Master of Arts (基督教圣经)

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西雅图 Pacific Seminary offers six different Master of Arts (MA) degrees. 其中两个, 基督教的研究基督教圣经, are academically oriented degrees. These degrees prepare you for teaching 和 research in one of the theological disciplines, 和 are ideal for you if you are preparing for doctoral study.

All six of these MA degrees in theology support SPU’s vision to engage the culture 和 change the world with the transforming gospel of Jesus Christ. They are built on an integrated core curriculum consisting of courses in Scripture, 教会历史, 神学和伦理学, 精神的形成, 任务, 和部. The learning obtained from these fields of study is applied to the pressing needs of the contemporary church 和 the postmodern world.

课程

Like the other five MA degree programs, the Master of Arts (基督教圣经) consists of 78 quarter credits (i.e., 52 semester credits) of coursework.

  • The first 42 quarter credits are in a upon which all graduate programs in the 西雅图 Pacific Seminary are based.
  • The core consists of three courses each in Christian Formation, 基督教圣经, Global Christian Heritage, 神学/Ethics 和 Graduate Core Practicum, 和 one course in Vocational Discernment 和 Discipleship.
  • Of the remaining 36 credits, 30 are in a variety of  program-specific courses in Bible 和 theology, 和 6 in a faculty-supervised master's thesis. 

You may transfer easily from this MA degree program to any of the others, or to the MDiv程序, if your professional objectives change during your course of study.

University 和 program requirements 对入学 into any of the MA in theology programs include:

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have had a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in the last 45 quarter credits (30 semester credits) of course work completed before applying 对入学 or in all undergraduate work, 取较高者.
  • Successful sub任务 of all other materials 和 documents required 对入学, as detailed below.

招生 requirements

To enroll in any of 西雅图 Pacific Seminary’s Master of Arts theology programs, you must submit:

  1. A graduate online application 对入学.
  2. A $50处理费.
  3. 官方成绩单 from all undergraduate institutions.
  4. Two letters of recommendation: (1) one from a clergyperson, 教会职员, or parachurch professional who will attest to the your emotional, 精神上的, 和 academic readiness for graduate theological study; 和 (2) one academic reference from a former professor who knows your academic work well.
  5. A typed personal statement. Statements should be three to four pages in length. The statement should address your career objectives, a narrative of your personal Christian experience, rationale for seeking the degree 和 choosing to attend SPU, 和 other insights you deem appropriate.

国际学生

  • Applicants who are not citizens or permanent U.S. 居民 must provide an official confidential affidavit of financial support covering the first year of intended enrollment. Without this document, SPU cannot issue an I-20 immigration form.
  • Students holding undergraduate or graduate degrees from colleges, universities 和/or seminaries located outside the U.S. are expected to have their transcripts evaluated by a professional credential agency. Such an evaluation is required before an application 对入学 to SPS can be granted 和 before any graduate credits taken elsewhere can be applied to an SPS degree.
  • If you earned an undergraduate degree in a country other than the United States, or your degree is in progress, an official course-by-course credential evaluation must be submitted from a nace成员-recognized credential service. Acceptable credential services include, but are not limited to, World Education Services (韦斯)和 Foundation for International Services (FIS).

    In addition to the evaluation report, we also require official transcripts 和 diplomas to be submitted, 用英语. 
  • English language proficiency: If you do not speak English as your first language, you must also submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (托福). A minimum score of 600 on the TOFEL paper or 250 on the TOEFL-CBT, or 100 on the TOEFL-iBT is required. ACE scores will not be accepted.

Acceptance into the program

The 西雅图 Pacific Seminary 招生 Committee will evaluate you application based on a combination of your previous coursework, 学术成就, 专业经验, emotional 和 精神上的 preparedness, 个人目标.

Ad任务 to the program will be made by the 西雅图 Pacific Seminary 招生 Committee 和 communicated to you in conjunction with 研究生招生.

转移学分

If you wish to apply graduate-level coursework completed at a regionally accredited university or an ATS-accredited divinity school or seminary toward your MA in theology program, you must provide official transcript(s) 和, 在某些情况下, 课程教学大纲. You may transfer up to 27 quarter credits from other graduate programs.

To receive transfer credit:

  • 每门课程必须 at least 3 graduate-quarter credits 和 be equivalent to courses taught in the 西雅图 Pacific Seminary.
  • Each course will be considered on a case-by-case basis as to the fulfillment of specific curricular requirements.
  • 最低成绩为B will be needed for transferred work.
  • All courses applied toward the graduate degree must be taken within seven years of ad任务.
  • 在所有情况下, the final 27 MA in 神学 credits must be taken at SPU.

Credit for prior coursework

If you (1) have been granted a master’s degree from another regionally accredited university or (2) have taken graduate level coursework in theology or a field related to the cross-disciplinary courses offered in the student ministry 和 culture or business 和 applied theology tracks, you will have your transcripts evaluated during the ad任务s process.

申请的最后期限

申请截止日期 5月15日 although it is recommended that you complete application materials before April 1 to be eligible for 金融援助.

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