Have really enjoyed professors like Terrell, Sanders, Morales, and more. The diversity in the school is rich, which I thoroughly enjoy. Beautiful experience thus far-- 2yrs.

I have been an on line student with a 3.5 gpa and projected graduation with an MDiv in Spring 2021. Generally I have loved the academic material and thrived with the on line setting. I have never received any sort of caution or advice concerning my progress. In Dec 2019, I was informed that the results of my "Middler Review" were that I would not be allowed to graduate with an MDiv from CTS. I appealed with the support of very strong letters of support from the supervisors of my CPE and Pastoral Internship. I was again refused. I have specifically asked what evidence their is of my unsuitability, none has been offered. There is no option to appeal further. Hoping that there would be some redress, I have sent the text of this post to the president's office and asked if there should be some correction, Sadly, there is no correction. Faculty can throw you out without giving a reason at any point in your course of studies

I want to thank Kenneth Gordon, et al for saving me from wasting my time, money, and emotional energy on CTS. The lack of transparency during the admissions process was enough to put me off going to CTS, and others should know what happened. CTS says that they have a rolling admissions policy, which means that they are supposed to be looking at applications as they come in. I applied to their MDiv program in September of 2020 for the fall semester of 2021. I was told by the Dean of Students, Jason Frey, that since my application was complete in October of 2020 and I had applied for the fall semester, the admissions committee would review it in November of 2020. Doing so would have been consistent with a rolling admissions process, but that's not what happened. Nearly three months later, having heard nothing, I inquired about the process and was told that there must have been a "misunderstanding" and that they don't look at any applications until after their February 15th, 2021 priority deadline. But there was no misunderstanding. I have an email showing two things: 1) Jason acknowledges that I'd applied for the fall semester, and 2) Jason states they'd look at my application in November. Of course, if they're waiting until February 15, 2021 to look at applications, then they don't have a rolling admissions policy at all. They have a conventional admissions policy. Now, from the reviews here, I see that they are refusing to allow people with high GPAs to progress in the MDiv program for any reason and no reason, and that there is no transparency to their process. I would never want to go to such a place.

Woke College. Not for learning about God or theology in general. It's all about crying about unfairness in America. Join it to become an activist.

I had a similar experience at Kenneth Gordon. I was told that I could not complete my MDiv, after a series of appeals, they told me I could not complete my degree. I had a high gpa, and desperately wanted to be a chaplain for people with disabilities. I wasn't given any reason, except that it was confidential (a closed committee) and the decision was made. It crushed my spirit, and to this day I have no explanation for it (they refused to give me an explanation). I have a ridiculous amount of debt, no Mdiv and even though my church conference was accepting of me, CTS was not. I am on legally diagnosed as on the autism spectrum (diagnosed as a child), which I had stated on my application, which I suspect had something to do with it. They ruined my career and my life. I was told on different occasions that my personality was "wrong" for ministry and that the way I communicate is too "different" to be ordained. I was also told that I shouldn't go into ministry by people who had just spoke to me one time and didn't know me at all. My experience with disability is something that would be beneficial for ministry, not a detriment. And I have multiple references who have and still can vouch for me! They are also a private institution so they think can get away with discrimination and end a person's career with no explanation. However, I would like to remind them that they still have to follow ADA because they receive federal funding through student loans. What they did to me and have done to others is unconscionable and beyond anything I would expect from an institution of faith. They ruined my life, my future and left me with gargantuan debt (which is now three figures thanks to interest). (I also forgot to mention that when they sent me my final rejection letter. I received it the day before Easter. They had sent it on Holy Week. i was so devastated I couldn't bring myself to attend the Easter service the next day. I still look back on it and ask myself, did that really happen? Yes, it really did. They really did treat a human being this way.)