Bexley Seabury is a non-residential seminary in which some courses are available online but most courses are offered in a hybrid format that requires students to come to campus for periods of intensive study, supplemented by online learning.
- Most masters-level intensives are offered on campus over three Friday/Saturday weekend sessions in the fall and spring semesters.
- Congregational leadership and Development intensive courses for Masters and Doctoral students are offered on campus during week-long intensives in January and June.
- Intensive courses in the ACTS DMin in Preaching program are offered at the campus of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago during a three week summer residency over three consecutive summers.
Housing Options in Chicago
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, located at 1100 E. 55th Street, makes excess student housing available to Bexley Seabury students. Housing options include vintage brownstone apartments across from the seminary and shared occupancy apartments.
Contact Kim Ferguson (773-256-0700). Price as of June 2018 is $80 per night and is subject to change. Limited number of rooms.
Area Hotels are another option. Listed here are properties where staff, faculty, or board members have stayed. Rates fluctuate with season and local events, and vary from reasonable to quite high. These locations are about two miles from Bexley Seabury; consider public treansportation, taxi, or ride services such as Uber.
Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, 5225 S. Harper Avenue, Chicago 773-752-5300.
LaQuinta Chicago Lakeshore, 4900A S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 773-324-3000