MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS
Prerequisites:
A Bachelor's degree acceptable to the Administrative Committee or equivalent acceptable college credit is required for admission into the Masters degree program. Prospective students may, with the expressed permission of the Administrative Committee, enroll in remedial work through the Seminary in order to meet this requirement.
The Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) program (51 credits) and the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program (93 credits):
Typical Curriculum (Year/Semester) (* = required):
1/1: All Courses 3 Credits
B521 Biblical Hermeneutics*
T501 Theology I.*
B511 English Bible Translation*
B501 Old Testament I. (Genesis-2.Chron)
B601 New Testament I. (Gospels-Acts)
C501 Conference Lectures I.*
1/2:
T502 Theology II. (Confessions of Faith)
B502 O.T. II. (Ezra-Major Prophets)
B602 New Testament II. (Epistles of Paul)
C601 Church History
C502 Conference Lectures II.*
2/1:
B503 O.T. III. (Minor Prophets)
B603 N.T. III. (Other Epistles/Apocalypse)
C611 Ecclesiastical Polity and Practice
L511 Koine Greek
L611 Hebrew
C503 Conference Lectures III.*
MATS Total 51 credits
Additional Studies required beyond the MATS to receive the M.Div. are as follows:
2/2:
B531 Apocrypha/Pseudepigrapha
C621 Church Worship
T503 Systematic Theology
C631 The Confessions of the Church
C504 Conference Lectures IV.*
3/1:
C641 Pseudo-Christian Cults and Heresies
C622 Homiletics
T504 Calvinism and Arminianism
T505 Pastoral Care
C505 Conference Lectures V.*
3/2:
T506 Eschatology
T507 Apologetics
C650 Project (Written work or Internship)
C506 Conference Lectures VI.*
M.Div. Total 93 credits
Free Electives:
E500 Spiritual Warfare
E510 Archaeology and the Bible
E520 Influential Christian Thinkers
E530 Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Community
E540 The Masonic Lodge and Knights Templar
E550 The Illuminati and Secret Societies
E560 Annihilationism and Eternal Torment
E570 Symbols of Christianity
E580 Scriptural Infallibility, and Moral Authority
E590 On Ordaining Women and Homosexuals
E600 Independent Study Project
E610 Christian Baptism and the Lord's Supper
E620 Men and Angels, Now and in Glory
E630 Christianity and World Religions
E640 Studies on Revival in the Church
E650 Mormonism, Jeh.'s Witns, and Unitarnsm
E660 Hymnody and Psalmody
