2023 Courses and Class Times

Summer 2023

*Online courses will have a week of synchronous classes via Zoom.

*Hybrid courses will have a week of onsite courses on campus. 

7:45 - 9:40 a.m.  First Period
9:50 - 11:45 a.m.  Second Period
2:00 - 3:55 p.m.  Third Period
4:00 - 5:55 p.m. Fourth Period
 

First Session Classes : 

June 26 - July 14

Course Number and Title  Period Instructor
121 Bible I: Introduction  Online: First Period April Simpson
224 Administration and Polity  Online: Second Period Edlen Cowley 
321 Bible III: Gospels Course Cancelled  Abraham Smith 
422 Theological Heritage IV: Wesleyan Movement Hybrid: First Period  John Feagins 
521 Bible V  Hybrid: Second Period Michelle Morris
523 Evangelism Hybrid: Fourth Period Owen Ross 

Second Session Classes 

July 17 - August 4

Course Number and Title Period Instructor
122 Theological Heritage I: Introduction Online: First Period  David Luckey
222 Theological Heritage II  Online: Second Period Stephen Rankin 
323 Congregational Care  Hybrid: Second Period   April Bristow 
423 Mission  Online: third Period  Virginia Bassford
522 Theology in the Contemporary Church Hybrid: Fourth Period  Elias Lopez 
524 Theological Reflection  Hybrid: Third Period  Chuck Aaron 

All students should have completed 121 Bible I and 122 Theological Heritage I before taking other courses in the curriculum. 

Course Cancellations: Courses are subject to cancellation if course has less than 6 students. Students will be notified after the registration deadline has passed. 

If you are in need of help deciding which course to register for, please send your most recent transcript to coss@smu.edu

 

Focus

Year One-

Foundation

 

Year Two

 

Year Three

 

Year Four

 

Year Five

Bible

121

Bible I: Introduction

221

Bible II: Torah & Israel’s History

321

Bible III: Gospels

421

Bible IV: Prophets. Psalms, & Wisdom Literature

521

Bible V: Acts, Epistles, & Revelation

Theology

122

Theological Heritage I: Introduction

222

Theological Heritage II:
Early Church

322

Theological Heritage III: Medieval-Reformation

422

Theological Heritage IV: Wesleyan Movement

522

Theology in the Contemporary Church

Congregational Life

123

Formation & Discipleship

223

Worship & Sacraments

323

Congregational Care

423

Mission

523

Evangelism

Pastoral Identity

124

Transformative Leadership

224

Administration & Polity

324

Preaching

424

Ethics

524

Theological Reflection: Practice of Ministry