Starr King Courses
Starr King School for the Ministry offers full-semester courses in the fall and spring. We also offer week-long intersession and summer term courses, as well as immersion courses in locations outside of Berkeley.
Our classes are open to the general public as well as Starr King and Graduate Theological Union degree candidates on a space-available basis.
2011-2012 Academic Year
Fall 2011 Next Registration Period: Aug. 22–Sept. 2, 2011
Intersession December 2011 - January 2012 — Immersion & Intensive courses; Next Registration Period: Nov 7-18, 2011
Spring 2012 Next Registration Period: Jan. 16–27, 2012
2012-2013 Academic Year
Fall 2012 Early Registration period: Apr. 9-Apr. 20, 2012
Summer 2012 Registration opens Apr. 9, 2012
Archived course listings for 2010-2011 and 2009-2010 academic years.
Course Proposals 2012-2015
The Curriculum Committee at Starr King School for the Ministry is now accepting course applications for its 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 course offerings. If you are interested in submitting a course proposal, please see the complete announcement for course proposals 2012-2015. You will need to fill out and submit a Course Proposal Form (MS Word version or pdf version), as explained in the announcement.
Online Course Registration
Anyone can apply to take Starr King’s online courses. We welcome current degree-seeking students as well as those who are simply interested in the content of a particular class. If you are in the latter category and decide down the road to seek a degree, you can, in most cases, apply the online credits you earn toward your seminary degree. (See the Admissions FAQ for details about applying online credits to a degree.)
Occasionally, courses are cancelled due to insufficient enrollment or other circumstances. Cancellations are noted, as they occur, in these course lists.
Starr King core faculty, associate faculty and graduate students teach our courses.
Students enrolled in a degree program at Starr King School (or any other Graduate Theological Union school) should follow the registration processes outlined by their school’s registrar. Starr King’s processes are listed in the Starr King Student Handbook (password required to view).
To register for a course if you are not in a degree program at Starr King or the GTU, please see How to Register for a Starr King Course.
Contact the GTU to register for a course offered through the GTU Cooperative Summer Session.
See How to Apply for information on how to apply for the Starr King M.Div., MASC or M.A. degree programs.
See Tutition and Fees for Starr King tuition information.
View the Starr King Academic Calendar.
Starr King students enjoy free access to course offerings
at all nine Graduate Theological Union member schools and Starr King online courses.
See GTU Course Schedules for a complete listing of GTU courses.
Click to view a recent Starr King catalog (2007) in PDF format. (Note: Seminary for the Laity certificate program is no longer offered.)