Current Students
NSBT uses Populi as its learning management system (LMS) for its Master’s degree programs. This is in effect the virtual campus that students enter to attend NSBT. Within Populi a student submits assignments, reads faculty comments on returned work, takes part in course discussion boards, views grades, registers for courses, and settles the student account.
After you have received your letter of acceptance and informed the Office of Student Services that you intend to enroll, you will be assigned an email address through the NSBT email system, along with instructions on how to access it. You will be given a temporary password that you will be asked to change as soon as you can. The Populi account and access to the Digital Theological Library are provided for the duration of enrollment.
- Log inPopuli, Google Workspace, the Digital Theological Library, and Webex.
- Office of Student ServicesRecords, accounts, and enrollment.
- Technology RequirementsThe computer, connection, and software every student needs.
- Student AccessibilityAccommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Student HandbookIssued to every admitted student.
- Academic CalendarFive sessions of approximately eight weeks and the registration rules.
- Career ServicesAdvising, field education, and the Capstone.
- Student ComplaintsThe complaint and grievance procedure.
Service to students
NSBT is committed to serving students with professionalism, care, and consistency throughout their academic journey. This includes clear communication, academic advising, timely responses to student questions, access to learning resources, and support for spiritual, intellectual, and ministerial formation. NSBT seeks to create a student-centered learning environment that encourages persistence, ethical leadership, academic success, and faithful service in ministry and community contexts.
Your NSBT email address
NSBT uses Google Workspace for its student email system. It is a protected system with built-in legal and safety features for privacy. Please use your NSBT email for all correspondence with the school, and monitor it regularly, since that is how NSBT communicates with you as a student.
The reason for using the NSBT email is first of all to protect your privacy. We do not send messages to your work email, and standard educational privacy protocols prevent us from sending messages to a personal email account that you might be sharing with someone else. You are free to forward messages from your NSBT email address to another account, but we ask that when you contact anyone at the school by email, you use your NSBT address.
All messages inside the NSBT email system in Google Workspace are archived and kept for a number of years. Only senior administrators have access to the emails in this system. It is not their practice to read or review messages. This would happen only if a concern were raised regarding the appropriateness of a particular message, if there were a need to verify a date that an email was sent, or some other special circumstance. Each student is issued an nsbt.org email account through Google Workspace for the duration of enrollment. Access to the account ends at the conferral of the degree.
Frequently asked questions
How do I access my courses? Students access courses through the NSBT Populi Learning Management System using their assigned student credentials and NSBT email account.
How do I contact my instructor? Students should communicate with instructors through Populi messaging, institutional email, or other approved communication methods identified in the course syllabus.
What happens if I experience technical difficulties? Students should immediately notify their instructor and contact institutional technology support if technical issues affect course participation or assignment submission.
What if I need academic support? Students are encouraged to communicate with faculty and academic leadership regarding academic concerns, writing support, assignment clarification, or learning assistance.