Time-Budgeting Tool
How do I fit seminary into the rest of my life?
This online time planning tool will help give you an overall perspective of how seminary will fit into your life. To use the tool, change the values in any of the yellow boxes. Once a value has been changed, the totals below will automatically update.
| Activity | Weekly Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Devotion | Prayer, Bible study, meditation, etc. | |
| Meals | Don't forget preparation, dining, and cleaning. | |
| Sleep / Hygiene | 8 hours of sleep per night is 56 hours per week. | |
| Work | ||
| Church / Ministry | Gatherings, small groups, preperation, activities. | |
| Transit | Travel time to and back from home, work, church, seminary. | |
| Family | Don't forget date-night. | |
| Fun | Television, movies, games, parties, recreation. | |
| Exercise | ||
| Chores | Laundry, shopping, cleaning | |
| Total Life Hours |
129
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| Credit Hours | 4 = half time, 8 = full time | |
| Class Time | Usually equal to the credit hours. | |
| Homework | 2 hours for every class hour (in some cases 3 to 1) | |
| Total Study Hours |
24
|
|
| Grand Total |
153
|
168 hours in one week |
| Free Time |
153
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| % Committed |
153
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