Spring Semester 2021 Dates

Semester: January 12 – May 10, 2021

Session 1: January 12 – March 8, 2021
Spring Break Week: March 9-15, 2021
Session 2: March 16 – May 10, 2021

Course Schedule Overview

The following chart shows the courses that will be offered during Spring Semester 2021.  (Courses highlighted in blue are 1-credit courses; in yellow, 2- and 3-credit courses; and those in pink are Intensive courses.)  For more details about each course, please see the course catalog.

Course Offerings

The following courses will be offered during the Spring Semester 2021. For more details about each course, please see the Course Catalog.

ENGL 1281 Writers Guild Training -Fundamentals (2 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Instructor: Carla Groenewegen, Patrick Rogers

LEAD 1105 Practical Leadership Skills 1 (1 credit)

Offered: Session 2 (March 16 – May 10)
Instructor: Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: In order to register for this course, students must have completed LEAD 1101.

LEAD 2150 Leadership Practicum (3 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Instructor: Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: In order to register for this course, students must be enrolled in the LSC Program and have completed LEAD 1101 and LEAD 1105.

MINS 1000 Mentoring Program (0 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Coordinator: Rev. Rose Gadigian
Mentors: Rev. Kenneth Frazier, Rev. Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: To register for this program, students must be enrolled in the MSC-B Program and have completed at least six program credits.

MINS 1110 Homiletics 1 (1 credit)

Offered: Session 1 (January 12 – March 8)
Instructor: Carla Groenewegen, Director of Summit University
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the MSC program (Tracks A or B).
Note: There is an additional technology requirement for this course. See the description in the Course Catalog for details.

MINS 1650 Intensive: Pastoral Assistance (on-site intensive for MTC-B program)  (1 credit)

Offered: March 2021 (dates to be determined)   Location (Inner Retreat or Virtual) to be determined based on COVID-19 developments in Montana; please do not purchase airplane tickets until further notice.
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the  MTC-B program and have completed 12 program credits, including COMS 1101, LEAD 1101, MINS 1110, and PSYS 1201, by the end of Spring Semester 2021 (not including this intensive).

MINS 2000 Mentoring Program (0 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Coordinator: Rev. Rose Gadigian
Mentors: Rev. Kenneth Frazier, Rev. Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: To register for this program, students must be enrolled in the MTC-B Program and have completed at least 9 program credits.

MINS 2380 The Universal Principles of Spiritual Community (1 credit)

Offered: Session 1 (January 12- March 8)
Instructors: Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the MTC program (Tracks A or B) or take the course as an audit student (please see the Registrar to enroll as an audit student in this course).

MINS 2603 Foundations of Family Ministry (1 credit)

Offered: Session 1 (January 12- March 8)
Instructors: Janet Nordemann, Candice Vann
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must have completed EDUC 1233.

MINS 2610 Pastoral Counseling and Care (3 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Instructor: Rose Gadigian
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the MTC program (Tracks A or B).

MINS 2650 Intensive: The Aquarian-Age Minister (on-site intensive for MTC-B program)  (1 credit)

Offered: during Spring Break (March 9-12)   Location (Inner Retreat or Virtual) to be determined based on COVID-19 developments in Montana; please do not purchase airplane tickets until further notice.
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must be enrolled in the  MTC-B program and have completed 12 program credits, including MINS 2110, MINS 2610, MINS 2780 and PSYS 2201, by the end of Spring Semester 2021 (not including this intensive).

MINS 3280 A Spiritual Perspective on the Issues of Our Time (1 credit)

Offered: Session 2 (March 16 – May 10)
Instructor: Karen Brewer
Prerequisites: In order to register for this course, students must be enrolled in the MTC-A or MTC-B Program.

POLI 1101 Spiritual Principles of Government (3 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Instructor: Karen Brewer

RELS 1080 Understanding the Teachings of the Ascended Masters (3 credits)

Offered: January 12 – May 10
Instructor: Carla Groenewegen, Director of Summit University

RELS 1180 The Science of the Spoken Word (1 credit)

Offered: Session 2 (March 16 – May 10)
Instructor: Anneli Boston

SOCW 2603 Basics of Senior Care (1 credit)

Offered: Session 2 (March 16 – May 10)
Instructor: TBA

Course offerings for Spring Semester 2021 are subject to change without notice.