Bachelor's and Master's

A Bachelor's Degree is ordinarily required to enter a Master's Degree Program. However, an applicant not holding a Bachelor's Degree may be offered an opportunity to concurrently earn both degrees if he or she meets the prerequisites listed below.

1. An applicant should have evidence of professional ministry or lifetime learning experience comparable to 60 or more units of bible/theology or general education credit within their major.

2. An applicant having five years full time leadership experience in the ministry can expect to meet the above requirements.

In this Concurrent Bachelors / Masters Degree Program, the student must complete the normal requirements for the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs, with one exception. Completion of the Bachelor's Research Project will be satisfied with completion of the Masters Thesis project.

However, if a student doesn't have the required lifetime learning experience, the Bachelor's Research Project requirement will not have been met until the Master's Thesis is completed; the Bachelor's Degree is not earned, nor can it be awarded until the Master's Thesis is completed.

The date reflected on the Bachelor's Degree will represent the date when the last requirement for course work is deemed completed by the Assessment Board, completing the program.

Masters and Doctorate

A Master's Degree is ordinarily required to enter a Doctoral Degree Program. However, an applicant not holding a Master's Degree may be offered an opportunity to concurrently earn both the Master's and Doctoral Degrees if he or she meets the prerequisites listed below:

1. An applicant must hold a Bachelor's Degree in the Major the Program for which the student is submitting an Application for Admission. A Bachelor's Degree in another field may be substituted if the evaluation of the applicants' entire learning background seems to indicate the student possesses the necessary foundation to succeed in the program.
   

2. An applicant having seven years full time leadership experience in the ministry can expect to meet the above requirements.

In this Concurrent Masters / Doctoral Degree Program, the student will not be required to complete a Masters Thesis Project. The Doctoral Dissertation will have satisfied this requirement (Extended requirements may apply for the dissertation). However, if a student doesn't have the required prior learning experience, the Master's Thesis portion requirement will not have been met until the Doctoral Dissertation is completed; the Master's Degree is not earned, nor can it be awarded until the doctoral dissertation is completed and submitted to SCU.