Explore Wesley - Application Types
Some degree applicants may be admitted into the non-degree student status because of an incomplete application for degree status. Non-degree students may apply for entry to the M.Div., M.A., or M.T.S. degree programs by completing the respective full application process. If recommended by the Admissions Committee for entry, you may apply a maximum of nine hours credit from your non-degree student period toward the degree.
Note: All credit-seeking students at Wesley are given a login account for the My Wesley portal, through which you can access WesleyWeb (registration & grading system), your students.wesleyseminary.edu email account, and the Blackboard learning management system. If you decide to take another class at Wesley, you should register online using WesleyWeb.
After your application has been processed, your registration will be sent to the Registrar's Office. You will usually receive your login & password for My Wesley and the Blackboard learning management systemvia email within five business days. Once it arrives, log on to Blackboard through the My Wesley page
Nearly all of Wesley's courses for masters students may be audited.
The technical status for an auditor is as a "listener," one who is not required to participate in classroom discussions nor complete assignments. Only class attendance is required.
Send your official transcript(s) Attn: JaNice Parks to jparks@wesleyseminary.edu or by mail to 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Tuition for courses taken for audit is $100 per credit hour. Please note: Courses taken for audit will not earn graduate-level credit and cannot be applied toward a masters degree at Wesley. Alumni may audit 1 course per academic year at no charge.
Non-degree applications should be submitted for the following categories:
- Academic credit for those not pursuing a degree
Note: Recommendations are not required for non-degree applications.
1. Order your official transcripts from all your previous undergraduate and graduate schools.
- Send e-transcripts to JaNice Parks at jparks@wesleyseminary.edu
- Send paper transcripts to:
Wesley Theological Seminary
Office of Admissions
Attn: JaNice Parks
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
2. Prepare your resume, which you need to email to jparks@wesleyseminary.edu.
Non-degree students may apply for entry to the M.Div., M.A., or M.T.S. degree programs by completing the respective full application process. If recommended by the Admissions Committee for entry, you may apply a maximum of nine hours credit from your non-degree student period toward the degree. Some degree applicants may be admitted into the non-degree student status because of an incomplete application for degree status.
After your application has been processed, your registration will be sent to the Registrar's Office. You will usually receive your login & password for My Wesley and the Blackboard learning management systemvia email within five business days. Once it arrives, log on to Blackboard through the My Wesley page
Note: All credit-seeking students at Wesley are given a login account for the My Wesley portal, through which you can access WesleyWeb (registration & grading system), your students.wesleyseminary.edu email account, and the Blackboard learning management system. If you decide to take another class at Wesley, you should register online using WesleyWeb.
Many professional church staff and clergy are required to obtain CEUs on an ongoing basis throughout their career. The same courses that are available for audit may also be taken for CEUs. Wesley also offers the comprehensive series of courses required for ordination within The United Methodist Church per the 2008 Book of Discipline.
Please note: Courses taken for CEUs will not earn graduate-level credit and cannot be applied toward a Master's degree at Wesley.
Tuition:
$100 per CEUƗ
Ordained clergy, diaconal ministers, or full-time lay denominational employees may enroll in regular semester courses and receive Continuing Education Units.
Ɨ For billing purposes, one semester hour equals 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
How to Apply:
Apply and register as a "New Continuing Education student". Your application and registration will be sent to the Registrar's office and you will only receive a login/password for the Blackboard site.
Returning Continuing Education students, please contact the Registrar's Office directly (registrar@wesleyseminary.edu) and you will receive your Blackboard login. Those who have received a WesleyWeb username can login and register online: https://www.wesleyseminary.edu/my-wesley/.
After your application has been processed, your registration will be sent to the Registrar's Office. You will usually receive your login & password for My Wesley and the Blackboard learning management systemvia email within five business days. Once it arrives, log on to Blackboard through the My Wesley page
Note: All credit-seeking students at Wesley are given a login account for the My Wesley portal, through which you can access WesleyWeb (registration & grading system), your students.wesleyseminary.edu email account, and the Blackboard learning management system. If you decide to take another class at Wesley, you should register online using WesleyWeb.
- Academic credit for UM Studies (for current students at partnership schools):
- Eastern Mennonite Theological Seminary
- Moravian Theological Seminary
- Pfeiffer University
- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Princeton Theological Seminary
- Union Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Note: Recommendations are not required for non-degree applications.
Partnership school applicants need only to complete the Explore Wesley Non-degree application and have a letter of good standing from your registrar sent to jparks@wesleyseminary.edu
After your application has been processed, your registration will be sent to the Registrar's Office. You will usually receive your login & password for My Wesley and the Blackboard learning management system via email within five business days. Once it arrives, log on to Blackboard through the My Wesley page
Note: All credit-seeking students at Wesley are given a login account for the My Wesley portal, through which you can access WesleyWeb (registration & grading system), your students.wesleyseminary.edu email account, and the Blackboard learning management system. If you decide to take another class at Wesley, you should register online using WesleyWeb.
Alumni of Wesley Theological Seminary may audit one course for free per year. Audit tuition is $100 per credit hour. Please note: Courses taken for audit will not earn graduate-level credit and cannot be applied toward a masters degree at Wesley.
