Dear new student:

Congratulations on your acceptance to Eden Theological Seminary!

In recognition of your gifts and your commitment to engage in meaningful service, Eden’s faculty, staff, and students are happy to welcome you into this community of learning and faith.

Sincerely,

Dana McNamara, MDiv
Interim Director of Admissions & Financial Aid

First: mark your calendar for New Student Orientation,

Friday, January 24, 2025 afternoon & evening time frame, exact timing to be determined.

New Student Orientation is mandatory for all entering students.  It’s also a crucial event to help you benefit from all the opportunities and services available to you.  At orientation you will meet your entering classmates, learn your way around Eden’s online systems and campus, and begin to navigate the school’s policies and degree programs.

If you live within driving distance of St. Louis, please plan to join us for orientation in person.  If you are staying overnight, we’d be happy to put you up in a (free) dorm room, or you can stay in a nearby hotel.  If you’d like to stay in the dorms, please indicate so in your RSVP.  For students who live more than a day’s drive away, orientation will also be available on Zoom.

Spring students will also attend the Fall New Student Orientation, date to be announced.

Please RSVP to Orientation using the form below:

The Commitment Form is how you’ll let Eden know your decision to attend as well as provide a few more details about yourself to the school. Please click the below button to submit the Commitment Form.

The part you’ve been waiting for!  Please click on the button below for your registration packet; it includes the Spring 2025 Course Schedule and notes from the registrar about which classes to take as a first year student.
Steps to register:
1. Download the Registration Packet to your device
2. Read the entire document to orient yourself
3. Make an appointment with the Assistant to the Registrar, Robin Davidson, for course registration.

Investing in your future takes resources and we understand that. Thank you for filling out your Financial Aid Forms during your application process.

Here’s how to proceed with your Financial Aid:

1. Accept your Scholarship – If you received scholarship, you’ll need to formally accept your award by completing the below linked form. It requires a Thank You letter from you, the form includes a template. The Scholarship Acceptance Form will give you information about requirements and policy regarding your scholarship award as well as give you space to enter your Thank You letter. Scholarship Acceptance Form
2. Register for Spring 2025, upon registering for courses an account with Campus Ivy will be set up on your behalf.
3. Log in to Campus Ivy. Campus Ivy is our 3rd party student loan processor. After you register, you will receive an email from Campus Ivy (check your junk/spam folder) wherein you’ll have 72 Hours to click on the link provided to log into your account. In order to proceed with student loans you’ll be prompted to upload required documents. An outline of Student and Financial Aid Officer Responsibilities are provided below:

Student Responsibility

• • Student Master Promissory Note
    • sign that here: https://studentaid.gov/mpn
    • automatically sent to Campus Ivy on your behalf
  • Entrance Counseling
    • completed here: https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/
    • automatically sent to Campus Ivy on your behalf

Financial Aid Officer Responsibility

• • Enrollment Agreement
    • FA Officer to complete
  • NSLDS
    • FA Officer to complete
  • Funding Estimate
    • FA Officer to complete and then will send to you for signature.
  • Identification Student
    • FA Officer to upload on your behalf

4. Make an appointment with Dana McNamara in Financial Aid to proceed with your student loans.

Dana McNamara: [email protected] or 314-918-2642

For MDiv, MAPS, and MCL students only. Eden calls their field education program, Contextual Education as we hope that you’ll be able to learn about how ministry looks and operates in different contexts. You will set up your placement site for Contextual Education in the Fall Semester.

Eden has two bookstores, kind of confusing, we know!  Eden has a physical bookstore located on campus where course books, merchandise, and progressive Christian literature are available. Eden’s online bookstore is where we recommend students purchase their course materials; it’s online and Eden receives a small commission! Further questions? You can direct them toward the Theological Librarian/Archivist and Bookstore Manager, Scott Holl.

Scott Holl: [email protected] or 314-252-3141

Physical Store Hours

• Monday – Thursday: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• By appointment or chance

Let’s celebrate this next step; we have a social media announcement ready to go for you!

How to customize your announcement:

• Click the below button to make your announcement!
• Click “Use Template”
• Once logged in, find the icon labeled “Upload” located on the left side of the window.
• Upload your own photo to change it from the stock photo.
  • Once uploaded, drag it over the stock photo, it should automatically adjust.
• When you’re ready to download, click where it says SHARE in the upper right corner. A drop-down menu will appear where you will click DOWNLOAD. I suggest downloading it as a PNG.

Share your announcement on social media and use the hashtag #EdenLeadin!