Summer 2024

Future Terms (course info subject to change)

Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025

Previous Terms

Spring 2024
Fall 2023

Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Fall 2022

Summer 2022
Spring 2022
Fall 2021

Summer 2021
Spring 2021
Fall 2020

Summer 2020
Spring 2020

Academic Catalog 2024-2025 (7/1/2024)
Includes degree requirements, course descriptions, tuition and fees, academic calendar, and lists of seminary teaching and administrative staff. See links to previous years’ catalogs below.

Table of Course Prerequisites and Planned Frequency 2023–2024

Degree and Concentration Course Sequence Maps 2023–2024
Tables of the recommended course sequence for each degree and concentration.

Course Tracker Template
Spreadsheet that allows you to plan and track your degree course selections and completions. To use the template for your own course planning, select Use Template in the page that follows.

United-Eden Course Crosswalk Map
Table that identifies courses offered by Eden Theological Seminary that can substitute for United required program courses or elective courses.

Information Sessions on New Religious Text Curriculum Starting 2023–2024

Session One | Session Two

Previous Versions of the Academic Catalog

2023-2024 (7/6/2023)
2022-2023 (1/4/2023)
2021-2022 (7/1/2021)
MDiv in Interreligious Chaplaincy—Islamic Focus: Program Description, Guide Sheet, and Course Descriptions (10/20/2020)
2020-2021 (7/6/2020)
2019-2020 (7/1/2020)
2018-2019 (10/11/2018)
2017-2018 (8/11/2017)
2016-2017 (2/18/2017)

Student Handbook (7/1/2024)
Includes student academic policies, procedures and information

United Spiritual Direction Manual
Provides an overview, requirements, and resources for students enrolled in a United Spiritual Direction program

Introduction to Blackbaud

Registering for Courses in Blackbaud

Registrar Form
Allows students to submit the following actions:

• • • • Request a transcript

      • Set up a contextual education internship or practicum

      • Set up an independent study or directed study

      • Audit a course

      • Apply for graduation

      • Declare a leave of absence

      • Request a course substitution

      • Request a course extension

      • Request an exemption from prerequisite course

      • Change enrollment status

      • Other

Student Information Release Authorization Form
This optional form grants the Seminary permission to release information about your student records to a third party including grades, billing, tuition and fees assessments, and financial aid.

See United's Student Handbook for full details on financial aid, including loans and scholarships.

Financial Aid Fact Sheet (requires Blackbaud login)

FAFSA Application
Required to receive any student aid, not just federal loans; due 6/1 for continuing students, 7/1 for new students

Financial Aid Application Form (requires Blackbaud login)

Library Home Page
Provides access to the library’s online catalog and article databases, as well as course guides and information on interlibrary loans

Academic Skills Strategies and Resources
Includes guides to improve student skills in reading, writing, and study habits

Digital Theological Library 2 (DTL 2) Catalog
A comprehensive digital library of religious and theological studies resources including ebooks, articles, journals, and databases

How to access DTL 2 resources for the first time
How to use DTL 2

Contextual Education at United

Internship and Practicum Site Opportunities
External Job Board

Student Internship/Practicum Application
Internship/Practicum Supervisor Agreement (2/2023)

Contextual Education Site Application

CPE Advising Session Application
Public Advising Session 6/21/2022: Zoom recording | PowerPoint presentation

Registering for CPE at United
Information and steps for registering

CPE Registration Form
Use this CPE form to register for CPE. This will ensure you are registered, and payment is taken care of.

Thesis and Dissertation FAQ (7/2023)

Adjunct Faculty Available as Thesis/Dissertation Readers

MA Thesis and Research Paper Forms

MA Thesis Proposal Cover Sheet and Evaluation Form (6/2024)
MA Thesis Oral Defense Evaluation and Learning Assessment Rubric (6/2022)
MA Research Paper Evaluation and Learning Assessment Rubric

MAL Final Project Forms

MAL Final Project Proposal, Registration, and Assessment Form (7/2023)
MAL Final Project Evaluation and Learning Assessment Rubric

DMin Dissertation Forms

DMin Dissertation Proposal Cover Sheet and Evaluation Form (6/2024)
DMin Dissertation Oral Defense Report and Assessment Rubric (6/2022)

Institutional Review Forms

See the Student Handbook for the Institutional Review Policy.

Application for Institutional Review
Informed Consent Form
Annual Report to IRB
Report to IRB of Change in Research Activity
Report to IRB of Termination or Conclusion of Study

Chapel

Community of Communities

Google Workspace

Access Your United Gmail Account

Canvas

Canvas Student Basic Training
Canvas Notifications Descriptions
Record Audio/Video in a Canvas Discussion or Assignment

Canvas Studio Tutorial (Screen Capturing, Webcam, Sharing and Uploading to Courses)
*Quick Note: Whenever you encounter "Screen Capture" being grayed out for some reason or the App crashes, just close out of the App if possible, and then refresh the page with Canvas Studio in your browser and it should be restarted.

Zoom

Join a Class Session via Zoom or Telephone
Record a Video Presentation in Zoom and Upload to Canvas
Add a Custom Zoom Background Image

Formatting a Paper

Course Paper Template in Microsoft Word
Course Paper Template in Google Docs

Monday Morning Tech Tips