Explore Wesley - Application Types
Non-degree study at Wesley Theological Seminary
This is an option if you are:
- Still discerning which degree program best fits your call to ministry
- Meeting a denominational course requirement for ministry
- You simply want to take a couple of master's level classes to transfer to another program of study.
With very few exceptions, almost all master's courses offered at Wesley are open to non-degree students:
- To be admitted as a non-degree student, you must be a graduate of a regionally accredited college and must submit a completed non-degree application form. Additionally, you must send an official transcript directly from the undergraduate college or university to the Wesley Office of Admissions. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial assistance or campus housing.
- 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.
Note: Recommendations are not required for non-degree applications.
Order your official transcripts from your previous undergraduate and graduate schools.
- Send e-transcripts to JaNice Parks at admissions@wesleyseminary.edu
- Send paper transcripts to:
Wesley Theological Seminary
Office of Admissions
Attn: JaNice Parks
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
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.
Visit Non-degree Programs to learn how to apply to the following programs:
Children and Youth Ministry and Advocacy Certificate
Certificate in Faith & Public Life
National Capital Semester for Seminarians (NCSS)
Nearly all of Wesley's courses for masters students may be audited. This is an option if:
- You are hoping to audit classes to gain or refresh knowledge
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 admissions@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.
Many professional church staff and clergy are required to obtain CEUs on an ongoing basis throughout their career.
This is an option if:
- you find continuing education units (CEUs) to be beneficial to ongoing ministry
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. Apply using the non-degree application.
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):
- American University
- 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 admissions@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.
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
