In cooperation with the Division of Ordained Ministry of The United Methodist Church, Claremont School of Theology offers the Ministerial Course of Study each summer for certified candidates for ministry in The United Methodist Church who are unable to attend a school of theology full-time in order to earn the standard Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree. Course of Study classes are not available for academic credit, CEU or audit.

Included in the Ministerial Course of Study are the following programs:

• Studies for the license as a local pastor (formerly, the license to preach).
• Five-year course of study leading to eligibility for associate membership in a United Methodist Annual Conference.
• The advanced course of study required for probationary membership and full connection.

 

Summer 2008 Session
First Session: June 23-July 3, 2008
Second Session: July 7-July 17, 2008

Course Offerings
Available here

Books
Cokesbury Bookstore at Claremont School of Theology will order books for Course of Study students. Students and ministers can receive a 20 percent discount on select titles. Contact the bookstore at:

Cokesbury Bookstore
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 447-2519

Hours (during the academic year):
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on select Saturdays

 

Hispanic Course of Study is held at Claremont School of Theology each summer. First year and third year classes will be taught in the summer of 2008.
The Summer 2008 session will be held:

First Session: June 23-July 3, 2008
Second Session: July 7-July 17, 2008

• Rev. John Valles (Hispanic Course of Study Director)
  (909) 625-1844
  RivDistUMC @ earthlink.net
• Sansu Woodmancy
  (909) 447-6356
  Sansu @ cst.edu
  

Course information available here

 

Licensing School is held at Claremont School of Theology each summer.
Licensing school will be held: June 23-July 3, 2008 all day M-F.
The registration deadline is June 9, 2008.

This is a program designed to prepare persons within The United Methodist Church to be licensed as local pastors. The approval of the District Superintendent and Conference Registrar for Local Pastors is required to register. The four basic areas of ministry will be studied: Public Worship, Pastoral Leadership, Organization of a Parish, and Educational Ministry.

The team instructors are:

• Rev. Yvonne Williams Boyd (Director)
  Pastor of the Altadena UMC, Altadena, CA
• Rev. Richard Thompson
  Pastor of Bakersfield First UMC, Bakersfield, CA
• Rev. Thomas Johnson
  Pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Covina, CA
• Rev. Paul Hill
  Pastor of Grace UMC, Los Angeles, CA

The books required for Licensing School are: New Interpreter Study Bible (New Revised Standard Version),The Book of Worship, The Book of Resolutions, and The Book of Discipline

For other classes that might be available at Claremont, email the CST Registrar or call (909) 447-2503 and ask for the Summer School brochure. Many Summer School classes are approved for Advanced COS credit. Elective courses must be approved by the Registrar's Office.

 

Licensing School Tuition Charges: $425 for tuition and an additional $50 for lunches (2 weeks), plus books, room, and board. Contact your Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry who will help subsidize a portion of the total fees.
Course of Study Charges: $160 per two-week module and an additional $50 for lunches (2 weeks).
Hispanic Course of Study Charges: $160 per two-week module and an additional $50 for lunches (2 weeks).

 

Ministerial Course of Study students may make individual arrangements for payment of account balance. Any amount not covered by your Annual Conference MUST be paid in full on the day of registration.

 

 

Hotel arrangements can be made through:
Hotel Claremont
840 S. Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
For reservations call (909) 621-4831, or (800) 322-6559. Identify yourself as a "Claremont School of Theology student" for special rate: double room (2 queen size beds) - $52.80 (tax included); single room (single bed) - $48.40 (tax included). Rooms have refrigerators, bring your own hot plate, microwave oven available 24 hours a day in the lobby, complimentary continental breakfast (breads and fruit) 6:00-9:30 a.m., free shuttle service to and from hotel and Claremont School of Theology.

Extended Stay America
3990 E. Inland Empire Blvd.
Ontario, CA 91764
The price of a room is $42.99 for a queen bed and a kitchenette. For reservations call (909) 944-8900 or email oat@extended stay.com. Identify yourself as a "Claremont School of Theology student" for special rate.

We encourage you to talk with other Course of Study students to share a hotel room and split the cost. For on campus housing, limited commuter (shared) housing is available. Although very few apartments will be available you can also request to be placed on the waiting list for an apartment by calling Kathy Deskin in the housing office at (909) 447-2566 or ksdeskin@cst.edu.

SUMMER 2009
Course of Study
To be announced.

 

Claremont School of Theology is 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Major highway routes to the School are Freeway I-10 (the San Bernardino), Freeway 57 (the Orange), Freeway U.S. 60 (the Pomona), and Freeway I-210 (the Foothill). Click here for directions to campus.

Claremont School of Theology does not provide local travel from major transportation centers. The nearest airport is Ontario International Airport, from which you may catch a commuter shuttle to Claremont Inn, located one block west of the Claremont campus. Taxis are also available.

 

Course of Study or Licensing School registration form.

For more information, please contact:

Susan S. Bell, Director of Course of Study
(909) 447-2573
SBell @ cst.edu (remove spaces)

Sansu Woodmancy
(909) 447-2582
Sansu @ cst.edu (remove spaces)

Or write to:

Claremont School of Theology
Attn: COS/LIC
1325 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA, 91711-3199.

If you have questions, please contact Susan Bell, 909.447.2573 or email sbell @ cst.edu (remove spaces).