2015-2016 Student Catalog | Admissions

Articulated Programs

Articulated Graduate Programs with Other Colleges and Seminaries

Northeastern Seminary has agreements with Roberts Wesleyan College’s graduate school programs and United Theological Seminary (UTS) in Dayton, Ohio. Roberts Wesleyan College offers graduate programs in the following areas: business, education, health administration, healthcare informatics administration, marketing, nursing, school counseling, school psychology, and social work. Students may opt to complement the NES curriculum by taking elective coursework through one of these programs. The NES-UTS partnership is an articulated agreement designed particularly for persons pursuing ordination in The United Methodist Church (but open to all), which allows students in Western New York to do the majority of their coursework at NES. Additionally, NES students may take advantage of the diverse opportunities for theological study in the greater Rochester region via the formal cross-registration agreements between NES and St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry or Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Detailed information on these avenues of study is available in the vice president and dean’s office.

Cooperative MSW Program with Roberts Wesleyan College (RWC)

Qualified students may earn a M.Div., M.A. in Theology and Social Justice (M.A.T.S.J.), or M.A. (Theological Studies) degree at NES and an M.S.W. degree from RWC in a time-shortened manner.

M.Div./M.S.W. cooperative degree students will be expected to complete all the requirements for the M.S.W. degree plus 66 required credits of the M.Div. program. A maximum of 26 credits of the M.S.W. courses may be substituted for the elective and field education requirements in the M.Div. program.

M.A. and M.A.T.S.J./M.S.W. cooperative degree students will be expected to complete all the requirements for the M.S.W. degree plus 41 required credits of the M.A./M.A.T.S.J. program. A maximum of 11 credits of the M.S.W. courses may be counted toward the M.A./M.A.T.S.J. degrees. These cooperative arrangements are strictly between Roberts Wesleyan College and Northeastern Seminary and do not apply to students holding or pursuing an M.S.W. degree from any other institution.

Admissions Requirements:  To be admitted as a regular student in the NES/M.S.W. program at Northeastern Seminary and Roberts Wesleyan College, the applicant must:

  • Have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
  • Demonstrate readiness for graduate-level academic work
  • Complete the NES application process, and be approved by the Seminary admissions committee
  • Apply separately to Roberts Wesleyan College and be approved for the M.S.W. program

Timeline:

  • NES—two years for M.A. or three years for M.Div. degree
  • RWC—one or two years for M.S.W. dependent on admissions status and baccalaureate degree

Cooperative M.Div. Program with United Theological Seminary (UTS)-Dayton, Ohio

United Methodist (UM) Master of Divinity students in this program may earn up to 48 semester hours from Northeastern Seminary and a minimum of 30 of the remaining hours from United Theological Seminary—upon approval by the academic dean(s) of each institution. Upon successful completion of the articulated program, the student will receive the Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary.

Admission: Prospective students may apply for admission to either Northeastern Seminary or United, and may be accepted by either institution. However, to qualify for most UM funding, UM students must be admitted to United, the UM-approved school.

Required Courses

  • NES Core Curriculum (Scripture, Church History, and Introduction to Theology) (36)
    • BHT 511/BIB511/PSF 511 (9)
    • BHT 512/BIB 512/PSF 512 (9)
    • BHT 513/BIB 513/PSF 513 (9)
    • BHT 514/BIB 514/PSF 514 (9)
  • NES Personal and Spiritual Formation (3) Select from:
    • PSF 611 Pastoral Formation (3)
    • PSF 612 Spiritual Formation (3)
  • UTS Practical Theology (9)
    • PT 504 Ministerial Formation 1 (3)
    • PT 505 Ministerial Formation 2 (0)
    • PT 506 Ministerial Formation 3 (3)
    • PT 507 Ministerial Formation 4 (0)
    • PT 606 Ministerial Formation 5 (3)
  • UTS Intercultural Program:
    • WR 601 Methods for Interreligious & Intercultural Encounter (3)
  • UTS CR 510 Foundations for Church Renewal (3)
  • UTS ST 702 Systematic Theology (3)
  • Pastoral Care (3)
    • UTS PC 507 Introduction to Pastoral Care (3)
    • or NES MIN 624 Pastoral Care (2, plus 1 additional credit in the field)
  • Preaching and Worship (6)
    • Select from: UTS PW 510 United Methodist Worship (3) or PW 504 Work of Worship (3)
    • Select from: UTS PR 604 Preparing to Preach (3), NES MIN 629 Lectionary Preaching (3), or NES MIN 630 Expository Preaching (3)
  • Evangelism (3)
    • Select from any Evangelism course or courses at UTS
  • Christian Ethics (3)
    • Select from any Christian Ethics course or courses at UTS or the following NES courses: SOC 623 Social Policy, Leadership, & Community Change (3), SOC 642 Jesus & the Poor: Biblical Perspectives on Economic Justice (3); SOC 625 Foundations in Christian Social Ethics (3)
  • United Methodist Denominational Requirements (6)
    • UTS DN 505 UM Doctrine, History, and Polity I (3)
    • UTS DN 506 UM Doctrine, History, and Polity II (3)


Note: The cost of courses taken via any of the above cooperative arrangements is based on the selected school’s tuition rate at the time of enrollment.