April 7, 2025 | On-site
The Respect Graduate School is pleased to announce that Dr. Harry Oldmeadow will present the first annual Schuon Lectures in 2025.
Master of Arts in Islamic Studies (MAIS) program is a 36 credit-hour program that welcomes students from diverse backgrounds. The program typically consists of 12 courses and can be completed within two years of full-time engagement. It offers a comprehensive Islamic Studies curriculum, providing students with an opportunity to enhance their career prospects.
Master of Arts in Islamic Studies (MAIS) program is a 36 credit-hour program that welcomes students from diverse backgrounds. The program typically consists of 12 courses and can be completed within two years of full-time engagement. It offers a comprehensive Islamic Studies curriculum, providing students with an opportunity to enhance their career prospects.
Respect Graduate School offers a Master of Arts degree in Islamic Studies and certificates in Islamic Sciences. Respect Graduate School supports students with scholarships raised through donations from its supporters.
Serving as Respect Graduate School’s president is both humbling and challenging. At RGS all of us – administrators, faculty and students – are partners in learning, maturing and sharing with one another and with local as well as wider communities. As president I am eager to welcome every member of RGS community and to gain with you insights and energy to make the vision of RGS a tangible reality and to guide us in carrying forward our mission."
This structured Islamic learning for students ages 13+, helping them connect faith with contemporary questions, develop ethical judgment, and grow through discussion, inquiry, reflection, and active participation.
Explore the Islamic view of the self through qalb, nafs, rūḥ, and ʿaql, with reflections on identity, emotions, purpose, and spiritual growth.
An experiential journey that helps students explore the Qur’an’s guidance and the Prophetic model as a holistic framework for understanding faith, purpose, and daily life.
We're happy to launch a fully online Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program that offers 4 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
This program invites Muslim youth and curious learners to explore the Qur’an with fresh questions, clear guidance, and a deeper sense of meaning in today’s world.
The library provides a large main hall with 10,000 volumes in Islamic Studies, Philosophy, History and Culture. It has access to a private reading area that gives a pleasant, natural environment for the students to read and study.
Respect Graduate School has a rare mosque that reflects the nature of traditional Turkish Islamic art. Our mosque offers an attractive example of Islam to the cosmopolitan Muslim and non-Muslim society of America with its visual character and its religious services bearing the traces of Turkish Islamic thought that has been distilled for centuries.
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Thank God that I am here with Respect Graduate School today. The comprehensive overview of the studies of Islam from world-class educators is what lured me to this school. Respect's rich curriculum and the availability of the educators are fundamental to the development of students like myself.
One of the very many values Respect Graduate school gave me is the self-confidence. I compare myself before and after I joined the Respect Graduate School. I’m more self-confident now since I can discuss Islam with non-Muslims more comfortably.
A friend of mine, a very dear friend of mine, introduced me to this school a few years ago and this has been a great fit for me. It’s been very welcoming, they have made learning very convenient. They have enriching courses and enriching curriculum. Respect Grad School is a very great school, I really enjoy.
"It is so thrilling to know that the opportunity to obtain a graduate degree in Islamic studies exists through Respect."
"I have found every class insightful, interesting and challenging."
"I love about RGS is that the atmosphere is not just academic, but spiritual as well."
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