Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS
Professional
M.A. Degrees
PURPOSE
Master of Arts degrees in specialized ministries:
Biblical Counseling (M.A./BC)
Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics (M.A./BEL)
Christian Education (M.A./CE)
Cross-cultural Ministries (M.A./CM)
Media and Communication (M.A./MC)
Programs leading to the professional Master of Arts degrees are
designed to give men and women a biblical and theological
foundation for various kinds of Christian service other than
pulpit ministry. Graduates normally are recommended only
for the types of ministry positions for which their degrees are
intended. These M.A. programs are not designed to prepare
students for doctoral studies at the Seminary.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements and application procedures for
professional M.A. degree programs are the same as for all
programs of study at the Seminary. (See the Admission section
of this catalog.) Students generally will not be admitted into a
degree program without goals consistent with the ministries
for which the program is designed to equip them.
Those applying to the M.A. in Biblical Counseling program also
will need to complete a process of testing and interviews with
faculty. This process will determine whether the applicant has
the dispositional and relational skills needed to enter into this
kind of interpersonally intense program of study.
Those applying to the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics
program also must be accepted as students at the Graduate
Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL).
Professional Master of Arts (M.A.)
TRANSFER OF CREDIT
Transfer of some credit is allowed toward the professional M.A.
programs from accredited graduate theological schools. Up
to 30 hours of credit may be transferred toward the M.A. in
Christian Education or the M.A. in Cross-cultural Ministries,
and up to 45 hours toward the M.A. in Biblical Counseling
(of the 45 hours, students are limited to 12 hours of transfer
in counseling courses). M.A./BC students pursuing licensure
may have stricter transfer-credit guidelines as required by the
state licensing agency.
No more than 30 hours of course work from institutions
outside of Dallas Theological Seminary and the GIAL will be
transferred toward the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics.
For purposes of transfer consideration, course work from all
GIAL centers will be considered as part of GIAL and not part
of the 30-hour transfer limit. Some provision will be made for
students to transfer work from the Jerusalem University College
to the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics program. Entering
students with missions experience in Bible translation may be
eligible for advanced standing.
PROFESSIONAL MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.)
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