College of Christian Studies

Accelerated Master of Arts and Master of Divinity Program

The Accelerated MA and MDiv programs are the combination degree tracks that allow NGU students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the College of Christian Studies to take courses that will apply to both their undergraduate degree and the master’s degree. After being accepted into the Accelerated Master’s Program, based on the University criteria specified above, undergraduate students may apply up to four graduate courses (12 credit hours) to their undergraduate degree.

Since the BA programs require 128 semester hours, the MA program requires 36 semester hours, and the MDiv program requires 75 semester hours, the combination MA degree will require a student to complete a minimum of 152 semester hours and the combination MDiv degree will require a minimum of 191semester hours.

The graduate courses that may be applied to the undergraduate degree will be chosen from the following graduate courses:

CM-5326 Servant Leadership

CM-5305 Introduction to Evangelism

TH-5310 Systematic Theology I

TH-5320 Systematic Theology II

CH-5309 Church History I

CH-5310 Church History II

OT-XXXX OT Exegesis

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NT-XXXX NT Exegesis

The approved graduate credit hours will replace undergraduate credit hours in comparable subject matter as determined by the academic department.