Announcements for the Course of Study School Fall 2007
Posted February 26, 2008
- Registration deadline is May 1, 2008 for returning students and June 1 for new students just out of licensing school.
- If you have problems downloading the study guides, please call me at 202-885-8688
- Housing rates have been posted. Please use these in figuring your costs for next summer.
- We will use the housing facilities at American Universaity again this year. There is also a good chance that some work will be done in Straughn Hall before you arrive to make things a little move comfortable this summer. Stay tuned for undates.
Posted November 26, 2007
- Discrepency found in study guide for CS312 - The McGrath book should read the 3rd edition. It has been in print since 1999 however, the study guide was not changed. Cokesbury will send you the 3rd edition.
Posted November 14, 2007
- Booklist for CS 214 corrected. Please use Wilson's Four Pages of a Sermon.
- NEW!! Returning COS Students can pay their bills by phone! You must have an existing student account number (found on your Wesley bill) and know the amount you want to pay. If you pay before you receive an invoice for next summer, it will appear as a credit on your account.
- To use this service you will need your student account holder number, which is located at the top of your billing statement. You will also need to know the amount you wish to pay - you will not be prompted with a balance due. You can pay by MasterCard or VISA or by check. The service is free if you pay by credit card, however there is a $1.75 fee for processing checks. Please allow 2 days for payments to post to your account. The Pay-by-Phone number to call is 1-866-498-4011
Posted November 5, 2007
- All study guides are now posted and available. They are saved in a pdf format. I have just reposted the book order forms. Apparently all ISBN codes are now 13 digits. Cokesbury was kind enough to do the reformating and the forms now have the up to date numbers. If you printed off the old ones, they can still order your books with the old numbers.
- Grade reports: I apologise for the delay that some of you experienced with the receiving grade reports. I had trouble printing a complete set and had to go back and figure out who was missing and reprint. All transcripts for the summer 2007 COS have now been mailed and you *should* have received them. Please let me know if this is not the case.
- For those of you who turned in papers by the September 1 deadline and received "F" grades, I am working to obtain grades from the faculty. Papers for Dr. Wright's course were misdirected at the other institution where she teaches, however, they have now been located and I am following-up with her to record grades.
- I will start sending out registration confirmation cards after Dec 1. Thank you to the early birds who have already registered!
Posted October 16, 2007
- I am currently working on posting the study guides for 2008. They should be available by Monday October 22, 2007. Feel free to go ahead and register for next summer. The registration froms are due by May 1, 2008.
Posted September 7, 2007
- Study Guides should be posted by the middle to end of October. I am still receiving informatiion from the faculty.
- Grade reports will be mailed the last week of September to allow faculty to turn in most grades from papers just received this week.
- Official Transcripts should be requested from Lynn Daye at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry in Nashville. Her e-mail is ldaye@gbhem.org
- Registration forms for Summer 2008 are posted on the web. Go back to the amin COS page.
Announcements for the Course of Study School Summer 2007
Posted May 29, 2007
PAPERS ARE DUE JUNE 1, 2007 for years 2 - 5. Papers should be POSTMARKED by June 1 to be considered on time. Papers received after June 1 will receive a reduced grade. All papers need to be received by September 1, 2007. This is a NEW POLICY from the GBHEM. I can not except papers turned after September 1.
Posted April 19, 2007
- CS 511 - We have been alerted that there is a misprint in the study guide for CS 511. We have updated and reposted the study guide. However, if you are already working on this assignment, I have posted the correction below:
I. In Quest of the Historical Jesus: The Rejection at Nazareth
Original assignment: Using the Gospel Parellels (pp. 14-16), compare Matthew's rendition of Jesus' rejection at Nazareth with Luke's account.
The correct information: Fifith Edition Throckmorton: Pericope (story/unit) #10 on pages 18-20 (Matthew 13:54-58)
II. Tradition History: How the Church adapted the teachings of Jesus to changing circumstances. The Problem of Divorce and Adultery.
Original Assignment: See Gospel Parellels, pp 129f and 23.
The correct information: Fifith Edition Thorckmorton: Pericope (story/unit) #24 on page 28 and pericope #176 on page 137 (Matthew 5:31-32 and 11:12-13)
Posted April 5, 2007
- Graduation Information - 2007 COS graduation ceremony will take place on July 19, 2007 at 7pm at Metropolitan Memorial UMC. A list of COS hotels for family is attached. Questions? Contact Sara Sheppard.
Posted March 27, 2007
- We are delighted to confirm that Rev. Gina G. Campbell will teach CS-314 this summer. I have posted an updated Course of Study Title Page with all the correct faculty for you to use.
- Wesley will begin upgrades to the utilities on campus this week (3/26). You can follow the progress of the project on our website. We do expect some distruptions on campus the month of July and are making every effort to be sure these are minimal to the COS program.
- New website for The National Fellowship of Associate Members and Local Pastors. http://www.nfamandlp.org Check it out!
Posted March 12, 2007
- 2007 Rates and fees are now available. To view them, please go to the main COS web page www.wesleyseminary.edu/cos
Posted February 23, 2007
- License to Preach School is an opportunity to grow personally and professionally. The Baltimore-Washington Conference school will be held May 7-11 and May 14-17 at West River Retreat Center, 5100 Chalk Point Road, in West River. Participants must be recommended by the district superintendent. Full information and applications are available on the conference Web site, www.bwcumc.org, under Leadership Development. If you are from a conference outside of Baltimore Washington, check with your conference office for license to preach school dates and times.
- We are pleased to announce that Dr. Craig Hill will teach CS-511 New Testament II and Dr. Louis Parks will teach CS-314 Pastoral Care and Counseling. Both professors are regular faculty here at Wesley.
Posted February 8, 2007
- The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has adopted a new policy for Course of Study term paper deadlines. Papers for courses in the second through fifth years are due on June 1, 2007. Papers for first year students are due the first day of class. Papers received after the June 1 deadline will be penalized 1/2 a grade. Papers turned in after class starts will be penalized a full grade. The drop dead date for turning in papers is September 1. No paper will be accepted after that time, in which case the student will fail the course. All students registered for the July 2007 term will receive these guidelines in their registration packets. Please mail all papers to:
Sara Sheppard
Course of Study School
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
- When you send your papers in please make sure you attach a title page - filled out completely and clearly - for each paper. If you would like to have your papers returned at the end of the term, please include a self addressed, stamped envelope with your paper.
Posted January 22, 2007
- CS-213 - This study guide has been updated due to a book being out of print. Please re-print this document and follow the directions for question 2.
- Financial information (prices for room and board) will be posted as soon as they are available.
- All transcript requests should go directly to Lynn Daye at ldaye@gbhem.org.
