General Theological Seminary Catalog Academic Year 2020-2021 August 1, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Affiliation and Accreditation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Statement on Educational Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................. 3 About General Theological Seminary ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Mission, Purpose and Values ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 A Community for the Whole Church .................................................................................................................................................. 5 A Welcoming Community ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 A Worshipping Community ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 A Community for the City ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 The General Theological Seminary Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................................ 9 2020-21 Academic Calendar................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Academic Programs ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Education and Formation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 First Theological Degrees ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Advanced Theological Degrees ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Certificates and Diplomas .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Life Long Learning ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 Centers and Areas of Emphasis .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Academic Policies and Standard of Conduct.......................................................................................................................................... 35 Policies and Procedures ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Standard of Conduct ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Admissions, Registration and Financial Aid ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Deadlines ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Application Process and Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 51 Academic Year 2020-2021 Tuition and Fees .................................................................................................................................... 52 Meals and Housing ................................................................................................................................................................................ 54 Financial Aid ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 Grants and Scholarships ....................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Course Offerings ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 The Keller Library ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 About the Keller Library ...................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Student Handbook ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Chapel and Worship .............................................................................................................................................................................. 74 Services, Offerings and Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................... 75 Campus Policies ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Appendices ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix A: Advertising, Promotion, Recruitment ......................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix B: Access to Academic Records and Directory Information: Policies of The General Theological Seminary Concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). ..................................................................................... 86 Appendix C: The General Theological Seminary Student Disability Policy and Services ....................................................... 91 Appendix E: Affirmative Action and Equitable Employment ......................................................................................................... 93 Appendix F: Consumer Complaints ................................................................................................................................................... 93 Appendix G: Incident Reporting - State and Federal Law Require that All Incidents (Theft, Burglary, Rape, Assault, Etc.) be reported to the Welcome Center .................................................................................................................................................... 93 Appendix H. Sexual Assault ................................................................................................................................................................ 94 Appendix I. Information Technology: Policy and Acceptable Practices ..................................................................................... 98 Appendix K. Registering for a Consortium Class ......................................................................................................................... 103 Appendix L: Drug and Alcohol Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 104 Appendix M: State Required Immunizations and Records .......................................................................................................... 105 Appendix N: Pet Policy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 107 Appendix