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Flexible Class Schedule
Central Seminary understands that life is busy, and balancing work, ministry, and education can be challenging. That’s why we’ve designed our programs to fit your schedule so you can be active in your local church ministry.
Our class schedule is tailored to meet the needs of students with daytime or evening jobs, alternating between morning and evening sessions. Additionally, some courses meet just four weekends per semester, with convenient Friday evening and Saturday morning schedules. This makes it easier for you to earn your degree without compromising your current responsibilities.
And because we know that different seasons call for different commitments, we also offer one-week module classes throughout the year—in January, March/April, June, and November.
Whether you prefer semester-long courses, weekend classes, or intensive modules, we have options that fit your life and help you complete your degree.
Evening classes accommodate students with daytime employment. We are excited to see these growing in enrollment.
Complete the core classes of the M.A.B.C. this way.
Weekend courses meet on four weekends through the semester on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Courses begin in January, May, and September.
Central offers one-week module courses four times a year: January, March/April, June, and November.
Our Th.M. & D.Min. Seminars utilize this format to allow pastors to join without missing a Sunday.
Our morning classes focus on the original languages with Hebrew & Greek Grammar and Exegesis for M.Div. students.
Each of the Systematic Theology courses alternate between morning and evening offerings.
Looking to start a class?
Visit our Catalogs & Schedules page to get an idea of how your classes could fit into your work and ministry obligations.
Fully Accredited, Distance Education
Central Seminary has designed a distance education program that is different from most. It puts the distance student in the classroom during the class. Through multiple high definition cameras and monitors, advanced sound equipment, and the best conference software available, distance students will be able to interact live with each class.
Central Seminary’s distance education program is not a separate program – it’s only a medium. None of our academic programs have been lessened and every requirement is the same. The only difference between resident students and distance students is just that…distance. All of our programs are offered in their entirety through this medium.
- Learn theology from theologians.
- Learn history from historians.
- Learn Greek and Hebrew from people that know them.
- Learn ministry from pastors, not programs.
- Be a student, not a consumer.
What about library resources?
Both resident and distance education students have access to an online library of over 1.4 million volumes, including electronic databases such as EBSCO. Borrow eBooks and journal articles to supplement your research.
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