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Taking an upcoming course can help you get a feel for what studying with us would be like. Or, it can supplement study you鈥檝e already done.
Want to explore seminary study?
If you are not an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, your first three credit hours at bg真人 are 50% off regular tuition rates! (Grebel and CMU students, see this exception.)
Students may take up to two courses for credit without having been admitted to one of our degree or certificate programs, with a limit of one course per term.
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Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Learn about auditing courses
Campus or blended courses that are open to auditors are designated below either with 鈥淥pen to auditors鈥 or 鈥淎uditors: consult with instructor.鈥 See FAQ: Auditing courses.
Intensive Term courses, 2024鈥25
Hybrid courses
Online work: May 12 鈥 July 25, 2025
Hybrid week on campus: June 2鈥6, 2025
Registration deadline / tuition due: May 5, 2025
Hybrid courses begin and end with online assignments and interactions. Students are expected to be on campus for one scheduled week during the course for face-to-face interactions with other students and faculty; this allows students to meet the residency requirements of bg真人鈥檚 accrediting agency.
Please note: Hybrid courses are generally not available for auditing.
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Ethics and Care: Living and Dying with Purpose CHM627H / HTE627H
Instructor: Sung (Seong) Hyun Lee, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
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Preaching CHM507H
Instructor: Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Campus courses (open to auditors)
Registration deadline / tuition due: May 5, 2025
Campus courses require in-person attendance on campus.
Blended courses: You can join these campus courses in person at bg真人 or via live videoconference from a distance during posted class times.
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Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding HTE555
Instructor: Joe聽Liechty, PhD
Campus only 鈥 three credit hours 鈥 May 12鈥30, Mon鈥揊ri, 8:30鈥11:30 a.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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The Spirit World and the Global Church CHM556 / B
Instructor: James R. Krabill, PhD
Campus or blended 鈥 three credit hours 鈥 June 23 鈥 July 1, Mon鈥揊ri, 8:30鈥11:30 a.m. and 1:30鈥4:30 p.m. ET; includes an all-day field trip on Sun, June 29 鈥 Open to auditors
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Semester One courses, 2025鈥26
The courses listed here do not have prerequisites. To view all courses bg真人 is offering this year, visit our Academic course list page.
Online courses
Courses meet: Sept. 2 鈥 Dec. 12, 2025
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 25, 2025
The weekly online coursework for these courses can be done on your own schedule (except where 鈥渟ynchronous鈥 is noted).
Please note: Online courses are generally not available for auditing.
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Anabaptist History and Theology HTE520E
Instructor: Jamie Pitts, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
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Faith Formation and Spirituality: Children CHM583E
Instructor: Rachel Miller Jacobs, DMin
Three credit hours 鈥 Online, with one-hour synchronous online meetings TBD 鈥 Auditors: Consult with instructor
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History of Christianity in Africa HTE537E
Instructor: James R. Krabill, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
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Human Development and Christian Formation CHM531E
Instructor: Rachel Miller Jacobs, DMin
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
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Introduction to Biblical Languages BIB515E
Instructor: Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, PhD
One credit hour 鈥 Not available for audit
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Somatic Spiritual Practices CHM596E
Instructor: Leah R. Thomas, PhD
One credit hour 鈥 Online with synchronous meetings on Thursdays, 10 a.m. 鈥 noon ET: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16 鈥 Auditors: consult with instructor
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The Hebrew Bible and Its Contexts BIB511E
Instructor: TBD
Three credit hours 鈥 Not available for audit
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Campus / blended courses
Courses meet: Sept. 2 鈥 Dec. 12, 2025
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 25, 2025
You can join these campus courses in person at bg真人 or via live videoconference from a distance during posted class times. Audit designations are listed with each course.
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Anabaptist History and Theology HTE520 / B
Instructor: Jamie Pitts, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Earthkeeping HTE670 / B
Instructor: TBD
Three credit hours 鈥 Fridays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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God鈥檚 Shalom and the Church鈥檚 Witness CHM500 / B
Instructor: Joe Sawatzky, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Fridays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Luke-Acts: Gospeling Peace Amid Empire BIB526 / B
Instructor: Drew J. Strait, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Mennonite Public Faith and Christian Nationalism BIB639 / B
Instructor: Drew J. Strait, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Reading Cultural Contexts HTE650 / B
Instructor: Jamie Pitts, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Worship Colloquium CHM515 / B
Instructor: Rachel Miller Jacobs, DMin
One credit hour 鈥 Thursdays, 12-1 p.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Courses requiring in-person presence
Courses meet: Sept. 2 鈥 Dec. 12, 2025
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 25, 2025
These courses require in-person attendance on campus. Audit designations are listed with each course.
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Christian Ethics and Peace Theology HTE541
Instructor: TBD
Three credit hours 鈥 Thursdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
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Preaching CHM507
Instructor: Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Fridays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET 鈥 Auditors: consult with instructor
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The Hebrew Bible and Its Contexts BIB511
Instructor: Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, PhD
Three credit hours 鈥 Tuesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. ET 鈥 Open to auditors
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at bg真人 and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an bg真人 graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Technical requirements for students
To participate in graduate-level courses (online, blended and campus):
- Students must have a computer that runs an operating system that is still supported by the software developer. bg真人 recommends Microsoft Windows or MacOS. Students should not rely on a mobile phone or Chromebook as their sole computer.
- Software that detects and removes malware must be installed on the computer.
- Students must have reliable, secure, high-speed internet access.
- Students must be able to open and create various sorts of documents. bg真人 students can download and use Microsoft Office at no cost to them.
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