2023-2024 Capital Seminary & Graduate School Handbook

8. Universal Program Calendar

Online Mediated Learning On-Campus Seminars (24 face to face hours per seminar, two seminars per session) Online Mediated Learning
Year 1
Sep 1 – Oct 14  October Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 901 Advanced Biblical Research & Writing (4)
BIB 902 Learning & Teaching: Theory & Practice (4)
Oct 22 – Dec 7 
Dec 8—Jan 7 Break
Jan 8 – Feb 20  February Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 903 OT Backgrounds (4)
BIB 904 NT Backgrounds (4)
Mar 1 – Apr 14 
Apr 15— Apr 30 Break
May 1 – June 14  June Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 905 OT Exegesis (4)
BIB 907 Reading German (0) &/or BIB908 Reading French (0)
or Empirical Research and Statistics
June 21 – Aug 7 
Year 2
Sep 1 – Oct 14 October Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 909 OT Hermeneutics & Theology (4)
BIB 910 NT Hermeneutics & Theology (4)
Oct 22 – Dec 7
Dec 8—Jan 7 Break
Jan 8 –Feb 20  February Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 911 Cohort Elective 1 (4)
BIB 912 Cohort Elective 2 (4)
Mar 1 – Apr 14
Apr 15—Apr 30 Break
May 1 – June 14 June Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 906 NT Exegesis (4)
BIB 907 Reading German (0) &/or BIB908 Reading French (0)
June 21 – Aug 7
Year 3
Sep 1 – Oct 14 October Seminars (One week on campus)
BIB 913 Contemporary Instructional Methods & Design (4)
BIB 914 Comprehensive Preparation and Examinations (0
Oct 22 – Dec 7
Mentored Research BIB 915 Dissertation IA: Reading & Prospectus Design (4)
BIB 916 Dissertation IB: Chapters 1-2 (4)
BIB 917 Dissertation II: Dissertation Continuance (4)
Year 3.5
Hearings (campus visit)
BIB 918 Dissertation Defense (4)

The Universal Program Calendar is a generic seminar schedule. All dates are approximate and will vary slightly by calendar year. The order of the courses is also subject to change. Specific meetings dates will be announced well in advance of the first seminar.

Defense hearings for prospectus and dissertation are held one week each term in the fall, spring, and summer. Dates for defense hearings will be announced several months in advance. Timing of defense hearings in the program will depend on the individual student’s progress through the program.