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The Master of Religion with concentration in Christian Counseling, Christian Education and Mission Studies is to equip students for Christian leadership in a local church or para-church organization. This includes training in both foundational courses and courses related in the student’s chosen church-education/leadership concentrations.

The Master of Mission Languages with concentration in TESOL is to provide students greater opportunities for teaching specialists to enter broader fields of service and to enable them to English with the heart of a servant leader.

The Master of Divinity degree is a primary seminary degree for college graduates. It is designed for individuals who anticipate serving as pastors, evangelists, associate pastors, missionaries, or in other ministries, which emphasize expository teaching of the Word of God. The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree indicates the courses which are normally required at least 90 credit hours in the approved program of study for the Master of Divinity degree. It also serves as the basis for doctoral study for those preparing to do research or teach in biblical or theological disciplines.

Requirements for Graduation

1.	The student must successfully complete a prescribed course of study with a minimum of 3.00 (B) grade point average on a 4.00 scale.
2.	A grade of “C” in a course is NOT considered a successful completion of course requirements.
3.	Prior to graduation the student must meet all financial obligations to the institution. All candidates for graduation are expected to demonstrate sound scholarship, consistent Christian conduct and attitude, and reasonable suitability for effective Christian ministries. In addition, the appropriate School faculty should fully recommend the candidate for graduation.
4.	All candidates for graduation must take a comprehensive exam.
5.	All candidates for graduation should attend a graduation ceremony.

Our Expectations of Alumni

1.	Be a person whose Christian world view will motivate keeping the Great Commandment, love for God and neighbors, (Matthew 22:36-40).
2.	Be a person who continues to grow in Christian wholeness: intellectually, physically, spiritually and socially as Jesus did (Luke 2:52)
3.	Be a person who emphasizes the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) along with social and ethical responsibilities (Isaiah 58:6-8).
4.	Be a person who has knowledge of God and His purposes for mankind as revealed in the Bible, the Word of God (I Thessalonians 2:13).
5.	Be a person with biblical convictions of life's value and purpose and is able to respect and cooperate with other members of the Body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:7, 27-28).
6.	Be an example to others of Christian commitment (I Timothy 4:12).
7.	Be active in local churches and in world evangelism (Matthew 16:18).

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