Introduction. Individuals enrolled in credit courses offered through the Western Seminary Center for Lifelong Learning (WSCLL) are, in every respect, Western Seminary students and subject to the same standards, responsibilities, and expectations as students enrolled at any of our campuses.

The policies that follow are designed to serve as a distance-education supplement to the main Western Seminary catalog. Our desire is to provide additional, WSCLL-specific resources for our students. This document, however, is subordinate to the main seminary catalog, and, if a conflict is found to exist with the published catalog, that document, in every case, governs.

You are encouraged to become familiar with the policies, programs, and course information included in the current WS catalog and student handbook. This year's edition includes several important changes that you as a student will want to review. The entire catalog is available online for download at www.westernseminary.edu, or, if you desire a hardcopyversion, you may click here to request a copy.

The catalog, however, does not include all policy information that pertains to students taking courses through WSCLL. Click here for more information and to download a PDF version of the policy manual.

General Academic Information

Program Expenses (2007 - 2008)

Distance Education Program Pricing
Application Fee (Non-refundable)	$ 50.00
Credit Tuition / Hour (All Campuses	$380.00
Non-Credit Tuition / Hour	$120.00

Tuition Comparability: Courses offered through the Western Seminary Center for Lifelong Learning are priced at the same tuition rate as campus courses. Distance education students may qualify for scholarships and other tuition assistance offered by the seminary.

Degree & Non-Degree Requirements

Non-degree Requirements. Students may take up to 12 credit hours before admission to a degree program of the seminary. Nevertheless, all credit students must complete a degree or non-degree application in which they affirm that they have graduated from an accredited undergraduate institution and in which they provide a statement of Christian experience.

Degree Residency Requirements. Accreditation standards and Western Seminary policy currently state that one year of a degree program must be taken in residence. In theory, that means that up to one half of a two-year Master of Arts program, or two thirds of the
three-year Master of Divinity degree program, may be taken by distance education, advanced placement or transfer credit. Western Seminary does not currently offer doctoral-level coursework by distance education.

International Student Enrollments. Upon receipt of a request from a foreign national residing outside the country, WSCLL forwards the request to the International Students Office (ISO) of the Seminary. Similarly, WSCLL informs the ISO whenever inquiries are received from foreign nationals currently studying at another institution in order to verify student eligibility.

American Nationals. To ensure deliverability of coursework, and the avoidance of unforeseen implications, requests from American citizens in service outside the United States will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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