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Taking an upcoming course can help you get a feel for what studying with us would be like. Or, it can supplement study you’ve already done.
Want to explore seminary study?
If you are not an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, your first two courses for credit at AMBS are 50% off regular tuition rates! (Grebel and CMU students, see this exception.)
Students may take up to two courses for credit without having been admitted to one of our degree or certificate programs, with a limit of one course per term.
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Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Learn about auditing courses
Courses that are open to auditors are designated below either with “Open to auditors” or “Auditors: consult with instructor.” See FAQ: Auditing courses.
Intensive Term courses, 2025–26
The courses listed here do not have prerequisites. To view all courses AMBS is offering this year, visit our Academic course list page.
Hybrid courses
Online work: May 11 – July 24, 2026
Hybrid week on campus: June 1–5, 2026
Registration deadline / tuition due: May 4, 2026
Hybrid courses begin and end with online assignments and interactions. Students are expected to be on campus for one scheduled week during the course for face-to-face interactions with other students and faculty; this allows students to meet the residency requirements of AMBS’s accrediting agency.
Please note: Hybrid courses are generally not available for auditing.
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Biblical Storytelling CHM516H
Instructor: Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit (hybrid)
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Christian Leadership in the 21st Century CHM621H — CANCELED
Instructor: TBD
This course has been canceled for Intensive Term but will be offered as an online course in Semester One (below)
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History of Christian Spirituality HTE605H
Instructor: Andy Brubacher Kaethler, PhD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Courses requiring in-person presence
Registration deadline / tuition due: May 4, 2026
These courses require in-person attendance on campus and other locations. Audit designations are listed with each course.
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Spiritual Practices: Trees of Life CHM592
Instructor: Janeen Bertsche Johnson, MDiv
One credit hour — May 29–30, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. EDT both days — Available as a course for credit or as a noncredit retreat
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The Trail of Death: A Pilgrimage of Remembrance, Lament, and Transformation HTE564 — CANCELED
Instructor: Katerina Gea, MDiv
Three credit hours — This course has been canceled for Intensive Term 2025–26
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college, or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Semester One courses, 2026–27
Online courses
Courses meet: Sept. 1 – Dec. 11, 2026
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 24, 2026
The weekly online coursework for these courses can be done on your own schedule (except where “synchronous” is noted).
Please note: Online courses are generally not available for auditing.
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Anabaptist Approaches to Scripture BIB540E
Instructor: Drew J. Strait, PhD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit (online)
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Christian Ethics and Peace Theology HTE541E
Instructor: Sunghyun Lee, PhD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit (online)
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Christian Leadership in the 21st Century CHM621E
Instructor: TBD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit (online)
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Introduction to Biblical Languages BIB515E
Instructor: Drew J. Strait, PhD
One credit hour — Not available for audit (online)
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Practical Theology of the Climate Crisis HTE585E / CHM585E
Instructor: TBD
Three credit hours — Not available for audit (online)
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Spiritual Practices: Prayer and Scripture CHM503E
Instructor: Rachel Miller Jacobs, DMin
Two credit hours — Not available for audit (online)
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Campus/blended courses
Courses meet: Sept. 1 – Dec. 11, 2026
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 24, 2026
You can join these campus courses in person at AMBS or via live videoconference from a distance during posted class times.
Audit designations are listed with each course.
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Anabaptist History and Theology HTE520 / B
Instructor: Jamie Pitts, PhD
Three credit hours — Thursdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Open to auditors
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Contested Texts in Paul and Their Reception BIB549A / B
Instructor: Gilha Lee, PhD
One credit hour — Fridays, Sept. 4, 18; Oct. 2, 16, 30, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Open to auditors
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Ethnography and Spirituality HTE668 / B
Instructor: Janna Hunter-Bowman, PhD
Three credit hours — Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Open to auditors
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God’s Shalom and the Church’s Witness CHM500 / B
Instructor: Joe Sawatzky, PhD
Three credit hours — Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Open to auditors
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Human Development and Christian Formation CHM531 / B
Instructor: Sunghyun Lee, PhD
Three credit hours — Fridays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Open to auditors
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Luke-Acts: Gospeling Peace Amid Empire BIB526 / B
Instructor: Drew J. Strait, PhD
Three credit hours — Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Open to auditors
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Reading Cultural Contexts HTE650 / B
Instructor: Jamie Pitts, PhD
Three credit hours — Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Open to auditors
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Understanding Trauma in Ministry and Peacebuilding CHM645 / B
Instructor: Leah R. Thomas, PhD
Three credit hours — Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Open to auditors
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Courses requiring in-person presence
Courses meet: Sept. 1 – Dec. 11, 2026
Registration deadline / tuition due: Aug. 24, 2026
These courses require in-person attendance on campus.
Audit designations are listed with each course.
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Christian Ethics and Peace Theology HTE541
Instructor: Malinda Elizabeth Berry, PhD
Three credit hours — Thursdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Open to auditors
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Preaching CHM507
Instructor: Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD
Three credit hours — Tuesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Auditors: consult with instructor
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Spiritual Practices: Voice and Identity CHM564
Instructor: Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD
One credit hour — Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. — Auditors: consult with instructor
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The Hebrew Bible and Its Contexts BIB511
Instructor: Paul Keim, PhD
Three credit hours — Fridays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Open to auditors
Ready to register for a course as a guest?
If you are not yet an admitted student at AMBS and are not enrolled at another seminary, college or university, please register as a guest student. If you are enrolled at one of our partnership schools, learn more about registering through our partnerships. If you’re an AMBS graduate, register at the graduate audit rate.
Questions? Contact the Registrar’s Office.
Technical requirements for students
To participate in graduate-level courses (online, blended and campus):
- Students must have a computer that runs an operating system that is still supported by the software developer. AMBS recommends Microsoft Windows or MacOS. Students should not rely on a mobile phone or Chromebook as their sole computer.
- Software that detects and removes malware must be installed on the computer.
- Students must have a webcam and a headset with a built-in microphone.
- Students must have reliable, secure, high-speed internet access.
- Students must be able to open and create various sorts of documents. AMBS students can download and use Microsoft Office at no cost to them.
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