Location:

Winston-Salem, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Ministry

Program Overview

Program Description:

The M.Div./M.A. degree is designed to enhance divinity students’ literary skills by permitting them to earn a second degree, the M.A., instead of the usual M.Div. concentration. This degree provides students with a broad and rich literary context from which to do ministry and provides them with a common frame of reference with which to connect with persons of diverse culture and background. Moreover, it provides students with enhanced critical and analytical skills with which to reflect on life and the world while providing them with additional literary models with which to understand and interpret the Scriptures. The degree has two potential student populations in view: (1) the minister who desires greater background in the literary arts as a context for ministry, and (2) the minister who serves in a small church situation and finds it necessary to supplement church-derived income through secular employment. In the latter case an advanced degree in a non-ministerial discipline will be of significant value.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Gardner-Webb University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The School of Divinity is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada.

Financial Aid:

No

Requirements:

Candidates for the dual-degree must complete the requirements for both degrees prior to graduation. Submit a completed Application for Admission Request official transcripts of all previous baccalaureate and any graduate-level work be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions office. Submit Church Approval Form Christian Pilgrimage Statement (1-2 pg statement about your conversion, call to ministry, and vocational objectives in ministry) A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. An overall (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in baccalaureate work. Arrange for submission of scores on Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Submit 3 professional references on Gardner-Webb Graduate School reference forms; and 3 Divinity Reference forms. Submit a writing sample which can be a documented research essay of 2000 or more words on a literary subject in MLA format. Applicants must submit a 250-word Statement of Purpose

International Requirements:

1. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 500-paper based test, 173 min.-computer based, or 61 min.-internet based. 2. WES - (Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials) - All Transcripts from institutions outside U.S. must be submitted to WES 3. VISA/ PASSPORT - F1 student visa or H1B work/employment visa. -Permanent Residents need to supply a copy of their permanent residency card International applicants planning to immigrate to the U.S.A., submit the following: 4. Documents to Support Sponsor Financial Responsibility-Copy of most recent Bank Statement and one of the following: Recent tax return OR copies of the Last 3 pay stubs. 5. I-20 Request Form 6. International Student Transfer Form (if coming from another U.S. institution, a copy of your I-94 and I-20 are required)