ONLINE COURSES

 

Michael Ancheta
Director of Online Studies

Welcome to the VES online program! In an effort to further assist our students in reaching their academic goal, VES is now offering classes online. This program will benefit external studies students who would like to access their course lectures from any location, as long as a computer and internet are available. This program also benefits our residential students who may have missed a course and do not want to wait until it is taught live again. These online courses include the exact same lectures given in the residential course, as well as any audio/visual aides used by the professor, in an easy to watch streaming video. Your course syllabus, resources, and lectures are all available in an easy to access location online. All coursework will be also be submitted online, eliminating the cost of shipping. Online courses are available immediately upon payment, there is no down time waiting to receive DVD's!
 
The online program does not follow an academic calendar, and therefore, courses may be taken at any time and in any sequence unless there are stated prerequisites. All admission requirements are the same VES resident programs as well as degree program course requirements. The external studies online program is open to foreign and U.S. citizens without a residency requirement in order to graduate.
After you are admitted to the seminary, online students may complete their chosen major without a residency requirement. Each course will be offered via streaming video (or in some cases audio) lectures which may be completed at your own pace over a period of 120 days. For instance, a course begun on June 1st will be due (completed) no later than September 28th.


Each online course will contain the following elements:

♦ Course syllabus which contains course assignments   
♦ Course instructions that offer special guidance
♦ Streaming video (or audio on occasion) lectures taught by VES professors
♦ Exam/quiz Proctor Form: (the students recruits a proctor for the administration of exams)
♦ Any pdfs, handouts, powerpoints, etc that are provided by professors

♦ ONLINE STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY TEXTBOOKS REQUIRED FOR THEIR COURSES.

On occasion, your professor will require you to take a quiz or an exam. In order to fulfill exam assignments you will first need to submit to VES your downloadable Proctor Form which identifies a qualified individual (e.g. professor, pastor, counselor, librarian, teacher, educational administrator, or an individual employed by a professional learning center) who is a non-family member that will ensure accountability and administer and return your exam/quiz to VES for grading.

Tuition and Fees

Online graduate tuition is among the most affordable in the country, and is identical to
live on-campus credit courses. The tuition and fees for online courses are as follows:

♦ Graduate credit Tuition is $215.00 per unit ($645.00 per course); certificate tuition is
$175.00 per unit ($525.00 per course); and audit courses are $200 per course. There are no
refunds for external courses.
♦ Registration fee is $10.00 per course.
♦ Technology fee is $25.00 per course.
♦ Annual Administrative fee is a one-time $25.00 assessed to your first course of the year.
♦ Textbook prices usually fluctuate between $13.00 and $40.00 each (c. $75 per course total).

Beginning Your Online Courses

A new student desiring to begin taking classes online must complete the following:

♦ Complete and submit the Application for Admission to Veritas Evangelical Seminary. The application may be downloaded from the Seminary website. Admission to the external studies program does not constitute admission to the residence program.
♦ Once you receive your acceptance letter, you may register for courses by registering online at www.VeritasSeminaryOnline.com 
♦ When completing the registration form, it is the student’s responsibility to purchase the textbook(s) required for each course. 
♦CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR COURSES ONLINE

Tuition and fee payments must be paid in full at the time of registering. If payments are made by check mail to:

Veritas Evangelical Seminary
ATTN: External Studies
30407 Murrieta Hot Springs Road
Murrieta, California 92563

After the payment of all tuition and fees, your course will be available to you by using your login on the VESO website. 

Time to Complete External Programs

The Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) must be completed in six (6) years from the date of first enrollment. The Master of Christian Apologetics (M.C.A.) must be completed within eight (8) years from the date of first enrollment. The Master of Biblical Studies (M.B.S.) must be completed eight (8) years from the date of first enrollment. The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) must be completed within twelve (12) years from the date of first enrollment. If more time is needed, you may be asked to complete aditional requirements in order to conform to the updated catalog.

Individual external courses must be completed (as evidenced by all coursework being submitted electronically on or prior to the course due date) by the end of the 120 day period. If you need a 30 day extension, you may request one in writing  prior to the expiration date. A second 30 day extension may be granted for $50, with no further extensions possible. There are no extensions to this timeframe. The start date of all courses will be the day that payment is submitted via the online payment system on VESO. For instance, if you register on June 1, your start date would be June 1, and your due date would be September 28.

CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE UPON PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY 

Resident Students Taking ONLINE Courses

Resident students may complete a portion of their program requirements through external studies up to a maximum of four (4) courses, M.Div. students may take a maximum of five (5) courses.

Online Program Contact Information

Toll Free: 888.JOHN.1717

Local: 951.698.6389

Email: Michael@veritasevangelicalseminary.com

Technology Requirements

Online students must have access to a working computer with the following minimum requirements:

♦ Broadband internet connection of at least 256kbps (1mbps or more recommended.)
♦ Speakers or operable headphone jack in order to listen to audio.
♦ Monitor with minimum of 800x600 resolution (1028x780 or higher recommended.)
♦ Word processing program (i.e. Word, Notepad, Wordpad, Pages, etc.)
♦ Available battery life of three or more hours, or connection to power in order to view each lecture. 

Textbooks

External studies students are responsible for obtaining their own textbooks for each course. Textbooks titles and prices are listed on the external studies page of the Seminary website. In some cases used or out of print books are assigned. These may be purchased through online used/new book search engines such as:

www.Amazon.com
www.ArchivesBookshop.com
www.AbeBooks.com
www.BookFinder.com.
www.Cbd.com
www.TheChapelStore.com
www.Internationallegacy.org

VES Students May Purchase Courses Without Enrolling 

All VES students may purchase courses without enrollment on DVD for $150 per course.