STUDY WITH PURPOSE. SERVE WITH CONVICTION.2026–2027 academic year

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Programs of study

Master of Divinity

72 semester credit hours

Prepare for pastoral leadership, preaching, teaching, congregational care, and professional ministry.

MDIV · Course sequence

Master of Divinity

72 semester credit hours · Each listed course requirement carries 3 credits.

Entry follows an earned bachelor’s degree and does not require the MA first. Internships require qualified supervision, documented practice, reflection, and evaluation. Pastoral care training includes boundaries and referral practices and does not prepare students for licensed clinical practice.

Research and interpretation

2 required courses · 6 credits

  • MDIV-001Graduate Theological Research and Writing3 credits
  • MDIV-002Advanced Biblical Hermeneutics3 credits

Biblical languages

4 required courses · 12 credits

  • MDIV-003Biblical Hebrew I3 credits
  • MDIV-004Biblical Hebrew II3 credits
  • MDIV-005Biblical Greek I3 credits
  • MDIV-006Biblical Greek II3 credits

Biblical theology and exegesis

4 required courses · 12 credits

  • MDIV-007Old Testament Theology3 credits
  • MDIV-008New Testament Theology3 credits
  • MDIV-009Old Testament Exegesis3 credits
  • MDIV-010New Testament Exegesis3 credits

Systematic and historical theology

5 required courses · 15 credits

  • MDIV-011Systematic Theology I: God, Creation, and Humanity3 credits
  • MDIV-012Systematic Theology II: Christ, Salvation, and the Holy Spirit3 credits
  • MDIV-013Systematic Theology III: Church, Kingdom, and Last Things3 credits
  • MDIV-014Church History I: Early Church through the Reformation3 credits
  • MDIV-015Church History II: Modern and Global Movements3 credits

Pastoral and public ministry

5 required courses · 15 credits

  • MDIV-016Homiletics and Worship Leadership3 credits
  • MDIV-017Pastoral Care, Crisis Response, and Referral3 credits
  • MDIV-018Ministry Leadership, Governance, and Administration3 credits
  • MDIV-019Mission, Evangelism, and Intercultural Ministry3 credits
  • MDIV-020Theological Ethics, Safeguarding, and Ministerial Accountability3 credits

Formation and supervised practice

4 required courses · 12 credits

  • MDIV-021Spiritual Formation and Ministerial Identity3 credits
  • MDIV-022Supervised Ministry Internship I3 credits
  • MDIV-023Supervised Ministry Internship II3 credits
  • MDIV-024Integrative Ministry Capstone and Oral Examination3 credits

Course codes identify the courses; the document groups courses by subject area, not a fixed semester schedule. Plan sequencing with school advising. Recognition of previous study or existing school coursework requires documented academic equivalency review.

Contact admissions about the four degree offerings. New LMS enrollments are awaiting final system checks. Course release, recognition of prior study, and graduation review are handled by the school. Existing internal school credits are not automatically converted into degree credit.