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Online Courses

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary continuously implements new and emerging technologies to reach out to as many people as possible and to prepare spiritual leaders in every stage of their lives and ministries. While we honor the traditional methods of instruction and rich heritage of academia we also embrace non-traditional methods such as online learning and hybrid classes.

We have twelve accredited online courses offered in a two-year rotation. These classes fulfill the requirements for the Basic Graduate Theological Studies (BGTS) program, and many of the required courses for our master's degree programs and United Methodist Certification programs.

All online courses are open to students enrolled in one of Garrett-Evangelical’s graduate degrees, certificates, or enrichment programs.

If you're yearning to enhance your ministry, now is the time to immerse yourself in a dynamic course taught by outstanding faculty.

Find an Online Course

Spring 2013

Bible Content, the Bible faculty.
Introduction to New Testament, Dr. Charles Cosgrove, Professor of Early Christian Literature.
History of Christian Thought & Practice 1, Dr. Jim Papandrea, Assistant Professor of Church History.
History of Christian Thought & Practice 2, Dr. Anna Johnson, Assistant Professor of Reformation Church History.
Spiritual Disciplines for Personal & Parish Renewal, Dr. Dwight Judy, Professor of Spiritual Formation.
Practicum/Supervision in Spiritual Direction/Companionship (hybrid course), Dr. Dwight Judy, Professor of Spiritual Formation.
Theology of Evangelism, Dr. Mark Teasdale, Assistant Professor of Evangelism.
United Methodist Studies: 20th Century to Present, Dr. Mark Teasdale, Assistant Professor of Evangelism.

Course Syllabi

Is Online Learning for You?

Nobody can guarantee a prospective student that she or he is prepared to succeed in online learning. However, the following video and quiz can help you figure out areas in which you are well prepared, and areas in which you may require more preparation. Take the Quiz

Technical Requirements

Operating System
- Mac: OS X 10.5 or higher, 450MHz PowerPC G3 processor or higher recommended
- PC: Windows XP w/ Service Pack 2 or later, Vista, 7, Home, or Student.
- Other: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or later, openSUSE® 11 or later, Ubuntu 7.10 or later, or Solaris™ 10.
Ram: 1 GB (gigabyte) or more
Hard Drive: 10 GB or more
The capacity to watch multiple video formats:
- Windows Media Player 11.
- If using a Mac, the current version of Flip4Mac or Windows Media Player for Mac.
- Apple Quicktime, which works on Windows and Mac.
Soundcard and speakers (or headphones)
Display: 15” monitor or larger (Some 13” will work); resolution should be 600 X 800 pixels or higher.
Current version of Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash player
Web Browsers: Moodle is optimized for Firefox but works well with most browsers.
- Internet Explorer 7
- Firefox 3.6.6
- Google Chrome 2.0
- Safari 3.0
- Opera 9.5
- AOL 9.0
Broadband is highly recommended and is defined as:
- Upload transfer rate of at least 1.0 megabits/second (or higher), and
- Download rate of 2.0 - 4.0 megabits/second (or higher)
Cookies must be enabled.

For more information on online courses at Garrett-Evangelical, contact Dr. Pam Holliman, Director of Distance Learning and Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Psychotherapy, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .