Onsite and Distance Learning Available

Distance learning students are supported in the following ways:

• Private Class Website: Student participation on the private class website allows discussions about class topics, sharing of spiritual inspiration, prayer requests and much more.
• Downloadable Audio Recordings: Students can download recordings of the monthly class sessions held in New York through the private class website in the form of .m4b audiobooks each month.
• Downloadable Files: All handouts, supporting materials, and audio files from each class are also available for download from the private class website.
• Study Groups: Distance learning students are required to participate in study groups (just as attending students do), either with other students in their region or via conference call.
• Mentoring: When possible, a mentor assigned to a corresponding student will be from their general geographic area.
• Telephone Support: Telephone support from your dean and the educational staff is also a part of the many ways our distance learners are supported throughout their seminary experience.

Distance learning is inherently a different experience than in-residence study. It requires a greater degree of independence and self-initiative. Nevertheless, most distance learning students find the training program to be a rich and life-enhancing experience, and develop a strong sense of spiritual community with their classmates and colleagues over the course of the two-year training. Distance learning students are encouraged to attend class whenever feasible.

Rev. Ana Teresa Ortiz class of 2011 on her experience with the OSLA Distance Learning Program