Distance Education
Learn Online
Bible college and seminary courses, wherever you’re at.
Christian education,
wherever you’re at.
It’s not always possible to uproot family, interrupt work, or move to a new city to pursue theological education. That’s why Horizon has integrated an online bible school to provide students with a flexible timetable and online learning.
Instructors are reshaping courses so you can learn from anywhere in the world, using the internet to participate fully with other remote or on-campus students.
How to Apply
Current students MUST fill out a Distance Education (DE) request form to register for any courses offered by Online Video or by Directed Study. If you have questions please email our Academic Administrative Assistant (kregier@horizon.edu). If you are interested in taking a DE course but have not yet applied to be a student, please submit an Open Studies Application first.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition for DE courses is at the posted per credit hour rate for the current academic year.
Our Digital Theological Library offers students unparalleled access to online resources for their research needs. To offset the costs of this library access, starting in the Winter 2021 semester, all students will pay a Textbook & Resource Access fee of $7.50 per credit hour (=$22.50 per three-credit course). This fee applies to all courses at Horizon College & Seminary.
*While students have the benefit of accessing their textbooks online through the Digital Theological Library, they will not have access to the Digital Theological Library upon graduation. Therefore, we encourage students to purchase select textbooks to build their personal library. For your convenience, Horizon has partnered with Kennedy’s Parable to provide textbooks.
Live-Stream Courses
Live-Streamed courses allow out of town or out of province students to attend a live course taking place on Horizon’s campus in Saskatoon through a video-conferencing service called Zoom. Students attend the class via live streaming at the same time as on-campus students and interact with their professor and classmates in real time. Your course readings, activities, and essay writing happen as they would in a traditional course format. Out of town/province students can request to live stream into any Horizon course taking place on-campus. Live-Streamed courses follow our on-campus course syllabi and course schedule.
In order to use the Zoom software, adequate high-speed internet is required. Zoom can be accessed and installed on Mac, PC, Android phone/tablet, iPhone/iPad.
NOTE: The deadline to register for live-stream courses is three weeks prior to the start of the course.
*High speed internet REQUIRED
Video on Demand Courses
If you are not able to join a class online during the day via live-stream, then later in the day or even later in the week you could watch the class on Horizon’s Video Centre through Video on Demand (VOD). In comparison to Online Video courses (more info below), VOD courses allow you to interact with the class and professor that you are watching on video, because you are following the same general schedule as the on-campus course. Our course schedules indicate those courses that are accessible by VOD.
NOTE: The deadline to register for VOD courses is three weeks prior to the start of the course. VOD is available for most (not all) courses that are running on-campus and as live-stream video.
How does it work?
Lectures are captured each day for the on-campus course, edited, and uploaded to our video site. VOD students will have assignment due dates similar to in-class students and are required to watch and engage with all of the recordings within a certain time-frame each day or week.
MODULE COURSES: Including the module week, each week for five weeks, VOD students are required to watch and engage with the recording from one full day of the module.
In order to pass the course, VOD students must submit VOD weekly submissions. The purpose of these submissions is to demonstrate thoughtful engagement with the class material.
For every week of the course, by 11:59pm each Monday, as a VOD student you will submit to the class discussion board [for example] a report (300 written words or 2-3 minute audio or video) that:
1) affirms you have watched the required recording for the last seven days;
2) summarizes one thing you learned that week that will help you reach the course learning outcomes; and
3) explains at least one question you had after watching the class recording.
Alternatively, the student will meet with the professor live on Zoom on Monday at 3pm.
Each professor may provide a variety of different options for what these submissions could look like.
*High speed internet REQUIRED
Online Video Courses
Online Video courses involve interacting with a professor and students through video-based learning content and online discussions forums. You can view lectures whenever its convenient for you and participate in discussions as you work to complete course readings, activities and written assignments typical of traditional course formats. You don’t have set times to view lectures or “attend class,” although you do have deadlines for assignments and requirements to interact with other online students in the course.
These courses are offered on an as-requested basis and are offered in three semesters:
Fall (September – December)
Winter (January – April)
Summer (May – August)
*High speed internet REQUIRED
Online Video College Courses
Intro to the Old Testament DE
Bible – B110 DE
3 credits | Prerequisites: none
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Online Video Seminary Courses
Survey of Church History DE
TS5101 DE
3 credits
Studies in Paul’s Letters DE
NT5316 DE
Psalms DE
OT5307 DE
3 credits | Prerequisites: none
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Directed Study Courses
Directed Study courses are completed using a traditional distance model that consists of course readings, activities, and essay writing.
These courses are offered on an as-requested basis and are offered in three semesters:
Fall (September – December)
Winter (January – April)
Summer (May – August)
Directed Study College Courses
Directed Study Seminary Courses
Creating & Sustaining Effective Teams DE
LS5114 DE
3 credits
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“This summer I enrolled in Bible Study Methods. My experience online has been exceptional. There are opportunities for in-class interactions with other students, links to access the video classes at any time, and the opportunity to ask the professor questions throughout the class. Additionally, the professor is available for questions and additional help outside of the class hours and answers emails very quickly. The quality of the course is excellent, interesting, and creative. The faculty is friendly, efficient, and I feel really well connected. I have had such an amazing experience and I am registering for another course!”
Autumne, Student“I am so thankful for the forward thinking of Horizon College and their investment in technology. Not only does this allow students from anywhere to engage in distance learning, but during our current global situation, my education has transferred to an online format seamlessly. Instead of my classes being canceled, I’ve been able to continue to attend lectures, participate in classroom discussion, and engage in community. What a blessing!”
Erik, Student
