Pacific School of Religion

The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) Course Schedule lists courses offered by all GTU schools, including course descriptions, instructors, time and location of the class, prerequisites (if any), any special registration registrations (i.e. limited enrollment, course PIN required, prior interview, etc.) and course credits.

When planning your program, be sure to look at prerequisites in January and Spring term courses in case these affect your Fall course selections. Some courses, particularly language courses or Biblical Studies courses, which require knowledge of biblical languages, are year-long and require completion of a Fall semester course for admission to the Spring course.

There may be changes to the GTU Course Schedule almost immediately following publication each year. Prior to each pre-registration period, the GTU registrar publishes a printed Addendum to the Course Schedule. However, the most up to date information can be found on the searchable course schedule on the GTU website (www.gtu.edu to ‘students’) and the PSR website (www.psr.edu to “students”). The searchable feature allows you to search by day of the week, school, academic area, or instructor name. To view PSR courses only, choose “PSR” in the School Course Ownership field on the searchable course schedule. 

Because all GTU schools have a common registration process, PSR students can take courses at any GTU school provided that you meet your degree or certificate program requirements. You can also develop special reading courses with core faculty members of PSR or other GTU schools. For more information on special reading courses, consult the registrar page.

Course Catalog Links

ONLINE GTU Course Catalog »

This is the main Course Catalog that should be used. It is the most updated and most comprehensive listing for all courses. For PSR courses, select "PSR" from the "Course School Ownership" drop-down menu.

PSR COURSE SHEET by semester: Fall 2010 (pdf) »
For PSR students, this is a brief two-page summary of PSR courses only with the recommended MDiv required basic courses indicated in bold. Updated periodically.

BOOKLET GTU Course Catalog for 2010-2011 (pdf) »
For the 120-page hard copy booklet, download and print this catalog (last updated April 2009). Past booklets:
     GTU Course Catalog for 2009-2010 booklet

Course Numbering System 

GTU courses are identified by a combination of letters and numbers. The letters refer to the
fields of study. The first two letters refer to the primary field and the next two refer to the
cross-listed field. The numbers refer to the course level.

KEY TO FIELDS OF STUDY CODES

Art & Religion RA                                                History HS
Biblical Studies & Biblical Languages BS              Homiletics HM
Old Testament Studies OT                                   Interdisciplinary Studies IDS
New Testament Studies NT                                  Liturgical Studies LS
Christian Spirituality SP                                       Philosophy & Philosophy of Religion PH
Cultural & Historical Studies of Religions HR          Philosophical Theology PT
Ethics & Social Theory (Christian Ethics) CE         Systematic Theology ST
Religion & Society RS                                          Religion & Psychology PS
Field Education FE                                              Theology & Education ED
Functional Theology FT                                        Special Courses **
**Courses with other letter codes (i.e., HELP, SRC, DR, MA, MDV, UCB, etc.) are listed under Special Courses, at the end of the course schedule for each term.

KEY TO COURSE LEVELS

1000-1999 Introductory courses which have no prerequisites
8000-8199 ONLINE Introductory courses which have no prerequisites
2000-3999 Intermediate courses; primarily for Masters students
8200-8399 ONLINE Intermediate courses; primarily for Masters students
4000-4999 Advanced courses for advanced Masters and Doctoral students
8400-8499 ONLINE Advanced courses for Masters and Doctoral students
5000-5999 Doctoral courses, which may be opened to advanced Masters
students with the written permission of Faculty
6000-6999 Doctoral courses, which are only open to PhD /ThD students

Online or  Videoconference Courses 

Online courses occur in Moodle, the distance learning management system for the Graduate Theological Union consortium.  For information on accessing your online-only or blended course, click on "Students" link in the Moodle Support block located at the top of the main GTU Moodle page. Hybrid courses with an online component may require the use of a telephone and/or webcam for synchronous communication.

Some of the courses required for the Certificate of Swedenborgian Theology meet weekly in a via video conference format.  This is a typical videoconference style. It is interactive, held in real time, and is face-to-face with the professor and other students via the videoconference.  This format requires the distance student to purchase proprietary software (PolyCom PVX) and have access to a computer which supports the software, a webcam and a headset microphone, or speakers and a standing microphone. These courses are clearly noted in the course description.  On campus students do not need PC access but will meet in a classroom equipped with the necessary hardware. For more information on videoconferencing in C.S.T. course, contact Francesca McCrossan at the Swedenborgian House of Studies.

For more explanation on courses codes and numberings, consult the  GTU Key to Course Numbers page or the GTU Course Schedule Booklet.