DEGREES
Bible Certificates and Bible Degrees
The following are the Certificate and Degree Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Note: All Certificates and Degrees are “Bible” Certificates and Degrees
Sunday School Teacher Program
Preliminary S.S. Teacher’s Certificate (ETA) – 6 Prescribed Courses
Advanced S.S. Teacher’s Certificate (ETA) – 6 Prescribed Courses
Institute Level Programs
A High School diploma or GED is NOT required for this program.
Certificate of Biblical Studies - 33 Semester Hrs. Credit
Advanced Certificate of Biblical Studies - 66 Semester Hrs. Credit
Graduate of Theology Diploma (Th.G.) - 96 Semester Hrs. Credit
College and Seminary Programs (All degrees are Bible Degrees)
A High School Diploma or GED is required for this program.
Associate of Bible - 66 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Bible - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Religious Education - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Theology - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Divinity - 165 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Ministries - 165 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Theology - 175 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Ministries (Bible Degree) - 198 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Theology (Bible Degree) - 231 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Philosophy (Bible Degree) - 231 Semester Hrs. Credit
A Thesis or Dissertation is required for the Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in addition to course requirements.
The following are the Certificate and Degree Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Note: All Certificates and Degrees are “Bible” Certificates and Degrees
Sunday School Teacher Program
Preliminary S.S. Teacher’s Certificate (ETA) – 6 Prescribed Courses
Advanced S.S. Teacher’s Certificate (ETA) – 6 Prescribed Courses
Institute Level Programs
A High School diploma or GED is NOT required for this program.
Certificate of Biblical Studies - 33 Semester Hrs. Credit
Advanced Certificate of Biblical Studies - 66 Semester Hrs. Credit
Graduate of Theology Diploma (Th.G.) - 96 Semester Hrs. Credit
College and Seminary Programs (All degrees are Bible Degrees)
A High School Diploma or GED is required for this program.
Associate of Bible - 66 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Bible - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Religious Education - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Bachelor of Theology - 132 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Divinity - 165 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Ministries - 165 Semester Hrs. Credit
Master of Theology - 175 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Ministries (Bible Degree) - 198 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Theology (Bible Degree) - 231 Semester Hrs. Credit
Doctor of Philosophy (Bible Degree) - 231 Semester Hrs. Credit
A Thesis or Dissertation is required for the Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in addition to course requirements.
COURSES
Biblical Study Theological Seminary Study Curriculum
The following Bible Courses are available for study:
General Biblical Studies
Bibliology I (The study of the Bible)
Bibliology II (The study of the Bible part 2)
Character Studies
Word Studies
Cult Religions
Social Issues in America
The Life of Moses
An Exposition of the Cross – A study of the cross from Genesis thru Revelation; Types and shadows of the cross; prophecies of; the sufferings of; the miracles of; utterances from the cross; etc.
The Parables of Jesus
The Life of Christ
The Life of David Part One
The Life of David Part Two
The Life of Joseph
The Tabernacle in the Wilderness
Bible 101 – Survey of Doctrines, OT and NT survey, other Bible themes
The study of Bible Versions and Modern Translations
Major Bible Themes – Select Bible Themes
Biblical Stewardship
Christology Part One (16 Lessons on Christ)
Christology Part Two (8 more Lessons on Christ)
Old Testament Studies
Basic Old Testament Survey
Genesis 1 - This is an in-depth study of Genesis chapters 1 - 11.
Genesis 2 - This is an in-depth study of Genesis chapters 12 – 50.
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Chronological Studies
A study series on the chronological study of the Old Testament, which divides the Old Testament into "10" different stages or time periods. These courses are deeper that a general O. T. survey.
Chronological Studies I - includes the Books of Genesis and Job.
Chronological Studies II – The Law of Moses (A Chronological Study of the books of Exodus – Deuteronomy)
Chronological Studies III - The Conquest (A Chronological Study of the book of Joshua)
Chronological Studies IV - The Days of the Judges (A Chronological Study of the book of Judges)
Chronological Studies V – The United Kingdom of Israel - The United Kingdom (A Chronological Study of the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and the Prophets)
Chronological Studies VI – The Divided Kingdom of Israel - The Divided Kingdom (A Chronological Study of the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, the Prophets, and Lamentations)
Chronological Studies VII – The Captivity of Israel - The Captivity Period (A Chronological Study of the books of Daniel and Ezekiel)
Chronological Studies VIII - The Return from Captivity (A Chronological Study of the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)
The Book of Ruth
Psalms 1 - Introduction to the Psalms - This study gives the Bible student an introduction to the Psalms and explains the meaning of the superscriptions, classifications, and divisions of the book of Psalms.
Psalms 1 continued: A study of Selected Psalms
Psalms 2 - In this study we will look at the main theme of Psalms 1-41.
Messianic Psalms - The Messianic Psalms are prophetic in some way of the Messiah. They speak of the life, miracles, death, resurrection, second coming, judgment, and glory of the Messiah. They are Psalms that speak of the person and ministry of Jesus Christ.
The Book of Proverbs
The Song of Solomon
Isaiah Part 1 - An introduction to the prophet Isaiah and his message
Isaiah Part 2 - A chapter by chapter analysis of the Book of Isaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
The Pentateuch
The Minor Prophets
The Major Prophets
The Book of Jonah
The Book Zechariah
NOTE: All Old Testament Books are available for study
New Testament Studies
Basic New Testament Survey
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of John
The Book of Acts Part One: Acts Chapters 1 – 12
The Book of Acts Part Two: The Life of Paul: Acts Chapters 13 - 28
Romans
Galatians
Galatians Part Two
Ephesians
Colossians
Philemon
Pastoral Epistles - The student will explore the message and the setting of the Pastoral Epistles of Paul.
Hebrews
James
1st John
Revelation I - This is an in-depth study of Revelation Chapters 1 – 12.
Revelation II - This is an in-depth study of Revelation Chapters 13 – 22.
N. T. Studies I
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of John
N. T. Studies II
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Acts
The Book of Romans
The Books of 1st and 2nd Corinthians
The Book of Galatians
The Book of Ephesians
N. T. Studies III
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Philippians
The Book of Colossians
The Books of 1St and 2nd Thessalonians
The Books of 1st and 2nd Timothy
The Book of Titus
The Book of Philemon
N. T. Studies IV
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Hebrews
The Book of James
The Books of 1st and 2nd Peter
The Books of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
N. T. Studies V
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Jude
The Book of Revelation
NOTE: All New Testament Books are available for study
Ministries Studies
Homiletics - A study of sermon preparation and preaching
Biblical Missions
Personal Evangelism
Apologetics – The defense of the Christian faith
Ministerial Studies I (The life and ministry of the preacher)
Ministerial Studies II (More on the life and ministry of the preacher)
Christian Ethics
Discipleship: Following Jesus
The Sunday School Teacher Program
Young Converts Course and Training
Pastoral Epistles
Doctrinal Studies
Doctrinal Survey - This course will study many major doctrines of the Bible
Doctrines I - The doctrine of Theology/Christology
Doctrines II - The doctrine of Pneumatology or “The study of the Holy Spirit”
Doctrine III - The doctrine of Anthropology or “The study of Man”
Spiritual Warfare - The doctrines of Satan, demons, angels, and spiritual warfare
Hermeneutics I - The science of Biblical interpretation and principles of Bible study.
Includes the following:
Introduction to Hermeneutics
The Dispensation Principle
The Covenant Principle
The Ethnic Principle
The Discrimination Principle
Hermeneutics II
Includes the following:
More on the introduction to Hermeneutics
The Numerical Principle
The Application Principle
The Gap Principle
The Three-fold Principle
Hermeneutics III - The Predictive Principle (Prophecy)
Hermeneutics IV- The Typical Principle (A study of Bible Types)
Prophecy I (Eschatology)
Prophecy II (More studies on Eschatology)
The Doctrine of Prayer and Fasting
The Doctrine of Prayer part 2 (8 more lessons on prayer)
Ecclesiology – The Church: its beginning, ordinances, administration, discipline, mission and purpose, its Founder, beliefs, etc.
History Studies
American History – Show’s that America was founded upon the “Christian Faith”
Church History
Counseling Studies
Counseling I - The basic fundamentals of Biblical Counseling
Counseling II - A continuation of Counseling 101
Counseling From Proverbs – Teaches the wisdom of Proverbs to deal with everyday issues of life.
Counseling Social Issues
The following Bible Courses are available for study:
General Biblical Studies
Bibliology I (The study of the Bible)
Bibliology II (The study of the Bible part 2)
Character Studies
Word Studies
Cult Religions
Social Issues in America
The Life of Moses
An Exposition of the Cross – A study of the cross from Genesis thru Revelation; Types and shadows of the cross; prophecies of; the sufferings of; the miracles of; utterances from the cross; etc.
The Parables of Jesus
The Life of Christ
The Life of David Part One
The Life of David Part Two
The Life of Joseph
The Tabernacle in the Wilderness
Bible 101 – Survey of Doctrines, OT and NT survey, other Bible themes
The study of Bible Versions and Modern Translations
Major Bible Themes – Select Bible Themes
Biblical Stewardship
Christology Part One (16 Lessons on Christ)
Christology Part Two (8 more Lessons on Christ)
Old Testament Studies
Basic Old Testament Survey
Genesis 1 - This is an in-depth study of Genesis chapters 1 - 11.
Genesis 2 - This is an in-depth study of Genesis chapters 12 – 50.
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Chronological Studies
A study series on the chronological study of the Old Testament, which divides the Old Testament into "10" different stages or time periods. These courses are deeper that a general O. T. survey.
Chronological Studies I - includes the Books of Genesis and Job.
Chronological Studies II – The Law of Moses (A Chronological Study of the books of Exodus – Deuteronomy)
Chronological Studies III - The Conquest (A Chronological Study of the book of Joshua)
Chronological Studies IV - The Days of the Judges (A Chronological Study of the book of Judges)
Chronological Studies V – The United Kingdom of Israel - The United Kingdom (A Chronological Study of the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and the Prophets)
Chronological Studies VI – The Divided Kingdom of Israel - The Divided Kingdom (A Chronological Study of the books of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, the Prophets, and Lamentations)
Chronological Studies VII – The Captivity of Israel - The Captivity Period (A Chronological Study of the books of Daniel and Ezekiel)
Chronological Studies VIII - The Return from Captivity (A Chronological Study of the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)
The Book of Ruth
Psalms 1 - Introduction to the Psalms - This study gives the Bible student an introduction to the Psalms and explains the meaning of the superscriptions, classifications, and divisions of the book of Psalms.
Psalms 1 continued: A study of Selected Psalms
Psalms 2 - In this study we will look at the main theme of Psalms 1-41.
Messianic Psalms - The Messianic Psalms are prophetic in some way of the Messiah. They speak of the life, miracles, death, resurrection, second coming, judgment, and glory of the Messiah. They are Psalms that speak of the person and ministry of Jesus Christ.
The Book of Proverbs
The Song of Solomon
Isaiah Part 1 - An introduction to the prophet Isaiah and his message
Isaiah Part 2 - A chapter by chapter analysis of the Book of Isaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
The Pentateuch
The Minor Prophets
The Major Prophets
The Book of Jonah
The Book Zechariah
NOTE: All Old Testament Books are available for study
New Testament Studies
Basic New Testament Survey
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of John
The Book of Acts Part One: Acts Chapters 1 – 12
The Book of Acts Part Two: The Life of Paul: Acts Chapters 13 - 28
Romans
Galatians
Galatians Part Two
Ephesians
Colossians
Philemon
Pastoral Epistles - The student will explore the message and the setting of the Pastoral Epistles of Paul.
Hebrews
James
1st John
Revelation I - This is an in-depth study of Revelation Chapters 1 – 12.
Revelation II - This is an in-depth study of Revelation Chapters 13 – 22.
N. T. Studies I
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of John
N. T. Studies II
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Acts
The Book of Romans
The Books of 1st and 2nd Corinthians
The Book of Galatians
The Book of Ephesians
N. T. Studies III
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Philippians
The Book of Colossians
The Books of 1St and 2nd Thessalonians
The Books of 1st and 2nd Timothy
The Book of Titus
The Book of Philemon
N. T. Studies IV
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Hebrews
The Book of James
The Books of 1st and 2nd Peter
The Books of 1st, 2nd and 3rd John
N. T. Studies V
This course includes the following books. These lessons go deeper than a general N. T. survey, but are not an in-depth verse by verse study.
The Book of Jude
The Book of Revelation
NOTE: All New Testament Books are available for study
Ministries Studies
Homiletics - A study of sermon preparation and preaching
Biblical Missions
Personal Evangelism
Apologetics – The defense of the Christian faith
Ministerial Studies I (The life and ministry of the preacher)
Ministerial Studies II (More on the life and ministry of the preacher)
Christian Ethics
Discipleship: Following Jesus
The Sunday School Teacher Program
Young Converts Course and Training
Pastoral Epistles
Doctrinal Studies
Doctrinal Survey - This course will study many major doctrines of the Bible
Doctrines I - The doctrine of Theology/Christology
Doctrines II - The doctrine of Pneumatology or “The study of the Holy Spirit”
Doctrine III - The doctrine of Anthropology or “The study of Man”
Spiritual Warfare - The doctrines of Satan, demons, angels, and spiritual warfare
Hermeneutics I - The science of Biblical interpretation and principles of Bible study.
Includes the following:
Introduction to Hermeneutics
The Dispensation Principle
The Covenant Principle
The Ethnic Principle
The Discrimination Principle
Hermeneutics II
Includes the following:
More on the introduction to Hermeneutics
The Numerical Principle
The Application Principle
The Gap Principle
The Three-fold Principle
Hermeneutics III - The Predictive Principle (Prophecy)
Hermeneutics IV- The Typical Principle (A study of Bible Types)
Prophecy I (Eschatology)
Prophecy II (More studies on Eschatology)
The Doctrine of Prayer and Fasting
The Doctrine of Prayer part 2 (8 more lessons on prayer)
Ecclesiology – The Church: its beginning, ordinances, administration, discipline, mission and purpose, its Founder, beliefs, etc.
History Studies
American History – Show’s that America was founded upon the “Christian Faith”
Church History
Counseling Studies
Counseling I - The basic fundamentals of Biblical Counseling
Counseling II - A continuation of Counseling 101
Counseling From Proverbs – Teaches the wisdom of Proverbs to deal with everyday issues of life.
Counseling Social Issues