Frequently Asked Questions

Whether you are new to us or one of our alumni, we want to help you find answers to your questions about studying at Horizon. Below you will find information on a variety of topics.

In these curious times, we are pleased to offer you the choice to study with us fully on campus or fully online. You’ll find our College and Seminary course schedules on our student resource page. As well, check out our various online formats for study.

As always, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, please get in touch with us and we’d be happy to assist you!

If you are looking for Christian leadership training, we are here for you! Thank you for considering Horizon College & Seminary!

General Questions

Horizon is located in the heart of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and in case you haven’t heard, we moved into a brand-new building in 2021! Learn more about our campus here, or watch our Quick Tour video!

Visit our campus page for details! Click here.

Horizon’s 6-week term system, frequent modules, and online options means you can begin studies at many times throughout the year. All our upcoming course schedules as well as the academic calendar for the year are listed on our college and seminary course pages.

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Visit our campus page for information about our facility in Saskatoon! Horizon has a unique student community experience that is best experienced in person. However, our online classes are a great alternative if you are unable to attend class on-campus. Learn more about studying from afar on our Distance Education page.

Being a college student at Horizon has many benefits for your spiritual, emotional, and social health. Horizon provides the opportunity to gather together in community for worship and other social events. College students who are taking two or more courses or are working towards graduating from a program of studies at Horizon are encouraged to participate and expected to attend:

  • Welcome Week & Orientation
  • Retreat (during which fellowship and activities are planned for all new and returning students)
  • Weekly college chapel services
  • Life group meetings
  • Christmas Banquet
  • Prayer Emphasis Days
  • Missions Emphasis Days
  • Spiritual Emphasis Days
  • Convocation Events (Baccalaureate Service, Convocation Rehearsal, Convocation Exercises, Convocation Banquet)
  • Student Forums
  • Any other specially called meetings
    … as well as a weekly church service of your choice.

Chapels, our student-led 10:50, and life groups will run live and live-stream online.

If you cannot attend class onsite or online due to illness, you will have an opportunity to catch up on your course later. Some course lectures are accessible via video-on-demand.

If you are unable to complete assignments on time due to COVID-19, we will adjust due dates as necessary without penalty. To acquire due date adjustments, you must communicate with your professor or the dean of the College or Seminary.

Questions about our Institution

Horizon is a multi-denominational Christian leadership college – a first-of-its-kind institution in Canada. We are biblically based and teach the Bible as an essential part of our curriculum, but our focus is on what you can do with that teaching as you integrate it into your life, vocation, and the rest of our curriculum that prepares you for competent Christian leadership.

Horizon is accredited with the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), which is the international standard for Christian higher education in North America. Additionally, Horizon is an affiliated college of the University of Saskatchewan. This affiliation also gives students certain privileges at the U of S (e.g., library privileges, discount at the Physical Activities Centre).

The Association for Biblical Higher Education

Horizon Seminary is an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools.
ATS Association of Theological Schools

Questions about Denominations

There are different ways Christian denominations form institutions:

  • Denominational colleges represent the interests of a single denomination, shaping students to reflect what is special or unique about that denomination (e.g., Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada; Mennonite Brethren).
  • Trans- or Non-Denominational colleges represent what is common to evangelical denominations broadly and leave it to denominations to shape prospective leaders outside the college program.
  • Multi-Denominational colleges blend the denominational and non-denominational approaches. A multi-denominational college offers a basic curriculum common to evangelical denominations broadly, but invites partner denominations to integrate their special interests into the curriculum, shaping prospective leaders as part of their educational program.

Currently, Horizon officially partners with the Christian & Missionary Alliance, Canadian Midwest District; the Church of God in Western Canada; the Mennonite Brethren, Saskatchewan Conference; and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Saskatchewan and Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Districts.

Visit our denominational partner page for more information.

Horizon students come from various Christian backgrounds, not only from partnering denominations. Our curriculum will prepare you for competent Christian leadership broadly. If your denomination isn’t one of Horizon’s official partners, we will still work with you to integrate denominational requirements into your program so you graduate ready to serve. If you don’t have a specific denomination, you will still graduate ready to serve but may need to do additional training with a denomination after you graduate.

Questions about Academics

At this time all registration is completed through the Registrar’s office. Only accepted students can register for courses. The Registrar’s office will communicate registration information to all accepted students. If you are interested in taking courses but have not yet applied please visit our admissions pages:

An individual must be accepted as an auditor before registering to audit a course.

As an auditor, individuals do not complete the course work for academic credit but are expected to complete any required reading. As well, an auditor pays only a fraction of the course fees.

When a student desires to update an audit course to a course for credit, students have up to the end of the next semester to finish the course.

In consultation with the professor, auditors should complete recommended reading to be prepared for class discussions. Auditors are encouraged to order textbooks and complete reading for their own interest. Auditing students are expected to attend classes regularly and should notify the professor if they cannot attend a class.

Auditors can engage in classes in-person or by Zoom only. They are encouraged to engage with staff and other students and join in the class discussions.

If there is a limit on class size, priority will be given to students taking the course for credit. Auditors will be placed on a waiting list.

Students can audit up to 2 courses per year.

Auditors must be 22 years of age to audit Seminary courses.

 

If you have not yet submitted the audit application, please email our Admissions department at info@horizon.edu to request the link. Once we have received and approved your audit application you will be contacted to confirm your course registration.

Yes, you can! We are rebooting the way we do distance education. Instructors are reshaping courses so you can learn from home, using the internet to participate fully with other students – both on and off-campus – who are taking the same course at the same time. Distance Education courses are offered in a number of formats , including online (video content), directed-study (text based), and by using the internet to stream you into live courses being offered on-campus.

For more information see our Distance Education page.

We encourage students to work part-time while studying even full-time at Horizon. Our term structure introduces a lot of flexibility (e.g., except during modules, there are no Friday classes), and Horizon is located near numerous retail, grocery, restaurant, fast food, and other businesses that provide employment opportunities nearby.

CBE is an approach to education that requires students to demonstrate they’re actually competent in the knowledge and skills needed for real-life Christian leadership. There’s no “just passing”; you are actually prepared for Christian life and ministry.

Click here for more information.

Many of our programs can be completed by distance education through a combination of live-stream, video on demand (VOD), online video and directed study. Some programs may still require on-campus attendance for portions of the program.

We work closely with students to help them chart a program completion path that works for their situation. This could include some on-campus modules or taking classes at another approved institution for transfer into a Horizon program.

Learn more about our distance education here: www.horizon.edu/admissions/distance-education

A module is a course that allows you to fit the classroom instruction portion of the course into just 5 days, typically Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm. Following the classroom portion, you have six weeks to complete assignments and coursework.

Modules are a great option if you have limited time to spend in the classroom!

More information on modules here.

Horizon College & Seminary (HCS) considers transfer credit from a variety of post-secondary institutions. Applicants desiring advanced standing at HCS on the basis of previous work must have official transcripts forwarded directly from the institution where the credits were earned. The Registrar will then determine if a course is comparable to a HCS course. Please see our Transfers page for more information.

Accommodations are fundamental to support students with disabilities. While our supports and resources have some limitations, Horizon will work to give students with disabilities access and the opportunity to succeed academically.

Students are responsible to ensure that Horizon is aware of their request for accommodations. Students must provide the professional diagnosis and recommendations as outlined in the Medical Questionnaire, available on our Student Support page. Note that student life and academic support is limited over the summer term.

Questions about Admissions

How do I apply?

The requirements and admissions processes have slight differences depending if you are a new student, a college or seminary student, open studies student, and/or an international student. You can find the information on the following pages:

You can find information on our college costs here and our seminary costs here.

We also have various college tuition discounts, seminary discounts, a promotion for referrals, for Canadian students and more!*

Email info@horizon.edu for information on current discounts and promotions.

*Subject to change.

You can find tuition rates and how to pay them here for college and here for seminary.

  1. E-transfer to business@horizon.edu for auto-deposit.
  2. Interac, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex), cash or cheque in the main office.
  3. PayPal – Follow the appropriate link to College Tuition & Fees OR Seminary Tuition & Fees, click on the orange highlighted Pay Tuition button. Select the payment option (for general tuition and fees, select Payment on account) then Pay Tuition & Fees. Insert the payment amount in Price per item, leave quantity at 1, and click Continue. If you do not have a PayPal account, click on Pay with a credit or Visa debit card. Fill in the details and click Pay now as guest. If anyone other than the student is paying, please note the student’s name in the description. If you experience trouble with PayPal, please call the main office (306-374-6655).
  4. Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Amex) by calling the main office at 306-374-6655. We can help process your payment over the phone.
  5. An Automated Funds Transfer agreement is available if a payment plan is required.

Email info@horizon.edu if you need assistance.

Horizon may provide course completion via PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition) for new college applicants. Suitability of PLAR for course completion is assessed on a case-by-case basis. More information about PLAR can be found here.

Yes! We have several college scholarships available. Visit the college tuition page for details.

Additionally, there is a Women’s Bursary available for the Sisterhood Women’s Cohort from Horizon Seminary.

 

Yes! Please contact our office, (306) 374-6655 or info@horizon.edu, to set up a date and time.

Yes! Horizon College & Seminary accepts homeschooled students.

For more information please see our Admissions Policies on what you need to do to apply.

Horizon College & Seminary is a Designated Learning Institution, enabling international students to study at Horizon. Due to several recent changes at our institution, we are pausing international admissions for the 2024/2025 academic year. Please revisit our website in Fall 2024 for the possibility of applying for the 2025/2026 year. Our admissions requirements and further information can be viewed here for future reference.

If you are already in Canada and wish to apply for the Fall 2024 academic year, please email us at assistant@horizon.edu for details.

For more information please see our International Students page.

Students are encouraged to apply at least 3 weeks prior to the start of a term to ensure adequate time to process their application for acceptance, order textbooks and do any required pre-course work.

Exceptions to this will be at the discretion of the Registrar’s office.

The International student application deadline for fall entrance is by March of the same year. The deadline for a winter start (in January) is by August.

Yes! Horizon College & Seminary is a designated college under the Canada Student Loan Program. This qualifies students to apply for various sponsored loan programs as well as the national program under the EI code CPAO. Students expecting to use loans should make arrangements in early summer. Detailed information and applications for Student Loans are available on the Government of Canada website.

Thank you for considering Horizon! We are committed to seeing God’s Kingdom advance through leaders like you and warmly welcome you to study with us!

More Questions?

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