Information About Course Listings

Organization and Abbreviations Used

In the following section the courses of the ACTS schools and SCUPE are listed for each quarter according to an outline of these major areas of study: Biblical, Historical, Theological, Ethical, Religion and Society, World Mission, History of Religions and Ministry. Each area is subdivided further (see the complete outline at the beginning of the section “Evening/Weekend and Intensive Courses”). In each unit of the outline, courses are listed in alphabetical order of the initials of the institutions as follows:

CTS	Chicago Theological Seminary
CTU	Catholic Theological Union
G-ETS	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
IPS	Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University
LSTC	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
M/L	Meadville/Lombard Theological School
MS	Mundelein Seminary
MTS	McCormick Theological Seminary
NBTS	Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
NCTI	Northside Chicago Theological Institute
NPTS	North Park Theological Seminary
SCUPE	Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education
S-WTS	Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
TEDS	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

All courses listed in this catalog are open for cross-registration. Mundelein Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School include only a selection of their course offerings. For complete listings, contact the registrars.
H suffix—courses taught in Spanish
K suffix—courses taught in Korean
P— Permission of instructor
L—Limited enrollment
M, T, W, Th, F, Sa, Su are used for days of the week. TBA indicates that professor or time remains to be arranged. (Contact the registrar for up-to-date course listings.)
Courses may be equivalent to quarter hours or semester hours; please consult with registrar.

Explanation of Course Numbers

CTS
Fields of study Levels of courses

CH	Christian Heritage	300–399	Introductory
TEC	Theology, Ethics and Contemporary Culture	400–499	Intermediate
TEC	Theology, Ethics and Contemporary Culture	500–599	Advanced
CM	Christian Ministries	600–699	Doctoral

CTU
Fields of study Levels of courses

B	Biblical Studies	300	Foundation courses at introductory level
C	Cross-Cultural Studies	400	Foundation courses at the advanced level
D	Doctrinal Studies	500	Advanced seminars, require foundation courses
E	Ethical Studies	600	Advanced seminars, D.Min. and M.A. level
H	Historical Studies	Courses preceded by double or triple letters (with the exception of MW) are applicable to more than one academic area.
I	Interdisciplinary/Integrative Studies
M	Ministerial Studies
MP	Ministry Related to Pastoral Theology
MW	Ministry Related to Word and Worship
S	Spirituality Studies
W	Word and Worship Studies

G-ETS
Fields of study Levels of courses

10	Integrative	500–599	Masters
11	Old Testament	600–699	Intermediate masters
12	New Testament	700–799	D.Min.
13	Church History	800-899	Ph.D., advanced masters w/permission
21	Theology	900-999	Ph.D.
22	Ethics and Society
30	Practice of Ministry
31	Preaching, Worship, Church Music
32	Pastoral Psychology and Counseling
33	Christian Education
34	Church Administration, Evangelism, Spiritual Formation
35	Religion and Media
40	United Methodist Study
42	North Chicago Theological Institute
50	Theological Research and Writing
60	Master of Theological Studies
90	Doctor of Philosophy

LSTC
Fields of study Levels of courses

B	Biblical Studies	300–399	Introductory
H	Historical Studies	400–499	Intermediate
T	Theological Studies	500–599	Advanced
E	Ethical Studies	600–699	Doctoral
W	World Mission Studies
M	Ministry Studies
I	Interdisciplinary/Integrative Studies

M/L
Fields of study Levels of courses

B	Biblical Studies	300–399	Introductory
H	Historical Studies	400–499	Intermediate
T	Theological Studies	500–599	Advanced
E	Ethical Studies	600-699	Doctoral
W	World Mission Studies
M	Ministry Studies
I	Interdisciplinary/Integrative Studies

MS
Fields of study Levels of courses

BI	Sacred Scripture	200–299	Required
SY	Systematic Theology	300–399	Intermediate/Elective
CL	Christian Life	400–499	Advanced, requiring research
HI	Church History
WO	Worship
PL	Pastoral Life

MTS
Fields of study Levels of courses

B	Biblical Studies	300–399	Introductory
H	Historical Studies	400–499	Intermediate
T	Theological Studies	500–599	Advanced
E	Ethical Studies	600–899	Doctoral
M	Ministry Studies
I	Interdisciplinary/Integrative Studies

NBTS
Fields of study Levels of courses

BL	Biblical Languages	300–399	Introductory
BS	Biblical Studies	400–499	Intermediate
CH	Church History	500–599	Advanced
CT	Church and Society	600–699	D.Min.
ED	Christian Education
IN	Integrative/Interdisciplinary
ME	Missions and Evangelism
MN	Pastoral/Parish Ministry
NT	New Testament Studies
OT	Old Testament Studies
PC	Pastoral Care
SM	Supervised Ministry
TE	Ethics
TH	Theological Studies
UR	Urban Ministry
WS	Worship and Spirituality
YM	Youth Ministry

NPTS
Fields of study Levels of courses

BIBL	Bible	0099	Noncredit foundational
CEDF	Christian Education and Formation	5100–5199	First.year core or introductory
HSTY	History	6200–6299	Second year core or elective
MNST	Ministry	7300–7399	Third year core or elective
SPFM	Spiritual Formation
THEO	Theology

S-WTS
Fields of study Levels of courses

01	Old Testament	500–599	Introductory
02	New Testament	600–699	Intermediate; prerequisites
03	Church History	600–699	or permission required
04	Religion and the Arts	700–799	Advanced; permission
05	Theology	700–799	required for nondoctoral students
06	Spirituality
08	Ethics and Moral Theology
09	Liturgics
10	Religion in the United States
11	Church Music
12, 13	Christian Ministries
14	Christian Education
15	Practica
16	Theological Bibliography
17	Preaching

TEDS
Fields of study Levels of courses

NT	New Testament Studies	400-499	Preparatory; not for graduate credit
CH	Church History	600–699	Intermediate
OT	Old Testament and Semitic Studies and the History of Christian Thought	700–799	Advanced
OT		500–599	Introductory
ME	Missions and Evangelism	800–849	Mainly Th.M. and doctoral
ST	Biblical and Systematic Theology	850–994	Doctoral only
PR	Philosophy of Religion
CC	Christianity and Contemporary Culture
EM	Educational Ministries
PC	Pastoral Counseling and Psychology
H	Homiletics
PT	Pastoral Theology
BE	Bioethics

How To Cross-Register

Students of any of the ACTS schools may take courses from any of the other member schools directly and with no added charges. Cross-registration into courses of the ACTS Urban Clinical Pastoral Education Program, SCUPE or Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies may involve different procedures and payment from each ACTS school; students are responsible to determine what particulars apply at their own schools.

Exceptions to the process of cross-registration exist (1) during the summer quarter when tuition is normally paid to the school offering the course; (2) for D.Min. courses other than Pastoral Care and Counseling and for those students in the ACTS D.Min. in Preaching Program; and (3) in certain courses with limited enrollment. Each school in ACTS reserves the right to limit enrollment in certain courses for pedagogical reasons and to set its own policies for the admission of students from other schools to such courses. A student who cross-registers is subject to the policy for incompletes at the school offering the course.

Although every attempt is made to keep the course listings current on the Web, please consult the registrar of each school for changes and corrections before registering for courses.