Online Learning - Phoenix Seminary SACRED TASK  | SUPER EARLY BIRD rate of 30% OFF any ticket type, auto-applies until midnight 5/10 SACRED TRUTHS 2024 Save 20% on Registration Through November 30th Train for a lifetime of faithful ministry. At your pace. Apply Now Request Info The Phoenix Seminary MDivNow 100% Online EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE THEOLOGICAL TRAINING In the Southwest. For the Southwest. We exist to train Christ-like men and women for the building up of healthy churches in Phoenix, the Southwest, and beyond. That is why we are expanding our online degree programs and enhancing our online learning experience to train more faithful ministry leaders like you. Join us to pursue theological training at your pace with like-minded students in the Southwest and throughout the world. COURSE TRAILERS PROFESSORS ONLINE DEGREES FREE LECTURES WHY ONLINE? FAQ Excellent theological training. Wherever you are. If your schedule won't allow you to join us on campus in Phoenix, we still want you to become a more faithful teacher of God's Word. Our faculty have crafted their lectures in our state-of-the-art studio offering you a "master class" type experience for your online training. At Phoenix Seminary, you will receive excellent theological training, delivered to your place of life and at your pace of life. Scroll down to watch an online course trailer, view our online degree programs, hear from students in the program, and much more. Old Testament II Course Trailer Church History I Course Trailer Apply Now Request Info Access free course lectures. Get access to real classroom lectures from Phoenix Seminary professors completely free. Take courses featuring Phoenix Seminary faculty Dr. Wayne Grudem Prolegomena, Scripture, and God Dr. Peter Gurry New Testament: Matthew to Acts Dr. Steve Duby Soteriology, Ecclesiology, and Eschatology Dr. John Meade Old Testament: Genesis to Esther Discover our online degree options Master of Divinity in Biblical and Theological Studies BIBLICAL LANGUAGES: 12 Credits Total NT512 New Testament Greek 1 NT513 New Testament Greek 2 OT512 Old Testament Hebrew 1 OT513 Old Testament Hebrew 2 BIBLICAL LITERATURE: 15 Credits Total BL515 Hermeneutics: Principles of Interpretation BL511 Old Testament 1: Genesis to Esther BL512 Old Testament 2: Job to Malachi BL513 New Testament 1: Matthew to Acts BL514 New Testament 2: Romans to Revelation SPIRITUAL FORMATION: 6 Credits Total SF500 The Life of the Mind and the Love of God SF505 Biblical Spirituality INTERCULTURAL STUDIES: 6 Credits Total IS504 Cross-Cultural and Diversity Competency IS505 Communicating Christ in a Pluralistic World MINISTRY SKILLS: 9 Credits Total BC512 Homiletics: Principles of Preaching MS503 Counseling in the Local Church MS504 Leadership and Pastoral Competencies THEOLOGY: 15 Credits Total TH511 Prolegomena, Scripture, and God TH512 Humanity, Sin, History of Salvation, Person and Work of Christ TH513 Salvation, Church, and Last Things TH516 Christian Ethics TH5## Theology Elective TH599 Theological oral exam CHURCH HISTORY: 6 Credits Total CH511 Church History 1 CH512 Church History 2 CONCENTRATION COURSES: 23 Credits NT514 Greek Syntax and Exegesis NT5## Greek Elective (NT551-NT595) OT514 Hebrew Syntax and Exegesis OT5## Hebrew Elective (OT551-OT595) BC513 Advanced Preaching Skills BC591 Biblical Communication Internship I Course 1 General Elective Course 2 General Elective TOTAL CREDITS 92 Master of Divinity in Christian Studies BIBLICAL LANGUAGES: 12 Credits Total NT512 New Testament Greek 1 NT513 New Testament Greek 2 OT512 Old Testament Hebrew 1 OT513 Old Testament Hebrew 2 BIBLICAL LITERATURE: 15 Credits Total BL515 Hermeneutics: Principles of Interpretation BL511 Old Testament 1: Genesis to Esther BL512 Old Testament 2: Job to Malachi BL513 New Testament 1: Matthew to Acts BL514 New Testament 2: Romans to Revelation SPIRITUAL FORMATION: 6 Credits Total SF500 The Life of the Mind and the Love of God SF505 Biblical Spirituality INTERCULTURAL STUDIES: 6 Credits Total IS504 Cross-Cultural and Diversity Competency IS505 Communicating Christ in a Pluralistic World MINISTRY SKILLS: 9 Credits Total BC512 Homiletics: Principles of Preaching MS503 Counseling in the Local Church MS504 Leadership and Pastoral Competencies THEOLOGY: 15 Credits Total TH511 Prolegomena, Scripture, and God TH512 Humanity, Sin, History of Salvation, Person and Work of Christ TH513 Salvation, Church, and Last Things TH516 Christian Ethics TH5## Theology Elective TH599 Theological oral exam CHURCH HISTORY: 6 Credits Total CH511 Church History 1 CH512 Church History 2 CONCENTRATION COURSES: 23 Credits Course 1 General Elective Course 2 General Elective Course 3 General Elective Course 4 General Elective Course 5 General Elective Course 6 General Elective Course 7 General Elective CS591 Christian Studies Internship I TOTAL CREDITS 92 Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies SPIRITUAL FORMATION: 3 Credits Total SF500 The Life of the Mind and the Love of God BIBLICAL LITERATURE: 15 Credits Total BL515 Hermeneutics: Principles of Interpretation BL511 Old Testament 1: Genesis to Esther BL512 Old Testament 2: Job to Malachi BL513 New Testament 1: Matthew to Acts BL514 New Testament 2: Romans to Revelation THEOLOGY: 9 Credits Total TH511 Prolegomena, Scripture, and God TH512 Humanity, Sin, History of Salvation, Person and Work of Christ TH513 Salvation, Church, and Last Things CHURCH HISTORY: 6 Credits Total CH511 Church History 1 CH512 Church History 2 BIBLICAL LANGUAGES: 6 Credits Total NT512 New Testament Greek 1 NT513 New Testament Greek 2 OR OT512 Old Testament Hebrew 1 OT513 Old Testament Hebrew 2 BL/TH/NT/OT/CH ELECTIVES: 6 BL/TH/NT/OT/CH Elective Course 1 BL/TH/NT/OT/CH Elective Course 2 CULMINATING REQUIREMENT: 3 BL/TH588 Individualized Study TOTAL CREDITS 48 Master of Arts in Ministry (Christian Studies Concentration) BIBLICAL LITERATURE: 15 Credits Total BL515 Hermeneutics: Principles of Interpretation BL511 Old Testament 1: Genesis to Esther BL512 Old Testament 2: Job to Malachi BL513 New Testament 1: Matthew to Acts BL514 New Testament 2: Romans to Revelation SPIRITUAL FORMATION: 3 Credits Total SF500 The Life of the Mind and the Love of God INTERCULTURAL STUDIES: 3 Credits Total IS504 Cross-Cultural & Diversity Competency THEOLOGY: 12 Credits Total TH511 Prolegomena, Scripture, and God TH512 Humanity, Sin, History of Salvation, Person and Work of Christ TH513 Salvation, Church, and Last Things TH516 Christian Ethics CONCENTRATION COURSES: 11 Credits GENERAL ELECTIVES: 3 Credits TOTAL CREDITS 47 Graduate Diploma in Biblical Studies Graduate Diploma Core: 18 Credits Total SF500 The Life of the Mind and the Love of God BL515 Hermeneutics: Principles of Interpretation BL511 Old Testament 1: Genesis to Esther BL513 New Testament 1: Matthew to Acts TH511 Prolegomena, Scripture, and God Choose one of the following: TH512 or TH513 General Electives: 6 Credits Total General Elective #1 General Elective #2 TOTAL CREDITS 24 Why study online at Phoenix Seminary? Compelling video lectures Flexibility with your schedule Connection with students and support from faculty Frequently Asked Questions How do the courses work? All of our online program courses are asynchronous, which means you can view the lectures and complete your assignments any time throughout a given week that is most convenient for you, as long as you turn in assignments by the specific deadline the instructor sets. With this format, you don't have to log on to attend your class on a specific day at a specific time, rather; you have flexibility to choose when to view the lectures and complete your assignments during the week. Each of our online courses includes high quality video lectures taught by one of our residential faculty members, filmed in a state-of-the-art studio. Additionally, all classes have a dedicated instructor that will be available to you for questions about assignments, lecture content, paper topics, and any administrative needs that come up throughout the course. You will access everything you need for your course by logging in to our online learning system, where you will view lectures, contribute to discussion posts, submit your assignments, and take any exams. Email enrollment@ps.edu to ask more questions about the class format at Phoenix Seminary. Are there on-campus options for online students? Yes, we would love to have our online students engage with our on-campus community and consider every student a part of the Phoenix Seminary family. Online students can enroll in traditional 14-week courses (plus exams) or select intensives in the fall or spring. In addition, summer week-long intensives are great options for online students to experience the on-campus community at Phoenix Seminary. What are tuition costs and are there financial aid options? Tuition starting Fall 2025: $580/credit hour, DMin: $550/credit hr, non-credit: $125/credit hour. Avg. cost per credit hour is $350 after scholarships. Scholarships: Phoenix Seminary offers generous scholarship options for online students. Academic Scholarship (30% off tuition) for students who maintain a 2.5 GPA and take at least two courses in the fall and spring semesters. Application Deadline scholarships when applicants meet specific application deadlines. Additional Distinguished Scholarships. To learn more about all of our financial aid options, click here Technical Skills & Requirements The Master of Divinity , with a concentration in Biblical/Theological Studies or Christian Studies, the Master of Arts (Biblical and Theological Studies) Master of Arts in Ministry with a concentration in Christian Studies , and the Graduate Diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies are offered completely online. Online courses appeal to current on-campus students who may need to commute long distances or have an unexpected schedule conflict at home or work. They also appeal to those accepted to study at the Seminary who must delay moving to Phoenix for a season. Students in other U.S. states or foreign countries also find such courses a good option. Online courses are available for full academic credit to those enrolled in most of the Seminary’s degree and graduate diploma programs and may also be accessed on a noncredit basis in several personal enrichment certificate options. Online courses offered by Phoenix Seminary meet all applicable regulations of State and Federal agencies and the criteria of our professional (ATS) and regional (HLC) accrediting agencies. Phoenix Seminary online courses are multifaceted, consisting of learning experiences such as captured lectures, assigned readings, projects, research papers, quizzes, discussion forums, and examinations. The classes require regular and substantive student-faculty and student-student communication. Courses are either taught by resident faculty members who teach the same course on campus or by a qualified online instructor, using the captured lectures of the professor who developed the course. Online courses follow a traditional 16-week semester format in the fall and spring semesters but are adapted in the summer semesters to follow the accelerated 10-week format. State Authorization Phoenix Seminary seeks to offer our online program and classes in as many states, districts, and territories as possible. For this reason, we are an institutional participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) initiative. In this agreement, the Seminary has reciprocity with other SARA states, districts, and territories for its distance education programs. It is intended to make it easier for students in another state to take online courses offered by Phoenix Seminary. Please visit the NC-SARA website ( ) for the most current list of states that participate in SARA. Technical Skills Required to Complete an Online Coursework To complete the requirements of a Phoenix Seminary online course you must have the ability: To use a computer word processor such as Microsoft Word. To launch a web browser (see above) and complete an online application at the seminary website for admission to Phoenix Seminary. To register and pay tuition and fees for classes via the student portal. Ability to approve MFA requests from a phone or mobile device. To log into the seminary’s Learning Management System (PS Online) and establish access using Single Sign On provided to registered students. To access course materials and discussion forums by clicking on the items and drop- down menus displayed on the course page in PS Online. To send and receive email. To send assignments to the professor as an attachment to email or through the electronic course drop box in PS Online. To complete course evaluations and related assessment surveys online. Online Student Services and Support General Academic advising may be obtained from the student’s assigned Student Services Advisor. Technical assistance is available to online students. Please contact Technical Support at OnlineSupport@ps.edu Students with Disabilities The Seminary seeks to provide reasonable accommodation for online students with disabilities. General guidelines for students with disabilities may be found in the Student Handbook. With regard to online students, support includes accommodation for sighted–but color-blind–online students by ensuring that none of the course and support pages in the Learning Management System require color discrimination. Pages can be scaled for those who lack visual acuity. Additional time is available for online students with learning disabilities who need longer periods to respond to course requirements. Students with limited motor function may be assisted by a helper. A similar approach is also available for blind students. Those with minimal or complete auditory disability may be accommodated by signing. Supplemental Texts and other readings can also be provided for students unable to hear course lectures. Student Conduct Requirements for Online Students Student conduct requirements at Phoenix Seminary apply equally to resident and online students. Resident and online education students are required to know and follow the “Student Conduct Policy” located in the appendices of the Phoenix Seminary Student Handbook. Distance Education Complaint Process Distance education students are asked to first contact their course instructors to resolve any complaints or concerns. If a problem is not resolved, students may submit an official written complaint detailing the issue to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Matthew Bingham, at mbingham@ps.edu or 602-429-4442. Distance education students who have completed the internal grievance processes at the Seminary may appeal non-instructional complaints to AZ SARA Council. To file a complaint against an Arizona SARA Council-approved institution, you must meet the following requirements: File within two years of the incident about which the complaint is made. Complete the institutional complaint process prior to submission with the Council. The complaint must be a formal assertion in writing that the terms of SARA, or of laws standards, or regulations incorporated by SARA, are being violated by a person, institution, state, agency, or other organization or entity operating under the terms of SARA. You are a student of an Arizona SARA Council-approved institution. You are not a student, but have a concern about any of the above. For additional information on the complaint process, please visit AZ SARA complaint page: This information can also be found in our 2025-2026 Student Handbook Online Course Minimum System Requirements To complete an online course you need the following computer and software minimums: Internet Connectivity High speed connection (DSI, Cable, Satellite, Wireless) Recommended Software Microsoft Office Suite, * Adobe Acrobat Reader PC Operating Systems Windows 10, Windows 11 Up-to-Date PC Browsers Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Mac Operating Systems MacOS 11 Big Sur, MacOS 12 Monterey, MacOS 13 Ventura, MacOS 14 Sonoma Up-to-Date Mac Browsers Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Hardware Peripherals Built-in or external camera and microphone Minimum RAM 4 GB Recommended RAM 8 GB or higher Minimum CPU Intel i3 or equivalent Recommended CPU Intel i5 or equivalent MFA Compatible Devices Mobile device, such as phone or iPad, from which a user can receive push notifications, text messages, or phone calls related to MFA approval requests. * Phoenix Seminary provides students with a Microsoft A1 License, which allows access to the online version of Microsoft Office and OneDrive cloud storage. If you want to use the installed version of Microsoft Office products, please purchase the necessary license. What is the typical semester length of an online course? Online courses are offered consistent with our on-ground courses each fall, spring, and summer. The fall and spring courses are offered on a 16-week schedule while the summer online courses are offered on a 10-week schedule. What kind of support is there for course assignments? Each course includes a course instructor who will help assist you with questions related to assignments, lecture content, paper topics, and any administrative needs regarding the course. Additionally, the Phoenix Seminary Writing Center and library resources are available to you online! Book a virtual appointment with one of our Writing Center consultants, and explore thousands of online books, journal articles, and more on our library webpage. Connecting with the other students in your online class is an excellent way to find support. Bounce assignment questions or paper topic​s off of one another, wrestle through questions from the lecture content together, and encourage one another in the process. Don't see your question here? Complete the form below and one of our Enrollment Counselors will help answer your question. What our students are saying The robust education that Phoenix Seminary offers through their online program has given me greater flexibility to receive the training that I desire without the compromise that would come from uprooting my family. -Jeff Nordyke (Prescott, AZ) I appreciate the quality of the lectures: how engaging these videos are, how professional they are, and how I’m able to follow along at my own pace. When I sit at my desk, I’m connected to amazing professors who bring to life subjects like biblical studies and church history. -Holly Melton (Sun City, AZ) Programs Master of Arts - Ministry Master of Arts - Biblical & Theological Studies Master of Divinity Master of Theology Doctor of Ministry Graduate Diploma in Biblical & Theological Studies Get Started Compare Programs Financial Aid Apply Now Contact info@ps.edu 602-850-8000 7901 East Shea Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85260 CARES ACT and CRRSAA GRANTS (HEERF) Phoenix Seminary does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its policies, programs, and activities. Read Phoenix Seminary's Statement on Nondiscrimination 2026 Phoenix Seminary. All Rights Reserved Considering Applying? Talk with an Enrollment Counselor