Degrees

• a. Undergraduate
• Bible (BI)
• Bible, Biblical Language (OT/NT), Music Emphasis
• Communications (CM)
• Communication Studies, Print Media, Electronic Media
• Educational Ministries (ED)
• Educational Ministry, Elementary Education (Christian school certification), Children’s Ministry, Compassion Ministry, Youth Ministry
• Field Education / Practical Christian Ministry (FE)
• These core requirements are embedded in all degree programs.
• Missionary Aviation and Technology (MT)
• Flight, Maintenance, Avionics
• Pastoral Studies (PS)
• Pastoral Ministry, Pre-Seminary, Women’s Ministries, Biblical Exposition
• Sacred Music (MU)
• BA—Emphases in Composition, Ethnomusicology, Instrument, Ministry Electives, Organ, Piano, Voice BMus—Emphases in Composition, Instrument, Organ, Piano, Voice
• Sports Ministry and Lifetime Fitness (LF)
• Sports Ministry
• Theology (TH)
• Theology
• World Missions and Evangelism (MI, EV)
• International Ministries, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Urban Ministries, Jewish Studies, Applied Linguistics, Evangelism/Discipleship
• b. Graduate
• Master of Divinity (MDiv)
• The MDiv degree is a 96-hour discipline of study. The curriculum in graduate-level professional training provides in-depth biblical and practical preparation for those desiring to minister in a local church or parachurch organization in America or abroad. Four emphases are available: Urban Studies, Intercultural Studies, Spiritual Formation, or Pastoral Studies. The Graduate School welcomes women to study in the pastoral emphasis, although it is not our intention to train women for the office of senior pastorate or elder.
• Master of Ministry (MMin)
• The MMin degree is a 60-hour, innovative, graduate-level program that furnishes practical training for students involved in a current vocational ministry. Students entering the MMin must be presently involved in full-time ministry.
• Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS)
• The MABS degree is a 60-hour academic program. The two-year curriculum in graduate-level Bible and theology courses provides a broad base for those entering Christian ministry.
• Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (MAIS)
• The MAIS degree is a 60-hour academic program. It is designed to prepare a student for cross-cultural missionary ministry and to meet the entry qualifications (academic, character, and skill) of evangelical mission agencies.
• Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship (MASF/D)
• The MASF/D degree is a 60-hour academic program and is designed to prepare men and women to become effective Christian ministers in developing spiritual formation programs in both the church and parachurch organizations. Special emphasis is placed on the development of spiritual formation in one's personal life and family.
• Master of Arts in Urban Studies (MAUS)
• The MAUS degree is a 60-hour academic program. It is for an individual seeking to become equipped with the foundational knowledge and skills to minister in one of the urban centers of the world.
• Graduate Certificate in Biblical Studies (GCBS)
• The GCBS is a 30-hour academic program. The one-year curriculum in graduate-level Bible and theology courses provides a broad base for those entering Christian ministry.
• Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies (GCIS)
• The GCIS is a 30-hour academic program. It is designed to prepare a student for cross-cultural missionary ministry and to meet the entry qualifications (academics, skills, and character) of evangelical mission agencies.
• Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship (GCSF/D)
• The GCSF/D is a 30-hour academic program. It is designed to prepare men and women to become effective Christian ministers in developing spiritual formation programs in both church and parachurch organizations.
• Graduate Certificate in Urban Studies (GCUS)s
• The GCUS is a 30-hour academic program. It is for an individual seeking to become equipped with the foundational knowledge and skills to minister in one of the urban centers of the world.