GLOBAL-DISTANCE EDUCATION

In order to give each student the opportunity to receive a theological education, the seminary's academic programs have been designed with educational curricula which includes a specialized combination of distance education and course correspondence methodologies. Evangelical Theological Seminary offers distance education degree programs through supervised home study courses. Students in the United States and throughout the world will benefit from these academic programs.

This distance education program allows the students to complete their degree requirements through directed home study without any on-campus attendance. This is an acceptable manner of receiving a degree for those who cannot possibly leave their pastorate, family, job, or the area in which they live. It is an excellent process for pastors relative to continuing education. Evangelical Theological Seminary allows these students to study in a self-paced manner. In fact, the National Study Council reported: "Every major research project in the last fifty years has shown that home study students perform as well as, if not better than, resident trained students who studied the same subjects." Inasmuch as the seminary is open all year for academic purposes, the students can continue their education during the entire year.

The methodology for the home study degree program follows a precise and regulated process. When the students are enrolled, they receive a list of suggested textbooks or syllabi and instructions for beginning their course work. After the reading and study assignments have been completed, course research papers are sent to the seminary for grading.

The student will receive a graded and written report of the research paper presentation with personal suggestions as to the correctness of following the requirements. For certain specialized academic classes, there will be the utilization of textbooks, syllabi, and audio recordings.