Full-time, benefit-eligible employees have the opportunity to take non-degree courses for free at the School of Religion, using their tuition benefit from Loma Linda University Health.
The School of Religion is offering 11 courses this fall that may be of interest to laypersons.
“Our School of Religion exists to serve employees and the wider community as well as students,” said Jon Paulien, PhD, dean.
All 11 classes take place no earlier than 5 p.m., or online, or by arrangement.
“Courses such as these offered this fall address topics germane to all who have a faith life,” Paulien said. “In my online course about biblical interpretation, for example, we will explore both how the understand the Bible more deeply and in the process learn how the Bible connects people with God. This is probably my favorite class and I am excited we can now offer it online.”
Non-degree religion courses
Fall classes begin the week of Sept. 25 for these non-degree religion courses.
• Bioethics and society (online)
• Explorers of the moral life (Tuesdays 6–8:50 p.m.)
• Biblical ethics (Thursdays 5:30–8:20 p.m.)
• Pastoral and professional formation (Thursdays 6–8:50 p.m.)
• Crisis care and counseling (Wednesdays 5–7 p.m.)
• Wholeness and health (online)
• Religion and health care leadership: current trends (Mondays 5:30–9:20 p.m.)
• Biblical hermeneutics (i.e. interpretation) (online)
• Religion and society I (Thursdays 6–8:50 p.m.)
• Church history (Thursdays 5:30–8:20 p.m.
• Philosophy of religion (Thursdays 5:30–8:20 p.m.)
Additional courses open to non-degree students will be offered in winter and spring quarters of 2018.
Steps for employees to enroll
Interested individuals can learn more or begin the registration process by calling Nelky Rodriquez at 909-651-5849 or emailing nrodriguez01@llu.edu. The downloadable form below should be filled out by those who plan to register.
The tuition aid available to full-time benefit-eligible employees of Loma Linda University Health (all entities) reimburses up to eight units per year of college/university courses at a rate equal to the per-unit tuition cost at LLU. Employees who use the benefit to take classes at LLU may ask for a tuition waiver application from student finance; Loma Linda will then pay the school directly.
About LLU School of Religion
Loma Linda University’s School of Religion has been described by President Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, as “the university school” because it teaches classes to every student who receives an LLU degree.
The school also offers three master’s degree programs and its doctoral program, the DSc in Religion and Health — the only such degree offered in the United States. Many LLU students choose a dual-degree option, pairing a master’s program in bioethics with their degree from another school on campus.
