An application for admission will be active for two years after it is approved. These assist students in personal and professional growth and are administered by qualified individuals approved by the ESR faculty. Proficiency examinations in introductory Theology and Old and New Testaments are available from the professor of each class prior to the semester offered. Costs ESR charges by the semester-hour or credit. One credit is equivalent to one hour of classroom instruction per week per semester.
Most courses award three credits.
The scholarship possibilities below are outlined more fully in the ESR Catalogue. ESR has several grants and scholarships available annually to members of the Religious Society of Friends under the Cooper program, named in honor of founding dean Wilmer Cooper. This one year tuition scholarship is awarded to one student who most closely emulates the characteristics of courage, conviction, love and joy embodied by the late Nancy K. Mullen. These full scholarships are awarded to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supported by Monthly Meetings or Partnerships of Monthly Meetings. Fellowships Plus , a Fund for Theological Education, may assist students to locate funding sources.