BIBLICAL THEOLOGY COURSES

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Miami Christian University is authorized to operate and grant degrees by the Florida Department of Education's Commission for Independent Education, (850) 245-3200, under Florida Statute 1005.06(1)(f). Its purpose is to prepare students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in the category of theology. Accordingly, MCU offers the following courses and degree programs:

OLD TESTAMENT COURSES

NEW TESTAMENT COURSES

DEGREE & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS:

For the Certificate in Old Testament Studies you must complete a total of 30 credits under "Old Testament Courses." The courses above that are bold and italicized are required. The remaining credits are electives but you must have a total of at least 30 credits including the required courses (if you want to take more than the required credits you are more than welcome to do so). Click here for more information.

For the Certificate in New Testament Studies you must complete a total of 30 credits under "New Testament Courses." The courses above that are bold and italicized are required. The remaining credits are electives but you must have a total of at least 30 credits including the required courses (if you want to take more than the required credits you are more than welcome to do so). Click here for more information.

For the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry you must complete a total of 33 credits under "Old Testament Courses" and "New Testament Courses." The courses above that are bold and italicized are the required courses for this program. In addition, you must register for PM101 and write a 5-10 page book review on a selection of books available in the MCU Online Store. MCU students who have completed this certificate program are pre-qualified to apply to MCU's parent church, the Christ Life Center, for a Ministerial License, or to take the CLC Ordination Exam to receive official ordination from CLC. Click here for more information.

For the Associate of Arts in Theology (AA) degree you must complete a total of 30 credits under "Old Testament Courses" and 30 credits under "New Testament Courses," which usually takes students approximately 1-3 years to complete. The courses above that are bold and italicized are required. The remaining credits are electives but you must have a total of at least 60 credits including the required courses (if you want to take more than the required credits you are more than welcome to do so). Click here for more information.

For the Bachelor of Arts in Theology (BA) degree you must complete ALL of the courses above under "Old Testament Courses" and "New Testament Courses" for a total of 113 credits, which usually takes students approximately 3-5 years to complete. In addition, you must write a 30-page Senior Research Paper worth 7 credits on a topic in theology agreed to by the student's Research Paper Chair. Click here for more information.

Our Master of Arts in Theology (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (Ph.D.) graduate programs are based on the European university model of "research degrees" which are entirely research-based, rather than course-based. The MA and the Ph.D. degrees are awarded on the basis of substantial original research: the MA has a prerequisite of a BA degree (or its equivalent), and requires the student to write a 100-page thesis (24 credits) on a topic in theology agreed to by the student's Thesis Chair (this usually takes students approximately 2-4 years to complete); the Ph.D. has a prerequisite of an MA degree (or its equivalent), and requires the student to write a 250-page dissertation (36 credits) on a topic in theology agreed to by the student's Dissertation Chair (this usually takes students approximately 3-6 years to complete).

GRADING SYSTEM: Grades are issued according to the following scales:

Grade		Equivalent	Percentile Grade	Performance

Pt. Avg.	Letter Grade				Level	

4.0		A		94 - 100%		Exceptional

3.0		B		85 -  93%		Above Average

2.0		C		73 -  84%		Average

1.0		D		65 -  72%		Below Average

0.0		F		below 65%		Unacceptable

Some courses of a less academic nature may employ a "pass/fail" grading system. In such cases, assuming the student satisfactorily completes all requirements listed by the instructor in the courses syllabus, he shall receive a letter "P" for pass, and 2 grade points shall be awarded to his accumulative point average. Accordingly, if such requirements are not met, the student receives an "F" for fail and no grade points shall be awarded.

Students who wish to take liberal arts courses in order to transfer course credits to accredited institutions may enroll in the "CLEP" courses offered by our affiliated institution, InstantCert Academy. To enroll in these accredited liberal arts courses, click here.

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