Typical Annual Costs, Full-Time 76 Proficiency Credit 45 Full-Time Student Tuition and Fees Transfer Credit 46 2015–2017 Individual Study Projects 47 Residential M.Div. and M.A.M.C. 77 Tutorials 47 Distance M.Div. and M.A.M.C. 77 Modular Courses 48 Doctor of Ministry 78 Grading 48 Payment of Fees 78 Extension of Course Requirements 49 General Notes 78 Probation 50 Health Insurance 78 Satisfactory Academic Progress Immunization 79 for Academic Purposes 50 Refunds 79 Dismissal 51
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Tuition Payments 79 DIRECTORY INFORMATION Other Forms of Aid 80 Communication with Seminary Church Support 80 Contact information 95 Outside Scholarships 80 U.D.T.S. Faculty and Staff Loans 80 Faculty and Staff Profiles 96 Employment 80 Emeriti Professors 105 Seminary Employment 80 Adjunct Faculty 107 Other Employment 80 Administration and Staff 108 Standards of Satisfactory Progress Seminary Council of Advisors 108 Policy for Federal and Institutional Wartburg Theological Seminary 109 Financial Aid 81 Biblical Studies Division 109 Prizes, Grants, and Scholarships History and Theology Division 109 Prizes 83 Ministry Division 109 Grants and Endowed Scholarships 84 Instructors and Affiliate Faculty Special Contributed Scholarships 91 at Wartburg 109 Supporting the Seminary 92 U.D.T.S. Campus Directory Map 110 General Fund 92 U.D.T.S. Seminary Academic Calendar 112 Endowments 92 General and Special Endowments 93 Memorial Gifts 93 Life Income Gifts 93 Bequest Gifts 93
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HISTORY Beginning in 2007, Dubuque Seminary became one of a handful of mainline theological The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary institutions accredited by the Association of was founded in 1852 to reach out to German Theological Schools to offer up to two-thirds settlers pouring into the Midwest. The seminary of the Master of Divinity courses via distance provided theological education to those education. In 2011 we started offering the called to serve the region as evangelists and Master of Arts in Missional Christianity in both pastors. The school—initially known as Van Vliet distance and residential formats. Seminary after founder Adrian Van Vliet—was renamed the German Theological School of the Most recently, in 2015, the seminary faculty Northwest in 1864. started teaching in the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, offered completely online by the In 1870, the seminary was accepted by the University. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church as a theological institution of the church. Because Throughout its history, the faculty and staff of few of the students had college educations, U.D.T.S. have been committed to our mission: undergraduate studies were eventually added. forming God’s people for servant leadership in On June 17, 1920, a new charter was issued, ministry and mission. renaming the school the University of Dubuque. UNIVERSITY SETTING In the mid-twentieth century the three seminaries in Dubuque—U.D.T.S., Wartburg One of the advantages of theological education Theological Seminary (then of the American at U.D.T.S. is the university of which it is a part. Lutheran Church), and Aquinas Institute of The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Theology (Roman Catholic)—began to explore is the only Presbyterian seminary that is an various avenues of ecumenical cooperation. This organic part of a larger institution. The past bore fruit in 1965 when these schools formed an decade has seen a tremendous transformation unprecedented threefold-seminary consortium. in the University of Dubuque campus: multiple U.D.T.S. moved its operations to the Aquinas construction initiatives have integrated Institute in Dubuque, sharing classroom, library, technology and provided comfortable, modern and living arrangements with Dominican facilities for graduate and undergraduates alike. seminarians and faculty. This lasted until 1981, Due to its university setting, U.D.T.S. is able to when the Dominicans moved to St. Louis, offer students access to state-of-the-art library Missouri, and U.D.T.S. returned to the University resources and computer facilities. The Charles of Dubuque campus. Today, the Schools of C. Myers Library serves the needs of both the Theology in Dubuque consortium allows cross- college and the seminary. Seminary students registration to both Wartburg and Dubuque also have full access to university athletic Seminary student bodies. facilities, including gymnasiums, racquetball courts, and a fitness room. Seminary students Since 1998, the seminary has been educating may participate in university intramural sports ruling elders through distance education to from basketball to softball to volleyball, and are provide leadership for smaller congregations. We able to partake of many concerts, art exhibitions, also provide continuing education for teaching lectures and cultural events on campus. elders in distance format.
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LIBRARY SERVICES on-campus facilities, during J-term distance students are housed in local hotels. The Charles C. Myers Library is a beautiful, inviting place that offers students a variety SEMINARY TOWNHOUSES of study areas, including group study rooms, individual carrels, and Sylvia’s Common Ground, The Seminary Townhouses are located on the coffee shop. The building offers wireless Collins Street, next to the University Park access and over 75 computers for student use. Village. The Seminary Townhouses consist of 32 three- or four-bedroom, two-story units that are A 21st century library is more than a physical equipped with a refrigerator, an electric stove, space, however. Because of the library’s a dishwasher, air conditioning, and a one car extensive online resources, the world of garage. The townhouses provide on-campus scholarship is at our students’ fingertips. living accommodations to both our residential Through the library web page, U.D.T.S. students and commuter Seminary students. may access over 100 databases, over 50,000 online periodicals, 150,000 plus electronic Inside, 1,400 square feet of comfortable living books, and many key reference works. Many space set with oak trim and modern lighting and supplemental class readings are available online fixtures provides an appealing shelter from the through the electronic reserve system. With an hard work of seminary classes. An additional 485 interlibrary loan system that delivers articles to square feet of basement and a single car garage students’ email within days, sometimes hours, will neatly fit all that you need for your seminary students can get the resources they need. A experience. friendly library staff is just an email or phone call Pets, other than fish, are allowed only in a limited away. If you are on campus, you may also stop in number of pet-friendly units in the townhouse at the reference desk. family units. The Myers Library and Wartburg Theological Seminary’s Reu Memorial Library form a ACCREDITATION partnership to serve the needs of students. Their The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary combined resources include 184,000 volumes at is accredited by: the University of Dubuque and 94,000 volumes The Association of Theological Schools in the at Wartburg. The two libraries subscribe to a United States and Canada (A.T.S.) total of about 500 current print periodicals. A 10 Summit Park Drive daily courier service between UD and Wartburg Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103 facilitates loans between libraries. Phone: 412.788.6505 Website: www.ats.edu HOUSING OPTIONS and Housing in the Dubuque community is less The Higher Learning Commission North Central expensive than in many other cities where Association of Colleges and Schools (H.L.C. NCA) seminaries are located. Townhouses and some 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 240 homes are available on campus for seminary Chicago, IL 60602 students. Housing is available on a first-come, Phone: 312.263.0456 space-available basis. In addition to the Website: www.higherlearningcommission.org
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The seminary is a member of the Committee the University Senate of the United Methodist on Theological Education of the Presbyterian Church to prepare United Methodist clergy. Church (U.S.A.) and is approved by the University While providing training for diverse ministries, Senate of the United Methodist Church (UMC) the seminary emphasizes the local Christian Division of Higher Education and Ministry. It is a community as the central arena for mission and member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral ministry in service to Christ. Education.
U.D.T.S. is accredited by the Association of THE SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY IN Theological Schools (A.T.S.) and the Higher DUBUQUE Learning Commission (H.L.C.) to offer a Dubuque’s two seminaries—the University significant portion of both the Master of Divinity of Dubuque Theological Seminary (U.D.T.S.) degree and the Master of Arts in Missional and Wartburg Theological Seminary (W.T.S.)— Christianity degree via distance education. have cooperated since 1962 in a ministry of theological education. Organized formally in INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS 1965, the Schools of Theology in Dubuque The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary also remain faithful to the traditions of each is one of ten theological institutions of the seminary. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but also serves This cooperative program offers students students from a variety of other denominations. educational opportunities, resources and The seminary is primarily informed by the personnel that a single institution could not Reformed tradition, but welcomes and provide. Students at both schools are able to engages the riches of theology and ministry cross-register for residential classes. Occasionally of the various communions of the one, holy, classes and seminars are taught jointly on an catholic and apostolic church. It enjoys a inter-seminary basis. U.D.T.S. and W.T.S. students close consortium relationship with Wartburg have ready access to the faculties and resources Theological Seminary of the Evangelical of both seminaries. Lutheran Church of America, and is approved by
2015-17 CATALOG • 11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (F.A.Q.S)
When Jesus called his disciples, he simply said, Q: How will UDTS prepare me for ministry? “Follow me” (Mark 1:17). When he sent them out, A: The UDTS faculty and staff are committed he advised them to “take nothing for the journey, to preparing faithful pastors and leaders in no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do ministry. Core curricula consisting of Scripture, not have two tunics” (Luke 9:3). The disciples History, Theology, Ministry, Mission, Spiritual responded in faith. Formation, Field Education and Supervised Although the decision to attend seminary does not Practice in Ministry (SPM) provide a foundation require such radical economic discipline, it is just as for our MDiv and MAMC programs. Most of our much a step in faith. At the University of Dubuque MDiv students become pastors of congregations, Theological Seminary you will not take that step but graduates also serve as associate pastors, alone; we are committed to helping you answer the pastoral counselors, chaplains, teachers, and lay practical questions connected with a decision to leaders in mission and ministry. Historically, the pursue a theological education. placement rate for UDTS graduates has been near 100%. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about seminary education at Q: What degree program is the best fit for Dubuque: me?
Q: Do I need to have a particular call A: UDTS offers three graduate theological to ministry in mind when I enroll in degree programs: The Doctor of Ministry, Seminary? Master of Divinity and Master of Missional Arts Christianity. The Doctor of Ministry degree is A: A call can take many forms. For some, it is a designed for those who have been in full-time single, life-changing experience like the apostle Christian leadership for three years beyond the Paul’s. Others experience God’s call gradually: a M.Div. It focuses on Congregational Renewal and steady nudging that Christian leadership is right requires three, two-week residential intensives for them. And for others, recognizing God’s call is over three years, plus a doctoral project. a process of stops and starts, of experimentation and questioning. Some attend seminary to The M.Div. curriculum integrates theological test the waters-to see if their sense of calling studies with the practice of ministry to nurture is confirmed by the experience of joining a faithful and effective pastors. Vocational community of students and faculty who are placement for the M.Div. degree may take the seeking to love God with all of their heart, soul, form of pastoral leadership, chaplaincy, parish and mind. nursing, new church planting, social ministry, evangelism, youth or young adult ministry, Those preparing for leadership in the Church spiritual direction, pastoral care and counseling, have also often responded to an outer call: and collegiate administration and/or teaching. other Christians saying “You have the gifts for leadership in the church.” While UDTS does not The 48 credit MAMC curriculum equips require you to have a formal candidacy with students for leadership in missional ministry in a congregation or denomination prior, we are congregations and other settings. The degree committed to collaborating with your church addresses the question of what it means to be to provide the preparation you need for faithful a faithful follower of Christ in today’s world. ministry and mission. Vocational placement for this degree includes:
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ministries of outreach, urban ministry, new Q: Will the UDTS community be the right fit church development, youth ministry, Christian for me? education, coaching, parish nursing, or working A: UDTS is a “Community After God’s Heart.” with various para-church organizations. Christian community is at the center of As an affiliate of the University of Dubuque, all that we do, and is a vital part of UDTS’s UDTS provides two special programs for non- preparation for all forms of Christian ministry traditional students without an undergraduate and mission. For both residential and distance degree. The 3/3 program enables qualified students, theological education takes place in a students to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree community that is a cross-section of the church. and a Master of Divinity degree in six years. The UDTS and the University of Dubuque offer 3/2 program provides for completion of both a a variety of opportunities for deep Christian Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Religion community that includes close personal in five years. relationships with Seminary faculty, community Additionally, the University of Dubuque offers a worship, spiritual formation, campus ministry, completely online 30-credt Master of Christian Bible study, mission trips, retreats, performing Leadership that can be completed in as little arts, athletics, and intramurals. as one year. This degree roots students in the Q: What are the seminary housing Christian Scriptures and theology and practices arrangements? of the church in order to equip graduates for missional service and leadership in their chosen A: UDTS provides a variety of housing options vocation. for residential, distance, and commuter students.
Q: What are affordable options for seminary? Many residential students and families are housed in Seminary Village townhouses and A: Financial planning is an important aspect of some University owned homes. Housing is faithful stewardship. We want to work with you provided on a first-come, space-available to make your financial planning responsible and basis. The Dubuque area also offers a variety effective. We assist students in the educational of apartments, townhouses, and homes as an preparation for ministry by providing need- affordable housing option. based grants and scholarships, fellowships, work study opportunities, and loans for our Distance students are on campus for two-week eligible full-time residential students. We also residencies each in August and January for provide need-based scholarships and loans, and the duration of their program. During these personal counsel for full-time distance students. residencies, housing is arranged through the Office of Residence Life. In August, our students stay in Students are encouraged to explore other/ the Park Village Apartments on campus. Each has alternative employment options both on and a private room with shared community space, off campus, as well as scholarships and funding flatware, cooking utensils, a coffee pot and kitchen from outside sources. linens. In January, our students are provided a For additional information, please see the private room at a local hotel located near campus. financial aid and scholarships section on page Commuter students are offered the same 83 of the catalog. housing options as residential students. They
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may rent a furnished townhouse in seminary of most residential seminarians attend nearby village, stay at a local hotel, or make other/ Irving School, Washington Middle School, and alternative housing arrangements. Dubuque Senior High School. In addition to many public and private elementary, middle, Q: What does Dubuque, IA have to offer? and high schools, Dubuque is also home to five A: Dubuque features a rich history, unique institutions of higher education, making it a architecture, and abundant natural beauty. center for culture and learning. Dubuque’s identity is shaped by its location Local facilities make Dubuque the hub of a beside the Mississippi River. The city offers regional health team, providing hospitals and countless historical tourist attractions such physicians to the tri-states of Iowa, Wisconsin, as the National Mississippi River Museum and Illinois. The community’s two hospitals— and Aquarium, The Fourth Street Elevator, Finley and Mercy hospital—have been long and numerous beautiful parks. Dubuque’s standing providers of health care in the geographical landscape lends itself to various Dubuque and surrounding area. recreational areas and preserves, and biking and hiking trails that can be utilized year round. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR Dubuque also features a growing art and music DISTANCE STUDENTS scene which is highlighted by restoration in both Q: How does distance learning reflect the the Historic Millwork District, upper and lower mission of U.D.T.S.? Main Street, and the addition of The University of Dubuque’s own Heritage Center for Performing A: The mission of The University of Dubuque Arts. Rich in art and culture, Dubuque art lovers Theological Seminary is to form God’s people for enjoy the Voices of the Warehouse District, servant leadership in ministry and mission. That’s which is a month-long art exhibit and cultural what we’ve been doing for more than 150 years. event. Voices Warehouse also hosts many We realize, though, that not everyone who hears music concerts, and fashion and music shows. God’s call is able to come to Dubuque for three The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra performs or four years of seminary. That’s where distance year round and hosts a multitude of notable learning comes in: by combining online classes musicians both domestic and internationally. with brief residential intensives, we can serve With the University’s Heritage Center for students and congregations from every part of Performing Arts, everyone including students, the country and around the world. Because you faculty, and area residents can experience a wide don’t have to relocate for your studies, you can variety of Broadway plays, ensembles, concerts, stay in your current setting. and dramatic performances. For the traveler, Q: Is distance theological education right Dubuque also boasts a variety of quaint bed and for me? breakfasts, many established and popular hotels, and an array of restaurants. A: We think online learning is a great opportunity for students to equip themselves Dubuque Community schools are committed to for ministry without relocating. Distance academic excellence and have been honored as education harnesses the power of the Internet to “blue ribbon” schools. Elementary age children provide a dynamic, interactive, flexible learning
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experience. Please contact us to help determine if this could be a viable alternative for you.
Q: Are the residential and distance programs the same?
A: We now offer both of our master’s degrees in two settings: residential and distance, but the degree requirements do not change. That means the academic standards we’ve set for our residential students are exactly the same for our online students. Our faculty teach the same courses with the same curricular goals and the same grading scale in both settings: the professors you meet during your intensives are the same professors you’ll take classes from online. We are called to prepare faithful leaders—academic excellence goes hand-in- hand with our mission.
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The seminary is seeking women and men who utilizing transcript evidence, reference letters, show strong potential for service to Christ and judicatory and ministry setting support, and the the church. The strongest applicants are those applicant’s autobiographical statement plus the who demonstrate a love of God and neighbor, student’s anticipated learning goals. keen intellectual ability, strong communication Interview. A personal interview with a faculty skills, and the potential for Christian leadership. member is a required part of the application U.D.T.S. is a graduate professional school. All process. students enrolling in degree programs must Doctor of Ministry Policy for Determining have graduated from colleges or universities MDiv Equivalency accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Post Secondary 1. When one applies to the D.Min. program Education, or holding membership in the at UDTS with a master’s degree other than Association of Universities and Colleges in the M.Div. degree, an M.Div. Equivalence Canada. Evaluation is necessary to assess whether the applicant’s educational background D.MIN. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS meets the educational equivalent of the M.Div. degree. If it is determined that the Master of Divinity Degree. Students must applicant’s educational background does normally have completed an M.Div. degree with not meet the equivalent of an M.Div. the a “B” average or above from an A.T.S. accredited Associate Dean will provide specific course seminary. For students applying without an recommendations to meet the D.Min. M.Div. degree, see the section below on M.Div. admission requirement. The meeting of Equivalency standards. an M.Div. equivalent does not result in Experience. Normally, students must have been the conferral of the M.Div. degree. Its sole in full-time ministry for a minimum of three years purpose is to qualify the applicant for following completion of their M.Div. admission to the D.Min. program.
Currently in Ministry. Students must be 2. Relevant transcripts for the equivalent employed in a ministry setting and remain in degree, along with syllabi and other ministry throughout their D.Min. program. appropriate documentation will be provided to the Associate Dean, who will conduct an Prospects for Success. Students must give MDiv Equivalence Evaluation. evidence of the possibility of successful completion of the program through 3. Equivalence will assume at least 72 hours of demonstrated success and recommendations. graduate academic work in a field related to theology, biblical studies, or the practice English is Required. Applicants who are not of ministry. When evaluating the degree native speakers of English must pass the TOEFL program, the following standards will be exam with a score of 550 (paper-based score), assumed as a baseline for equivalence: 220 (computer-based score), or 80 (internet- based score). BIBLE: a minimum of 4 courses, or 12 credit Evaluation. Applications for admission will hours, that will normally include a course in be evaluated by the Admissions Committee Old Testament studies and a course in New
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Testament studies, as well as two additional 3. Applicants who require an MDiv Equivalence courses in both Old and New Testament Evaluation will not be eligible for a waiver exegesis; from the requisite three years of experience in ministry. HISTORY and THEOLOGY: a minimum of five For further information on the D.Min., contact: courses, or 15 credit hours, that will normally Dr. Richard Shaffer include at least two courses in theology and Associate Dean two courses in church history; University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
2000 University Avenue MINISTRY: A minimum of four courses, or Dubuque, Iowa 52001-5099 12 credit hours, in fields related to practical Phone: 563.589.3691 ministry (including but not limited to pastoral care, worship, preaching, Christian education, M.DIV. AND M.A.M.C. ADMISSIONS discipleship, spiritual formation, etc.); REQUIREMENTS Any waivers from these standards shall be We encourage a broad baccalaureate determined by petitioning the Academic and preparation for our masters’ programs. Studies Student Affairs Committee of the seminary. in world history, philosophy, languages and The remaining credit hours may be taken in literature, the natural sciences, the social electives germane to an MDiv degree and to the sciences, music and other fine arts, and religion applicant’s own place and role in ministry. are recommended. In special cases, applicants 1. Applicants who have fewer than 72 graduate to the Master of Arts in Missional Christianity level credits or whose degree is determined (M.A.M.C.) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree to have deficiencies in the equivalence programs who do not meet all the academic standards will have the option to defer their qualifications may be admitted on provisional application while satisfying the appropriate student status. Conditions may be placed on a requirements. The Associate Dean will student’s acceptance due to the lack of course recommend appropriate courses to satisfy work in the humanities, to low academic grade the deficiencies. This work may be done point average, or other special circumstances. at UDTS by applying as an unclassified The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary student (distance or residential) or at any ATS also provides two special programs for non- approved seminary. traditional residential students without an 2. Applicants who are no more than ten credits undergraduate degree. The 3/3 program enables short of meeting the above standards will qualified students to complete a Bachelor of Arts be allowed to apply to the DMin program degree and a Master of Divinity degree in six as a provisional student, as long as there is years. The 3/2 program provides for completion an approved plan in place for meeting the of both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in deficiencies within the next academic year. Missional Christianity in five years. Provisional students will not be allowed Students may be accepted into the residential to move to the project phase until all Master of Divinity or Master of Arts in Missional deficiencies have been satisfied. Christianity programs for either the fall or the
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spring semester. Distance M.Div. and M.A.M.C. academic qualifications alone do not qualify students ordinarily matriculate in August. applicants for admission. The call of God and the corroboration of God’s people are equally A student may be accepted under the important. Dubuque Seminary reserves the following categories of entry: right to exercise its discretion in granting or as a full- or part-time student in a degree • denying admission to an applicant for any of program, as a transfer student, or its programs on any grounds consistent with as an unclassified student. • its educational standards, its stated purpose and mission, its religious commitments, and its APPLICATION AND MATRICULATION self-understanding as a community. Therefore PROCESS membership in the seminary community Applicants for the M.Div. and M.A.M.C. programs is by invitation of the seminary admissions must: committee. • submit a $30 nonrefundable application fee The seminary admissions committee will • provide the completed application form require an interview with the candidate before • type two essays on assigned topics, each 500 making a decision on admission. The committee to 750 words in length may also require a letter from the appropriate • provide a resume or documentation of work denominational body having responsibility for experience the candidate’s preparation for ministry before • provide email contact information for three making a decision. letters of recommendation from the following persons: If English isn’t the applicant’s first language, a TOEFL test is required. • a pastor • a professor (or, if out of school for over The seminary admissions committee of the 5 years, a person who can comment on faculty reviews all applications for degree applicant’s ability to complete master’s programs without prejudicial regard to race, level work) ethnic origin, sex, marital status, physical • a friend or colleague handicap or age. All deliberations of the • have an official transcript sent from each seminary admissions committee are confidential. college, university or seminary attended, and, if currently enrolled as a student, provide a Criteria for Students admitted without the letter of academic standing possession of a baccalaureate degree: arrange for a required faculty interview • Admission for Master of Divinity requires: by contacting the Admissions Office at 800.369.8387 1. Students must take and place in the 60th • complete a background check through percentile or above in the Graduate Record CertifiedBackground.com. Contact the Examinations (GRE) in both: Admissions Office for details. Verbal Reasoning • upon acceptance, submit a nonrefundable Analytical Writing enrollment fee. 2. Endorsement from Judicatory official stating As an institution of the church, Dubuque that lack of B.A. will not be an impediment Seminary is not simply an academic institution; to ordination or leadership position. United
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Methodists require special permission from Priority in the awarding of financial aid is given on their Board of Ministry. the basis of the date of acceptance. Payment of the enrollment confirmation fee and the date of 3. Students must submit a 300 word essay receipt of the housing deposit determines priority explaining why it is essential to your in campus housing assignments. If an applicant vocational plans to pursue an MDiv without intends to use U.D.T.S. housing, an additional first obtaining a bachelor’s degree. housing deposit is required. These deposits are 4. Students will be admitted into the program nonrefundable for students who do not enroll. on a probationary period by the admission committee. A grade point average of 2.0 or ADMISSIONS DEFERRAL above in the first semester will ordinarily An applicant who has been offered admission remove the individual from probation. may defer enrollment for one academic year; however, any scholarships offered are not Admission for Master of Arts in Missional guaranteed when a student defers admission. Christianity requires:
1. Students must take and place in the 60th DENIED APPLICANTS percentile or above in the Graduate Record Any individual who is denied admission to the Examinations (GRE) in both: seminary is permitted to re-apply after waiting Verbal Reasoning for two years. Analytical Writing
2. Students must submit a 300 word essay TRANSFER STUDENTS explaining why it is essential to your A student from another accredited theological vocational plans to pursue an MAMC without school who wishes to transfer to the Master first obtaining a bachelor’s degree. of Divinity or the Master of Arts in Missional 3. Students will be admitted into the program Christianity degree programs at the University on a probationary period by the admission of Dubuque Theological Seminary must submit committee. A grade point average of 2.0 or a complete application, an official transcript above in the first semester will ordinarily record, and a letter of honorable dismissal remove the individual from probation. and recommendation from the institution last attended (a completed Confidential Report of APPLICATION DEADLINES Academic Standing form will suffice).
Priority is given to applications submitted Upon matriculation, the transcript is evaluated by April 15 for admission for the following in detail, indicating how the transfer credits academic year. Applications completed after will be handled and the degree completion April 15 are considered on a space-available requirements. Only courses with a grade of C basis. Applications submitted by November 1 or better will be considered for credit and only may be considered for spring term admission for courses taken within the previous 10 years will residential students. The seminary admissions be considered for transfer. (See section titled committee reserves the right to postpone action Transfer Credit in the Academic Regulations on an applicant’s file. section.)
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PROVISIONAL STUDENTS • Those who do not meet formal requirements for admission to a degree program, but An applicant to the Master of Divinity or are permitted to pursue a non-traditional Master of Arts in Missional Christianity degree program of study, with the recommendation programs who does not meet all the academic of their sponsoring denomination and with qualifications for that program, but whom the the approval of the Dean. admissions committee considers academically When you first apply for Admissions as an capable to undertake the program, may be Unclassified Student, you will need to: permitted to enroll in the regular course of study for academic credit on a probationary basis. • Complete an Unclassified Student Application Form The student may be admitted as a probationary student for any term and must enroll in required • Complete an Unclassified Student Registration Form indicating the course(s) desired courses. Such a student is eligible to be removed from probationary status at the time the • Pay a non-refundable application fee of $30; to pay by credit card call 563.589.3212 Academic and Student Affairs Committee feels confident in the student’s progress. • Provide a reference from a pastor. Applicants must use our form for a Pastor/Judicatory Occasionally the committee may admit a Official reference. A second reference from a candidate conditionally, based on the successful professor or colleague will be required, unless completion of additional requirements (such the applicant is currently attending an ATS accredited seminary as further progress in the denominational candidacy process, or additional undergraduate • Send a copy of the final official transcript from the institution granting their highest degree courses taken in the University of Dubuque College of Liberal Arts to supplement the • Submit the U.D.T.S. Confidential Report of Academic Standing if currently enrolled applicant’s pre-seminary preparation). The anywhere as a student committee may require applicants to submit • Provide a narrative statement indicating GRE (or SAT, ACT) scores. The committee may why you are interested in graduate level also admit a candidate on academic probation. theological studies as an unclassified student A grade point average of 2.0 or above in the first (500 words or less) semester will ordinarily remove the individual from probation. Unclassified students may take up to six hours per semester, three hours in the January or UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS August term, or six hours during the summer. Unclassified students wishing to enroll for more Unclassified students are those who fall into than the above number of hours must first one or more of the following categories: obtain the written permission of the Dean of the • Those who have not been admitted into a Seminary. Those who obtain such permission degree program and are permitted to begin and who register for nine semester hours or studies without such admission; more will be subject to the student fee. • Those who do not meet formal requirements for admission into a degree program, but are A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits permitted to take courses for purposes of in unclassified status. To continue beyond personal growth; 12 credits, the student must apply to a degree
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program, or apply for permission of the International students accepted into our Academic and Student Affairs committee to residential Master of Arts in Missional continue as an unclassified student. Christianity or our residential Master of Divinity degree programs may receive a scholarship. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS The student is responsible for expenses to Certificate of Study cover any remaining tuition, books, room and board, medical insurance, travel and other living International students may apply for the expenses. Students will need to show adequate Certificate of Study program. This is a one-year proof of their ability to pay for these expenses non-degree program allowing an international prior to being awarded an I-20 from the United student to study at the University of Dubuque States Immigration and Naturalization Services. Theological Seminary, taking courses in whatever areas are of interest to the particular International students who have completed student. International students accepted into the Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent, our Certificate of Study program may receive have been engaged in full-time ministry for a scholarship to cover tuition. All international a minimum of three years, and are currently students are responsible for the cost of their employed in a ministry setting are eligible to travel to and from Dubuque. Preference is given apply for admission to the Doctor of Ministry to exchange students seeking a degree in a non- degree program. Institutional financial aid is not U.S.A. seminary affiliated with U.D.T.S. available for D.Min. students.
Degree Programs See the section on Degree Programs for more information. International students are also eligible to pursue a degree from U.D.T.S. The degree for Church Endorsement which we usually admit international students Ordinarily, international applicants will be is the Master of Arts in Missional Christianity considered for admission only if they can (M.A.M.C.). The M.A.M.C. takes two academic present evidence of full endorsement of their years to complete. No residential classes are plan of study by the church (denomination) from offered during the summer term. which they come. This endorsement shall be The seminary believes that it is most appropriate in the form of letters of recommendation from for students to obtain their basic theological denominational leaders. Such letters must be education in the context of their own culture. For originals (not copies), signed and dated by the that reason, we do not ordinarily recommend person providing the recommendation. They that international students pursue the M.Div. should be submitted on the official letterhead of degree in our seminary. Exceptions to this the person providing the recommendation. rule may be made upon specific request from English Competence the applicant’s sponsoring denominational authorities. Such a request should include an The seminary’s language of operation is English. explanation of why the student cannot, or is not International applicants whose native language being urged to, obtain equivalent training in his is not English must demonstrate adequate or her home country. ability in written and spoken English. This ability is ordinarily demonstrated through a score of
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at least 220 (computer-based scoring) or 550 (paper-based scoring), or 80 (Internet-based scoring; minimums of 19 reading, 19 writing, 21 listening, 21 speaking) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants are expected to arrange to have their TOEFL scores sent directly to the seminary by the testing agency.
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PROGRAMS The Florence L. Warren Lectureship, established Continuing Education through the generosity of that late friend of the seminary, has brought to U.D.T.S. distinguished In addition to regular seminary courses, scholars, who have lectured on topics related to continuing education seminars are offered to religion and culture. Some of those who have meet the needs of pastors and laity. Leadership delivered these lectures are Ralph Watkins, for these seminars comes from the seminary Darrell Guder, Andrew Purves, and Kenda faculty and from the church. Some continuing Creasy Dean. education events take place off-campus, in cooperation with presbyteries, conferences or The Woods Lectures on Religion and Culture are other governing bodies. Continuing education made possible by a gift from the Westminster classes are also offered online through our Presbyterian Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Christian Leadership Plus Program. in honor of their former pastor, the Rev. Dr. John Woods. Lecturers have included Rodger Continuing education units (C.E.U.s) are available Nishioka, Chip Andrus, William Dyrness, Jeff for most continuing education events. It is not Barker, and Jeremy Begbie. Other lecture necessary to be enrolled in a degree program to and arts events of the university are open to participate in continuing education seminars. members of the seminary community as well. Students enrolled in U.D.T.S. degree programs Christian Leadership Program are, with the approval of the Associate Dean, permitted to participate in residential continuing The overall goal of the Christian Leadership education programs, in many cases at no Program is to strengthen the church through additional expense. quality theological education for lay persons. While the courses offered are particularly To receive our Continuing Education mailings or designed for lay pastor candidates, they serve for additional information please contact: the needs of all lay persons who are contributing Office of the Associate Dean their gifts to the ministry of their local church. University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Church officers, youth leaders, Christian 2000 University Avenue education leaders and teachers, mission Dubuque, Iowa 52001-5099 workers, and persons who wish to deepen their Phone: 563.589.3691 understanding of the Christian faith will discover a rich opportunity through this program. LECTURESHIPS Training is offered online through http:// Each year the seminary brings outstanding UDTSLearning.net. lecturers to Dubuque to share their insights Participants benefit from a theological and scholarship with the community at large. education, including interaction with faculty and The Berger Lectures on Preaching, established other students, via distance education. An online by alumni/ae and friends of the seminary in learning certification course is required for all memory of the late professor of preaching, David students who wish to take online courses in this I. Berger, have been delivered in recent years program. A letter of completion will be given for by noted scholars such as Craig Barnes, Jana each course completed. Students may also apply Childers, Richard Hays, Anna Carter Florence and Luke Timothy Johnson.
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for C.E.U.s (Continuing Education Units). These Examples of such topics are reports on worship courses do not carry degree credit. and business at the PCUSA General Assembly, exploration of denominational missions and The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary programs, and support in the denominational is not a certification agency for ministry. As preparation process. For weeks in which topics with ordained ministry, lay ministry is certified of interest to the wider church, and fellowship, or commissioned through the individual’s are scheduled, Westminster Tables meets denominational judicatory (Presbytery, Church in conjunction with the Gathering of Other and Ministry Committee, or Local Church, Denominations (GOOD) Tables. depending on denominational background). U.D.T.S. does, however, certify the completion of The Wesley Table provides the United courses. Methodist students a place in which community is enhanced while denominational issues and To enroll in an online course in education concerns are explored. for laity program, or receive additional information contact: The Gathering of Other Denominations (GOOD) Table is composed of all other students. DISTANCE EDUCATION OFFICE Over the years, this group has included men and women from the United Church of Christ, the University of Dubuque American Baptist Church, the Reformed Church Theological Seminary in America, the Assemblies of God, the Christian 2000 University Avenue Reformed Church, and the National Association Dubuque, Iowa 52001-5099 of Congregational Christian Churches. Phone: 563.589.3630 Toll free: 1.888.207.8218 Off-Campus Programs Or visit http://UDTSdbq.edu/distance A variety of off-campus opportunities are Denominational Tables Lunch Program available for students to earn credits toward U.D.T.S. degree programs. Every Wednesday during the semester, students, faculty, and staff are invited to meet in their U.D.T.S. is a participating institution in the respective denominational groups for food, National Capital Semester for Seminarians fellowship, and conversation about issues (N.C.S.S.) program of Wesley Theological Seminary of importance to their respective traditions. in Washington, D.C. The N.C.S.S. offers seminarians These gatherings help support students in an opportunity to spend a semester in the their seminary journey and their preparation nation’s capital, studying public policy issues for ministry within their own traditions. The from a theological perspective and encountering three groups also meet together regularly for an people involved in the political process. This interdenominational luncheon to explore topics program involves supervised study, direct political of common interest or to participate in dialogue interaction and disciplined reflection. We offer a with the seminary Dean. full semester of academic credit.
The Westminster Tables provides a forum U.D.T.S. also has a standing invitation to send for fellowship and discussion of current issues students, for short-term periods of study, to facing the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Trinity Theological Seminary in Legon, Ghana.
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Students may arrange many other off-campus Wendt Character Initiative study opportunities through the seminary’s As a result of a generous gift from Nancy and individual study projects and tutorial options Richard Wendt, the University launched the (see Individual Study Projects and Tutorials in the Lester G. Wendt and Michael Lester Wendt Academic Regulations section). Character Initiative in 2004. Consistent with the United Methodist Studies Program Reformed Christian Tradition and the University’s Mission and Values, the Wendt Character Many U.D.T.S. students are preparing for a Initiative seeks to: ministry in the United Methodist Church or Develop a curriculum that in content and another denomination within the Wesleyan • structure forms an intellectual understanding tradition. As part of their seminary education, and personal commitment of learners to a life these students receive approved instruction in of excellent moral character; United Methodist history, doctrine and polity. • Develop curricula and student life plans that Wesley Table is one of the primary components actively integrate the virtues of truthfulness, honesty, fairness and the Golden Rule into of the United Methodist Studies Program. This every student’s educational experience; is a weekly lunchtime gathering of Methodist Establish benchmarks and quality assurance students and faculty for food and discussion. • metrics that measure the efforts of the During these gatherings, the Wesleyan tradition University; is celebrated and embodied. • Support and facilitate the development Courses which are ordinarily required for of Judeo-Christian virtues, character, a United Methodist Conference membership and commitment to a meaningful life, a strong work ethic, and lifelong desire to assist our ordination are listed under Denominational Creator in the ongoing creative process Requirements in the description of the M.Div. within and among all of the members of the program requirements. They are taught on a University learning community. rotating basis over four semesters. The Wendt Center for Character Education is The seminary has enjoyed the endorsement of responsible for oversight of all components the University Senate of the United Methodist of the Initiative including faculty support, Church since 1972 for residential studies. U.D.T.S. Wendt Character Scholarships, the Michael has a long history of ecumenical cooperation, Lester Wendt Lecture Series, the Wendt Center and United Methodists continue to be active for Character Education, the Wendt Library participants in the community. Collection, and Dubuque Opportunity Scholars.
Students desiring further information about Summer Programs the United Methodist Studies program at U.D.T.S. may contact: Each summer the Schools of Theology in Dubuque offer intensive courses in Biblical Director of United Methodist Studies Greek. The summer language program takes University of Dubuque Theological Seminary place on the Wartburg campus and fulfills 2000 University Avenue Dubuque Seminary’s M.Div. Greek requirements. Dubuque, Iowa 52001-5099 No U.D.T.S. tuition grants are available for Phone: 563.589.3634
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summer language study, although student loans persons with disabilities. The institution will are available. take the means necessary to ensure that no qualified person with disabilities is denied the U.D.T.S. offers Distance Master’s classes during benefits of, excluded from participation in, or the summer. We regularly offer courses required otherwise subjected to discrimination because by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and other the facilities are physically inaccessible to or Reformed denominations. Many students find unusable by persons with disabilities. Because these classes are an excellent preparation for scheduling classes and arranging housing ordination exams. From time to time, other in accessible facilities may require advanced summer courses are also available through the planning, students with disabilities who have Schools of Theology in Dubuque. They must be been accepted for admission should identify paid for as summer courses. themselves no later than three months prior to Many students utilize the summer months for the start of the semester in which they begin service in Supervised Practice of Ministry (S.P.M.) classes and indicate what accommodations and positions (see Supervised Practice of Ministry in assistance they may need. the Academic Regulations section) or in Clinical Bookstore Pastoral Education (C.P.E.). S.P.M. and summer internships are available across the United The University of Dubuque bookstore is located States and usually pay a stipend, as well as on campus and offers textbooks, stationary being a source of credit toward degree program supplies, clothing and other items. requirements. Summer S.P.M. and C.P.E. courses Orientation must be registered and paid for as summer courses. Orientation provides the new student an introduction to theological education, an SERVICES opportunity to build relations within the Academic Success Center community, information on services and facilities, and a time of consultation with An advantage of the seminary’s relationship with the student’s academic advisor to plan the the larger university is access to the Academic student’s theological curriculum. New students Success Center. Many seminary students require are required to attend orientation in order to instruction in graduate level writing, computer, register. Students who matriculate in Spring are or study skills. The Academic Success Center required to attend orientation the following Fall. is equipped to provide instruction through The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary individualized tutoring or group workshops. has developed an extended model of orientation Incoming classes are provided an introduction to that was first implemented in 2014. Incoming the Academic Success Center staff and resources. distance and residential students participate in Faculty regularly encourage students to work six weeks of pre-campus online engagement, with specialists in the center in growing their during which they meet classmates and explore skills in study and writing. brief videos and readings on topics such as Persons with Disabilities seminary life, financial preparations, and technology skills. After students have begun The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary classes, four more workshops are offered on provides facilities which are accessible to
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maintaining physical, mental, and spiritual However, only elected representatives may health; study skills; budgeting; and time vote. All students are encouraged to participate management. by serving on ministry teams. The Student Association holds community meetings at least STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS twice per year in which all Student Association members present are able to speak and vote In addition to the Student Association, a number on particular issues presented by the Student of specialized organizations exist to serve the Council. needs of particular student groups. The Student Council facilitates the programming The seminary administration and the student and finances of the Student Association through association encourage students with common ministry teams. interests to form groups for fellowship and for the purpose of exploring such interests in The Student Council coordinates fall and spring depth. The Seminary Pastor to Students provides seminary social events such as barbecues, a assistance to student organizations. Examples J-term fellowship and talent sharing; and forums of these include service projects and mission on issues facing the church and seminary today. trips; small group Bible and book studies; A Community Care ministry team provides meals and collaborative worship planning teams. In and cards for students and families experiencing addition to seminary-defined organizations, loss or illness. A Missions ministry team connects the Seminary Pastor to Students works with students to outreach opportunities on campus, the seminary Student Council to connect in Dubuque, and around the world. The Student seminarians with student organizations in the Council also sponsors the annual Awards wider university. In 2014 seminarians engaged Banquet at which graduates and other students in hospitality with MBA students from Asia, are recognized. supported short-term mission of the Black The Student Council provides financial Student Union, and worshipped with the college support for the Food Pantry, Spouse Group, Gospel Choir. denominational tables, and the Student Student Association Emergency Fund.
Full- and part-time students enrolled in the Seminary Commons/Food Pantry Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Missional The Student Council supports and manages the Christianity, 3/3 and 3/2 programs become Seminary Commons. This includes both physical members of the University of Dubuque and virtual space in which students can share Theological Seminary Student Association upon goods and skills, such as tools or tutoring. In matriculation. Fall and spring semester activity the Commons space in Peters Commons, staple fees fund the Student Association. The Student foods are stocked through co-op food pantry Council is composed of elected representatives program in which all students may choose to from the Student Association including participate. The Commons, including the food representatives for each distance cohort and the pantry, is funded through co-op contributions 3/3 program. and donations. Any Student Association member may attend and speak at Student Council meetings.
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Spouse Group semesters, corporate worship is held Tuesday through Thursday at 9:40 a.m. and during the Seminary spouses carry on a ministry of mutual August and J-term sessions daily at 11:15 a.m. support. The spouse group is composed of The seminary community gathers to hear women and men whose husbands or wives are the Scriptures publicly read and the Word students at U.D.T.S. The group organizes a variety proclaimed, sing praise to God and join together of activities depending upon the interests and in prayer. The chapel period, including both available time of participating spouses. worship and fellowship, is 45 minutes in length. Theological Indian Student Association Students and faculty are invited to participate in The Theological Indian Student Association leading worship for the community. The Pastor (T.I.S.A.) is the organization for those interested in to Students coordinates worship leaders, and Native American ministries. Open to any interested guest leaders are invited by the Dean. During members of the student body, T.I.S.A. sponsors fall and spring semesters, Wednesday services activities such as Bible studies, worship services include the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and and cultural events for the entire community. are led by faculty members and guests of the seminary. In August and January, communion is Placement celebrated once or twice per intensive session. The seminary endeavors to assist its students All students are encouraged to participate in in locating a call to ministry at the time of planning and/or leading worship. A portion graduation. The Office of Field Education and of the chapel services are prepared through Placement provides information on placement collaborative worship planning teams organized opportunities, assistance with resume writing, by the Pastor to Students and student Chapel and vocational counseling. Most graduates Assistants. Any student who has passed of Dubuque Seminary serve as pastors for Foundations of Preaching may preach in congregations. Graduates also serve as military worship. In particular, all senior students are or institutional chaplains (such as hospital, encouraged to preach and share their gifts for hospice, or prison ministry), youth ministers, ministry with the whole seminary community. coaches, new church planters, and social This is a culminating moment of a holistic ministers. curriculum.
WORSHIP AND SPIRITUAL LIFE The community recognizes and celebrates its diverse denominational traditions through the “The worship of the Lord is the beginning use of liturgical resources, distinct preaching of wisdom.” (Proverbs 9:10). Spiritual life is styles, and exposure to a variety of worship an indispensable component of Christian practices. A worship planning resource center community life and seminary education. The has been set up in a conference room for curriculum, chapel services, seminary retreats, individual and group planning. The space is prayer groups, and personal devotions all stocked with recorded and print music from combine to cultivate the spiritual life. diverse traditions, artwork and images for Chapel Worship projection, and books of liturgy from many cultures. Chapel services are an integral part of U.D.T.S. community life. During the fall and spring
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Choirs and Music communally, the spiritual practices that have shaped the life of the church over the centuries. The offering of all gifts of music represented Students and faculty at the seminary regularly among students and faculty are encouraged meet together in Spiritual Formation groups. in chapel services. At the beginning of each Here they covenant together to practice and school year students are surveyed for gifts. The encourage each other to grow in corporate and Pastor to Students and student Chapel Assistants individual spiritual disciplines. gather duets, ensembles, and occasional vocal or instrumental choirs for worship preparation. The objectives are to learn practices that form The seminary has several octaves of handbells. individuals and the body into the image of Offertories are welcome especially during Christ, and to provide a community of trust for communion services. sharing spiritual concerns and accountability for growth. Students participate in Spiritual Spiritual Formation Formation groups in their junior year, as well as As part of its curriculum, U.D.T.S. has a vision of in the spring semester of their senior year, and unifying a life of prayer, study and service. This are facilitated by the faculty, all of whom lead in means seeking to inhabit, both personally and one year or another.
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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY (D.MIN.) of seminar work. Additional resource persons may be invited to share as appropriate. The The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary three-year program consists of three two-week Doctor of Ministry degree program is focused seminars and a doctoral project. Both pre- and on congregational renewal and the leadership post-class work are required for the seminars. role of the pastor. It is based in the local Courses are held in late May on the U.D.T.S. congregation and attempts to identify concrete campus. leadership tools for the pastor, rooted in the classical theological disciplines of the church. Students must maintain continuous registration in the D.Min. program until completion of the Congregational Renewal: degree, ordinarily in four or five years. The The Pastor as Leader maximum time allowed for completion of In order to serve the one God—Father, Son, and the program is six years. The D.Min. program Holy Spirit—and form God’s people for servant requires the completion of 40 credit hours for leadership in ministry and mission, the D.Min. graduation: 30 credit hours of course work and curriculum will enable students to: 10 credit hours for the doctoral project. Only • Define “congregational revitalization” and work receiving a grade of B or higher will count show evidence of renewal within their toward graduation requirements. particular ministry setting; • Think theologically by integrating learning COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM from the classical disciplines (Bible, history, Faculty-Led Cohort Groups theology, and ministry) into the life of the local congregations; Two faculty form the leadership team for the • Identify significant theological and social cohort group. They design the curriculum, issues in their congregations as well as within provide the majority of teaching for the cohort the church catholic; group, create the reading list, and evaluate • Develop lay congregational leaders by the seminar papers. Additional faculty may be identifying leadership gifts and skills within brought into the seminars to provide modules the congregation and by demonstrating addressing specific topics or issues. The seminars the function of these lay gifts/skills in presume faculty and students each bring congregational revitalization. knowledge and wisdom to the dialogue. The In these ways the seminary seeks to strengthen faculty shape the seminars by designing the the ministry of experienced pastors and to curriculum and leading classes. promote the revitalization of congregations. Pre- and Post-Seminar Self-Directed Learning. Through this process the seminary will continue In addition to the faculty-student interaction, to advance the ministry and mission of the each seminar includes two additional Church of Jesus Christ. components: pre- and post-seminar work. The Degree Program Requirements pre-seminar work consists of readings or special projects which are completed prior to the on- Each entering class becomes a cohort group that site seminar. will remain together throughout the duration of the program. Two faculty members organize Post-seminar work includes specific written and provide the leadership for the three years projects which integrate reading, seminar work
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and the experience of ministry in the student’s which combines a theology of ministry with a ministry setting. strategy for ministry. As such, it is focused in a congregational setting and deals with theory, Peer Learning. The cohort group structure strategy and guidelines in order to produce creates a unique support community which more effective ministry in a particular locale. is consistent and continues throughout the entire program. Peer learning creates an 2. D.Min. Thesis. Students may choose to added dimension of community support and write a publishable thesis that combines understanding that should continue beyond the investigation of some aspect of the program, throughout the rest of a student’s life. tradition of the church (biblical, theological, historical, pastoral) and its implications for Congregational Resource Team and Faculty congregational renewal today. Learning Team. The congregational resource team is the congregation’s connection with the Project Colloquy program. They agree to work with the pastor All students are required to participate in the during the life of the D.Min. program. They annual Doctor of Ministry Colloquy before help the student explore ideas and become a receiving their degree. The colloquy is an membership core concerned with renewal in the opportunity to present the Ministry Focus Paper congregation. To the extent that the resource or D.Min. thesis to faculty, students, and guests team does its job, it creates an ongoing learning and discuss the implications of the project. The environment for the student. D.Min. colloquy is ordinarily scheduled during The faculty learning team provides instruction the week prior to commencement. and leadership throughout the program. In addition the faculty assists individual students CURRICULAR DIVISIONS IN MASTER’S in developing a doctoral proposal and project DEGREE PROGRAMS and provides support for students while in The seminary curricula are organized into three the program. The intent is to create a learning divisions (Bible, History/Theology, and Ministry), environment characterized by nurture and Supervised Practice of Ministry/Field Education, discipline, which encourages the student to and interdisciplinary courses. become a more faithful and effective pastor. Bible Division Doctoral Project. The capstone of the D.Min. program is the doctoral project. The purpose of Courses in the biblical area of study impart a the doctoral project is to provide students with broad and deep knowledge of the Bible—both the opportunity to address a particular issue in the Old and New Testaments—so that U.D.T.S. ministry and offer new insights which contribute graduates are able to faithfully interpret the to pastoral effectiveness. Scriptures for the proclamation of the Good News in church and world, and so they can Two possible options for the doctoral project discover in the Word God’s empowerment for include a Ministry Focus Paper or a D.Min. Thesis. ministry, mission, and personal spiritual growth. 1. Ministry Focus Paper. Students may choose The Bible division envisions Christian leaders to write a publishable Ministry Focus Paper, who are formed by, live in, and minister out
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of Scripture. More specifically, students who develop skills necessary for pastoral tasks, and successfully complete the courses in Bible the capacity to integrate these two. In this required for the degree programs will be able to: way, students begin to devise and articulate a • Minister out of a foundational knowledge of pastoral theology. biblical culture and literature The goals included in the successful completion Engage the methods of biblical interpretation • of the required ministry courses for the degree • Exegete biblical texts using various literary, programs are: historical, and linguistic tools, including the To provide knowledge and experiences of the ancient languages • worship and prayer of the people of God; • Articulate the essential message of salvation To provide knowledge of, and significant in Scripture, and explore the depths and • practice in, the ministry of proclamation; nuances of that message To provide skills and capabilities in the • Apply, in their teaching and preaching, • discipling, evangelistic, pastoral and the words of Scripture in specific modern governance dimensions of the church’s contexts; and task; and • Recognize the ways Scripture functions To help future pastors develop sensitivity authoritatively as God’s Word to the Church, • to the contexts in which they are leading and delight in the Bible’s proclamation of congregations. God’s love.
History/Theology Division SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY (S.P.M.)/FIELD EDUCATION (F.E.) The division of History/Theology offers courses intended to contribute to the effective practice of Supervised Practice of Ministry (S.P.M.) and Field Christian ministry and mission. The objectives of Education Courses (F.E.) are integral parts of the courses in the History/Theology Division are: the U.D.T.S. curriculum. The S.P.M. settings and • To develop a sympathetic grasp of the history F.E. courses provide numerous opportunities and core commitments of the Christian for seminary students to integrate theological tradition in order to be an effective teacher reflection and pastoral leadership practice. At and practitioner of the Christian faith; the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, • To develop the ability to engage critically S.P.M. is viewed as a formative experience where and constructively with the contents of the each student, with the guidance and support of Christian tradition for the sake of growing faculty, trained supervisors, and committed laity, faith and effective mission and ministry; and can develop the skills and capacities for a life of • To nurture an appreciative understanding of joyful service to Christ. the rich diversity of the catholic faith and the expressions of that faith in various cultural, Four credits of Supervised Practice of Ministry historical and geographical contexts toward plus four credits for the completion of the the end of forming and nurturing vital faith four Field Education Courses are required for communities in new contextual settings. the Master of Divinity Degree. Two credits of Ministry Division Supervised Practice of Ministry plus 2 credits of Field Education courses are required for the The Ministry division seeks to help students Master of Arts in Missional Christianity degree. develop a capacity to comprehend theories The Supervised Practice of Ministry requirements for the practice of ministry, a capacity to
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may be fulfilled through placements during up to two-thirds of their courses via distance the academic year or summer or through education (online courses). longer internships. During the fall and spring Residential students are encouraged to begin in semesters, Supervised Practice experiences are the fall semester. Distance M.Div. students must coupled with Field Education Courses. Students begin in August. may register for S.P.M. only after their first full year of study . S.P.M. must be undertaken in Curriculum an approved S.P.M. setting and must include In order to serve the one God—Father, Son, and supervisory conversations at least every other Holy Spirit and form God’s people for servant week. Evaluations are provided by supervisors, leadership in ministry and mission, the M.Div. lay committees and students themselves. In curriculum will enable students to: completing the four credit S.P.M. requirement, Nurture habits and disciplines of study, prayer students focus on areas of pastoral ministry • and reflection that increase their love of God such as preaching, visitation, teaching, and neighbor and shape their personal and counseling, or evangelism. Up to two credits professional lives; of Supervised Practice of Ministry may be • Be formed by, live in, and minister out of earned through participation in Clinical Pastoral Scripture and the historical and theological Education (C.P.E.). Normally, at least two credits tradition of the church; of Supervised Practice must be earned in a • Interpret the Christian Scriptures through parish setting. A maximum of 12 credit hours in faithful exegesis and in light of the Christian S.P.M./F.E. may be taken in the Master of Divinity tradition; program. • Preach the Word of God with faithfulness and clarity; The S.P.M. placements and F.E. Courses will Lead worship and administer the sacraments enable students to: • with theological integrity and to the glory of • Develop the capacity for integrating God; theological reflection and the practice of Engage contemporary theological and ethical Christian ministry; • issues with insight and humility; • Develop skills and capacities for faithful and Evangelize the world with faithfulness and joyful Christian ministry; and • contextual sensitivity; • Develop a holistic understanding of Educate and equip individuals and the pastoral vocation wherein ministry, • congregations to live and minister joyfully and relationships, personal spirituality, and self faithfully as part of their own denomination care are held in a creative and faithful balance. and the ecumenical church;
MASTER OF DIVINITY (M.DIV.) DEGREE • Provide pastoral care for individuals and congregations in daily life and moments of The Master of Divinity is the first professional transition and crisis; degree for those seeking ordination. When • Lead and nurture congregations to promote pursued on a full-time basis, the residential peace and justice in the public arena and program may be completed in three academic encourage the witness and service of the church in mission to the world; and years. Some students spread their program over four academic years. U.D.T.S. also offers a • Integrate theology and practice in all areas of life and ministry. four year program for those who choose to take
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In this, the seminary seeks to advance the Ministry Division great ends of the church: “the proclamation • Discipleship and Teaching of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; • Foundations of Preaching the shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship • Foundations of Christian Worship of the children of God; the maintenance of • Foundations of Pastoral Care divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness, and the Supervised Practice of Ministry exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the • S.P.M. I world.” (Presbyterian Book of Order, The Great • S.P.M. II Ends of the Church, F-1.0304). • S.P.M. III Master of Divinity Course Requirements • S.P.M. IV And Field Education (4 credits) The Master of Divinity curriculum integrates • theological studies with the practice of ministry Interdisciplinary to nurture faithful and effective Christian • Spiritual Formation Group (3 credits) leaders. Students in the Master of Divinity • Theology of Mission and Evangelism program are required to complete 84 credit • Evangelism and Mission in Context hours. A cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 The Missional Church is required for graduation. In addition, M.Div. • students are required to successfully complete A student may propose alternative methods of core courses in the three divisions of the demonstrating completion of the objectives of seminary curriculum—Bible, History/Theology core courses, such as passing examinations in and Ministry—and S.P.M. and interdisciplinary a given subject, writing papers, or successfully courses. These include: completing courses with similar content offered by other seminaries. All such alternative Bible Division proposals must be approved in advance by • Old Testament Introduction the Associate Dean or the Academic and New Testament Introduction • Student Affairs Committee of the faculty. Once • New Testament Greek matriculated, a student must take all core • New Testament Greek Exegesis courses at U.D.T.S. Core courses may not be • Old Testament Exegesis (Hebrew Exegesis or fulfilled through tutorials. OT English Exegesis) • Biblical Capstone DENOMINATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
History/Theology Division In addition to the above degree program • Early and Medieval Church History requirements, M.Div. students may be required • Reformation and Modern Church History by their denomination to meet further criteria in order to qualify for ordination. • Christian Doctrine I • Christian Doctrine II The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) requires that candidates for teaching elders pass examinations in Bible content, theological
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competence, worship and sacraments, church The Field Education office administers polity, and Bible exegesis. Presbyterian students ordination examinations required by the are subject to the requirements of the current Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and advises Presbyterian Book of Order, Part II, Preparation students in their relationship with their C.P.M. for Ministry, G-2.06. For more information about opportunities for Presbyterians, please see the description of While the entire M.Div. curriculum prepares Westminster Tables in the Special Programs and students for these exams, the following courses Services section. in particular are recommended for Presbyterian students: United Methodists
HT 615D Presbyterian History and Confessions; United Methodists are required to study the MN 555D The Polity and Program of the history, doctrine and polity of the United Presbyterian Church (USA); Methodist Church. These requirements are met MN 709D Worship in the Reformed Tradition; through the following courses: and HT 521D United Methodist Studies: History HT 775D The Theology of John Calvin. HT 553D United Methodist Studies: Doctrine Courses in Biblical Greek and Hebrew are MN 553D United Methodist Studies: Polity required by the denomination, as well as United Methodist students also need to fulfill exegetical courses in each of those languages. any additional requirements specified by their These language and exegesis requirements will annual conferences. For more information about ordinarily be met through the following courses: opportunities for United Methodists, please see BI 400/500D Hebrew the description of the Wesley Table in the Special BI 424/624D Hebrew Exegesis Programs and Services section. BI 402/502D New Testament Greek Other Denominations ANY NT GREEK EXEGESIS COURSE Students of other denominations should consult The Greek language requirement may also be with the Dean or Associate Dean to determine met through the Summer Language Program how the requirements of their denomination of the Schools of Theology in Dubuque. (See may be met at U.D.T.S. Polity courses for Summer Programs: Page 29) denominations other than the Presbyterian Some presbyteries may require additional Church (U.S.A.), or the United Methodist Church, courses of their candidates, such as Clinical may be scheduled by special arrangement. For Pastoral Education (C.P.E.). Presbyterian students more information about opportunities please are urged to remain in close contact with see the Gathering of Other Denominations their presbytery’s Committee on Preparation (GOOD) Table in the Special Programs and for Ministry (C.P.M.) in order to be aware of Services section. such additional requirements. To facilitate the student’s relationship with his or her Committee, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS the student’s transcripts and evaluations may be In addition to the semester-hour and course released to the Committee at the Committee’s requirements listed above, M.Div. students are request. required to:
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• Complete at least 28 hours in residency at MIDDLER YEAR U.D.T.S. Fall Semester • Complete a minimum of 18 hours of • IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism classroom courses taught by U.D.T.S. faculty • HT 440/540D Christian Doctrine I members, with at least six of those hours in • BI 400/500D Biblical Hebrew or Elective each of the three divisions of the curriculum. Core courses may be counted toward this part • MN 540D Foundations of Preaching of the residency requirement. • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/FIELD EDUCATION RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE January Intensive FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE M.DIV. IN ELECTIVE (denominational) THREE YEARS • Spring Semester All residential M.Div. students on the three- year plan are urged to pursue courses in the • HT 456/556D Christian Doctrine II sequence described below. Since classes are • BI 624D Hebrew II (OT Exegesis) or OT English scheduled according to the assumption that Exegesis all students will follow this sequence, variation • ELECTIVE (denominational) from it may result in schedule conflicts leading • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/FIELD to delayed completion of the program. Students EDUCATION may not register for more than 14 credits per semester. SENIOR YEAR Fall Semester JUNIOR YEAR • BIBLICAL CAPSTONE or ELECTIVE Fall Semester • MN 430/530D Discipleship and Teaching • BI 411/511D Old Testament Introduction • MN 572 Foundations of Pastoral Care • BI 402/502D New Testament Greek • ELECTIVE • HT 400/500D Early and Medieval Church • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/ History FIELD EDUCATION • MN 401/501D Foundations of Christian January Intensive Worship • IN 782 Evangelism and Mission in Context • IN 521D Spiritual Formation Group Spring Term January Intensive • ELECTIVE or BIBLICAL CAPSTONE • ELECTIVE (denominational) • IN 783D The Missional Church Spring Semester • IN 722D Spiritual Formation Group • BI 450/550D New Testament Introduction • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/ • HT 402/502D Reformation and Modern FIELD EDUCATION Church History • ELECTIVE • BI 657D New Testament Greek Exegesis Some denominations require Hebrew for • IN 522D Spiritual Formation Group ordination. Particular denominations may • ELECTIVE (denominational) also specify additional course requirements
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(see Denominational Requirements in the • ELECTIVE (denominational) Degree Programs section and check your • IN 522D Spiritual Formation Group denomination’s polity).
Elective classes are listed to illustrate how a SECOND YEAR student is to supplement the required course Fall Semester work in order to finish the M.Div. degree in • HT 400/500D Early and Medieval Church three years. 84 credit hours are required for History graduation. • BI 400/500D Biblical Hebrew or Elective • MN 540D Foundations of Preaching RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE January Intensive FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE M.DIV. IN FOUR YEARS • ELECTIVE (denominational)
Although the residential M.Div. degree is Spring Semester designed to be completed in three years of • HT 402/502D Reformation and Modern full-time study, the seminary recognizes that Church History some students, particularly student pastors, may • ELECTIVE (denominational) require more time to complete their program. • BI 624D Hebrew Exegesis or Old Testament For such students, a four-year extended plan is English Exegesis available. Students may not register for more than 14 credits a semester. THIRD YEAR Fall Semester All M.Div. students on the four-year extended • HT 440/540D Christian Doctrine I plan are strongly urged to pursue courses in the IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism sequence described below. Since classes are • scheduled according to the assumption that all • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/ FIELD EDUCATION students will follow this sequence, variation from it may result in schedule conflicts leading to • ELECTIVE delayed completion of the program. January Intensive • OPEN FIRST YEAR Fall Semester Spring Semester • BI 411/511D Old Testament Introduction • HT 456/556D Christian Doctrine II • BI 402/502D New Testament Greek • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/ FIELD EDUCATION • MN 401/501D Foundations of Christian Worship • ELECTIVES • IN 521D Spiritual Formation Group FOURTH YEAR January Intensive Fall Semester • ELECTIVE (denominational) • MN 572D Foundations of Pastoral Care Spring Semester • MN 430/530D Discipleship and Teaching • BI 450/550D New Testament Introduction • BIBLICAL CAPSTONE or ELECTIVE • BI 657D New Testament Greek Exegesis
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• SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/FIELD Fall Semester EDUCATION • BI 511D Old Testament Introduction January Intensive • IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism • IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context January Intensive
Spring Semester • IN 522D Spiritual Formation Group • ELECTIVE or BIBLICAL CAPSTONE • ELECTIVE (denominational) • IN 783D The Missional Church Spring Semester • IN 722D Spiritual Formation Group • BI 550D New Testament Introduction • SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY/FIELD • ELECTIVE (denominational) EDUCATION
Some denominations require Hebrew for SECOND YEAR ordination. Particular denominations may August Intensive also specify additional course requirements • MN 430/530D Discipleship and Teaching (see Denominational Requirements in the • FE 601D Essential Functions of the Pastor Degree Programs section and check your Fall Semester denomination’s polity). Elective classes are listed • HT 500D Early and Medieval Church History to illustrate how a student is to supplement the required course work in order to finish the M.Div. • BI 502D New Testament Greek degree in four years. 84 credit hours are required January Intensive for graduation. • FE 602D Understanding Context and Change • ELECTIVE (denominational) RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR COMPLETING THE DISTANCE M.DIV. Spring Semester IN FOUR YEARS • HT 502D Reformation and Modern Church History The Distance M.Div. operates on a cohort model. • ELECTIVE (denominational) A class of students matriculates in August each year, and moves through the program together. THIRD YEAR Twice a year, students come to the Dubuque August Intensive Seminary campus for two-week residential intensive courses. Through this combination of • BI 657D New Testament Exegesis distance and residential learning, participants • FE603D Clergy Ethics take an average of 21 credits per year, enabling Fall Semester them to earn the Master of Divinity degree in • HT 540D Christian Doctrine I four years. • BI 500D Biblical Hebrew or Elective FIRST YEAR • FE 670D Supervised Practice of Ministry I August Intensive January Intensive • MN 501D Foundations of Worship • MN 540D Foundations of Preaching • MN 564D Theological Research • FE 604D Power of the Spoken Word • IN 521D Spiritual Formation Group
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Spring Semester spiritual formation, and an area of specialization • BI 624D Hebrew Exegesis or OT Exegesis such as parachurch leadership, mission work, • HT 556D Christian Doctrine II new church development, urban ministry, worship leadership, Christian education, parish • FE 670D Supervised Practice of Ministry II nursing or other forms of Christian ministry.
FOURTH YEAR The M.A.M.C. curriculum will enable August Intensive students to: • MN 572D Foundations of Pastoral Care • Articulate and reflect critically and • ELECTIVE constructively on the biblical and theological foundations of God’s mission to the world. Fall Semester • Develop, implement, and assess strategies for • BIBLICAL CAPSTONE missional living in a specific cultural context. • ELECTIVES • Adopt spiritual practices that nurture their • FE 670D Supervised Practice of Ministry III personal lives as faithful disciples and witnesses. January Intensive • Develop skills and capacities for faithful and • IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context competent Christian witness. • IN 722D Spiritual Formation Group Degree Requirements: Spring Semester This 48 credit degree program requires two years IN 783D The Missional Church • of full-time academic work residentially or via • ELECTIVE distance education, including a project colloquy. • FE 670D Supervised Practice of Ministry IV REQUIRED COURSES: MASTER OF ARTS IN MISSIONAL Bible: 6 credits CHRISTIANITY (M.A.M.C.) History/Theology: 9 credits What does it mean to be a faithful follower Integrative: of Jesus in today’s world? How does our faith • IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism impact our vocation and avocations? The Master (3 credits) of Arts in Missional Christianity degree provides • IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context you with the opportunity to explore your (3 credits) identity in Christ and your calling to participate • IN 784D Missional Christianity (2 credits) in God’s mission in the world. • IN 521D, IN 522D, IN 722D Spiritual Curriculum Formation Groups (3 credits total)
The Master of Arts in Missional Christianity Field Education: will equip women and men for leadership in • FE 602D Context and Change (1 credit) missional ministry in congregations or other • FE 605D Christian Witness in a Changing settings. The program incorporates instruction in Culture (1 credit) the religious heritage of the Christian tradition, • FE 670D Supervised Practice of Ministry, two the cultural context of ministry, personal and missional settings (2 credits)
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Master’s Project: 6 credit project related to • IN 521D Spiritual Formation Group Missional Christianity • IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism
Possible Electives: January Intensive • MN 538D Leading Short-term Mission Trips • IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context • HT 613D Women in Mission Spring • HT 631D Native American Christianity • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE • HT 714D Missionary Impulse • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE • HT 785D The Finality of Christ in a Pluralistic • IN 784D Missional Christianity World • IN 522D Spiritual Formation Group • HT 688D Christian Social Ethics • PROJECT—RELATED ELECTIVE • MN 530D Discipleship and Teaching SECOND YEAR • MN 739D Preaching and the Public Square Fall Residency Requirements • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE Residential M.A.M.C. students are required to • FE 602D Context and Change complete at least two consecutive semesters • FE 670D SPM I in residency at full-time status. ‘Residency’ is • TSR 698D M.A.M.C. Project A defined as academic work done at U.D.T.S. ‘Full- • ELECTIVE time’ is defined as at least nine semester hours. Distance M.A.M.C. students are required to January Intensive complete at least 18 credit hours in residence as • ELECTIVE a U.D.T.S. student. Spring • ELECTIVE RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE • FE 605D Christian Witness in a Changing FOR COMPLETING THE RESIDENTIAL Culture M.A.M.C. IN TWO YEARS • FE 670D S.P.M. II All residential M.A.M.C. students are urged • TRS 798D M.A.M.C. Project B to pursue courses in the sequence described • IN 722D Spiritual Formation Group below. Since classes are scheduled according to the assumption that all students will follow RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR this sequence, variation from it may result COMPLETING THE DISTANCE M.A.M.C. IN in schedule conflicts leading to delayed TWO YEARS completion of the program. Students may not The Distance M.A.M.C operates on a cohort register for more than 14 credits per semester. model. A class of students will matriculate in August each year, and move through thee FIRST YEAR program together. Twice a year, students will Fall come to he Dubuque Seminary campus for two- • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE week residential intensive courses. Through the • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE combination of distance and residential learning,
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participants will take an average of 24 credits • PROJECT COLLOQUY per year, enabling them to earn the Master of Missional Christianity in 2 years. 3/3 PROGRAM (SIX-YEAR B.A./M.DIV. FIRST YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM)
August Intensive The University of Dubuque enables a person to • IN 521D Spiritual Formation Group complete the B.A. and the M.Div. degrees in six • MN 564D Theological Learning and Research years. • ELECTIVE The program involves two components: Fall Three years of undergraduate study which must • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE include at least one full year (a 30 semester • IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism hour residency requirement) in the University January Intensive of Dubuque undergraduate program, and • IN 522D Spiritual Formation Group Three years of course work at the University of • IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context Dubuque Theological Seminary. General 3/3 Program Information: Spring Applicants to the 3/3 Program may be required • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE to take the ACT. • IN 784D Missional Christianity Applicants must apply to the undergraduate • PROJECT-RELATED ELECTIVE program while simultaneously applying to the seminary. After acceptance from the undergraduate admissions office the applicant Summer is eligible for provisional acceptance to the • TSR 698D MAMC Project A seminary program. The application process is separate for each program. In the student’s • FE 670 SPM 1 senior year s/he must formally apply to the seminary for admission. SECOND YEAR A condition of acceptance is denominational August Intensive endorsement (the seminary requires a • ELECTIVE letter from the appropriate church official • FE 605 Christian Witness in a Changing acknowledging that the 3/3 Program is an Culture acceptable track for the applicant). Students may transfer no more than two years (64 semester hours) of undergraduate work and Fall no seminary work to the 3/3 Program. • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE It is recommended that 3/3 students major in • FE 602 Context and Change one of the humanities or social sciences. • IN 722D Spiritual Formation Group Normally students in this program may not enroll in seminary courses until they have completed 92 undergraduate credits (including Spring most core courses and major requirements). • BIBLE or HT ELECTIVE Undergraduate students may not enroll in more • ELECTIVE
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than 29 semester hours of seminary work before Financial aid will be determined according to the completion of the bachelor’s degree. undergraduate policy until completion of the Up to 29 semester hours of seminary courses will bachelor’s degree. count toward the 120 credit hours required for Undergraduate students must be in good the bachelor’s degree. academic standing in order to enroll in seminary These same 29 semester hours will count toward classes. the 84 credits required for the M.Div. degree. Official acceptance to the seminary is based on Tuition will be charged at the undergraduate application to the seminary by Dec. 1 of the year rate until the requirements for the bachelor’s prior to seminary matriculation, updated letters degree are completed. Credits earned after the of reference, and an acceptable undergraduate completion of the bachelor’s degree will be record. charged at the seminary rate. Persons admitted to the 3/3 Program are eligible for either undergraduate or seminary housing.
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STUDENT CLASSIFICATIONS development of the student. The advisor assists the student in translating vocations into Students in the M.Div. program are classified as educational goals and programs, engaging in juniors, middlers, or seniors. Juniors are those self-evaluation, and cultivating the ability to who have completed fewer than 28 semester recognize strengths. hours. Middlers are those who have completed 28 to 55 semester hours. Seniors are those who REGISTRATION have completed at least 56 semester hours. All students register for classes online, following Students in the M.A.M.C. program are classified a consultation with their faculty advisor. MYUD, as juniors or seniors. M.A.M.C. juniors are those which is accessed through the university who have completed fewer than 24 semester website, enables students to register for classes, hours. M.A.M.C. Seniors are those who have make schedule changes, and check course completed at least 24 semester hours. grades. While the student/advisor consultation is Unclassified students are those who are taking an important part of this process, the student is U.D.T.S. courses, but who are not enrolled in ultimately responsible for making certain he/she a degree program (see Unclassified Students has fulfilled all curricular requirements prior to in the Terms and Procedures for Admission the anticipated graduation date. Students must section). be in good financial standing with the university in order to register for classes. FACULTY ADVISORS New students register for courses during Upon matriculation to the M.Div. or M.A.M.C. orientation. Returning students must register degree program, each student is assigned a for the following semester’s courses during the faculty advisor by the Associate Dean. Student announced registration period. Students who preferences as to choice of advisor and proposed fail to register during this period will incur a late academic interests are taken into consideration. registration fee of $50. Students admitted to the college/ seminary cooperative 3/3 or 3/2 program are assigned an CROSS-REGISTRATION undergraduate program advisor by the college Students who are registered for U.D.T.S. at the time of matriculation. A seminary faculty residential degree programs have the option of advisor is assigned when the student matriculates cross-registering for courses offered by Wartburg in the seminary. After one year, a student may Theological Seminary, up to a maximum of 6 make a request for a different faculty advisor to be credit hours per semester. With the approval assigned by the Associate Dean. of the Dean, residential students may also U.D.T.S. faculty are scholars who are also pastor- register for graduate courses at the University of teachers. The advisor guides and encourages Dubuque. With the approval of their advisor and the student with reference to the student’s the Dean of the Seminary, residential students academic program. The advisor assists in may request permission of the Academic and building ties within the community, especially Student Affairs Committee to register for upper- within the advisor’s group of advisees, and level undergraduate courses at the University seeks to encourage and facilitate the individual of Dubuque that are applicable to their U.D.T.S.
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program. In such an instance, the Committee MAXIMUM COURSE LOAD will require the professor of the undergraduate Residential students are not ordinarily permitted course to submit a description of the ways to register for more than 14 credit hours per course requirements will be augmented to meet semester, 4 credit hours in January and 4 credit graduate expectations. hours August intensives. Distance students are not ordinarily permitted to register for more DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES than 7 credits per online semester and 4 credits In the fall and spring semesters, the drop/add for August and January intensives. An exception period ends at 5 p.m. on the tenth day of classes. to this is the first year August intensive which In August and J-term intensive terms, the drop/ requires 5 credits. add period ends at the end of the second day Proficiency courses are not counted in this total. of the intensive. Dates of the drop/add periods Exceptions to this maximum load restriction may of the current academic year are listed on the be granted only by the Dean of the Seminary or academic calendar. the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. There is no fee for dropping or adding classes Students employed for 20 or more hours a week following the registration period, provided may not register for more than 14 credits. the registration process has been completed. If a student does not attend a residential class AUDIT POLICY or does not log in to an online class in the Residential and Distance M.Div. audit policy first ten days of classes, that student will be The term audit refers to a formal arrangement automatically dropped from the course and by which a student agrees to attend a course no record of the registration of that course will regularly, yet without receiving academic remain on the student’s record. If a student credit. Students are always required to obtain does attend a residential class or log in to an the instructor’s permission and register for the online class in the first ten days of classes, that course. Students may only elect the audit option student may drop the class through the tenth until the end of the drop/add period. The total day of class and no record of the registration number of auditors in a given course will not will remain on the student’s record. Beyond the normally be permitted to exceed 10 percent of tenth day of class, the student who did begin a the course’s enrollment. class will have the option to withdraw from the class and a W will be recorded on the student’s Individuals not currently enrolled at U.D.T.S. record if the action is completed prior to the must complete the application process for expiration of the class withdrawal period. In no unclassified student status and be admitted. case may a student appeal for a withdrawal from Current students must register for an audit using class beyond the fourth week of the following the normal registration process. full semester (fall or spring). Residential audit hours are not normally counted If the dropping of classes reduces the student’s in calculating the tuition rate. Students who credit load below a full-time or half-time are enrolled for at least 9 credits can audit standing threshold, funding from federal sources residential classes for free as long as the number may need to be returned to the funding agency. of credit hours plus audit hours does not exceed
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14 hours. Otherwise, the cost of auditing a an elective course for the core course, or—in course is one-half the regular part-time per the case of a prerequisite situation—to proceed credit hour rate. Failure to complete audit directly to the course for which the course in requirements will result in a W for the course. question is a prerequisite. The Associate Dean in consultation with the appropriate professor may Individuals may audit distance classes on a require students applying for advanced standing space-available basis with the permission of to submit appropriate documentation of study the dean and the course instructor. The cost previously completed. Normally, applications of auditing distance courses is one-half the for advanced standing should be submitted regular credit hour rate and is non-refundable by the end of the first semester of attendance. after the end of the drop/add period. Audit Advanced standing can be granted only on the students who have never taken classes through basis of coursework completed at an accredited U.D.T.S.Learning.net will be required to pay for institution, and not on the basis of testing. and complete the Online Learning Certification Advanced standing differs from proficiency (O.L.C.) course before auditing an online credit and transfer credit (see Proficiency Credit class. Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.s) are and Transfer Credit below). available for audit students upon request. Proficiency Credit Given the highly interactive nature of online learning, students auditing distance courses will Proficiency credit is an option available to be expected to participate in class activities such students who, independently of academic as discussion forums. Instructors will determine course structures, have learned material the acceptable level of participation. Successful corresponding to a 500 level course in the Bible completion of the course will be recorded on or History/Theology Divisions. Such students the student’s transcript as audit credit. Failure to may request that the instructor who normally complete audit requirements will result in a W teaches the course evaluate their knowledge for the course. and, if it proves satisfactory, grant them credit for the course. Proficiency differs from advanced EARNING CREDITS standing in that it results in credit granted by Advanced Standing examination, for studies other than course work in an accredited seminary or graduate school Occasionally, students in U.D.T.S. degree (see Transfer Credit and Advanced Standing). programs may have completed coursework at an accredited institution equivalent to the material To apply for proficiency credit, students must covered in a U.D.T.S. core course or a course obtain a proficiency evaluation form from the which is a prerequisite for another U.D.T.S. Registrar’s office and complete the appropriate course. In such a case, the student may apply to sections prior to taking the examination. Once the appropriate professor through the Associate the instructor has evaluated the student’s Dean to have advanced standing declared—in work, the proficiency credit is recorded on the effect, to have the core course or prerequisite student’s transcript by the registrar. Students requirement waived. An advanced standing must receive a grade of C or better on the judgment does not carry academic credit, nor proficiency exam in order to receive proficiency does it reduce the number of hours required for credit. The fee for receiving credit for a course by graduation; it allows the student to substitute proficiency is ordinarily one-half of the current
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part-time per credit hour rate and must be paid Transfer credit differs from advanced standing before the test is administered. in that it results in the entering of semester hours on a student’s transcript; advanced Regardless of the grade earned on the exam, the standing does not affect semester-hour totals, grade will be recorded on a student’s transcript but rather eliminates certain area or prerequisite and affect the GPA. Maximum course load requirements. Both transfer credit and advanced regulations do not apply to proficiency courses standing may be awarded for the same course since the student does not register for such (see Advanced Standing). Transfer credit differs credit in the usual manner or within semester from proficiency credit in that it is granted for time limits. No more than one-fourth of the total regular course work; proficiency credit is for credits required for a degree may be granted work completed in non-traditional ways, and through proficiency credit (MDiv—21 credits, requires a tuition payment and examination (see MAMC—12 credits). DMin students do not Proficiency Credit). qualify for proficiency credit. In the case of a student who has been granted a The instructor of a proficiency course will degree by another seminary, no more than one- evaluate a student’s knowledge or skills half of the credits required for the prior degree in whatever way and to whatever extent will transfer to a U.D.T.S. degree program. guarantees that the student’s proficiency is equivalent to that expected in the regular In no case shall a student in the M.Div. degree course. A copy of the student’s examination program at U.D.T.S. complete fewer than 28 paper must be filed in the Registrar’s Office with semester hours at U.D.T.S., and no fewer than the evaluation report. 24 semester hours in the M.A.M.C. degree program. Transfer Credit In exceptional cases, transfer credit may be Transfer credit may be granted for work done at granted for graduate work completed at an other accredited seminaries, or in exceptional unaccredited seminary or in another field of cases, graduate schools. Transfer credit is listed graduate study. Each of these courses to be on the student’s transcript by course title, considered for transfer credit will be evaluated semester hours transferred, and grade. Only and approved by the Associate Dean of the courses with a grade of C or better will be Seminary. Courses are evaluated in light of the considered for credit. The statute of limitations course content and its relevancy to the program for transfer credits is 10 years. Field education emphasis of U.D.T.S., the appropriateness of the hours will be evaluated according to the number reading list, the nature of the course procedures of units of field education completed at the including the number of contact hours, and previous seminary. The degree requirements of the basis of evaluation (paper, exams, etc.). both U.D.T.S. and the previous seminary will be Ordinarily, no more than six semester hours of compared to determine the equivalent number such credit, and in no case more than 12 credits of field education transfer hours. Field education shall be transferred. transfer hours will be designated with CR (for credit) if a letter grade was given at the previous Transfer credit hours for courses taken at seminary. (Ordinarily, only one half of the Field another accredited seminary will be evaluated Education requirements will be transferable.) and awarded through the Associate Dean and
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the appropriate faculty member(s). Credit will be must include appropriate student learning recorded by the Registrar’s Office. Appeals may outcomes and degree curricular goals. All details be directed to the Academic and Student Affairs concerning these matters are to be specified in Committee of the faculty. advance as part of the proposal in the learning contract. The Dean will approve the contract Individual Study Projects only if the student’s proposal demonstrates that Individual study projects are special projects the number of semester hours to be awarded pursued under the direction of a seminary is comparable to that earned in regular listed faculty member in subject areas not normally courses of similar subject area and difficulty. A offered in the seminary curriculum. Individual maximum of 12 semester hours may be earned study projects require the consent of the in individual study projects during the student’s instructor and the approval of the Dean. A M.Div. course of study. A maximum of 6 semester contract for an individual study project, available hours, exclusive of the M.A.M.C. project, may be at the Registrar’s Office, must be completed earned in individual student projects during a and signed by the student and the instructor, student’s M.A.M.C. course of study. Exceptions and approved by the Dean before registration to these limits may be granted only by the may take place and work on the project may Academic and Student Affairs Committee. The commence. Such a contract must be completed maximum number of individual study projects for each individual study project. any faculty member may supervise during a given year is two. Individual study projects are Individual study projects are flexible in form considered as regular courses for registration and content. They may make use of a wide purposes, and therefore must be completed by variety of academic pursuits, such as directed the last day of the term in which they have been reading, in-depth research or field-based registered, unless an extension has been granted experimentation. Such projects are designated by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee for a specific number of semester hours and may of the faculty. Individual study projects be pursued in either the fall or spring semester, completed in the summer must be paid for as in the January or August intensives, or in the summer courses. Individual study projects will summer. Although individualized, such projects assessed in the same manner as other courses, are not independent, since they require faculty including the use of student evaluation forms supervision and grading as well as prior approval and faculty course assessment forms. Assessment from the Dean in order for the student to earn of individual study projects will be reviewed by academic credit. the appropriate division and ultimately by the The initiative for an individual study project Program Development Committee. belongs to the student who has responsibility Tutorials for identifying a seminary faculty member with relevant expertise who is willing to supervise Tutorials are regular U.D.T.S. courses listed in the the student’s work. The choice of topic belongs catalog which are pursued on an individual basis to the student. The number of academic under the supervision of a faculty member. They credits, standards of performance, methods of differ from individual study projects in that they evaluation and final grading are the prerogative are not custom-designed, but are rather identical of the faculty supervisor. The learning contract in content to regularly offered courses.
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Tutorials require the consent of the instructor available, students may change their choice and the approval of the Dean. A contract for a of grading system only until the last day to tutorial course, available at the Registrar’s Office, withdraw noted on the academic calendar. must be completed and signed by the student Letter grades are based on the following criteria: and the instructor, and is required before A= the student analyzes underlying themes/ registration may take place and work on the issues/ideas in ways that organize material project may commence. Such a contract must be comprehensively and explore implications prepared for each tutorial. concretely and imaginatively. The responses are The Dean will approve a tutorial course only if exciting. This work clearly goes beyond being it can be demonstrated that the student has accurate and is creative. a legitimate reason for being unable to take B= the student identifies material in an the course at the usual time. Students are not integrated fashion, examines the basic details allowed to take a tutorial course during the through comparison and elaboration, and same semester the course is being offered. summarizes appropriately. The responses flow Tutorials count toward the maximum number smoothly. of Individual Study Projects listed under that section. Tutorials completed in the summer C= the student identifies the material with must be paid for as summer courses. Core course accuracy, but explores generalizations vaguely requirements may not be fulfilled through and examines specifics in a piecemeal manner. tutorials. D= the student deals only with isolated pieces of Modular Courses (or Modules) material and uses the resources with uncertainty.
Although most U.D.T.S. courses are offered on a F= inappropriate use of sources and a failure to semester or August/January intensive calendar, demonstrate the key issues with coherence. some courses are offered on a modular basis. Student grade-point averages are calculated by Modules may be short intensive courses of one dividing the total number of grade points by the or two-week duration or courses that meet total number of semester hours for which the periodically throughout the semester. Typically student has received either a letter grade or a modules are valued at one- or two-credit hours. grade F on a pass/fail basis. In the letter-grade system, the following symbols and grade-point GRADING values are used: Grading System A = 4.00 C = 2.00 U.D.T.S. courses are graded according to one A- = 3.67 C- = 1.67 of two systems: letter grade or pass/fail. The B+ = 3.33 D+ = 1.33 grading system for each course is determined B = 3.00 D = 1.00 by the instructor and is indicated on the course B- = 2.67 D- = 0.67 description available to students prior to registration. The instructor may designate either C+ = 2.33 F = 0 one of the two systems or may give students In the pass/fail system, a grade equivalent to the option of electing one or the other system D- or above is recorded as pass, and a grade at registration. In cases in which an option is equivalent to F is recorded as fail. The grade of
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pass has no grade-point value, and therefore has EXTENSION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS no effect on the calculation of a student’s grade- It is the policy of the seminary that all course point average; a fail, on the other hand, has a work for all students is due by the last day of value of 0 (the same as F) and is calculated in the the term or by the end of post-load in the case student’s grade-point average. of August intensive or the January intensive, All core courses are graded according to the unless the instructor has assigned an earlier due letter-grade system only. All Supervised Practice date. Requests for extensions beyond the last of Ministry, Spiritual Formation Groups, and day of the term must be made to the Academic Clinical Pastoral Education courses are graded and Student Affairs Committee of the faculty, according to the pass/fail system only. through the Associate Dean.
Students pursuing their studies under the Requests for extensions must be made at least supervision of a church governing body, such as one week before the end of the term, or by the a presbytery or conference, are strongly urged to end of the first week of post-load in the case consult their supervising committee to determine of August or January, and must be submitted whether a pass/fail grading system is acceptable, in accordance with the Academic and Student or whether letter grades are preferred. Affairs Committee form available in the Dean’s Office or in the Associate Dean’s Office. Such Students on academic probation do not have extension requests must state the specific the option of choosing pass/fail grading. A unforeseen circumstances prompting the grade of I (incomplete) may be recorded only if request. Mismanagement of time will not be the Academic and Student Affairs Committee considered as a valid mitigating circumstance. of the faculty has granted an extension. At Both the student’s advisor and the course the conclusion of the extension, the Registrar instructor must sign the request form; these will change the I (incomplete) grade to the indicate only that the advisor and instructor appropriate letter grade or pass/fail designation. have seen the request, and do not represent A course dropped after the end of the drop/ endorsement of the extension request. Absent add period (see Registration) will be graded W significant extenuating circumstances, all (withdrawn). Withdrawal from a course after the extensions that are granted will be with a final withdrawal date is not permitted. Should a reduction in grade. student report withdrawal from a class after that Grade reductions for extensions will be assessed date, a grade of F will be recorded. In no case on the following scale: may a student appeal for withdrawal from class beyond the fourth week of the following full • Extensions of Two Weeks or Less—One letter grade semester (fall or spring). • Extensions of Two Weeks or More—Two letter At the conclusion of each course, the instructor grades reports either letter grades or pass/ fail grades— Any student who requests two or more as appropriate—to the Registrar, who enters the extensions for two consecutive semesters grades on student transcripts. In no case may a will be required to have a conversation with student appeal a final grade for a course beyond their advisor and the Dean or Associate Dean the fourth week of the following full semester regarding other options (leave of absence, (fall or spring).
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reduction in load, etc.) before further extensions purpose of receiving financial aid are related are granted. Any student who requests and but distinct. For purposes of financial aid, see receives two or more extensions in a third “Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress for consecutive semester will be automatically Federal and Institutional Aid”. placed on academic probation. All extensions The Maximum allotted time to receive a Doctor shall be granted for a specific period of time. of Ministry degree is six years from the point of If the assigned work is not submitted by the matriculation. The time limit to receive a Master extension date granted, a grade of F shall be of Divinity degree is six years from the point of assigned for that work. Judicatory authorities matriculation. The time limit to receive a Master will be advised concerning extension requests. of Arts in Missional Christianity is three years from the point of matriculation. Exemptions to PROBATION these limits may only be granted upon petition A student whose cumulative grade-point to the Academic and Student Affairs Committee average falls below 2.0 or who receives a grade of the faculty, through the Associate Dean. of F for six or more semester hours in a given Students who do not maintain satisfactory semester shall be placed on academic probation. academic progress toward the degree will be For purposes of determining probation, August placed on probation. Students who do not intensive is considered part of the fall semester make satisfactory academic progress for two and January intensive is considered part of consecutive semesters are eligible for dismissal. the spring semester. Students on academic probation do not have the option of choosing Satisfactory academic progress will be pass/fail grading. Students who have attended determined by the following requirements: colleges or universities that are not regionally Doctor of Ministry: Passing all three colloquia accredited, or who have a marginal academic in the appropriate year and completing the record, may be admitted on academic probation. doctoral project within three years after the final Students who are on academic probation for two colloquia. successive semesters may be dismissed from the Master of Divinity: Earning a minimum of nine seminary (see Dismissal below). In situations in credits per semester (with the exception of which a student’s poor academic performance is semesters during which a student has received the result of unforeseen personal circumstances, a leave of absence). For purposes of Satisfactory the student may make written application to Academic Progress, August intensive is the Academic and Student Affairs Committee considered part of the fall semester and January of the faculty to remove probationary status for intensive is considered a part of spring semester. that semester. Such application must ordinarily Master of Arts in Missional Christianity: be made before the first day of the following Earning a minimum of nine credits a semester semester. (with the exception of semesters during which a student has received a leave of absence). For SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS purposes of Satisfactory Academic Progress, FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES August intensive is considered part of the fall semester and January intensive is considered a Maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress for part of spring semester. academic purposes in the seminary and for the
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DISMISSAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Students may be dismissed from the seminary Students who find it necessary to interrupt for one of the following reasons: their seminary program must apply to the • If they have been on academic probation Dean for a leave of absence. Leaves of absence for two successive semesters (see Probation will be granted for a specified period of time, above) after which they may be extended upon the • If their grade-point average has been less student’s request and at the discretion of the than 2.0 for three semesters of their seminary Dean. A leave of absence does not alter the time career allotment for the various degree programs. • If they have received a grade of F in a total of 12 semester hours of course work Students must either resume their studies by the end of the leave period or must obtain an • Three offenses of plagiarism or cheating extension; otherwise, they will be considered • If they fail to make satisfactory academic as having withdrawn from the seminary and progress for two consecutive semesters will not be able to return without reapplying • If in the opinion of the Dean and of the for admission. Failure to enroll either for the fall Academic and Student Affairs Committee the continued membership of the student or the spring semester without first obtaining is prejudicial or potentially injurious to the a leave of absence will be considered as student or the community withdrawal from the seminary (see Withdrawal from the Seminary). Dismissed students may apply to the faculty for reinstatement by submitting a written request Doctor of Ministry students who find it to the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, necessary to suspend their studies for a period through the Dean. The Academic and Student of time shall apply to the Dean of the seminary Affairs Committee is empowered to act on for a leave of absence, through the office of the behalf of the faculty in reinstating dismissed Associate Dean. The letter of request should students. include the reasons for requesting the leave, particular mitigating circumstances, and the ENROLLMENT length of the leave. In no case shall a leave of Maintaining an Enrolled Status absence be for more than one academic year. Petitions for a leave of absence should be In order to continue their enrollment as students accompanied by letters of support or denial at U.D.T.S., students must either register for each from the primary instructors and from the semester or obtain a leave of absence (see Leave Associate Dean. Factors to be considered in of Absence). awarding a leave include, but are not limited to, In the absence of such registration or approved the reasons for the request, expectations of the leave or in the event that a student terminates student’s chances for continuing success in the an internship prematurely without approval program, a plan for resuming studies, and space of the seminary, status as a student will cease available in another cohort. Upon the Dean’s and the person will be considered as having recommendation, the Associate Dean will assign withdrawn from the seminary (see Withdrawal the student to an appropriate cohort and/or from the Seminary). project advisors. Failure to resume studies at the
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end of the leave will be considered a withdrawal COMMENCEMENT from the seminary. M.Div. and M.A.M.C. students may apply to Excessive Absences graduate in either December or May, while D.Min students graduate only in May. Graduation Regular attendance is an expectation for ceremonies take place only in May. graduate-level learning. Students expecting to graduate in December Professors have the discretion to issue a grading must apply for graduation no later than October penalty for excessive absences, including failure 15. Students expecting to graduate in May must to log in or participate in assigned class sessions. apply for graduation no later than the last day While each instructor may set a more stringent of the January intensive. Failure to apply for policy, in no case will any student who is absent graduation on time may prohibit graduation. from one third of the classes (residential) or who Graduation application forms are available in the fails to log into one third of the course sessions Registrar’s Office or online. in a timely manner, including lectures and class forums (distance), receive a passing grade. Degrees are granted only after all program requirements have been met, all outstanding WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SEMINARY fees have been paid, and after readiness for graduation has been certified by the vote of the Students permanently withdrawing from the seminary faculty and approved by the university seminary must submit a letter of withdrawal, and Board of Trustees. Seniors who have met all must have an exit interview with the Dean or the other graduation requirements may graduate Associate Dean of the Seminary and the Dean of nunc pro tunc if they lack only the completion Financial Planning before leaving the campus. of one course for graduation (four hours or less), Distance students may conduct these exit if that course has received faculty approval for interviews by phone. In emergencies or in cases extension, and if the coursework is completed where this is impossible, persons authorized to before the beginning of the following academic act for the student should notify the Dean of the year. Students who complete their coursework situation. in August (4 credits or less), may also apply Students who fail to enroll for either the spring to graduate nunc pro tunc. Applications to or fall semesters without first having obtained graduate nunc pro tunc must be made through a leave of absence will be considered as having the Academic and Student Affairs Committee withdrawn from the seminary (see Leave of who will make a recommendation to the Absence). Students who have withdrawn from faculty. Such applications must be made to the the seminary and who subsequently desire to Academic and Student Affairs Committee not return must apply for readmission through the later than the last day of the January intensive. normal admission process. POLICIES RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE Inclusive Language Policy PROGRAMS The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary These are outlined in the individual degree affirms the equality of women and men in programs’ descriptions. ministry and in the theological seminary, and
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affirms that language used in reference to with the seminary or University. The seminary humanity and to the people of God shall be Sexual Harassment Policy, which applies to gender-inclusive. students, faculty, and staff, is published in the University of Dubuque Student Handbook. Papers and assignments done in the theological seminary shall conform to this guideline. STATEMENT ON DISABILITIES Papers and assignments having gender-biased language are unacceptable and shall be The University of Dubuque prohibits unlawful returned to the student for correction and, if discrimination against qualified students applicable, a late penalty will apply. with disabilities and encourages their full participation within the University community. The seminary encourages all members of the All faculty, staff, and administrators will actively community to be patient and encouraging with support qualified students with disabilities in all one another, as we all work toward the goal of the University’s educational programs, services, language that reflects the unity and diversity of and activities. More detailed information is God’s people. published in the University of Dubuque Student Handbook. SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES is committed by Christian faith to justice for The seminary grievance procedures which apply all persons and will not tolerate any behavior, to students, faculty, and staff are published in verbal or physical, by any person associated the University of Dubuque Student Handbook. with the seminary, which constitutes sexual harassment against any other person associated
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DOCTOR OF MINISTRY The prefix refers to the curriculum division in DM 815/816D Seminar I (A and B) which the course is offered: (5 credits each semester) BI Bible An exploration of the theological and practical HT History/Theology foundations for constructing a faithful vision for MN Ministry pastoral and church renewal. FE Field Education Instructor: Staff SPM Supervised Practice of Ministry Dm 825/826D Seminar II (A and B) IN Integrative (5 credits each semester) The three-digit course number refers to the Building on Seminar I, this course helps following classifications. Although some courses students develop skills necessary for analyzing presuppose a certain level of preparation, and engaging contemporary culture in order students are free to take any course they wish, to strengthen pastors and congregations for provided appropriate prerequisite requirements mission. are met and their advisor approves. Instructor: Staff 000 Level: Courses whose first digit is 0 do not ordinarily Dm 835/836D Seminar III (A and B) receive credit in a seminary degree program. (5 credits each semester) 400/500 Level: Building upon previous work, students focus on Foundational classes open to upper level under- application and integration. A primary objective graduates and first year seminarians. is to develop a project proposal. 500 Level: Instructor: Staff First year seminary courses open only to seminary students. Dm 865/866D Project Phase A and B 600 Level: (5 credits each semester) Courses designed for middler students. Addressing a particular issue in ministry, 700 Level: students will offer new insights contributing Courses designed for senior students. to a greater pastoral effectiveness. This can be Course Descriptions done either through the writing of a thesis or a Ministry Focus paper. The course descriptions below represent a Instructor: Staff listing of courses currently available at U.D.T.S. Courses may not be available in every instance Dm 867D Project Phase C precisely as described here. Full information (1 credit) on available courses at U.D.T.S. and Wartburg A continuation of DM 865/866D as needed. Seminary, including objectives, content and Instructor: Staff requirements, is posted each semester on the seminary Website. Courses offered at Wartburg MASTER’S DEGREES Theological Seminary, are listed on their website. Key to Course Numbers
Each course number consists of a prefix (such as BI, HT, or MN), a three-digit course number and a one-letter suffix (D, T or W).
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BIBLE DIVISION BI 411/511D Old Testament Introduction BI 003/004T New Testament Greek (3 credits) (6 credits for U.D.T.S. students; fulfills the Letter grade only requirement of BI 402/502D, which is An introduction to the content, historical 3 credits) Letter grade only background, canon, theological and critical An introduction to New Testament Greek offered issues of the Old Testament. This course fulfills in a six week class during the summer. Class the M.Div. basic first-year requirement in Old work and tutorial help are designed to prepare Testament studies. the student for exegetical work. Wartburg M.Div. Instructors: Matthew R. Schlimm, Staff students receive no credit for this course, which BI 424/624D Hebrew Exegesis is a prerequisite for admission; U.D.T.S. students, (3 credits) however, may take it for six credit hours (see Prerequisites: BI 400/500D and BI 411/511D Schools of Theology in Dubuque Summer Letter grade or pass/fail Language Program). Instructor: Staff This course is a continuation of BI 400/500D, providing further instruction in the basics of BI 400/500D Introduction to Biblical Hebrew biblical Hebrew. It also introduces students to (3 credits) the methods and practice of Hebrew exegesis Prerequisites: none, letter grade or pass/fail of Old Testament texts. This course meets the This course provides an introduction to the requirements for Old Testament Exegesis in the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of biblical M.Div. curriculum, is highly recommended for Hebrew. It is designed to facilitate the beginning certain denominational requirements, and may stages of reading and exegesis in the Old be taken as an elective. (please check with your Testament. This is an elective course that is governing body). required by certain denominations (please Instructors: Matthew R. Schlimm, Staff check with your governing body) but highly BI 450/550D New Testament Introduction recommended for all students of Scripture. (3 credits) Instructors: Matthew R. Schlimm, Staff Prerequisite: BI 411/511D BI 402/502D Introduction to New Testament Letter grade only Greek (3 credits) It is the goal of this course to give students: Letter grade only 1) an increased knowledge of New Testament This course serves as an introduction to the texts and themes within the first century grammar, syntax and vocabulary of New environment; and 2) a sharpened ability to Testament Greek. Its goal is to facilitate reading determine the meaning of scriptural texts by and exegesis in the Greek New Testament. employing interpretive methods designed to Instructors: Annette B. Huizenga, Lyle D. Vander investigate their content, form, and context. NT Broek Greek welcome but not required. Instructors: Annette B. Huizenga, Lyle D. Vander Broek
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BI 610D Women and the Bible Prerequisite: BI 411/511D (2 credits) Letter grade (pass/fail optional for those Prerequisites: BI411/511D; BI450/550 taking the course as an elective) (or concurrently) In this course, students will engage in an in- Letter grade or pass/fail depth study of the book of Genesis, focusing In this elective course, students will study a on its themes, structure, literary artistry, and variety of biblical texts which contain female theological content. Attention will also be paid characters or use feminine imagery with the to critical issues and methods, ancient Near following goals: 1) to highlight the stories of Eastern parallels, and the history of scholarship. some of the lesser-known women in Scripture; This course meets the requirement for Old 2) to wrestle with texts that seem to diminish or Testament exegesis in the M.Div. curriculum. marginalize women; and 3) to begin to develop Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm a biblical theology of gender. BI 629D The Psalms (Old Testament Instructors: Annette B. Huizenga, Matthew R. English Exegesis) Schlimm (3 credits) BI 621 The Prophets (Old Testament Prerequisite: BI 411/511D English Exegesis) Letter grade (pass/fail optional for those Credits: 3 taking this course as an elective) Prerequisite: BI 411/511D This course is designed to introduce students Letter Grade (Pass/fail optional for those to the study of the Psalms, paying particular taking the course as a non-required elective) attention to their poetic artistry, structure, This course will study books and key passages types, themes, and theological content. It will from the Latter Prophets. Particular attention will also include examination of the shape of the be given to exegetical method, literary artistry, Psalter and how that impacts the way we read and theological content. individual Psalms. Finally, this course will expose Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm students to the ways in which the Psalms have been used historically and how they continue BI 626 The Torah (Old Testament to be used in individual and communal worship English Exegesis) and prayer. This course meets the Old Testament Credits: 3 exegesis requirement in the M.Div. curriculum. Prerequisite: BI 411/511D Instructor: Staff Letter Grade (Pass/fail optional for those taking the course as a non-required elective) BI 631D The Book of Isaiah (Old Testament English exegesis) This course will study books and key passages (3 credits) from the Torah. Particular attention will be Prerequisite: BI 411/511D given to exegetical method, literary artistry, and Letter grade (pass/fail optional for those theological content. taking this course as an elective) Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm In this course, we will examine various passages BI 628D Genesis (Old Testament in the book of Isaiah, exploring their poetic English Exegesis) artistry, themes, and theological content. (3 credits)
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Attention will be paid to how these texts were and bishops’ encyclicals? This course traces heard by the original audience and how they the history of Christian letters beginning with were later understood within the Christian those of Paul and continuing through the tradition. This course meets the Old Testament New Testament into the 2nd century. Subjects exegesis requirement in the M.Div. curriculum. addressed: ancient epistolary theory, papyrus Instructor: Staff letters, philosophical letters, instructional purposes for letters, Christianity as a text-based BI650D Biblical Art as Visual Exegesis faith, pseudonymous letters, and the publication (1 Credit) of letter collections. Students are encouraged to This course introduces students to the concept reflect upon the function of letters in ministry of Biblical art as visual exegesis, providing a contexts today. methodological framework for students to Instructor: Annette B. Huizenga critique artistic depictions of biblical texts, BI 672D Romans evaluating how artwork serves to interpret the (3 credits) Bible. Prerequisites: BI 402/502D, BI450/550D, Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm and BI657D BI 657D New Testament Exegesis Letter grade or pass/fail (3 credits) This course is an elective. A study of Paul’s letter Prerequisites: BI 402/502D, BI 450/550D to the Romans emphasizing the content and Letter grade only theology of the letter and in-depth exegesis Students are introduced to New Testament of key passages. Of central importance is the Greek texts (in the Gospels and/or Letters) and relevance of Romans for the contemporary to the specific methods of exegesis designed church. to illumine their role in the church’s faith and Instructor: Lyle D. Vander Broek witness. Format and organization of the course BI 695D Literary Forms in the New Testament are based on the theory that the best way to (3 credits) learn exegesis is to apply the principles and Prerequisites: BI 402/502D, BI 450/550D, methods through the discipline of weekly BI 657D translation and discussion of the major interpretive issues. Participants will consider such NT literary forms Instructors: Annette B. Huizenga, Lyle D. Vander as letter, diatribe, apocalyptic speech, hymns and Broek confessions in Pauline writings, and aphorisms, parable, pronouncement stories, and miracle BI 670D Letters Old and New stories in the Gospels, in order to understand the (2 credits) relationship between literary form and meaning. Prerequisites: BI411/511D, BI450/550D Instructor: Lyle D. Vander Broek Letter grade or pass/fail
How and why did the letter-form become popular as a means of Christian proclamation BI 713D Biblical Ethics and teaching? Why does this popular form (2 credits) still materialize today as church newsletters
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Prerequisites: BI400/500D, BI403/503D, Letter grade (pass/fail optional for those BI411/511D, BI450/550D taking the course as a non-required elective). This course fulfills the biblical capstone This course examines popular religious works requirement. that have appeared on the New York Times Letter grade or pass/fail for those taking the bestsellers list. The goal Is that students not course as an elective only understand popular religious thinking This course examines how the Bible guides its in contemporary culture, but also develop readers in patterns of ethical living. Attention frameworks for critically evaluating such is given to both the diverse materials of the thinking. Students will employ the methods of Bible and the ways that the Bible may inform both exegesis and biblical theology (of both the contemporary discussions of ethics. Old and New Testaments) to form their critical assessments of popular books. Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm Instructor: Matthew R. Schlimm BI 717D The Old Testament and Paul’s Letters (2 credits) BI725D Psalms in the Gospels Prerequisites: BI 402/502D, BI 411/511D, (2 credits) BI 450/550D, OT English or Hebrew exegesis, Prerequisites: BI401/502D, BI411/511D, BI 657D BI450/550D, OT English or Hebrew Exegesis, This course fulfills the biblical capstone BI657D requirement. This course fulfills the biblical capstone Letter grade only requirement. Letter grade (pass/fail allowed If taken as an This course explores the Old Testament elective) foundations for Paul’s theology. What themes does Paul borrow from the Jewish Scriptures? This course examines the use of the Old What exegetical methods does he use? What Testament Psalms in the New Testament Gospels is Paul’s understanding of “salvation history”? in order to understand how early Christians Special attention will be paid to Paul’s letter interpreted the psalms in order to describe Jesus to the Romans as the prime example of his as the messiah. We look first at what psalms are understanding of the relationship between cited and alluded to, and how they are used God’s gift in Christ and the old covenant. in their original OT context. We will then turn Instructor: Lyle D. Vander Broek to close readings of the Psalms in their Gospel contexts, using the Greek translation of the New BI718D The Bible and New York Times Testament and Septuagint (LXX). Bestsellers Instructor: Annette B. Huizenga (2 Credits) Prerequisites: BI402/502D, BI411/511D, BI450/550, OT English or Hebrew Exegesis, BI657D This course fulfills the biblical capstone BI 774D Building Christian Community: requirement. The Interpretation and Application of Letter grade only 1 Corinthians (3 credits)
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Prerequisites: BI 402/502D, BI 411/511D, Individual study or research project on some BI 450/550D, and BI 657D. aspect of Scripture with the approval and under Letter grade or pass/fail the guidance of one of the instructors in the division. Each unit of this course will carefully exegete a Instructor: Staff passage in I Corinthians and then consider its implications for community-building in the local HISTORY/THEOLOGY DIVISION church. There will be a strong emphasis upon HT 400/500D Early and Medieval the integration of the fields of Bible and Ministry. Church History Attempts will be made to use outside resources (3 credits) (i.e. pastors and lay people) to help the class deal Letter grade only with community issues. Instructor: Lyle D. Vander Broek This course is the first half of the required two- semester survey of the history of Christianity. BI 787D Families in the Early Christian World Its objective is to familiarize students with (3 credits) the history and teachings of the Christian Prerequisites: BI 411/511D, BI 450/550D, Church from early in the second century to the Letter Grade or Pass/Fail beginning of the sixteenth century. This elective course examines various New Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Gary Neal Hansen Testament passages (especially from the letters) HT 402/502D Reformation and Modern that speak to family life in the Greco-Roman Church History context. Among the social-historical topics to be (3 credits) addressed are slavery, marriage, sexuality and Letter grade only asceticism, child-rearing, and family economics, and how all these are utilized metaphorically This course is the second half of the required by the letter-writers. Of special interest are two-semester survey of the history of the practical and theological intersections of Christianity. Its objective is to familiarize households and house-churches. Throughout students with the history and teachings of the the course, we correlate our learnings with what church from the Reformation to the present. we know about families and churches in our Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Gary Neal Hansen, Western Christian culture, and consider how best Bradley Longfield to do “family ministry” today. HT 421/521D United Methodist Studies: Instructor: Annette B. Huizenga History BI 699D Readings and Directed Research (3 credits) (3 credits) This course introduces students to the events, Individual study or research project on some aspect persons, and institutions of the people called of Scripture with the approval and under the Methodists from the time of the Oxford Holy guidance of one of the instructors in the division. Club to the present. This course fulfills the Instructor: Staff history education requirement of the Book of Discipline for candidates preparing for BI 799D Readings and Directed Research (3 credits) ordination in the United Methodist Church. Instructor: Elmer Colyer
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HT 436/536 Historical Models of Christian Ecclesiology, Eschatology Prayer (3 credits) Part 1: Doing the Work of God Prerequisites: HT 500D, HT 502D, and HT540 HT 437/537 Historical Models of Christian or permission of the instructor Prayer Letter grade only Part 2: Companions in the Way This course introduces students to the content (1-2 credits) of the Christian faith as believed and confessed Each semester of this two-part course will by the Christian church from the early church to explore five distinct approaches to Christian the present day. Christian Doctrine II examines prayer, all of which have been influential in the the Person and Work of Christ, the Holy Spirit, history of the Church. Prayer is an elemental salvation, the Church, sacraments, means of expression of faith in God, yet Christians are grace, the Christian Life, and Christian hope. often dependent on very limited knowledge of There will be lectures, readings, and discussions. what prayer is and how to pray. Pastors need to This will include readings and discussions of a understand the breadth of Christian teaching variety of contemporary perspectives, such on prayer in order to guide others effectively in as Third World, feminist, and other theologies. their spiritual lives. Each model will be studied Instructors: Elmer Colyer, Staff in primary source texts and through experiential HT 473/573D Church History in Film practice. (1 credit) Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen This seminar will examine the history of HT 440/540D Introduction to Christian Christianity as it has been interpreted through Doctrine I: The Trinity, Revelation, Creation, the cinema. During each session we will view a Anthropology film and then discuss it. Students will read on (3 credits) the genre of film and its use in education, as well Prerequisites: HT 500D and HT 502D, or as reading scholarly studies of the people and permission of the instructor events we are seeing on the screen. Assignments Letter grade only will focus on the interpretation of events by the This course introduces students to the content of filmmakers and on the use of historical films in the Christian faith as believed and confessed by ministry. the Christian church from the early church to the Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen present day. Christian Doctrine I examines the HT 524D History of Christianity in America Trinity, revelation, Scripture, authority, method, (3 credits) creation, human nature, and sin. There will be lectures, readings, and discussions. This will This course will investigate the history of include readings and discussions of a variety of Christianity in the United States by examining contemporary perspectives, such as Third World, the major movements, individuals, institutions, feminist, and other theologies. and ideas that have shaped Christianity in the Instructor: Elmer Colyer, Staff United States. Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Bradley Longfield HT 456/556D Introduction to Christian Doctrine II: Christology, Pneumatology, HT543D Christianity and Buddhism
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This seminar will provide an introduction to the Instructor: Elmer Colyer historical, cultural and religious background of HT 584D The Theology of C.S. Lewis Buddhism and its relationship with Christianity. (3 credits) It will benefit from interaction with Buddhists in the community whose class visits will enhance This seminar will explore the life and thought opportunities to learn of Buddhism from the of C.S. Lewis, one of the most popular lay inside. It will examine Buddhist and Christian theologians of the twentieth century, by reading texts, practices and worldviews. It will seek to and discussing a variety of his works and key provide awareness of the multidimensional secondary sources. facets of Buddhism as practiced in both the East Instructor: Bradley Longfield and the West. It will enable us, as Christians, to HT 586D The Life and Theology of Martin begin to discern what is the “Good News” in a Luther Buddhist context, to address common issues, (3 credits) and to cultivate friendships. Prerequisites: HT 402/502D or permission of Instructor: Bonnie Sue Lewis the instructor HT548 (1 credit)/680 (3 credit), Community This seminar will explore the theology of Martin for Mission Luther in the context of his life. Martin Luther “Community” is something Christians highly was the pivotal figure at the beginning of the value but seldom examine with care. This Reformation, and one of the most influential seminar will explore several movements in the theologians of all time. We will read from a history of the Church in which a distinctive variety of Luther’s works as well as modern approach to Christian community fueled biographical and theological studies. In the important and lasting change in the Church and process we will encounter crucial issues of the world. Reading and discussion of primary Luther’s theology firsthand and grapple with and secondary sources will combine with small issues of our own faith. group experiences embodying the community Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen practices of the groups studied. HT 602D Women in Church History Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen (3 credits) HT 553D United Methodist Studies: Doctrine This seminar will explore the varied contributions (3 credits) of women to the life of the Church and the varied Prerequisites: MN 553D United Methodist opinions about women in past ages. We will read Polity or HT 521D United Methodist History a number of recent works on women, as well as This course is a basic introduction to the selected primary sources. The seminar will focus doctrine of the United Methodist Church and on women in a particular period of history. the Wesleyan/Methodist theological heritage. HT Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Gary Neal Hansen 553D fulfills the doctrinal education requirement HT 612D/MN 612D The Ministerial Vocation of the Book of Discipline for candidates who are (3 credits) preparing for ordination in the United Methodist Church.
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This course is devoted to integrative theological primary modes in which Christian theology has reflection on the practice of ministry in dialogue been practiced through the centuries, and many with classical and contemporary writers. great theologians wrote both doctrinal and Students will work to develop a theological mystical works. It is also a fertile field of historical understanding of Christian ministry that can and theological scholarship and lay interest. serve to order and integrate their course work We will examine the tradition through the lens in seminary, as well as provide a coherent of current scholarship, while spending most of theological framework for shaping and defining our time reading and discussing primary texts their work as pastors. important to the growth of mysticism. Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen
HT 615D Presbyterian History and HT647D Redeeming the Routines of Ministry Confessions and Life: A Theological/Practical Approach to (3 credits) Ordering Ministry and Life (3 Credits) This course seeks to foster an engagement Prerequisite: HT540D and HT556D with the theology and ethos of the Reformed tradition. Our work will center around a study This course is designed to help the student of the formative history of the Reformed develop a theological and practical approach to movement, along with a survey of the Book the problem of ordering his or her ministry and of Confessions of the Presbyterian Church life in the context of contemporary American (U.S.A.). This course is highly recommended for culture with its increasingly hectic style and pace Presbyterian students. of life. Instructor: Staff Instructor: Elmer Colyer
HT 631D Native American Christianity HT 667D American Puritanism through (3 credits) Edwards (3 credits) This seminar is an historical survey of the growth of Native American Christianity in the In this seminar, we will examine the Puritan United States. It will examine the missionary tradition in America by reading and discussing goals and methods employed to missionize primary and secondary works concerning Native Americans, the various responses to Puritanism, culminating with a more intensive missionization, and the development of vital and look at writings by and about Jonathan Edwards. viable Native American Christian congregations. Instructor: Bradley Longfield Particular focus will be upon Native American HT 671D The Theology of John Wesley Presbyterians. (3 credits) Instructor: Bonnie Sue Lewis Prerequisite: HT 521D and HT553D HT 637D Mysticism John Wesley is the father of Methodism and the (3 credits) most significant influence on the subsequent This seminar will explore the development and Wesleyan theological heritage. This course theology of mysticism. Mysticism is one of the examines selected writings of John Wesley. The
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course provides students with an overview of This seminar explores the lives of cross-cultural Wesley’s theology and relates it to discipleship, Christian missionaries, both past and present, character formation, the Church and the practice of the church world-wide. It considers the of ministry. missionary calling, the spiritual gifts that Instructor: Elmer Colyer enhance that calling, and the joys and pitfalls of those who embrace this calling. Its focus is on HT 684D Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism the ways that contemporary missionaries can in America prepare for, nurture, and sustain this particular (3 credits) vocation as they participate in God’s mission (the This seminar will consider the development of missio Dei) throughout the world. evangelicalism and fundamentalism in America Instructor: Bonnie Sue Lewis by reading and discussing a variety of significant HT720D Trinitarian Ecclesiology: On Being primary and secondary sources. the Church in a Post-Christian Society Instructors: Bradley Longfield, Elesha Coffman (3 credits) HT 685D Denominations and Prerequisite: HT540D and HT556D Denominationalism in America (3 credits) This course is an in-depth study of ecclesiology The reputed “decline” of mainline Protestantism or the doctrine of the Church. The course will in the past forty years has brought the issues of focus on the question of ecclesiality, what it is denominational identity and change to the fore. that makes the Church the Church, as well as on Through readings, discussions, and reports, this the various Church practices that embody and seminar will investigate the nature and history of flow from ecclesiality. denominationalism and selected denominations Instructor: Elmer Colyer in America in order to develop a better HT 725D Readings in Patristic Theology understanding of the role of denominations in (3 credits) American religion. Prerequisite: HT540 and HT556 Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Bradley Longfield This course will focus on the writing of one HT 688D Christian Social Ethics ancient church theologian or a theological topic (2 credits) in Patristics. The course will make available to This course will introduce students to major students the resources of the classical Christian themes, approaches and issues in Christian tradition in the service of contemporary ministry. ethics, with an emphasis on relating biblical The particular figures or topics studied will vary Christian faith to contemporary social issues. with different offerings of the course. Students taking this course will gain practical Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen experience in ethical reason and analysis as well HT 749D Augustine as exposure to a number of different approaches (3 credits) to ethical issues. Instructor: Staff Augustine of Hippo, a bishop at the turn of the fifth century, guided the Christian church of HT 714D Missionary Impulse his day through grave internal crises and the (3 credits) crumbling of Roman civilization. His writings have been among the most influential in all of
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Western Christendom down to the present day. A survey of the Barthian literature—doctrine, This seminar seeks to acquaint students with exegetical, history of doctrine, political, the major contours of Augustine’s life and work homiletical and devotional: a digest of the through a close reading of selected primary contents of the thirteen volumes of the Church texts and biographical literature. Dogmatics, followed by in-depth study of a Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen selected volume of the Dogmatics or a particular doctrine. HT 757D Christianity and Islam Instructor: Elmer Colyer (3 credits) HT 775D The Theology of John Calvin This seminar will provide an introduction to the (3 credits) historical, cultural and religious background Prerequisite: HT 400/500D or equivalents or of Islam and its complex relationship with permission of instructor Christianity. It will examine a common heritage as “people of the Book,” as well as divergent This seminar will explore the theology of John understandings of that heritage by exploring Calvin through a reading of the Institutes of Qur’anic and Christian texts. It will also seek the Christian Religion and consideration of to provide awareness of the multidimensional key secondary sources. This course is highly facets of Islam and how Christians can address recommended for Presbyterian students. the issues, approach Muslim neighbors, and seek Instructors: Elesha Coffman, Gary Neal Hansen, common ground through building friendships Bradley Longfield with those who also are seeking to know and honor God. DIRECTED RESEARCH Instructor: Bonnie Sue Lewis HT 699D Readings and Directed Research HT 769D The Trinitarian Theology of (3 credits) T.F. Torrance Individual reading or a research project on some (3 credits) phase of history or theology, with the approval Prerequisite: HT 540D and HT 556D or and under the guidance of one of the instructors permission of the instructor in the division. This course examines the theology of Thomas Instructor: Staff F. Torrance. Torrance was the most outstanding HT 799D Readings and Directed Research Reformed theologian in the Anglo-Saxon (Advanced) world in the twentieth century. This course (3 credits) provides students with an overview of Torrance’s theology and relates it to discipleship, character Individual reading or a research project on an formation, the Church, and the practice of advanced level, with the approval and under the ministry. guidance of one of the instructors in the division. Instructor: Elmer Colyer Instructor: Staff
HT 773D The Theology of Karl Barth (3 credits) MINISTRY DIVISION
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MN 401/501D Foundations of Christian This course prepares students to develop Worship ministries of short-term mission that are (3 credits) theologically grounded, culturally sensitive, Letter grade only tied to the ministry and mission of the wider church, and carried out by participants who This course serves as an introduction to the are practically and spiritually well prepared. biblical and theological roots of worship, the The course can be taken on its own, or as a history of worship in the Christian church, prerequisite for participation in a seminary and the character and shape of corporate mission team. worship in particular congregations and Instructor: Beth McCaw traditions. Attention will be given to the place of sacraments, symbols, architecture and music MN 530D Discipleship and Teaching in worship. Students will also be guided in the (3 credits) practice of liturgical leadership and will reflect Letter grade only on their roles as worship leaders. This course introduces students to the teaching Instructors: Robert Hoch, Richard Shaffer, and discipling ministries of the church. It Timothy Slemmons provides a biblical, theological, and practical MN 409/509D Handbell Ringing foundation for the various educational and (1/2 credit) formational tasks of the local congregation. The focus is on the teaching office of the church as This course provides students the opportunity to a means by which the gospel calls and shapes learn about and participate in handbell ringing disciples in community. Emphasis is placed through weekly rehearsals and occasional upon the key role of pastor and lay teachers performances. Upon completion students and mentors. Students are given opportunity to will be able to read and perform beginning to practice basic skills in teaching and to develop a intermediate handbell literature, and understand practical plan of aims, objectives and application and perform proper ringing technique. for their leadership in the educational ministry of Instructor: Staff the church. MN 411/511D U.D.T.S. Choir Instructor: Susan Forshey (1/2 credit) MN 545D American Baptist Polity Objectives: 1) to provide choral music once a (3 credits) week for the U.D.T.S. chapel services; and 2) to This course explores the history of the Baptist give the participants experience in cantorial movement as part of modern church history worship leadership, particularly in antiphonal and the polity of that movement in its varied Psalm singing. forms today. The course is specifically intended Instructor: Staff to comply with educational requirements of the MN 438/538D Planning and Leading American Baptist Churches, USA, but is open to Short-Term Mission any student within the Seminary interested in (2 credits) this strand of the Church. Historical materials
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will form a base for discussing theology, church MN 555D The Polity and Program of the structure, current issues and concerns, and more. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Instructor: Staff (3 credits)
MN 548D Ministry and Money This is a course in the principles and practices (3 credits) of the polity of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The class will study the ecclesiology reflected Money is one of the dominant forces in our in the government of the church and will society. A Christian response to the power of deal specifically with the powers, rights and money draws on Biblical images and theological responsibilities of the local congregation, the understandings of stewardship and faithful session, the presbytery, the synod, and the living. Christian leaders must be able to both General Assembly, as well as General Assembly teach and model this faithful response. This agencies and the minister. The foundation of course will serve as an introduction to how this the course will be the Book of Order of the PC can be done with character and integrity. (U.S.A.), with particular emphasis on the Form Instructors: Sue LeFeber of Government and the Rules of Discipline. MN 550D Christian Church The class will also study the mission program (Disciples of Christ) Polity and administrative process of the governing (3 credits) bodies. This class is highly recommended for Presbyterian students. This course introduces and explores in detail Instructors: Alyson Janke, Scott Nesbitt the history and polity of the Disciples of Christ. Students currently within the Disciples of MN 564D Theological and Biblical Christ tradition should consider this course Research Methods as foundational. Historical, theological, (1 credit) administrative, biblical, and ecumenical issues Students learn basic research techniques that are explored. Further, current concerns in help them succeed in seminary; exploring mission and ministry at the national, regional, research tools such as library catalogs, electronic and local levels are discussed. databases, and print and online reference works. Instructor: Staff Students create a bibliography in University of MN 553D United Methodist : Polity Chicago (Turabian) format. (3 credits) Instructor: Mary Anne Knefel
A basic study of the Book of Discipline of the MN 568D United Church of Christ Polity United Methodist Church with special attention (3 credits) to United Methodist polity in theory and This course introduces and explores the history, practice. MN 553D fulfills the polity educational theology, polity, organization, and mission of requirement of Paragraph 315.4 for candidates the United Church of Christ. We will begin with who are preparing for ordination in the United a detailed look at the Evangelical, Reformed, Methodist Church. Christian, and Congregational traditions. We will Instructor: Staff examine polity and ministry in the local church, in the association, in the conference, in the General Synod, and in the national church.
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The practice of ministry in the local U.C.C. need to balance matters of shared responsibility congregation and requirements for ordination and the proper use of authority and care in will be discussed. matters assigned to the pastor alone will be Instructor: Staff cultivated and practiced. Instructor: Timothy Slemmons MN 640D Foundations of Preaching (3 credits) MN 611D The Ministry of Leadership Letter grade only (3 credits)
This course will lay the foundation for the This course will examine biblical, historical, and practice of preaching in the church. It will contemporary models of leadership with the strengthen the students’ development of goal of preparing pastors and congregational homiletical methods that include reflecting leaders to develop a clear theology of leadership on biblical texts and theological themes, grounded in vision, shared power, and spiritual understanding the preaching context, gifts. Students will examine theories of and forming and delivering sermons that leadership using reflection and self-inventory communicate orally and aurally. Students will in order to determine one’s own style and preach in class and respond to colleagues’ development as a leader, to become alert to sermons with a view toward building skills in the abuses of power within congregations, to pastoral sensitivity and critical listening. become familiar with dynamics of leadership Instructors: Robert Hoch, Timothy Slemmons in different congregational settings, and to discover resources for the leadership MN 605D Spirit and Truth: the Pastor as development and training of pastors, staff, and Liturgist lay leaders. (3 credits) Instructor: Staff This course, which builds on Foundations MN 612D/HT612D The Ministerial Vocation of Christian Worship (MN 401/501), aims to (3 credits) develop the student’s ability to apply scriptural and theological (particularly doxological and This course is devoted to integrative theological eschatological) criteria to the task of planning reflection on the practice of ministry in dialogue and providing for worship that is both spiritually with classical and contemporary writers. vibrant and truly faithful. The liturgical role of the Students will work to develop a theological pastor and the network of pastoral relationships understanding of Christian ministry that can that are essential for effectively planning serve to order and integrate their course work Christian worship that is simultaneously glorious in seminary, as well as provide a coherent and enjoyable will be considered in depth, theological framework for shaping and defining specifically as matters of tradition and culture, their work as pastors. essential elements and matters of preference Instructor: Gary Neal Hansen (adiaphora), vie for the attention and priority of those charged with responsibility and accountability for worship. An awareness of the
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MN 614 Proclaiming the Cross resources, the gifts of the congregation, and a (2 or 3 credits) collaborative approach to planning. In a seminar format students will engage in study, discussion, The cross is central to Christian proclamation: it planning, and evaluation of services of worship. is at the heart of the gospel stories about Jesus; Instructor: Beth McCaw it is central to Paul’s kerygma; it is historically and often architecturally central to the life of the MN 632D Preaching from the Old Testament local church; and for much of the world outside (3 credits) of the church, the cross is the signature of the Prerequisite: MN 640D Christian faith. Despite its prominence, the cross This is an advanced course in preaching and is often reduced, sometimes seen as little more builds on skills and knowledge acquired in than a memorable symbol or it is discarded as a Foundations of Preaching (MN 640D). Students dangerous symbol of abuse, or, alternatively, it is will undertake a study of one book from the Old reduced to a soteriological “get out of jail” card. Testament for the purposes of proclamation. In Against these tendencies, this course makes the more general terms, students will be introduced case that faithful preaching must wrestle more to specific issues of biblical and theological constructively with the witness of the cross interpretation that attend preaching from the for church and world. To that end, this course Old Testament. In addition, students will also be introduces students to a spectrum of readings asked to listen to and dialogue with pastors and of the cross in order to develop a theology of scholars who are distinguished in the fields of proclamation that is further integrated with the preaching and homiletics and articulate a more practice of preaching. nuanced vision of the preaching life. Instructor: Robert Hoch Instructors: Robert Hoch, Timothy Slemmons
MN 616D The Use of the Psalms in Christian MN 633D Preaching from New Testament Worship Books (2 or 3 credits) (3 credits) Prerequisite: MN 640D This course explores the full breadth of the psalms in their various genres and functions; the This is an advanced course in preaching and history of their liturgical use in ancient Israel, and builds on skills and knowledge acquired in in the early, medieval, Reformation and modern Foundations of Preaching (MN 640D). Students eras; and the practical possibilities for using the will undertake a study of one book from the New psalms more broadly and effectively in worship Testament for the purposes of proclamation. today, including preaching the psalms. Along the way, students will be asked to listen Instructor: Timothy Slemmons to and dialogue with pastors and scholars who are distinguished in the fields of preaching and MN 626D Creative Models for Worship homiletics. Students will interact with readings, (2 credits) lectures, peers, and other materials as they Prerequisite: MN 401/501D continue to develop an integrative knowledge of This elective seminar course builds on the theology and practice of preaching. Foundations of Worship in equipping students Instructors: Robert Hoch, Timothy Slemmons to enrich worship through the use of diverse
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MN 642D Expository Preaching MN 661D Pastoral Administration (2 credits) (3 credits) Prerequisite: MN 640D This course explores the nature and purpose Letter grade or pass/fail of Pastoral Administration focusing on This course focuses on developing a clear administration as a gift of the Holy Spirit understanding of expository preaching: what it given for the common good of the church. is; what distinguishes it from other homiletical Special emphasis will be placed on the Pastoral forms; what its role has been in the history of Administrator’s identity and role as steward proclamation and in connection with periods of the gifts within a congregation; a systems of reformation, revitalization, and renewal; how approach to understanding the forces and to prepare and deliver expository sermons; and functions within a congregation; and the how to leverage the expository method in the interactive relationship between congregations development of preaching plans with the aim and their environments. Students will cultivate of spiritual growth, congregational nurture, individual skills, gifts, and temperaments in evangelism, and missions. church administration with an emphasis on Instructor: Timothy Slemmons empowering lay persons and creating a healthy church culture. MN 643D The Liturgical Year Instructor: Staff (3 credits) Prerequisites: MN 401/501 M 672D Foundations of Pastoral Care (3 credits) This course seeks to 1) retrace and expose key Letter grade only historical and theological developments in the evolution of the Christian Year, including An introduction to the caring aspects of pastoral its roots in the feasts of Israel; 2) give thematic ministry, including biblical and theological consideration to the major seasons of the foundations of care, the development of pastoral liturgical year; 3) critically evaluate the strengths identity, various models of care, and varieties of and liabilities of using the Revised Common essential pastoral communication Lectionary for worship planning and preaching; skills necessary for entering diverse situations of 4) explore fruitful avenues of supplementing crisis and need. the limited scriptural diet of lectionary-based Instructor: Beth McCaw churches with a view to the spiritual formation MN 680D Clinical Pastoral Education of congregations; and 5) restore the entirety (1 or 2 credits) of the scriptural canon and the theological encyclopedia to full functionality in the planning An interfaith professional education for ministry of prophetic, programmatic preaching and conducted in a certified center under the vital, eschatological worship, mitigating the supervision of a chaplain supervisor accredited effect of vain repetition and merely temporal by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education observances (Gal 3:10) that undermine the (C.P.E.). Students may elect to have C.P.E. church’s spiritual vitality, witness, and mission. considered for field education credit instead Instructor: Timothy Slemmons of ministry elective hours. Students register for 1 credit if completing C.P.E. on an extended part-time basis during spring and fall semesters;
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register for 2 credits for a summer unit. Upon With this in mind, students will reflect on the completion, students are required to submit a different publics preachers address, identify copy of their CPE completion certificate to the occasions when preachers may be explicitly Field Education office. If taken in the summer, it called on to address issues of general societal must be paid for as a summer course. concern within a congregational context (e.g. Coordinator: Sue LeFeber a crisis sermon), and be introduces to historical and contemporary expressions of the preacher MN 709 Worship in the Reformed Tradition as public theologian. (3 credits) Instructor: Robert Hoch This course will introduce students to the history MN 774D Preaching the Passion and theology of worship in the Reformed (1 or 2 credits) tradition. Special emphasis will be placed on the Prerequisites: MN 40D current worship practices of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), with attention to the “Directory This advanced course in preaching, which for Worship” in the Book of Order, and other builds on the skills and knowledge acquired denominational resources. This course is highly in Foundations of Preaching (MN 640D), recommended for Presbyterian students. examines the unique literary character of, and Instructor: Robert Hoch, Timothy Slemmons, the Christological considerations involved Richard Shaffer in preaching from the passion narratives. How might the preacher better expound and MN 739D Preacher as Public Theologian proclaim the vital significance of the two longest (2 or 3 credits) and most complex narratives in each of the Prerequisite: MN 40D gospels? This course invites the preacher to Letter grade or pass/fail consider and correct a major lacuna in lectionary This course introduces students to Christian preaching, and to proclaim the gospel from the witness as a form of public theology and to perspective of Christ’s redemptive suffering the preacher as public theologian. To speak of on the cross. preaching as “public theology” underscores Instructor: Timothy Slemmons the way the preacher addresses not only an ecclesiastic community but also, inevitably, DIRECTED RESEARCH a socio-political context. This course insists M 699D Readings and Directed Research that vital preaching is profoundly public; that (1-3 credits) doctrines of God, Christ, Spirit, love, human dignity, and discipleship are falsified when they Individual reading or a research project on are pursued without a public referent; that the a topic within the ministry division, with the congregational preacher is called to act as the approval and under the guidance of one of the church’s public theologian, speaking truth to instructors in the division. power; that preachers assist congregations Instructor: Staff as they seek to navigate sociopolitical crisis with pastoral wisdom; that the sermon provides congregations with glimpses of God’s reconciling and redeeming work in the world.
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MN 799D Readings and Directed Research are grounded in a missiological ecclesiology. (1-3 credits) This required course is part of the Evangelism/ Mission sequence. Individual reading or a research project on Instructor: Bonnie Sue Lewis a topic within the ministry division, with the approval and under the guidance of one of the IN 782D Evangelism and Mission in Context instructors in the division. (3 credits) Instructor: Staff Letter grade only; additional fee required
No matter where one does ministry, the shape INTEGRATIVE/INTEGRATED COURSES of that location (context) shapes the form of Integrative courses are taught by the professors evangelistic and social mission outreach that is of all three divisions. Integrated courses are appropriate, effective, and faithful. It is difficult normally taught by a single professor. to love people or to worship with them in a vacuum. This course will employ an immersion IN 521D, IN 522D, IN 722D Spiritual trip—to a Native American site, a rural location, Formation Group or an urban center—as well as classroom (1 credit) sessions to help students develop an initial skill Pass/fail only at reading contexts for congregational ministry. In small groups of eight to ten, students will Building on a theological foundation, it will meet weekly with a faculty member for the also ask how context enters into the marrow of purpose of prayer and spiritual formation. They evangelism and mission for the location visited. will covenant together to practice individual This required course is part of the Evangelism/ and corporate spiritual disciplines, combining Mission sequence. Seniors will have priority in reading with experiential practice. They will registration. seek to inhabit, personally and communally, the Instructors: Richard Shaffer, Bonnie Sue Lewis, primary vision of our seminary, namely, Christopher James to unify a life of prayer, study and service. IN 783D The Missional Church Instructor: Staff (2 credits) IN 581D Theology of Mission and Evangelism Letter grade only (3 credits) The church not in mission is not the church. This Letter grade only course for will evaluate the key themes involved This course examines the contextual nature of in the first two courses with an emphasis on the Church’s life in mission and evangelism. It implementing a missional church. It will focus seeks to rethink Mission and Evangelism, seeing on the calling, preparation, and “continuing them both as part of the essence of the Church conversion” of the local church required to and of every local congregation. Beginning with participate in the “missio Dei,” whether it is the Triune God as a missionary God, this course the small or multi-staffed church, the rural or will focus on changing paradigms of mission urban parish. This required course is part of the and its influence on how we do evangelism Evangelism/Mission sequence. in today’s post-modern, post-Christendom, Instructor: Christopher James pluralistic society. Thus, evangelism and mission
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IN 784D Missional Christianity are also available. Normally at least two credits (2 credits) of Supervised Practice must be completed in a Meets core requirement for M.A.M.C. congregational setting for the M.Div. Letter grade only In order to be considered for S.P.M. credit, all This course provides the student with an placements must be approved in advance by overview of the diversity of Christian discipleship the Director of Field Education and Placement. and witness in the world. Finding the unity In addition, all students must complete a of witness in a multitude of varying cultural background check prior to beginning S.P.M. understandings and practices of Christian faith Guidelines for compensation, supervision and (40,000 denominations in the Protestant world position descriptions are posted on the Field alone!) Is one of the challenges of our day. With a Education portion of the Seminary website. brief overview of the missional focus of Scripture that ties us together, we will go on to survey FIELD EDUCATION COURSES “Every Tribe and Nation,” “From Times Square to Timbuktu” with their challenges, opportunities FE 601D Essential Functions of the Pastor and gifts for participating together in the (1 credit) mission of the triune God. The student will gain This integrative seminar focuses on the essential a greater appreciation of the breadth of God’s functions of the pastoral office including: faithful people and the diverse ways that the worship leadership, celebrating the sacraments, global church is embracing its missional identity. conducting funerals, making visits and Instructor: Christopher James observing proper etiquette. Each day we will reflect on, discuss and practice various pastoral SUPERVISED PRACTICE OF MINISTRY practices. (S.P.M.) AND FIELD EDUCATION (F.E.) Instructor: Staff COURSES FE 602D Understanding Context and M.Div. students are required to complete four Change in the Church credits of Supervised Practice of Ministry (S.P.M.) (1 credit) and all four Field Education (F.E.) classes to qualify for graduation. M.Div. students may This course provides an overview of the basics enroll in S.P.M. only after completion of one year of family systems theory and the insights it of seminary. M.A.M.C. students are required to offers for leaders of congregations. Anxiety, self- complete two credits of Supervised Practice of differentiation and the role of the non-anxious Ministry and two Field Education courses: FE 602 presence are some of the topics explored, and FE 605. along with several tools for understanding the dynamics at work in a variety of ministry Most students fulfill their Supervised Practice contexts. of Ministry requirements at field placements Instructor: Staff during the fall and spring semesters. Other options are possible: Clinical Pastoral Education FE 603D Clergy Ethics (C.P.E.) for S.P.M. credit, full-time summer S.P.M. (1 credit) placements and longer full-time internships
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This course focuses on developing a theological SPM 672D Supervised Practice of Ministry understanding of the pastoral vocation which (2 credits) can guide decision-making and the setting Two credits are awarded for a full-time (300-400 of priorities in the parish. Students engage in contact hours) Supervised Practice of Ministry practical reflection on the shape of “the good experience during the academic semesters or pastorate.” the summer. Summer registrations must be paid Instructor: Staff for as a summer course. FE 604D Discovering the Power SPM 681D Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) of the Spoken Word for S.P.M. Credit (1 credit) (1 credit) This is a practicum class focusing on An interfaith professional education for the essentials of public speaking and ministry conducted in a certified center under communication especially in the context of the supervision of a chaplain supervisor worship. Participants will prepare assignments accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral to be presented and evaluated in class, focusing Education. Students register for one credit if on oral interpretation, physical presence, and completing C.P.E. on an extended part-time professional demeanor. In addition, work will basis during spring and fall semesters. No S.P.M. be done on sharpening skills such as correct documentation is required for C.P.E. However, pronunciation and emphasis, vocal control and submission of a copy of the C.P.E. completion projection, and effective connection with the certificate to the Field Education office is listeners. required to receive S.P.M. credit. Students may Instructor: Staff elect to have C.P.E. considered for elective FE 605D Christian Witness in a Changing ministry hours instead of S.P.M. credit. Culture SPM 682 Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) (1 credit) for S.P.M. Credit A brief survey of several global religions (2 credits) emerging in North America, with discussions An interfaith professional education for ministry focused on how to proclaim the Gospel faithfully conducted in a certified center under the and effectively in the midst of such religious supervision of a chaplain supervisor accredited diversity. by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Instructor: Staff Students register for two credits if the C.P.E. is completed during one semester or over the PREREQUISITE FOR REGISTERING FOR summer. No S.P.M. documentation is required for S.P.M.: COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR OF C.P.E. However submission of a copy of the C.P.E. SEMINARY. completion certificate to the Field Education office is required to receive S.P.M. credit. SPM 671D Supervised Practice of Ministry Students may elect to have C.P.E. considered for (1 credit) elective ministry hours instead of S.P.M. credit. Students register for this course if completing S.P.M. on a part-time basis.
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WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and Wartburg Theological Seminary are located less than a mile from each other. Cross- registration, available to residential students of each seminary, is a frequently exercised option at no extra charge.
For current offerings, please visit the Wartburg Theological Seminary Website at http:// wartburgseminary.edu/, and click on Future Students, then Catalog.
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FINANCIAL AID Divinity program, conditional on maintaining a full-time status and grade point average of 3.5 The purpose of financial aid to students at or higher. University of Dubuque Theological Seminary is to assist Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Criteria the selection committee uses in naming Arts in Missional Christianity (M.A.M.C.) students recipient(s) of the Presidential Scholarship are: in their educational preparation for ministry. • achievement in undergraduate and graduate This is done by providing need-based grants, academic programs fellowships, and loans to our eligible full-time • evidence of a strong commitment to the residential students and loans and some modest Church and its mission grants to distance students. • promise for pastoral ministry; evidence of active Christian faith and practice Most of our full-time residential students and citizenship of or permanent resident receive need-based tuition grants. U.D.T.S. • status in the United States grants for M.Div. and M.A.M.C. students are ordinarily limited to those who can provide Rural/Small Church Ministry Scholarship evidence of endorsement of their studies by Recognizing our commitment to prepare their denomination. These grants are subject to women and men for ministry in the small or rural availability of funds at the seminary and financial church, this scholarship supports residential need of the student. Institutional grant aid for students who are committed to beginning their residential students is limited to six semesters. ministry in a small or rural church. The amount of this grant is full tuition. The grant is renewable SCHOLARSHIPS for up to 2 years provided the student maintains The U.D.T.S. Presidential Scholarship, the Rural/ a 3.0 average and full-time status. Small Church Ministry Scholarship, and the Criteria which the selection committee uses in Wendt Character Scholarship applications are naming recipient(s) of the scholarship are: available in the admissions office or online. • evidence of a strong commitment to the rural/ Presidential Scholarship small church evidence of active Christian faith and practice This scholarship recognizes an applicant’s • academic ability and commitment to the life • and citizenship of or permanent resident status in the United States and mission of the church. The Presidential Scholarship is a merit scholarship awarded Wendt Character Scholarships annually to a limited number of newly admitted Students may apply for a Wendt Character individuals planning to enter the seminary’s Scholarship through the Wendt Center for residential M.Div. degree program. Not based Character Education at the University of on financial need, this scholarship is awarded Dubuque. Recognizing our calling to nurture on the basis of an entering student’s academic pastors of the highest moral character, the ability and demonstration of exceptional Wendt Character Scholarships were endowed promise for ordained ministry. The award covers by Nancy and Richard Wendt in honor of the full amount of tuition and fees, single room their father, Lester G. and their son, Michael and board, if living on campus, and is renewable Lester. The scholarships are awarded to those for the second and third years of the Master of
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who have the potential for leadership, have First consideration for scholarships is given to lived lives of service, and who demonstrate ordained ministers or theological seminary excellent character by integrating into their students or instructors who have not previously lives virtues such as truthfulness, honesty, studied in the United States, and who plan fairness, and the Golden Rule. Wendt Scholars to return to service in their home country are expected to adhere to the Character Scholar following their studies in the United States. Pledge, participate in the weekly seminar and These scholarships are for one year and are not assignments, social gatherings, special lecture renewable. events, and in service to the UD, Dubuque, and broader communities. Together we will work FINANCIAL AID toward the goal of growing in “intellectual Application Procedures for Financial Aid understanding of and personal commitment To assist the seminary in establishing individual to leading lives of purpose and excellent moral levels of financial need, students seeking character.” financial aid must submit a completed financial The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis aid application in the spring of each year. The with potential for reapplication. financial aid application is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) of the Federal Native American Scholarships Student Aid Program. The application can be Out of our commitment to prepare Native completed on-line at www.fafsa.gov. If a paper American pastoral leadership, U.D.T.S. offers application is needed, please contact the Office scholarships through the Native American of Student Financial Planning at the University. Program to qualified Native American A personal consultation with the Dean of Presbyterian students preparing for lay or Financial Planning is required. The office of ordained ministry. student financial planning is able to provide International Student Scholarships individual counseling to determine your needs and help create a realistic budget. It is the U.D.T.S. may provide scholarship aid to University’s desire to minimize the student debt international students who have completed the load upon graduation. M.Div., post-graduate B.D., or equivalent, and who are interested in the one-year Certificate of TYPICAL ANNUAL COSTS, FULL-TIME Study program at U.D.T.S., or are nominated as an exchange student in a non-USA seminary. At the time of publication estimated annual residential costs for a Master’s degree student Students must have denominational are as follows: endorsement and demonstrate adequate ability Tuition $15,100.00 in written and spoken English. A TOEFL (Test of • (9-14 credit hours per semester) English as a Foreign Language) score of at least Student Fee $1,075.00 220 (computer-based scoring), 550 (paper-based • scoring), or 80 (Internet-based scoring) with a • Books (estimated) $1,000.00 minimum of 19 reading, 19 writing, 21 listening, Total (tuition, fees, books) $17,540.00 21 speaking, is required.
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Students ordinarily will not receive tuition grants Fees: (see Scholarship Grants for requirements) if they • Student Fees $537.50 demonstrate a need less than the total cost of (per semester) tuition or do not match the admission goals of • Parking $80.00 the institution. The remaining need for tuition, as • Application Fee $30.00 well as living expenses, can typically be met from (non-refundable) income in one or all of the following sources: • Enrollment Confirmation Fee $100.00 scholarships from denominational bodies or • Housing Confirmation $100.00 congregations, work-study employment on (non-refundable) campus (minimum wage), Supervised Practice • Graduation Fee $60.00 of Ministry, and outside employment or (one-time fee: senior year) guaranteed student loans. • Official Transcript Fee $5.00 (first one free) FULL-TIME STUDENT TUITION AND FEES 2015-2017 Distance tuition and fees M.Div. and M.A.M.C. Residential M.Div. and M.A.M.C. Tuition: Tuition: • 9-14 credit hours $15,100.00 • Per credit hour tuition $660.00 (per semester) (Full time: 18-22 credits per year) • Under 9 credit hours $660.00 • Books and supplies $1,000.00 (per hour) (per year estimated) • Hours above 14 $660.00 Fees: (per hour) Application Fee $30.00 • January intensive $660.00 * Enrollment Confirmation Fee $500.00 (per hour) (applied to first semester tuition) • Audit fee, official $330.00 Housing and Meal Plan $750.00 (per hour) (per residency estimated) • Proficiency $330.00 Student Fees $165.00 (per semester) (per hour) Graduation Fee $60.00 • Off-campus summer $330.00 ** S.P.M./C.P.E. (per hour) Transcript Fee $5.00 (first one free) * January intensive tuition will be waived for students who have registered for at least nine Residential Board: hours in the fall semester and are registered 19 meals per week plan $2,345.00 for at least nine hours in the following spring (per semester) semester. 14 meals per week plan $2,205.00 ** This off-campus summer rate applies to (per semester) Supervised Practice of Ministry and Clinical Pastoral Education courses (or other such 10 meals per week plan $1,960.00 courses) where U.D.T.S. facilities and regular (per semester) faculty are not the primary instructional 5 meals per week plan $950.00 resource. (per semester)
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Residential Room: arrangements have been made with the Student • Single Furnished room $3,375.00 Accounts Office. in Townhouse (per semester) General Notes • Townhouse (with utilities) $1,245.00 (3 bedrooms, per month) The cost of books is not covered by fees. All • Townhouse (with utilities) $1,130.00 room and board charges are subject to change. (12 month contract per month) Room contracts for residential students are effective for the dates on the lease. Summer Deposit (townhouse/one month’s rent) room contracts are available. In the case of Pet Deposit*** two month’s rent withdrawal from residence on campus, room ***Pets are not permitted in residence halls. charges will be pro-rated. No refunds will be Residents of Townhouses may apply to have granted for board charges. Notice of withdrawal pets, will be charged a pet deposit to cover from residence must be given in writing to the possible damage, and will be allowed pets only Housing Office. Students departing at the end in ‘pet friendly’ units as available. of the fall semester or the January intensive, or Doctor of Ministry Tuition and Fees: entering either at the beginning of the January Annual Tuition $3,900.00 intensive or of the spring semester, pay the Application Fee $50.00 semester room rate. (non-refundable) On campus housing, when available, is also Transcript Evaluation $20.00 provided for distance and D.Min. students Tuition Deposit Fee $200.00 during the residency periods. Specific housing Continuation Fee $550.00 rates for these periods can be obtained from the (per year for students Office of the Associate Dean. beyond the third year) Audit hours are not counted in calculating the Doctoral Project Fee $850.00 (payable at the end tuition rate. However residential students who of third seminar) are enrolled for at least nine credits can audit Dissertation Binding classes for free as long as the number of credit and Microfilming Fee $125.00 hours plus audit hours do not exceed 14 hours. Graduation Fee $100.00 One critical aspect to student success is (robe rental and hood) dedicated time with faculty, staff, and other students. This is most effectively achieved PAYMENT OF FEES when distance students live and learn in a All semester costs are due and payable at the cohort setting. Accordingly, distance students beginning of each semester, before the student are expected to utilize the accommodations is admitted to classes. Alternatively, students provided. Meal plans are also required for the may make an installment payment contract first intensive for first-year students but optional with the University Student Accounts Office. If for returning students. fees have not been paid in full or an installment Health Insurance payment contract has not been made, a student will not be admitted to classes unless special Seminary students are required to have health insurance that includes coverage for both major
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medical and hospitalization. Failure to provide a class after the add-drop date, a W will be evidence of medical insurance will prevent received through the last day to withdraw from enrollment. The seminary will not be held the class and no refund will be given. Students liable for medical bills incurred by the students. who withdraw on or before the 60% point of Maintenance of adequate medical insurance the enrollment period and are receiving federal, coverage is the student’s responsibility. state, and/or institutional financial aid, are subject to a pro rata refund determined by the Presbyterian Church (USA) students registered number of calendar days in the payment period with their presbyteries as inquirers are eligible or period of enrollment divided into the number to enroll in the medical insurance portion of the of calendar days completed as of the day the denominational benefits plan, provided that student withdrew. they are also enrolled in the seminary on a full- time basis (at least 9 hours per semester). The Withdrawal Date is (A) the date the student began the official withdrawal process; (B) the Immunization date that the student otherwise provided official Admitted students will be able to register for notification to the University of Dubuque of classes only if the University immunization form the intent to withdraw; or (C) if the student did has been completed and returned with a copy not begin the withdrawal process or otherwise of vaccination records. Every student enrolling notify the University of Dubuque of the intent to at the University of Dubuque is required to show withdraw, the midpoint of the payment period proof of 2 MMR Vaccinations or verification that for which assistance was disbursed or a later they have titres or have had the diseases. We date documented by the University of Dubuque. encourage you to learn more about meningitis, Special rule: If the University of Dubuque hepatitis, and these optional but recommended determines that a student did not begin the vaccines by contacting your health care provider. withdrawal process or otherwise notify the A vaccine is available that protects against four institution of the intent to withdraw due to types of the bacteria that cause meningitis in illness, accident, grievous personal loss, or the United States – types A, C, Y and W-135. other such circumstances beyond the student’s The Hepatitis B series vaccination is not a control, the University of Dubuque may requirement, but is recommended. Hepatitis B determine the appropriate withdrawal date. is 100 times more infectious than HIV and members of the same household can become Return of unearned federal financial aid infected by sharing personal items. program funds will be made in the following order: REFUNDS • Unsubsidized Stafford Loans Tuition Payments • Perkins Loans The University of Dubuque Institutional Refund • Federal Grad Plus Loans Policy is only for students who withdraw from • Other Title IV assistance all classes and leave the university. The policy Return of unearned institutional financial aid does not apply to a student who withdraws program funds will be limited by the total from some classes but continues to be enrolled charges after refund calculation: in other classes. If a student withdraws from • Institutional Loans
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Tuition for Modules, Summer, August and The Student Financial Planning Office offers January Intensive Courses information and counseling regarding loan programs. Students may apply for most loan For modules, summer courses, August or programs through that office. The seminary January intensive courses, 100% refund will be urges that you approach the subject of given if withdrawal occurs before the second educational loans with great caution and only meeting of the class. If withdrawal occurs before after you have exhausted all other financial the course is half over, a 50% refund will be resources. High levels of indebtedness may given. No refund will be given if withdrawal impede ministries of graduates who enter the occurs after half the scheduled meetings of the pastorate, where salaries are not often calculated class have taken place. to account for heavy loan payback obligations. All summer courses must be registered and paid Eligibility for most educational loan programs is for as summer courses. limited to students who are registered as at least half-time students. OTHER FORMS OF AID Church Support EMPLOYMENT Theological education involves not only the Seminary Employment student and the seminary but also the student’s A number of part-time positions are available denomination. We suggest you inquire about on campus for residential seminary students. financial aid that may be available from your For most of these, students are expected to judicatory and local churches. qualify under federal work-study guidelines. The Outside Scholarships Student Financial Planning Office is the source of information about work-study and other on- The guide to Outside Sources of Financial Aid, campus student positions. compiled by the Association of Theological Schools and the Presbyterian Church (USA), The seminary also seeks to assist students and contains a comprehensive listing of institutions spouses in obtaining off-campus employment of and agencies that provide financial support other kinds. The Student Life Office keeps a list to students who are pursuing theological of off-campus part-time job openings for college education. and seminary students.
Loans Other Employment
Seminary students are able to receive low- Another major source of income for seminary interest loans for academic and personal students is stipends from Supervised Practice of expenses, within the guidelines of each loan Ministry (S.P.M.) positions. All M.Div. students are program for which they are eligible. Available required to complete a designated number of loan programs include: Federal Unsubsidized semester hours in S.P.M. (see Supervised Practice Stafford Loans and denominational loan of Ministry in the Academic Regulations section). programs. For most of these student loan These positions doubly benefit the students, programs, repayment does not ordinarily begin providing both income and academic credit. until six months after completion of full-time S.P.M. position openings are posted through the study. Office of Field Education. Some S.P.M. positions
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are student pastorates, in which the student complete within 150% the student should not serves as solo pastor of a small congregation. have a pace below 67%. Student pastors are often provided housing in Transfer students will enter the time frame at the addition to a stipend. point according to the number of credits earned and accepted by the University of Dubuque for STANDARDS OF SATISFACTORY prior education at other institutions. PROGRESS POLICY FOR FEDERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID For quantitative measure, Doctor of Ministry students must complete 10 credit hours The following guidelines will be used to minimum each semester. Students seeking a determine a student’s continued eligibility for Master’s degree who are enrolled full-time must all federal Title IV funds and for all institutionally complete 9 credit hours minimum each semester. controlled awards. Students awarded aid on Students enrolled part-time in a semester (3–8 a full-time basis are expected to complete a credit hours per semester) must complete the minimum of 9 hours for an academic semester minimum prorated credit hours per semester. and will be granted no more than nine semesters of institutional aid eligibility. Minimum Standards for Full-Time Seminary Students Academic progress will be measured both qualitatively and quantitatively. A minimum grade Term of Minimum Grade Completed point average of 2.0 and a minimum number Enrollment Point Average Hours of credit hours completed each academic term 1 2.000 9 are requirements. Both of these standards 2 2.000 18 are designed to ensure a student keeps on 3 2.000 27 schedule and completes within the prescribed program time, and not to exceed more than 4 2.000 36 150% of the program length (see chart below). 5 2.000 45 The quantitative pace will be measured by 6 2.000 54 dividing the cumulative number of hours 7 2.000 72 successfully completed by cumulative number 8 2.000 84 of hours attempted by the student. Generally, to
Length of Length of 150% of 150% of Program Program Program Program Degree Program Credit Hours Semesters Credit Hours Semesters Master of Arts in Missional 48 credit hours 4 semesters 72 credit hours 6 semesters Christianity Master of Divinity— 126 credit 84 credit hours 6 semesters 9 semesters Residential hours Master of Divinity— 126 credit 84 credit hours 8 semesters 12 semesters Distance hours Doctor of Ministry 40 credit hours 8 semesters 60 credit hours 12 semesters
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Part-time students will have their quantitative A. The reasons regarding failure in maintaining progress measure prorated. satisfactory academic progress (for example the death of a relative, an injury or illness of All “A” through “F” grades or “P” for passing with the student, or other special circumstances) credit that have been accepted by the Registrar will be considered as credits earned and B. What has changed that will allow the completed for qualitative progress analysis. All student to meet the standards at the next “W”, “I”, AU (audit) will not be considered credits evaluation and why financial aid should not completed toward qualitative or quantitative be terminated. satisfactory academic progress. If a student The letter will be presented to the Dean of repeats a course because he or she failed it in a Student Financial Planning and Scholarships previous term, the credits may be included in and the Dean of the Seminary for decision. Any the total number of credits when determining decision by these two officials will be final. enrollment status. If a student withdraws from a course or fails a course, and takes it the If the Dean of Student Financial Planning and next term, the course will be counted toward Scholarships and the Dean of the Seminary enrollment status for that next term. decide to reinstate the student based on the appeal, the student will be reinstated on If a student falls below the required qualitative financial aid probation for one academic term. financial aid standards for maintaining After the probationary term, the student must satisfactory academic progress, the student be making SAP or must be successfully following will be placed on financial aid warning for the an academic plan. A student whose financial aid following semester during which the student is terminated may not be reinstated until one will continue to receive financial aid. If at the end academic term has expired. of the warning period the appropriate minimum cumulative grade point average is not achieved, PRIZES, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS all financial aid will be subject to termination. Prizes are awarded to students as a result of If the student does not successfully complete the outstanding performance in some aspect of required quantitative hours for a semester, the their work at the seminary. They are not based student will be placed on financial aid warning on financial need. Some prizes are awarded for the following semester during which the as the result of a competition, while others student will continue to receive financial aid. If are awarded by vote of the faculty without at the end of the warning period the student student application. Students who wish to be has not completed the appropriate minimum eligible for prizes based on grade-point average number of credit hours per policy, the student’s figures must have at least 9 semester hours of financial aid will be subject to termination and letter-grade course work in each semester of will be on financial aid suspension for the next the academic year in which the award is being term of enrollment. made. The student then has the right to appeal Grants are awarded on the basis of financial the suspension of financial aid by indicating need, as determined by the Student Financial in writing to the Dean of Student Financial Planning Office. Grants are combined with Planning and Scholarships: regular U.D.T.S. scholarship grants to form the
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student’s total seminary scholarship package. The Henry E. and VeNita E. Fawcett Award in Receipt of one of these named grants may not Pastoral Ministry increase the total dollar amount of the student’s This annual award is given to the outstanding aid award over what he or she would otherwise graduating senior who has demonstrated skills receive from undesignated scholarship funds. and personal commitment in pastoral ministry. Students make application for grants as part of The recipient is chosen by a specially named the regular financial aid application process. committee of faculty members and approved by the entire faculty. The attributes that have PRIZES been noted for the recipient of this award are The Baird Prize in Preaching as follows: skill in and a personal commitment This prize is awarded annually to a University to pastoral ministry; demonstrated potential of Dubuque Theological Seminary Master in preaching; skill in personal relationships; a of Divinity student who, in the judgment of record indicating discipline and dedication to the homiletics faculty, has demonstrated study; promise for major contributions to the life outstanding proficiency in preaching. of the church and to the larger community; and a sense of humor. The Bastian Endowed Award The Hoyt Hickman Award This award is a result of the gifts of Rev. Dr. Dwight Bastian in memory of his parents, Ralph This award is given to the graduating student C. and Alice K. (Wall) Bastian. The award is given who, in the judgment of the selection to the senior student with the highest grade committee, has given evidence of high quality point average in their graduating year. of scholarship in the study of liturgy and is an effective leader of Christian worship. The Donald G. Bloesch Theology Endowed Award The Loetscher Traveling Fellowship
This award is given annually to the graduating This fellowship enables a University of Dubuque senior, who in the judgment of the U.D.T.S. Theological Seminary student to carry on a History/Theology Division faculty, has program of study elsewhere in North America demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the or abroad as part of his or her Master of Divinity study of theology. program. The fellowship is awarded on the basis of a well-conceived program which bears direct The Eugene and Winifred Davis Middler relationship to the student’s Master of Divinity Endowed Award for Promise in Pastoral studies. Ministry The Herbert E. Manning, Sr. and June This award is given annually to a middler who Manning Prize for Public Worship plans to enter the pastoral ministry and who, in the judgment of the faculty and professional This prize is awarded to the University of staff, shows promise in this calling. Established Dubuque Theological Seminary student who has by Mrs. Nancy Wallace in honor of her parents. demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the conduct of public worship.
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The Joseph Mihelic Scripture Reading Prize the History/Theology division. The faculty of that division will evaluate each essay, and the This award was established out of the conviction recipient will be announced by the end of the that Scripture reading plays a vital part in the spring semester. The award is made worship of God, and that it should therefore be possible by an endowment given by the First read with clarity, conviction and reverence in Presbyterian Church of Davenport, Iowa, in order that hearers may know they are listening honor of Alberta Swanson. to the word of God. Participation in the reading contest is open to all enrolled students and VanDerZyl Preaching Prize consists of two parts: a preliminary reading, from This prize is awarded annually to a University which finalists are chosen, and a final reading, of Dubuque Theological Seminary Master of at which time the judges will select first, second Divinity graduating senior who, in the judgment and third prize winners. of the homiletics faculty, has demonstrated The Plato E. Sargent Achievement Prize Awards the ability to relate faithfully a scriptural text are given to the junior and middler students to the contemporary situation, and who shows who achieve the highest academic standing in the greatest potential to excel in a preaching their respective classes during the academic year ministry. in which the award is made. The C. Howard Wallace Endowed Award for The David G. Scotchmer and Jonathan D. Excellence in Old Testament Studies Scotchmer Memorial Endowment Fund This award is presented to a graduating senior This award was established by the Scotchmer who plans to do graduate work in biblical family in memory of Dr. David Scotchmer, studies and/or travel in biblical lands. The award Associate Professor of Mission at University of was made possible by Mrs. Charlene Wallace in Dubuque Theological Seminary at the time of honor of her son Howard’s teaching and service his death in 1995, and his son Jonathan, who to the church. preceded him in death. This award will enable The John Wesley Endowed Prize a seminary student to participate in a cross- cultural experience as part of their University This prize is awarded to a United Methodist of Dubuque Theological Seminary education. junior or middler student who has demonstrated scholarly excellence in Church History and The Stratemeier Prize in Bible Theology courses. Faculty members in that This prize is awarded to the student who, in the division select the prize recipient annually. judgment of the Biblical Division faculty, has demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the GRANTS AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS study of the Bible. Rev. John Agria Scholarship
The Alberta Swanson Prize Essay Award This scholarship is given to support needy students in the 3/3 program (B.A./M.Div.) or This prize is awarded for an essay in history M.Div. students in the seminary. or theology. Winning essays must be original and of publishable length and quality, and must be submitted by April 1 to a professor of
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The Rev. Andres W. Andresen Endowed Harry W. and Bertha P. Breithaupt and Harlan Scholarship B. and Edna B. Heitzman Scholarship in the Theological Seminary Gift made by the Andresen family in memory of Dr. Andres Andresen. Student(s) at U.D.T.S. who This scholarship is given by Mr. and Mrs. Harlan are pursuing an under grad (3/3) or graduate Heitzman to assist a needy full-time seminary degree from the Seminary. student.
The Clara Apel Seminary Scholarship Lorraine M. Brewster Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1996 from This scholarship is to assist a worthy student or the estate of Clara Apel. students studying or entering the ministry.
The Edward and Shirley Babka Opportunity The John and Helen Buehler Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund
This scholarship is given to students who have Established by the family of John and Helen demonstrated significant academic ability Buehler, this fund assists seminary students and strong gifts for ministry. Students must be who express an interest in serving a small, rural candidates for pastoral ministry approved by a church. judicatory of a US based church and be enrolled Burrell Endowed Scholarship full-time in the M.Div. program. This scholarship is given to an M.Div student in The Barry Babovec Scholarship the distance program. This scholarship was established in memory of Burt Divinity Scholarship Fund Barry Babovec by Rev. Susan K. Babovec to assist a Presbyterian middler student. This scholarship is for a seminary student preparing for pastoral ministry in town and The David G. Berger Scholarship country communities, or to assist a foreign This scholarship was established in memory of student returning to a small community. Dr. David G. Berger, son of Dr. and Mrs. David The Herbert and Iola Butters Scholarship Berger. It is awarded to an international student preparing to enter full-time church vocation. This scholarship was established from the estate of Iola Butters to assist Methodist seminary Drs. Donald and Rosalie D. Bliehall students that are going into the Methodist Scholarship pastorate. This grant is designated to assist a needy and The Castrodale Family Scholarship qualified seminary Freshman . This scholarship is given to a Middler student G.P. and Ruth Brauch Seminary Scholarship preparing for ministry in the Presbyterian This scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. Church who shows outstanding proficiency G. Pierson Brauch to assist a full-time seminary in preaching, English Bible, and adherence to student, preferably from the Presbytery of Great the principles illuminated in the Westminster Rivers, who plans to enter parish ministry. Confession of Faith, as determined by seminary faculty.
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Kyung Chang Cha Memorial Scholarship Fund The Esther J. and Gaylord M. Couchman Seminary Scholarship Given by the Rev. Hyun Hoe Cha in memory of his father, this fund provides scholarship aid This grant is given in memory of the Rev. for Korean Methodist students. First preference Dr. Gaylord M. Couchman, president of the is for a Korean Methodist from the Chicago University of Dubuque from 1953-1967. area, second is for a Korean Methodist from the Polly V. and Robert M. Dillard Memorial United States who intends to serve in a Korean- Scholarship speaking congregation in this country and third is for a Korean Methodist from Korea who This scholarship was established through a intends to return and practice ministry there. bequest from the Robert M. Dillard Trust.
Christ Presbyterian Native American The G. B. Eckles Scholarship Fund Scholarships The recipient of this scholarship will be an This scholarship is given through the generosity international student who plans to return to his of Christ Presbyterian Church of Edina, or her country to exercise a Christian ministry Minnesota, to assist a Native American student. in a recognized denomination of the Christian church. Jacob Conzett and John V. Conzett Memorial Scholarship The R. B. Eckles Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Donna This scholarship is given by the First Presbyterian C. Dumbell to be awarded to a pre-theological Church of Aplington, Iowa, for a student from student. that church, from the North Central Iowa Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), or The Leon E. Cooley and Hilda Fisher Cooley from Iowa. Memorial Fund Scholarship The Howard and Nyle Ellson Endowed This scholarship was established through a Presidential Scholarship bequest from the Hilda F. Cooley estate. This scholarship is given to students who have Lois Cooper Endowed Presidential achievement in undergraduate and graduate- Scholarship level academic programs, have evidence of This scholarship is given to students who will a strong commitment to the Church and its seek ordination in the Presbyterian Church, or its mission, show promise for parish ministry, and successor, maintain a 3.4 GPA, have achievement show evidence of active Christian faith and in undergraduate and graduate-level practice, and must be a United States citizen. academic programs, have evidence of a strong Preference is given to students from Iowa who commitment to the Church and its mission, demonstrate financial need. show promise for parish ministry, show evidence Eunice Eustice Scholarship of active Christian faith and practice, and are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. This scholarship, given by Mrs. C. Palmer (Eunice) Eustice of Galena, Illinois, is used to benefit needy students.
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The Faculty International Student Scholarship Knox Presbytery. Second preference is to a Fund student under care of a presbytery in Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, with third preference to Income from this fund established by the a student under care of another Presbyterian Seminary faculty will be used to assist an Church (U.S.A.) presbytery. outstanding student from outside the United States to study at University of Dubuque First Presbyterian Church of Mora, Minnesota, Theological Seminary. Scholarship
Henry E. and VeNita E. Fawcett Endowed Scholarship grants from this fund provide Scholarship Fund assistance to Presbyterian students preparing for the ministry. It is the donor’s desire for the available distribution to be used in the following manner First Presbyterian Church of Rochester, by order listed. Minnesota
1. Native American student studying at the Native American Endowment Fund Income from seminary or in the 3/3 program this fund provides scholarship assistance for Native American students. First preference is for 2. Presbyterian Church (USA) student studying a Native American under care of a presbytery at the seminary or online or in the CRE of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with second (Commissioned Ruling Elder Program) preference for a Native American preparing 3. Student studying at the seminary, university, for ministry in another recognized Protestant or online denomination.
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Dodge, First United Presbyterian Church of Knoxville Iowa, Scholarship Scholarship
The church provides a seminary scholarship The recipient of this scholarship must be a for a Presbyterian student through the First Presbyterian, must be a candidate for the degree Presbyterian Church foundation. Preference is of Master of Divinity, and must show a financial given to a student who lives close to Fort Dodge need. First preference is given to a woman who geographically and who will be able to visit the is under care of the Presbytery of Des Moines. church periodically. Second preference is given to a student from Iowa.
The First Presbyterian Church of The Fischer Memorial Scholarship Independence, Iowa, Scholarship This scholarship is to assist a seminary student. This scholarship grant is given to a Presbyterian L and M Ferguson Native American student who is under care of a presbytery. Scholarship First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston, This scholarship is to assist Native Americans Minnesota, Scholarship based on need and academic performance. This scholarship is given to a student who has Leonard C. Ferguson Scholarship Fund completed at least one year of seminary, with first preference to a student under care of John
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This scholarship grant is from the estate of desire an urban ministry calling; and then any Mr. Leonard C. Ferguson of Freeport, Illinois. woman student.
The Ford Education Fund Scholarship Mark and Helen (Hyun Souk) Kim International Prize This scholarship is to assist a seminary student. This prize is to be awarded to a student of The Fox Family Seminary Scholarship Korean descent or an international student. This scholarship was established in 1996 by The Lyle W. and Thelma R. Lage Seminary R. Gerald and Joyce M. Fox to assist a student Endowed Scholarship involved in religion or theology. This scholarship was established by Lyle W. and The William Taylor and Alice Gillespie Native Thelma R. Lage to assist a Presbyterian seminary American Scholarship student. This scholarship was established by Dr. William The Langenberg Scholarship and the Rev. Alice Gillespie. First preference to a graduate of Cook Theological School, second This scholarship was established from the to a member of the Nez Perce tribe, third to any estate gift made by Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Native American student. Langenberg in appreciation of the Dubuque Theological Seminary students studying to be The Raymond F. and Mae I. Greschner pastors within their beloved Presbyterian Seminary Scholarship Church (USA). This scholarship was established through The Linn Grove Presbyterian Church – a bequest from the Raymond F. and Mae I. Wickham Family Endowed Scholarship Greschner estate. This scholarship is the result of a significant gift The Esther and Ray Heuser Scholarship made by the Session of Linn Grove Presbyterian From the estate of Raymond F. Heuser, Peoria, Church, in honor of members Louis, Viola and Illinois, this scholarship is given to assist needy David Wickham. The scholarship will be awarded and worthy students at U.D.T.S.. annually, with first preference to a student who is a member of the Linn Grove Presbyterian The Dorothy K. Heydinger Women’s Church. Second preference is given to a student Scholarship who is a member of any congregation in This scholarship is to be awarded to a female the Eastern Iowa Presbytery, or its successor student studying at the seminary. judicatory, and third preference is to any student from the state of Iowa. The Richard B. Heydinger Endowed Scholarship The Christian Loetscher Memorial Fund
This scholarship is a tribute to the late Rev. Two-thirds of the income intended to be used Heydinger, given by his wife and son. First for 2-4 worthy and needy students planning to consideration for scholarship recipients are enter the Christian ministry. The remaining one- Native American Students; then students who third to be used for young men in the college
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or new entrants, and having been Dubuque This scholarship was established in 1989 by County residents for at least one year. In lieu of the Middents family for supporting qualified these tuition scholarships, part of the one-third seminary students with financial need seeking income, during any given year, should be used ordination as a minister in the Presbyterian for the aid of any of the descendants of Christian Church, U.S.A. Loetscher. The Lester and Nelle Mugge Educational Siegfried G. Manus Scholarship Grant
This scholarship is established by Rev. and Mrs. This educational grant is to be awarded to a Albert Manus and Mrs. Ruth Kleist in memory worthy seminary student. of Rev. Siegfried G. Manus D.D. in recognition The Native American Theological Student of his services to the University of Dubuque as Scholarship a member of the Board of Directors and as a pastor in the German Synod of the West. This scholarship was established by an anonymous donor to support the theological The Winnie McCauley Scholarship Fund education of Native American students. This scholarship was established through a Roland C. and Elsa L. Nevell and Town and bequest from the Marjorie McCauley estate to Country Presbyterian Church Scholarship assist a worthy foreign student who will return to their native land and engage in full-time This scholarship is given by the Town and Christian service. Country Presbyterian Church of Richland Center, Wisconsin. First preference is to a The H.B. McConkey Scholarship Fund Native American student. Secondly is to assist a This scholarship was established through the Presbyterian student from Wisconsin. estate of Mildred McConkey in memory of Dr. Newcombe–Cook Endowed Scholarship Fund Gaylord Couchman. Assist Native American Seminary students with The Dr. Elizabeth McCort Memorial financial need to complete degree program. Scholarship Wayne A. and Edith S. Norman Scholarship This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of gifts received as a result of an This scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. appeal under the name of William E. Taylor. Wayne A. Norman to assist seminary students taking courses for joint M.Div./ M.B.A. programs. The Michael M. and Katherine B. Messing Scholarship Helen Paisley Scholarship
Given in honor of Michael M. and Katherine B. Scholarship grants from this fund will assist one Messing, this scholarship is to assist a seminary or two seminary students. student. Henry V. and Emilie R. Persson Scholarship The Middents Memorial Endowed Scholarship Recipients must be Native Americans as defined by the University of Dubuque Theological
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Seminary. Recipients must demonstrate a strong This scholarship is awarded annually to a call and commitment to the ministry. Recipients seminary junior, based on financial need and should demonstrate potential for leadership scholarship qualifications. in the Church. Recipients are eligible to have Geneva E. Sheppley Scholarship Fund the scholarships renewed each year if they are making satisfactory progress toward a degree. This scholarship is for a deserving student in the Seminary and in the University. The Janet Clark Pope Scholarship The Gene Siekmann Scholarships This scholarship was established through a bequest from the estate of Janet Clark Pope. This scholarship is given to an M.Div. student having financial need, with the first preference The Charles W. Rainey Memorial Fund being given to students from the First Funds from the Ruth and Elizabeth Rainey Presbyterian Church of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Second estates are used for scholarship support of to assist a student in the Presbytery of North Native American students enrolled at U.D.T.S. Central Iowa. Third to a Native American student.
The Henry J. and Bernard Johnson The Sue Giese Spaete Intern Endowment Reemtsma Education Grant This endowment was established by Mr. Gordon This grant is to be awarded on the basis of need Spaete to assist a student who serves as an to a Native American student. intern in a church.
Orville and Frances Roth Scholarship The H. Gene and Jean E. Straatmeyer Endowed Fund for Native Americans This scholarship was established by The Rev. Orville and Frances Roth, in appreciation of the This scholarship for Native American students role U.D.T.S. played in his preparation to be a at U.D.T.S. is funded by the Rev. Dr. H. Gene Minister of Word and Sacrament. Straatmeyer and Jean E. Straatmeyer.
The Leland G. and Doris L. Rubesh The Jim and Dorothy Strong Scholarship Scholarship Made possible by a gift from Jim and Dorothy This scholarship was established as a memorial Strong, this scholarship grant will be awarded on by Leland G. and Doris Rubesh along with other the basis of financial need. generous donors to assist a Presbyterian student The George H. Swalve, Sr., and Marie E. in rural ministry. Swalve Memorial Scholarship Donald and Wilma Sanders Endowment This scholarship is to assist Native Americans Fund Scholarship studying for the ministry. This scholarship is used to help support an The Anne Muelendyke Steffens Scholarship evangelical, conservative student. Student must show financial need. This scholarship was established in 1928 to assist college students preparing for full-time church The Gordon H. and Dorothy M. Sheffield vocation. Scholarship
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The George and Marian Tjaden Seminary The Wendt Character Scholarship Scholarship Fund This scholarship is funded by Nancy and Richard This scholarship was established by Mr. and Wendt and is designed to help the University Mrs. George K. Tjaden to go to a Native American become a leader in higher education in the student in the seminary. development and promotion of attributes associated with sound moral character. The Bruce and Jessie Townsend Seminary Scholarship The E.E. Wheeler and Florence Wheeler Scholarship Fund This scholarship was established in 1997 by Bruce and Jessie’s children, Mrs. Margaret Tesch The purpose of this fund is to provide and Dr. David Townsend to assist a Methodist scholarship assistance to deserving college, student in the seminary. seminary, or graduate students.
Van Diest Scholarship The Gladys and Philip Willis Scholarship
This scholarship is given to seminary students This scholarship was established in memory with financial need. of Gladys and Philip Willis to assist students beginning careers in rural or small town ministry. The Alice T. Virtue Scholarship Fund The Mary Wilson Memorial Scholarship This scholarship program is designated for seminary students with demonstrated financial This scholarship was established through a need. bequest from the Mary W. Wilson estate to assist college or seminary students. The John C. Walker Scholarship The Zedan Scholarship This scholarship was established by Ms. Marie Walker. First preference to a Native American Supported by the Rev. Margaret Zedan, one student from South Dakota, second to any scholarship for books and tuition is provided for Native American Student. a female seminary student.
The Watermulder Native American SPECIAL CONTRIBUTED SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship U.D.T.S. is blessed to have the support from Given by the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, many churches for our student scholarship Presbyterian Church in honor of their former program. The following have recently made pastor, the Rev. David B. Watermulder, this grant significant gifts for this purpose, and we would provides financial assistance for Native American welcome additional commitments. Contact the students. development office for information on how your The Wells Seminary Scholarship congregation can assist students preparing for the ministry. This scholarship was established by a bequest Bethany Presbyterian Church, Grundy from the Irene Wells estate to assist students • Center, IA entering the Presbyterian ministry. • Bettendorf Presbyterian Church, Bettendorf, IA
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• Calvary Presbyterian Church, Barnum, IA SUPPORTING THE SEMINARY • Committee on Theological Education, Your Gift to the University of Dubuque Louisville, KY Theological Seminary • First Congregational Church, Dubuque, IA Charitable gifts are an important source of • First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, MO support for the mission of the University of • First Presbyterian Church, Deerfield, IL Dubuque Theological Seminary. Preparing • First Presbyterian Church, Dixon, IL pastors for ministry requires a partnership of • First Presbyterian Church, Dubuque, IA many willing people, all of whom recognize the need for the highest quality resources for • First Presbyterian Church, Fort Dodge, IA theological education. • First Presbyterian Church, Honesdale, PA • First Presbyterian Church, Jesup, IA Since the Seminary is a not-for-profit educational • First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest, IL institution, gifts to the Seminary can qualify as deductible charitable donations for income • First Presbyterian Church, Lonaconing, MD tax purposes. In fact, with careful planning, gift • First Presbyterian Church, Monticello, IA plans can provide benefits for the seminary and • First Presbyterian Church, Oskaloosa, IA for the donor. • First Presbyterian Church, Pocatello, ID Gifts may be directed toward the following • First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, MN specific purposes by the donor: • First Presbyterian Church, Sibley, IA • First Presbyterian Church, Wilton, IA GENERAL FUND • GracePoint Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Dubuque, IA Monetary gifts from alumni/ae, friends and • Graystone Presbyterian Church, Indiana, PA congregations are needed annually to enable the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary • Hanover United Presbyterian Church, Hanover, IL to meet the general on-going operating needs of the seminary. Gifts may also be designated • Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX to scholarship aid, the emergency fund, or other special projects. Gifts to the University of • Stalwart Presbyterian Church, Stalwart, MI Dubuque (not the seminary in particular) are • United Presbyterian Church, Washington, IA used for general university-wide operating costs. • Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, IA ENDOWMENTS • Westminster Presbyterian Church, Scholarship Endowment Des Moines, IA • Westminster Presbyterian Church, A gift to establish an endowed scholarship is Dubuque, IA invested, and the return on the investment will • Westminster Presbyterian Church, provide aid in perpetuity for deserving students. Waterloo, IA The minimum gift to establish a scholarship endowment is $25,000, which can be paid over a period of years.
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COMMUNICATION WITH THE SEMINARY Distance Education/CRE Program Ms. Carla Gibbons University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Distance Education Coordinator 2000 University Avenue 563.589.3630 Dubuque, IA 52001-5099 Cgibbons @dbq.edu 563.589.3112 or Toll free 1.800.369.U.D.T.S. (8387) Fax: 563.589.3110 Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program Email: [email protected] Dr. Richard Shaffer Website: udts.dbq.edu Associate Dean 563.589.3691 Please address communication to the [email protected] appropriate individuals listed below: Financial Aid Admissions Mr. Tim Kremer (Programs and Information) Dean of Student Financial Planning Ms. Kimberly Burnett-Hackbarth and Scholarships Director of Admissions 563.589.3170 563.589.3405 [email protected] 800.369.U.D.T.S. (8387) [email protected] Field Education, Graduate Placement, and Pulpit Supply Academic Matters Rev. Sue LeFeber Dr. Bradley Longfield, Dean Director of Field Education and Placement 563.589.3122 563.589.3114 [email protected] [email protected] Alumni/ae Relations Student Life Ms. Katie Kraus Dr. Beth McCaw Director for Alumni Engagement Pastor to Students 563.589.3161 563.589.3390 Kkraus @dbq.edu [email protected] Business Affairs, payment of bills Transcripts of Record and Curricula Ms. Carla Welter Ms. Dianne Hanten Coordinator of Student Receivables Registrar 563.589.3708 563.589.3178 Cwelter @dbq.edu DHanten @dbq.edu Continuing Education Programs United Methodist Studies Program Ms. Bridgett Boone Dr. Leicester Longden Administrative Assistant to the Director of the United Methodist Studies Associate Dean Program 563.589.3691 563.589.3634 Bboone @dbq.edu [email protected]
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JEFFREY F. BULLOCK ELESHA J. COFFMAN President of the University Assistant Professor of Professor of Hermeneutics Church History and Homiletics B.A., Wheaton College; B.A., Seattle Pacific M.A., Ph.D. Duke University; University; M.Div., joined U.D.T.S. faculty in Pittsburgh Theological 2012. Seminary; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., “Though I grew up in the church and attended University of Washington; joined U.D.T.S. in 1996. a Christian college, I learned very little about Before coming to U.D.T.S., Dr. Bullock served church history. When I found my way to the Presbyterian congregations in Pennsylvania and subject after college and then studied it more Washington. He has been active in the area of seriously in graduate school, I was amazed at the church revitalization and redevelopment and ways getting to know Christians from the past has served on the Committee on Ministry and deepened my faith, enriched my reading of the the Committee on Preparation for Ministry. In Bible, and broadened my concept of the church. addition to denominational publications, It’s not just names and dates. Church history is Dr. Bullock has published articles and or reviews like a laboratory where questions about faith in the Journal of Communication and Religion, the and culture, men and women, Scripture and Quarterly Journal of Speech, the Scottish Journal interpretation, falleness and holiness have been of Theology, and in various other publications. explored in vibrant detail. I believe this academic His book Preaching with a Cupped Ear focuses on discipline is foundational to theological appropriating the philosophical hermeneutics education and to better understanding of Hans-Georg Gadamer into contemporary ourselves and our world.” homiletical theory and analyzing what it Dr. Coffman is a member at First Congregational means to preach in a Postmodern Wor[l]d. Church in Dubuque. Before coming to U.D.T.S., As President, Dr. Bullock led the Plan for she taught at Waynesburg University, a Transformation at the University of Dubuque historically Presbyterian college in southwestern which has included significant growth in the Pennsylvania, and spent a year at the Center for University’s endowment, over $150 million in the Study of Religion at Princeton University. new and/or renovated construction projects, Prior to graduate school, she edited Christian and quadrupling of the University’s enrollment History magazine, a publication that made to over 2000 students. He currently serves on scholarship accessible to an audience of pastors, the Committee on Theological Education of the Sunday school teachers, and other lay people. PC(USA), the Iowa Association of Independent She is committed to equipping both clergy and Colleges and Universities, the Iowa Economic laity for life and ministry. Development Board and other ecclesial and civic Her first book, The Christian Century and the Rise boards. of the Protestant Mainline (Oxford University Press), traces the early history of what has often been called “the most influential Protestant magazine in America” as a way to explore
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mainline history and identity. She also has Iowa. A summa cum laude student in college published essays in Evangelicals and the Early and seminary, he received his Ph.D. from Boston Church (Cascade) and the academic journals College/Andover Newton in 1992. American Catholic Studies and Religion and In addition to published articles and reviews in American Culture, as well as numerous articles in journals, including Scottish Journal of Theology, Books and Culture and Christianity Today. Pro Ecclesia, Religious Studies Review, and
Christianity Today, Dr. Colyer edited Evangelical ELMER M. COLYER Theology in Transition: Theologians in Dialogue Professor of Systematic with Donald Bloesch and The Promise of Theology Stanley Trinitarian Theology: Theologians in Dialogue with Professor of Wesley T. F. Torrance. Dr. Colyer is author of How to Read Studies T.F. Torrance: Understanding His Trinitarian and B.S., University of Wisconsin; Scientific Theology and The Nature of Doctrine in M.Div., University of T. F. Torrance’s Theology. Dubuque Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Boston Dr. Colyer is a member of the Society of John College/Andover Newton; joined the U.D.T.S. Wesley Fellows, a former Bradley Fellow, and faculty in 1993. President of Christian Theological Research “Vital ministry is always deeply theological. Fellowship. He is also the recipient of the Vibrant theology arises out of the evangelical U.D.T.S. 1999 Herbert E. Manning, Jr. Award for and doxological life of the church. Systematic Specialized Ministry, the UD 2001 William L. theology articulates the content of the church’s Lomax Award for excellence in teaching and faith in the triune God of grace. Systematic advising, the UWP 2002 Distinguished Educator theology serves the church by engaging the Award, and the UWP 2009 Distinguished church in theological conversation about the Alumnus Award. church’s faith and practice, encouraging and challenging the church to remain faithful to SUSAN FORSHEY the God of the Gospel in the particular cultural Assistant Professor of context and historical location within which Discipleship and Christian the church pursues its mission. Systematic Formation theology is both critical and constructive, B.A., Western Washington bringing the enduring insights of the Christian University; M.Div., St. John’s community through the ages to bear upon the University; Ph.D., Boston understanding and proclamation of the Gospel University School of Theology; joined the U.D.T.S. in the present, judging the adequacy of the faculty in 2014. church’s faith and practice, as well as expressing the comprehensive content of Christian faith “Always a lover of the latest and greatest anew in the present age.” technology, I embraced the smartphone, social networking, and blogging world seven years Dr. Colyer is an ordained United Methodist ago, but not long after, the close reading of Pastor and Elder in the Wisconsin Conference scripture and spirituality texts I loved was of the United Methodist Church. He has served becoming more difficult. At the same time, I churches in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and noticed that my students in master and doctoral
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level courses were struggling with the deep of communications and systems, and was an reading necessary to engage theological texts. adjunct instructor of Christian Formation at My commitment to contemplative living and Seattle Pacific University, where she delighted in education, as well my own long-standing introducing freshman to spiritual disciplines and practice of lectio divina, launched me into sharing the love of Jesus Christ. researching how the brain pays attention, learns and remembers, and place this into conversation GARY NEAL HANSEN with the practices of Christian devotional and Associate Professor of monastic traditions. This research is helping me Church History understand what is happening at a cognitive B.A., University of level, balance its impact, and most importantly, Washington; M.Div., Th.M., offer ways to help Christian educators as Ph.D., Princeton Theological they help students learn in the 21st century Seminary; joined the technological context.” U.D.T.S. faculty in 1999. Beginning in the Roman Catholic Church, Susan “Church history puts Christian faith and Forshey has sojourned with Assemblies of God, theological education in context—we see how Episcopalian, and Methodist congregations, and why the Church came to believe what it and was a twenty-year member of Bethany believes. In the stories of saints and sinners, Presbyterian Church, Seattle. She has worked in of faithful and foolish things done in Christ’s youth and campus ministries; music ministry; name, we can gain wisdom and strength for life liturgical leadership; adult Christian education; and and ministry. When we study theologians like intentional community. For the past 15 years, Susan John Calvin, whose ideas still shape the Church has been a facilitator with Museum Without Walls, after centuries, we can ask questions along with an educational non-profit that connects students them, and bring our own views into dialogue with the stories of those who have experienced or debate. We grow in the process, and we may racial, ethnic, or religious prejudice, and teaches even find answers to the questions of our age.” them about efforts toward reconciliation. Dr. Hansen is a teaching elder in the Drawn by a love of monastic history and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Prior to coming contemplative prayer, Susan received her MDiv to U.D.T.S. he spent five years as a pastor doing at St John’s University, a Benedictine abbey, redevelopment work in a small church in New and a PhD in Practical Theology and Spirituality Jersey. In 2007 he received the University of from Boston University. While at BU, Susan Dubuque’s John Knox Coit Prize for Excellence coordinated the spiritual formation project in in Teaching and Advising. The same year he the Center for Practical Theology and worked received a major research grant from the as a campus chaplain, pastoring students and Louisville Institute to support his research and leading retreats. She has presented conference writing on prayer, which led to the publication papers on lectio divina and practical theological of Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with research (Association of Practical Theology), History’s Best Teachers (InterVarsity Press, 2012). and lectio divina and internet technology From 2008 to 2012 he served on the General (International Academy of Practical Theology). Assembly Special Committee on the Heidelberg Prior to coming to UDTS, Susan was on staff Catechism. He wrote books for two of the at Bethany Presbyterian Church, as manager
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studies in the PC(USA)’s “Being Reformed” medium produced something at once unique to adult curriculum series: Church History: Those you and held in common with others. Students Who Shaped the Christian Faith (2011), and come to a preaching classroom carrying in their The Heidelberg Catechism (2012). Much of his minds the “works” of their preachers, many research has focused on John Calvin, leading highly esteemed as mentors and pastors. But to chapters found in Calvin and the Bible students don’t merely observe or reflect on (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Reformation the works of others; they work with the related Readings of Romans (TandT Clark, 2008), and The mediums of scripture, voice, body, and word, Calvin Handbook (Eerdmans, 2009). His writing is working with each as they test their hunches also found in The Encyclopedia of Protestantism and intuitions in a larger community of scholars. (Routledge, 2004) and The Westminster It isn’t a tidy classroom, but I like to think that Handbook to Theologies of the Reformation this means that God is not quite finished with us (Westminster John Knox, 2010), the preaching yet, that we are being made into God’s image. commentary series Feasting on the Word and We are a lovely work in progress!” Feasting on the Gospels (Westminster John Knox) Ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian and the magazines The Presbyterian Outlook, Church (U.S.A.) in 1995, Dr. Hoch brings Presbyterians Today, and Theology Matters. He experience as a pastor, preacher, and scholar is active in the Sixteenth Century Society and to the classroom. As a theological educator, he Conference, and has been on the board of the aims to develop student skills and capacities Calvin Studies Society. for biblical interpretation; theological reflection on pastoral practices, especially preaching ROBERT P. HOCH and worship; and sensitivity to the prophetic Associate Professor of witness of God’s justice and mercy. Dr. Hoch’s Homiletics and Worship recent research focuses on emerging patterns B.A., California State of Christian witness in the twenty-first century. University, Sacramento; In the ministry of proclamation, he seeks to M.Div. San Francisco catalyze the congregational imagination with Theological Seminary; the witness of God in scripture. Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. Hoch’s publications include, By the Rivers of joined the U.D.T.S. faculty in 2003. Babylon: Blueprints for a Church in Exile (Fortress “When I think of the preaching classroom, my Press, 2013); a contributing author to, Feasting on mind’s eye goes back to my art classes back in the Gospels (Westminster John Knox Press, 2013); high school. As you walked into the classroom, Breathing Patterns: A Teacher’s Reflections on you would see what previous artists had Calling, Equipping and Sending (Wipf and Stock, produced, their sculptures, some that gripped 2010) and co-author of New Proclamation: Year A the eye immediately, while others clung to a (2011) (Fortress Press, 2010). He also contributes little corner of the shelf. But it was more than to the online lectionary commentary, Working seeing; it was also the feeling of cold clay in your Preacher (workingpreacher.org) and writes a own hands, your first acquaintance with the blog for the online news site, The Huffington Post. medium, as you found its shape, its particular elasticity. Your own interaction with that ANNETTE
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BOURLAND HUIZENGA Annette was ordained to the Ministry of Word Assistant Professor of New and Sacrament at LaSalle Street Church-Chicago Testament (non-denominational), where she served as one of the pastors for ten years. She is grateful too B.A., Vassar College; M.R.E., for her United Methodist roots: she was raised in Wesley Seminary; M.A.R., a church in the Baltimore Conference, obtained McCormick Theological a Master of Religious Education from Wesley Seminary; Ph.D., University Theological Seminary, and worked as a DCE in of Chicago Divinity School; joined the U.D.T.S. United Methodist Churches in the Chicago area. faculty in 2008.
“One way the Bible is authoritative for me is CHRISTOPHER JAMES that through my reading of the texts I want to Instructor of Evangelism allow God’s Spirit to author me and my faith. I and Missional Christianity believe the Bible is authoritative for the church B.A., Wheaton College; in a similar way: we are to be “people of the M.Div., Fuller Theological Book.” At the most basic level, we need to be Seminary; Ph.D. candidate, knowledgeable about its contents. But even Boston University; joined more, we need to study and discuss the biblical the U.D.T.S. faculty in 2014. texts together. When we really wrestle with a teaching, and listen carefully to other persons’ “From the greed-laced appeals of charlatan perspectives, then our Bible study fosters true televangelists to the apocalyptic condemnations Christian community, and forms us as disciples of megaphone-toting street preachers, the of Christ who have a growing capacity to discern word “evangelism” brings up all the worst God’s will.” associations outsiders to faith have with organized religion. Moreover, among Christians, Before coming to U.D.T.S., the Rev. Annette the word commonly evokes an unholy cocktail Bourland Huizenga taught in adjunct positions of guilt, inadequacy, and disgust. Such is the at McCormick Theological Seminary and at disrepute of the fundamental Christian practice Catholic Theological Union. She holds a Ph.D. in the resurrected Jesus spoke of when he told Biblical Studies from the University of Chicago his disciples, “You will be my witnesses.” In this Divinity School (2010). In 2013, her revised context, Christian leaders today face the critical dissertation was published as Moral Education challenge of cultivating communities that are for Women in the Pastoral and Pythagorean learning to live in the light of their missional Letters: Philosophers of the Household in the identity and are simultaneously attuned to the Novum Testamentum Supplements series (Brill, Spirit and their context, so that they might join 2013).. Her scholarly interests circle around God in the renewal of all things. This ecclesial the social-historical contexts of early Christian witness makes incarnate the good news of the communities: family structure, slavery, women availability of the Reign of God, and is the heart in the Pauline assemblies, Roman law and of missional Christianity.” economy, and education. Presently, she is writing about all of these topics in a volume on Drawing on formative experiences in the Pastoral Letters for the Wisdom Commentary diverse contexts that include an evangelical series (Liturgical Press). megachurch near San Francisco, a Korean-
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American church plant in Boston, a Charismatic resources that they need to become educated Anglican church outside of Chicago, and a and faithful ministers. We are blessed to have the small Presbyterian congregation in Los Angeles, Charles C. Myers Library, which invites students Christopher’s discipleship and teaching to study, conduct research, collaborate on reflect a unique set of ecumenical influences group projects, use the computer labs, or relax and ecclesial expressions. His research and in Sylvia’s Common Ground, our coffee shop. teaching focus on missional engagement with Students both on and off campus have access contemporary contexts, and his pedagogy to a wealth of information and services. They features an emphasis on experimentation and can consult the library catalog (which includes praxis. Christopher is the author of several resources from the University of Dubuque and articles on missional practice and church Wartburg Theological Seminary libraries) and planting including “Practices for a HYPERLINK request items be mailed to them, read required “http://www.themissionalnetwork.com/index. supplemental readings on our electronic reserve php/christopher-b-james”MissionalHYPERLINK system, and check any of the major databases “http://www.themissionalnetwork.com/index. available to them, many of which contain the php/christopher-b-james” Church Planting full-text of articles and books. In addition, a Order” (Journal of Missional Practice, 2013) reference librarian is a click away, until 11:00 and “Some Fell on Good Soil: Church Planting p.m., Sunday through Thursday. This assures our in Religious Ecologies” (Witness, 2013). He students’ success in their research, whether they is currently completing his dissertation— are on campus or studying at a distance.” tentatively titled “Pioneering Ecclesial Life Mary Anne Knefel has been at the University in a Post-Christian Context: A Practical of Dubuque for over 32 years, initially as a Ecclesiology”—an exploration of mission, Reference and Instruction Librarian, then as spirituality, and ecclesial identity among new Assistant Director. In 2004, she was appointed churches in his hometown, Seattle, WA. When University Librarian. She has taught students he’s not in the classroom his Northwest roots from first grade to Seminary how to conduct surface and you’re likely to find him on his bike, research and design Web pages. Before coming rock climbing, or park-hopping with his wife, to U.D.T.S., she worked at the Carnegie-Stout Lindsay, and two kids. Public Library in Dubuque, the Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, MARY ANNE KNEFEL University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Librarian and Instructor Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. of Bibliography
B.A., Knox College; M.L.S., SUE LEFEBER University of Illinois at Director of Field Urbana-Champaign; M.B.A. Education and Placement, University of Dubuque; Instructor of Ministry joined the University of Dubuque A.B., Middlebury College; in 1980. M.Div., U.D.T.S.; joined the “The library plays a vital role in the Seminary U.D.T.S. staff in 2013. students’ lives by connecting them to the
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“Field Education provides an essential link between the world. God calls the church to participate theory and practice, concepts and skills, and ideas in God’s mission: to work and worship with and and relationships. Foundational classroom learning among diverse peoples who are also called and is put to work as theological reflection and the love sent by God to bring the Good News to the of Christ are brought to the tasks of ministry. In people of God’s heart. We must strengthen and addition, Field Education brings opportunities for equip pastors in their faith so that they and their self-knowledge through developing and refining congregations can together hear God’s voice, skills, identifying and confirming gifts for ministry, love one another, and, through the power of the and testing and affirming vocational call. The Field Holy Spirit, take the Gospel of Jesus Christ into Education experience is vital in providing insights the world God so loves.” and discernment as seminary students prepare to A native of California and ruling elder in the begin and flourish in the service of Christ’s Church.” Presbyterian Church (USA), Bonnie Sue Lewis Prior to her call to UDTS, Rev. LeFeber served began her career as a high school history teacher for ten years in parish ministry, for six years at the Inter-American School in Quetzaltenango, on the seminary Council of Advisors, and on Guatemala, in 1976. She went on to teach in several committees for the National Association California in the 1980s and in Washington during of Congregational Christian Churches. She the 1990s. A scholar of Native American Christian brings significant pastoral experience, care history, her interest and involvement in the and encouragement for students, a passion for American Indian community began with her church renewal and revitalization, and a deep doctoral research on Native American pastors love of U.D.T.S. to the position. of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Lewis is author of Creating Christian Indians: Native Clergy in the BONNIE SUE LEWIS Presbyterian Church, and co-editor of Mission in a Associate Professor Global Context, a collection of autobiographical of Mission and Native sketches by Presbyterian professors of mission. American Christianity She is actively involved in the Presbyterian Church at the local and national levels, and a B.A., Whitworth College; frequent speaker in the church and the academy M.A., Fuller Theological on God’s call to mission. Seminary; Ph.D., University of Washington; joined the U.D.T.S. faculty in 1997. BRADLEY J. LONGFIELD Dean of the Seminary “A church not in mission fails to be the church. and Vice President of the God calls and God sends the whole church into University Professor of the whole world that all may know, in the words Church History of the Psalmist, of God’s ‘unfailing love’ and ‘full redemption’ through Jesus Christ. To be the B.A., Wesleyan University; church is to know and respond to the call of M.Div., Yale University; Ph.D., God. To be in mission begins with knowing the Duke University; joined the U.D.T.S. faculty in heart of God, with learning to listen to the voice 1992. of God, and discerning where God is at work in
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“The study of church history frees us from expresses a holistic love for the Lord with heart ignorance of the past and thereby provides us and mind and soul and strength. It is also a joy with the background necessary to proclaim to find the seminary community one which the Gospel faithfully in the present. By disclosing understands itself to be the body of Christ and the diverse traditions within the Christian faith seeks to love neighbor as self.” the discipline of church history opens us to Beth McCaw is a teaching elder in the insights and perspectives that allow us to make Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served as informed theological and pastoral responses associate pastor of care and outreach in a church to contemporary issues and situations in the in Florida before coming to Dubuque. Her church.” sense of privilege in shepherding those called A teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church to church ministry grew while serving on and (U.S.A.), Bradley Longfield served as a pastor moderating Florida Presbytery Committee on in Indiana and taught at Duke Divinity School Preparation for Ministry: “I am excited for those before coming to U.D.T.S.. He has served as Dean under care; I can imagine no more meaningful of the Seminary since 1998. vocation than the one to which they are called.” Dr. McCaw has also served with her husband His most recent book, Presbyterians and American Scott as a missionary in church planting in Culture, surveys the history of Presbyterians Namibia, Africa, and as a crisis counselor with in the United States. He is also the author of Northeastern Family Institute in Massachusetts. The Presbyterian Controversy: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and Moderates and co-editor of MATTHEW R. SCHLIMM The Secularization of the Academy. Associate Professor of Old Testament BETH L. MCCAW Pastor to Students, B.A., Asbury College; M.Div., Assistant Professor of Duke University; Ph.D., Ministry Duke University; joined the U.D.T.S. faculty in 2008. A.B., Hope College; M.Div., Gordon Conwell “I am continually amazed by the Bible’s capacity Theological Seminary; to capture our imaginations and cause us to D.Min., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; think in fresh ways about God, ourselves, and joined the U.D.T.S. staff in 2004. our world. Scripture may be thousands of years old, but it continues to surprise, inspire, disturb, “The seminary years are a significant and astonish, and ultimately transform us.” exciting stretch of the journey for those being equipped for ministry; they are also a time Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Matthew R. Schlimm packed full with study, ministry, work, family. is an ordained elder in the United Methodist While there are many calls that seminarians Church. He has served churches in Michigan, answer, none supersedes the principal call to Minnesota, and North Carolina. His research love, to glorify, to worship the Lord–all should interests focus on biblical theology and ethics, as nurture this devotion. It is a gift to find the well as rhetorical approaches to the Bible. seminary community one which fosters and
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He has published work on a variety of topics revitalization, has served a number of years in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, The Wesleyan on the Committee on Ministry, and has Theological Journal, The Dictionary of Scripture considerable experience in conflict mediation. and Ethics, and The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Dr. Shaffer has also been involved in ministry Bible and Theology. His book From Fratricide to immigrants to the Midwest and the unique to Forgiveness examines the ethics of anger in problems they face. One congregation he the book of Genesis. He has worked with the served became “home” to a community of Common English Bible, co-editing the CEB Study over 100 recent émigrés from the Sudan and Bible and writing various introductions to books their children. In addition to helping them find in the CEB Student Bible. His book This Strange suitable housing, the church hosted a food and Sacred Scripture wrestles with how the Old pantry, a clothing drive, and English lessons for Testament functions as God’s word when it is adults, as well as a second worship service in the filled with oddities. Nuer language, complete with drums, dancing, and a special Sunday School program. RICHARD J. SHAFFER JR. Associate Dean of the TIMOTHY M. Seminary SLEMMONS Assistant Professor of Associate Professor of Ministry Homiletics and Worship B.A., Drake University; B.S., Kansas State University; M.Div. and D.Min., M.Div., Th. M., Columbia University of Dubuque Theological Seminary; Theological Seminary; joined the U.D.T.S. staff in 2005. Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; joined “One of the greatest privileges of being a pastor the U.D.T.S. faculty in 2008. is that we are invited into the personal lives of “The questioning of authority is no new thing. the people we serve at very private, often very The real question that must be asked is: How intimate moments. Joining the family circle do we distinguish true authority from false for births and deaths, weddings and funerals, authority? How do we engage in preaching anniversaries and other celebrations, means that is genuinely authoritative, without being that we not only represent the church, but are seduced by authoritarianism? Kierkegaard ambassadors for Christ as well. Learning to rightly defined preaching very simply: ‘to use cultivate that gift of ‘presence’ is essential to the authority.’ Yet his thought has been used to cast practice of effective ministry.” doubt on preaching, indeed, on authority itself, Richard (Skip) Shaffer returned to U.D.T.S. so that preaching in mainline circles has come after 17 years of pastoral ministry, serving to doubt itself. But where do we turn for divine Presbyterian churches in northwest Iowa and guidance if we do not trust the preaching of the southwest Minnesota. Over the years he has Word? Preaching come to itself must recognize developed an appreciation for small town and the essential connection between Jesus Christ to rural ministry and the special challenges and whom all authority has been given and the task rewards those churches and communities offer. of proclamation in his name. Preachers who He has been active in the area of congregational know whereof, or rather, of whom they speak,
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know the Lord! And in this relation may be found “Good preaching starts with sound biblical the true integrity and authority of preaching. exegesis. I feel sorry for the pastor whose lack of The preacher’s first duty is to seek, guard, and exegetical preparation forces the production of cultivate that relation.” sermons based solely upon human ingenuity. What an unnecessary responsibility! The Timothy Matthew Slemmons, Associate Bible, rightly interpreted, is the essential and Professor of Homiletics and Worship, has served inexhaustible source for Christian proclamation.” two Presbyterian congregations, as pastor (Tarentum, PA) and interim pastor (Titusville, Lyle Vander Broek brings to U.D.T.S. experiences NJ). His research interests include lectionary in the academic world and in pastoral ministry. expansion (Year D: A Quadrennial Supplement to He has served both as pastor of a rural church the RCL); the Reformed tradition of expository, and as minister of outreach in a struggling urban lectio continua preaching; revival preaching in congregation. Since 1983, he has taught courses the Great Awakenings; and the vein of dialectical in the Greek language and in biblical exegesis at homiletics (Groans of the Spirit; Homiletical the seminary, and he has continued to pursue Dialectics in an Age of Confusion) running from his special interest in the Gospel of Mark and I Kierkegaard to Forsyth, Barth, and Bonhoeffer. Corinthians. In 1992, he co-authored the book His current approach to homiletical pedagogy Literary Forms in the New Testament. His book seeks to leverage the basic principles at work Breaking Barriers: The Possibilities of Christian in the best devotional, edifying literature for Community in a Lonely World, a volume dealing developing fluency in sermon preparation. with community issues in 1 Corinthians, was His works reveal an abiding concern for the published in 2002 by Brazos Press. The Life of Paul presence and the reforming agency of the for Today, a book showing the relevance of Paul’s Triune God in the preaching moment, and life and thought for the contemporary church, for the spiritual and vocational formation of was published by Westminster/John Knox in the preacher through daily immersion in the 2010. Current research focuses on the biblical Word. Slemmons is the author of a four-volume understanding of beauty, the nature of believers’ lectionary-based series of Liturgical Elements resurrection, and on the biblical basis for church for Reformed Worship, which includes Lightning reform. from the East (Year A); When Heaven Stands Open In addition to his exegetical teaching, Dr. Vander (Year B); The Joyful Feast (Year C); and Greater Broek has taught courses in biblical preparation Attention, a collection of resources to encourage for preaching, as well as courses on small-town and support the use of Year D. and rural ministry. He has led a number of groups of U.D.T.S. students to the Holy Land on LYLE D. VANDER BROEK study trips. Professor Vander Broek preaches Professor of New and teaches regularly in the church, especially Testament enjoying his leadership in various presbyteries’ B.A., Northwestern College; lay ministry programs. M.Div., Western Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D., Drew University; joined the U.D.T.S. faculty in 1983.
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EMERITI PROFESSORS Dr. Fawcett was called to serve the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary as Pastor to HENRY E. FAWCETT Students and Director of the Native American Professor of Ministry, Program, a position he held for almost 20 years. Emeritus LEICESTER LONGDEN B.D., Buena Vista College; Associate Professor D.D., University of Dubuque of Evangelism and Theological Seminary; Discipleship, Emeritus joined the U.D.T.S. staff in 1986. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; B.D., Union “Ministry is personal. It calls for not only Theological Seminary; knowledge and skill, but for a faith commitment M.Phil., Ph.D., Drew University; joined U.D.T.S. which shows forth to others. At seminary, faculty in 2001. students are to grow not only in academic ways but through community–knowing and loving “Evangelism has often been relegated by one another, sharing one another’s burdens, and scholars to a minor place in the discipline of understanding another’s culture. It is in this way practical theology and by local churches to that students are prepared to claim the mantle a mere committee on methods for adding of leadership in Christ’s church for their own.” members. My experience as a pastor and scholar has led me to see evangelism as an action of From Metlakatla, Alaska, Henry Fawcett is an the church where theological and practical Alaska Native of the Tsimshian people. He began concerns must be kept in vital conversation and his ministry under the former Board of National interaction. Theologically, evangelism requires Ministries of the Presbyterian Church (USA) at fundamental reflection on the apostolic identity Sheldon Jackson. Dr. Fawcett has been pastor and mission of the church. Practically, it includes of churches in Alaska, Nebraska, Minnesota and not only the proclamation of the Gospel which Washington. announces the kingdom of God but also the Dr. Fawcett became interested at an early age ecclesial practices by which people are initially in salmon fishing, and worked as captain of formed as disciples of Jesus Christ. In the several commercial fishing boats before entering increasingly pluralistic contexts of the twenty- ministry. Ordained a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) first century, pastors and congregations need teaching elder since 1963, he has been active in a revitalized evangelism that announces Jesus denominational affairs, serving as moderator of as the Savior of the world and depends on the the former Mankato Presbytery and as a member agency of the Holy Spirit as the chief teacher and of the General Assembly Council on Church and energizer of the Church.” Race. The Minnesota Valleys Presbytery endorsed A Canadian who lives as a permanent alien him as a candidate for Moderator of the General resident in the U.S., Les Longden has been a Assembly in 1970. He also served on the special pastor in a small rural church, and a Minister committee of 15 for the Brief Statement of Faith. of Education and Senior Pastor in two large churches. His ecumenical experience includes
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teaching assignments in an Episcopal and many others. It is also a place to examine Preparatory School, a Roman Catholic college significant treasures: Luther’s German Bible, and diocese, and two United Methodist Calvin’s Institutes, Diodati’s Italian Bible, and universities. As an ordained Elder in the United many others. The library is a sacred place, Methodist Church, Dr. Longden has served as a sustaining not merely the intellectual life, but delegate to the General Conference, a columnist nourishing the spiritual life.” for the United Methodist News Service, and Before coming to Dubuque, Joel L. Samuels a participant in several national dialogues was a theological librarian for ten years and sponsored by the United Methodist General served in successive administrative positions in Commission on Church Unity and Inter-religious a major research library for eighteen years. He is Concerns. particularly interested in promoting the reading of In addition to reviews and articles published in theological classics, including devotional classics. Catalyst, Circuit Rider, Methodist History, and The Michigan Christian Advocate, Dr. Longden has C. HOWARD WALLACE edited two volumes: The Wesleyan Theological Professor of Biblical Heritage: Essays of Albert C. Outler (co-edited Theology, Emeritus with Thomas C. Oden) and Albert C. Outler B.A., Park College; B.D., Ecumenical Theologian. Writing and research McCormick Theological interests include an intellectual biography of Seminary; D.Theol., Albert Outler, an historical study of Wesleyan University of Basel; joined practices of evangelism and catechesis with the U.D.T.S. faculty in 1959. practical suggestions for local churches, and the exploration of the possibilities for evangelization “I am especially interested in the Old Testament as an ecumenical activity. books of Ecclesiastes and Job, as they reflect, within Scripture, evidence of a lively theological JOEL L. SAMUELS dialogue with the idea of rigid and legalistic Associate Professor of retribution. The Scriptures, to me, are three- Bibliography, Emeritus dimensional documents, where real people exhibit real faith as they wrestle with the realities B.A., Houghton College; of living.” B.D., Evangelical School of Theology; Th.M., Eastern Although most of his teaching was in the Baptist Theological biblical studies division of the seminary, Howard Seminary; M.A., Graduate Library School of the Wallace has also been involved in the work of University of Chicago; joined the U.D.T.S. staff the ministry division. His more formal academic in 1989. interests lie in the areas of Old Testament, Hebrew, and Biblical Theology, and he has “The library is not merely a place to obtain particular interests in Old Testament Wisdom materials pertinent to courses and papers, Literature and in ethical issues arising from but is a place to encounter the best minds in scripture. Dr. Wallace also has become known for the history of the church: Augustine, Thomas his expertise in ministry to alcoholics. Aquinas, John Calvin, John Wesley, Karl Barth,
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Active in curriculum development for churches, Kristen Eby, Adjunct Professor of Music, B.A., Howard Wallace was a consultant and writer Westmont College; M.M., University of Oregon for the Faith and Action and Christian Education: Gary Eller, Adjunct Professor of Church History, Shared Approaches curriculum series. He has B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; been involved in campus ministry, has been an M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; M.A., interim pastor and has served as a presbytery Ph.D., Vanderbilt University moderator. He is active in community concerns, having served on the Dubuque Community Alyson Janke, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, B.A. School Board, part of that time as its President. Carroll College Dr. Wallace continues to be available as a Kristin Helms, Adjunct Professor of Bible, B.A., resource for U.D.T.S. students. Dr. Wallace is a University of Evansville; M.Div., Duke Divinity teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). School; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary.
ADJUNCT FACULTY Carol Howard Merritt, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, B.A., Moody Bible Institute; M.Div. Katherine M. Achtemeier, Adjunct Professor of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Ministry; A.B., Davidson College; D.Min., Union Theological Seminary, Virginia Scott Alan Nesbitt, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, B.A., Cornell College; M.Div., McCormick Theological Jerry Andrews, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary B.R.E., William Tyndale College; M. Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Th.M., Princeton David Rohrer, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, Theological Seminary; M.A., University of B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.Div. Pittsburgh; Ph.D., University of Chicago Fuller Theological Seminary
Charles Barland, Associate Professor of Music, Stephanie Schlimm, Adjunct Professor of B.A., Carroll University; M.A., University of Iowa; Ministry, B.A., Southwestern University; M.Div. D.M.A., University of Kansas Duke University
Howard Chapman, Adjunct Professor of Joseph D. Small, Adjunct Professor of Ministry, Ministry, B.A., Houghton College; M.Div., B.A., Brown University; M.Div., Pittsburgh Princeton Theological Seminary; D.Min., Theological Seminary; Th.M., Princeton Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Theological Seminary; D.Min. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; D.D., Andrew Dearman, Adjunct Professor of University of Dubuque Ministry, B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Div., Princeton Theological Marsha Wilfong, Adjunct Professor of Bible, Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University; Dr. Theol., B.A., Trinity University; D.Min., Ph.D., Union Debrecen Reformed University Theological Seminary, Virginia
Roger Ebertz, Adjunct Professor of Christian ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF Ethics, B.A., Carleton College; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Bridgett Boone, Administrative Assistant to the Nebraska Associate Dean and Pastor to Students
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Jeffrey F. Bullock, President, University of SEMINARY COUNCIL OF ADVISORS Dubuque The Council of Advisors is a board of clergy Kimberly Burnett-Hackbarth, Director of and laity from a variety of denominations Admissions that gives counsel to the Board of Trustees of the University, and the faculty, staff, and Peter Smith, Advancement administration of the seminary, regarding Jill Dodds, Administrative Assistant to the Dean the mission and ministry of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. Beth Fleming, Admissions Office Coordinator Class of 2016 Carla Gibbons, Distance Education Coordinator Rev. Rose Blank, Grinnell, IA Jim Gunn, Undergraduate Chaplain Dr. Gary Eller, Omaha, NE Mary Anne Knefel, University Librarian Rev. Sherrie Ilg, Cedar Rapids, IA Rev. Dan McNerney, Winnetka, IL Tim Kremer, Dean of Student Financial Planning and Scholarship Rev. Kristy Parker, Davenport, IA Mr. Duane Sweep, Eagan, MN Luann LeConte, Academic and Program Rev. Rachel Wann, Wausau, WI Support Secretary Class of 2017 Sue LeFeber, Director of Field Education and Rev. Kevin Freese, Battle Creek, IA Placement Mrs. Terry Holland, Fresno, CA Bradley J. Longfield, Dean of the Seminary and Rev. Brian F. Jones, Wheaton, IL Vice President of the University Rev. Matthew Wright, Jenison, MI Julie MacTaggart, Director of Human Resources Rev. Wendy VanTassell, Spencer, IA
Beth L. McCaw, Pastor to Students Class of 2018
Rick Merfeld, Director of Residence Life Rev. Douglas Bradshaw, Naperville, IL Dr. Eric Hoey, Louisville, KY Andrew Mettert, Director of Food Services Dr. Bob Jordan, Peoria, IL Dianne Hanten, Registrar Rev. Henry Kim, Downers Grove, IL
Richard Shaffer, Associate Dean of the Rev. Brad Rodgers, Rockford, IL Seminary WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Nicole Story, Director of Seminary Technology BIBLICAL STUDIES DIVISION
Rachel Vander Broek, Secretary to the Director Ann L. Fritschel, The Rev. Dr. Frank L. and Joyce of Field Education and Placement S. Benz Chair in Scripture, and Professor of Annalee Ward, Director of the Wendt Center Hebrew Bible, 1997
Dana Weitz, Seminary Admissions Assistant Gwen Sayler, The William A. and John E. Wagner Chair of Biblical Theology, and Professor of Bible, 1991
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CAMPUS DIRECTORY 13. Peters Commons (PC) 27.Chlapaty Sports Complex 1. Charles C. Myers Library (LIB) Academic Success Center Advising and Career Center A. Chalmers Field Babka Bookstore B. Miller Track Learning Assistance Center Sylvia’s Common Ground Career and Life Services C. Baseball Field Dining Hall D. Softball Field Coffee Shop 2. Smith Hall Food Service Offices E. Student Housing F. Ticket Booth Business/Finance Education Student Life Office 28.Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC) Human Resources 14. Science Center – Goldthorp Hall (GOLD) 29.University Parkway 30 .Marge Kremer Childcare Center Health Wellness and Sport Nursing Safety/Security Sciences 31.Heritage Center (HRTG) 3. Stoltz Sports Center 15. Science Center – Mary Chlapaty Hall A.Y. McDonald Performance Lobby Athletic Administrative Offices Sciences Aitchison/Welch Choral Rehearsal Room Jon Davison Court 16. Heating Plant American Trust Lounge Physical Education Offices 17. Aitchison Residence Hall (AITCH) Babka Theatre 4. McCormick Gymnasium (MCCOR) 18. Charles & Romona Myers Center (MTAC) Campus Post Office and Print Room 5. Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center (TECH) Business Faculty Offices Charles and Elizabeth Bisignano Gallery CGIM DB&T Fine and Performing Arts Suite Cashier CIS / Mathematics College Admission Farber Box Office 6. Westminster Presbyterian Church LIFE Offices John and Alice Butler Hall 7. Steffens Colonnade MAC Graduate Offices Linda Chlapaty Music Education Center 8. Blades Hall (BLADE) MBA Graduate Offices Mike and Betty’s Ice Cream Shoppe Campus Ministry President’s Office Sparty’s Convenience Store Veterans Center Registrar Straatmeyer Instrumental Rehearsal Room 9. Alumni Hall (ALUM) Student Accounts 10. William C. Laube Memorial Bell Tower Susan Magill Smith Student Engagement Suite Student Financial Planning - Student Activities 11.Van Vliet Hall (VANV) Wendt Center Academic Affairs Office University Relations - International Studies Advancement Offices 19. Mercer Birmingham Hall (MBIR) - Multicultural Services Alumni Relations - First-Year Experience Office English ROTC 32.Chlapaty Hall (first of three residence halls completed) History Athletic Coaches’ Offices 33. Political Science 20.Cassat Residence Hall (CASS) Veterans Memorial Indoor Practice Facility Speech Communication 21. Donnell Residence Hall (DONN) P. Parking Areas UD for Kids 22. Seminary Village Visitor parking is available in the lot next 12. Severance Hall 23. University Park Village (PV) to McCormick Street, by the football Aviation 24. Conlon Colonnade field, and across from Severance Hall. Philosophy 25. Oyen Soccer Field and Press Box Before parking in these areas, visitors Psychology 26. Maintenance/Housekeeping Offices must obtain a parking permit from the Religion Security Office. Seminary Admission Under Construction site for Physician’s Assistant Seminary Dean’s Office Construction Seminary Faculty and Staff Offices Building Sociology/Criminal Justice
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Troy Troftgruben, Assistant Professor of New INSTRUCTORS AND AFFILIATE FACULTY Testament, 2013 AT WARTBURG
Roy Carroll, Cantor and Director of Chapel Choir, HISTORY AND THEOLOGY DIVISION Instructor in Organ and Church Music Susan Ebertz, Director of the Reu Memorial Frederick “Fritz” Lampe, Adjunct Professor of Library and Assistant Professor of Bibliography Anthropology and Theology and Academic Research, 2004 Elizabeth A. Leeper, Adjunct Professor of Winston D. Persaud, The Kent S. Knutson Church History and UELC Chair in Theology and Mission, and Professor of Systematic Theology, 1983 May Persaud, Instructor in Biblical Languages
Duane A. Priebe, The Kent S. Knutson Fellow in Theology, and Professor of Systematic Theology, 1963-1964, 1970
MINISTRY DIVISION
Norma Cook Everist, Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry, 1979
Nathan Frambach, Professor of Pastoral Theology, 2000
Samuel D. Giere, Associate Professor of Homiletics and Biblical Interpretation, 2006
Craig L. Nessan, Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology, 1994
Thomas H. Schattauer, Professor of Liturgics and Dean of the Chapel, 1996
Kristine Stache, Associate Professor of Missional Leadership and Director of Certificate Programs and Distributed Learning, 2007
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The residential academic year consists of a FALL 2015 fall semester of four months (September— Sept. 2-4 Residential Orientation December), a one-month January intensive, and a spring semester of four months (February— Sept. 8 Classes begin May). Sept. 21 Last day to Add/Drop The January intensive provides students with the Oct. 2 Deadline for Application opportunity to pursue required course work, for December Graduation study off campus, or work on individual study Oct. 12-16 Reading Week projects. Nov. 9 Last day to Withdraw with The distance academic year consists of an a “W” or change grading August residential intensive, a fall semester of option four months, a January residential intensive, and Nov. 23-27 Research and Thanksgiving a spring semester of four months. Break Each year the Schools of Theology in Dubuque Dec. 14 Classes end sponsor a summer Greek language program Dec. 15 Reading Day (see Summer Programs in the Special Programs and Services section). Dec. 16-19 Exams
J-TERM 2016 AUGUST TERM 2015 Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Pre-load July 20-31 Pre-load Jan. 4-15 January Intensive Aug. 1-3 Distance Orientation Jan. 5 Last day to add/Drop Aug. 3-14 Aug. Intensive Jan. 12 Last day to withdraw with “W” or change grading Aug. 4 Last day to Add/Drop option Aug. 11 Last Day to withdraw with Jan. 15 Deadline for Application a “W” or change grading for May Graduation option Aug. 17-28 Post-load Jan. 18-29 Post-load
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SPRING 2016 J-TERM 2017 Feb. 1 Classes begin Dec. 19-30 Pre-load Feb. 12 Last day to Add/Drop Jan. 2-13 January Intensives Mar. 21-25 Research and Easter Break Jan. 3 Last day to Add/Drop Apr. 1 Last day to Withdraw with Jan 10 Last Day to withdraw with a “W” or change grading a “W” or change grading option option Apr. 18-22 Reading Week January 13 Deadline for Graduation May 6 Classes end Applications for May Graduates May 9-10 Reading Days Jan. 16-27 Post-load May 11-14 Exams
May 14 Commencement SPRING 2017 Doctor of Ministry Jan. 30 Classes begin May 23–June 3 Feb. 10 Last day to Add/Drop Mar. 6-10 Reading Week AUGUST TERM 2016 Apr. 10-14 Research and Easter Break July 18-29 Pre-load Apr. 7 Last day to Withdraw with July 30-Aug 1 Distance Orientation a “W” or change grading option Aug. 1-12 Aug. Intensive May 5 Classes end Aug. 2 Last day to Add/Drop May 8-9 Reading Days Aug. 9 Last day to withdraw with a “W” or change grading May 10-13 Exams option May 13 Commencement Aug. 15-26 Post-load Doctor of Ministry
FALL 2016 May 22-June 2 Four-year Academic Schedule and Course Aug. 31-Sept 2 Residential Orientation Schedule are available on our website: http:// Sept. 6 Classes begin UDTS.dbq.edu Sept. 9 Deadline for Application for December Graduation Sept. 19 Last day to Add/Drop Oct. 10-14 Reading Week Oct. 28 Last day to Withdraw with a “W” or change grading option Nov. 21-25 Research and Thanksgiving Break Dec. 12 Classes end Dec. 13 Reading Day Dec. 14-17 Exams
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