UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE TWIN CITIES
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Course Schedules and Syllabi
Future Terms (course info subject to change)
Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Summer 2025
Previous Terms
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Summer 2022
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Academic Catalog and Planning Tools
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
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 and Spiritual Direction Manual
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
Blackbaud Course Registration Tutorials
Registrar Forms
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.
Financial Aid Info and Forms
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)
Spencer Library Resources and Tutorials
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
Internship, Practicum and CPE Info and Forms
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, MAL Final Project, and Dissertation Info and Forms
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 and Community of Communities
Canvas, Zoom, and Other Technology Tutorials
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
Other Resources
Faculty and Staff Zoom Meeting Links (requires a United Google account login)
Adjunct Faculty Available as Directed/Independent Study Instructors
Seminary-Wide Polices (11/2022)
Includes policies, procedures and information that apply to multiple constituencies within the United community—students, faculty, staff and administration.
Disability Accommodation Request Form
See the “Student Disability Services” section of the Student Handbook for the full disability accommodation policy.
See the “Student Disability Services” section of the Student Handbook for the full disability accommodation policy.