Master's Degree

The degree of Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Science (MS) will be granted to the student who has registered for a master’s degree on a “MA/MS Degree Program Planning Form” which has been fully approved and who has satisfied the following requirements:

  • Discipleship Training School prerequisite
  • Cross-Cultural requirement
  • Core Curriculum requirement met by successfully completing a Biblical Studies core course (see Core Curriculum section under Academic Requirements for Degrees) if the candidate had no previous university-level Bible courses
  • Residency requirement (two courses)
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent requirement
  • Language proficiency
  • 12 Field Assignment/Internship credits
  • No Pass/Fail Courses
  • A thesis is an option for the Master’s degree. The work must be done under the direction of a faculty advisor in the appropriate College, and must be applicable to the curriculum in which the degree will be awarded. No more than 6 credits shall be required for a thesis. The U of N guidelines for preparation and defense of a thesis are available through the College Advisors and International Deans. A Master’s degree student is expected to orally defend the thesis as described in the guidelines
  • Satisfactory completion of all required courses for the particular degree programme, including pre-approved electives
  • Total of 48 credits beyond the completion of the DTS and field assignment/outreach
  • A “U of N Application for Graduation Form” filed six months before the anticipated conclusion of the degree programme
  • Satisfactory clearance of financial accounts of all U of N schools and seminars

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