Academics

The next step to enrollment: Courses, registration, and more

Registration Resources

The resources on this page are for master's-level and doctoral courses. To enroll in Pathways for Baptismal Learning courses, visit the course library. Learn more about the Deacon's Formation Collaborative here.

Current Calendar and Catalog

2025-2026 Course Details*

Almost all degree courses offered at Bexley Seabury can be audited. Exceptions are noted in course schedules.

*Note: You will find the syllabus for each course in the Canvas site for the course. Canvas sites are typically opened to students around three weeks before the start of the term. It is important you review the syllabi of your courses for any updates to these schedules.

Transcript and Diploma Policies (Policies regarding financial hardship withdrawal, transcript and diploma withholdings, registration holds, retention and return)

Registration Deadlines

Registration Period for January and Spring 2026:
November 8-14, 2025

Registration Period for Summer and Fall 2026:
April 18-24, 2026

Early registration is strongly recommended to allow time for assigned pre-reading and to avoid space limitations. If space is available, students may be able to register up until the day before a class is scheduled to begin.

Bexley Seabury intensive courses generally require degree and diploma students to complete reading and assignments before the first meeting of class on campus. Because of this requirement, students who wish to register after the following deadlines may need to obtain the permission of the instructor.

Auditing Courses for Enrichment or Continuing Education Credit

Most courses at Bexley Seabury are open to persons who do not require graduate academic credit, such as auditors seeking enrichment and those seeking to satisfy CEU requirements. These students are expected to read assigned materials and to participate in class discussions. Submission of assignments is not required. The instructor may, but is not required to, read or respond to assignments voluntarily submitted by those not taking the course for academic credit.

Students who require a CEU certificate should contact the Registrar, registrar@bexleyseabury.edu. The fee for the certificate is $25.00.

Non-Credit Registration: See below under Special Students

Cross-listed Courses

Some of our courses are listed with more than one-course number. Doctor of Ministry (DMin) students must register under the 600-level course number to receive doctoral-level credit. All other students should register under the 300-, 400-, or 500-level course number.

Course Formats

Bexley Seabury’s non-residential model of theological education allow us to offer courses in a variety of formats that enable students to remain in their local contexts and to study at a pace that fits their professional and personal responsibilities. We typically offer courses in the following formats:

  • Intensives are held on campus for one week in January or summer. Students will stay connected online and may have assignments to do before, after, or in between sessions on campus. 

  • Hybrids blend online teaching and learning (live, self-paced, or both) with sessions that meet on campus for one or two weekends in fall and spring or fewer than five weekdays in January and summer. 

  • Fully online courses do not require visits to campus. They are as interactive as possible and often include both synchronous (“live” in real time) and asynchronous (on your own time) sessions.

  • In hyflex courses, students will have the option to join the course on site or online. Some restrictions may apply.

How to Register

Degree and Diploma Student with Student Populi Accounts

If you area degree, diploma, or certificate student, the Registrar will notify you when registration is open for you. As an enrolled student, you should already have an account (user ID and password) in Populi. Please go directly to Populi to register for courses.

ACTS Cross Registrants

If you are a student who wishes to cross-register from an ACTS institution, please fill out the cross-registration form for each course you wish to take at Bexley Seabury and submit it to the registrar at your home school. Click here to download the cross-registration form.

For the ACTS Chicago Course Catalog, click here.

Special Students

Special Students are students who are not enrolled in a Bexley Seabury degree or diploma program. This includes ACTS cross registrants, auditors, those taking courses for continuing Education Units (CEU), and any other students taking courses for credit who are not enrolled in a Bexley Seabury program.

Auditors, CEU Students, and other Special Students:

To request to register for or audit a course with Bexley Seabury as a special student, please email our Registrar (registrar@bexleyseabury.edu) with the following information: 

  1. Your first and last name, email address, and preferred phone number

  2. Your mailing address

  3. The name of the course(s) you would like to take and the semester/term in which the course is offered. See the Detailed Schedule above to learn more.

  4. Indicate whether you would like to audit the course or take the course for academic credit. Additionally, if you intend to audit the course for continuing education units (CEU), please indicate this in your email.

  5. Indicate whether you would like to pay for tuition and/or audit/CEU fees with a credit card or a check.

  6. If you are taking the course(s) for credit, you will also need to submit an official transcript showing completion of an undergraduate degree or of enrollment in or completion of a graduate degree to our Registrar, Susan Quigley (squigley@bexleyseabury.edu).

Course Payment for Special Students

You will receive further payment instruction via email based on your selected payment method. For billing questions please reach out to Lynn Bowers at lbowers@bexleyseabury.edu.

Tuition and Audit Fees: Please see our Tuition and Fees page for current tuition and fee details.