When you think of graduate school, what images come to mind? For a lot of us, they are images of classrooms, long lectures, and readings that may or may not relate to the passion that brought you to school to begin with. At GTS, that passion — your vocation — is central to how we do “school.” Yes, there are classrooms, and yes, there are lectures, but this is only a part of the bigger program, which includes building community in a cohort that stays together for the length of your degree, HyFlex learning (if you can’t make it to class in person, you can attend remotely, using state-of-the-art, better-than-Zoom technology), all-remote classes, and a robust contextual program in a parish, diocese, non-profit organization, or other site as determined by your learning goals and sense of call. This are degree programs for people who want to be transformed by their learning, not simply check a box to meet a requirement. Through coursework, regular meetings with your cohort and supervisors, and attention to your own spiritual longings and questions, you will experience growth as a follower of Christ, an emerging leader, and as a person. Come grow with us.

Three times a year, students have the opportunity to come take a course in an intensive, week-long format on The Close in New York City. Our intensives are designed make use of the rich cultural resources of New York City — classes that can literally be taken nowhere else!

Maybe your choice will be a course on the Bible, Arts, and Justice, with regular outings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or maybe you’d rather a course on the theology of urban nature, using Central Park as a locus for learning. Perhaps a course on the ethics and theology of immigration, visiting the tenement museum on the Lower East Side. These, and so many more, are planned for the coming years.

Students can choose from a variety of courses that connect theology and practice to the arts, architecture, museums, historical markers, and all of the wonderful New-York-ness that makes this place our home.

HyFlex programs provides numerous cost-saving advantages to a residential seminary. Grow your knowledge, deepen your commitment to Christ, and be better equipped to love your neighbors — for the right price. Generous financial aid is available to students. For more information, see our financial page.

Regular mentorship and support is available from an individualized team of professional coaches and spiritual directors, to support academic success, spiritual formation, and vocational discernment.

Degrees from GTS have full accreditation from the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools. Accreditation ensures the ongoing quality assurance and enhancement of our academic programs and enables GTS to participate in national and international conversations about the future of theological education.

For 200 years, The Episcopal Church has trusted General Seminary to educate and form leaders for ministry. Through you time at General, you will learn from world-class scholars and teachers and you will be joined in your cohort from students across the nation. Classmates often become peers who, after your time at GTS, will journey alongside you throughout your vocation.