Online Biblical Hebrew 101

Please Note:

Online Hebrew is available only for those students who wish to take the course for credit to transfer elsewhere or to take the course as a visitor. Current and prospective Calvin Theological Seminary students should no longer register for online Hebrew. Beginning in the Fall of 2009, Hebrew will be offered in class.

Biblical Hebrew 101 is a computer-centered, self-paced, introductory study of the basic elements of biblical Hebrew, including elementary Hebrew grammar and vocabulary, and translation exercises. The 55 modules include animation, audio, and interactive components. Students quiz themselves after completing each module and, based on their performance, will either be advanced to the next module of study or be directed to specific places in the current module where further review is necessary. This configuration allows participants to learn at their own speed, in their own way, and at locations convenient to them. Students have up to two years to complete the course. A translation exercise will be manually administered by means of proctors at the middle and again at the end of the course to ensure that an appropriate level of reading proficiency has been attained. The course is assigned four quarter hours of academic credit. Textbook for the course is Thomas O. Lambdin's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. For more information, read the Intro. to Online Biblical Hebrew (pdf) by Professor Williams.

The course utilizes the web and e-mail as the primary means of access to the course information and communication with the professor and tutors. Students and visitors must have adequate computer hardware and a good, and preferably fast, internet connection and e-mail capability.

System requirements:

  • Internet browser
  • MS Word (or MS Word document viewer - course contains link to download)
  • Windows Media Player or RealTime Player (course contains link to download)
  • Flash (course contains link to download)

The course is open to visitors as well as students wishing to take it for credit, but it is not available for audit. Visitors will not have the benefit of consultation with the professor or tutors. Those taking it for credit will have guidance from the professor and/or tutors just a mouse-click, e-mail, or phone call away.

Students have up to two years to complete the course, but must submit the first quiz within two weeks from the start date.

Tuition Costs:

Online Hebrew is a 4 credit hour course. Tuition cost for 2009-2010 (beginning July 1, 2009) is $358.00 per credit hour ($1432 total, $716 the first half, $716 the second half).

  • Tuition for the first half is billed upon completion of the first quiz.
  • Tuition for the second half is billed upon completion of Lesson 29.
  • Students must submit the first quiz within two weeks from being enrolled in the course. Failure to do so will result in being removed from the course.

Refund Policy

  • If you withdraw before completing 10% of the course, you will receive a 90% refund of tuition.
  • If you withdraw after completing 10% of the course, but before completing 25%, you will receive a 50% refund of tuition.
  • If you withdraw after completing 25% of the course, but before taking the mid-course examination, you will receive a 25% refund of tuition.
  • Your last opportunity to withdraw from the course without receiving a failing grade is after taking the mid course examination. If you withdraw after completing the mid-course examination, you will not be entitled to any refund of tuition.
  • If you have completed the quiz for Lesson 29 and then fail to complete the course within the two-year time period, you will receive a failing grade for the course.
  • If you have not yet taken the mid-course examination by the end of the two-year time limit and fail to withdraw, you will receive a failing grade for the course.

Visitors

Visitors may register for the course at the Continuing Education website: The visiting fee is $100.00.

Take for credit elsewhere

Students headed for or currently enrolled at other seminaries wishing to take this course for credit (and credit transfer) may register for the course if they have one year or less remaining in their college studies. Such persons must first complete an "Application for Online Hebrew Course - Non-CTS students" (pdf) form. This application form, together with transcripts of previous academic work must be sent to the Registrar's Office together with a $25.00 application fee. Upon admission to "unclassified status," such students will receive a communication from the Registrar's Office with instructions for registration.


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Grand Rapids, MI 49546