Overview
The Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies Program prepares men and women for a specialized field of church ministry through a program of study comprising 60 units in biblical, theological, and ministerial studies. An important feature of the program is its intentional integration of academic and experiential components; students must engage in some form of supervised ministry during their degree program.
Students concentrate in one area of ministry: church leadership and development, urban studies, worship leadership, or youth ministry.
Benefits and Distinctives
- Ideal for pastors or lay pastors looking to further their ministry skills.
- 60-unit total course load allows students to maintain upper-division ministry commitments.
- 1:20 professor-student ratio optimizes learning.
- Students may study in Spanish as well as in English.
- The program uses student’s ministry commitment as a learning venue.
Learn more about the program and our faculty.
Accreditation
C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Azusa Pacific University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
University Reputation
Azusa Pacific University held its place for the second year in the most prestigious category of the U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2009, ranking in the third tier of the national category. Additionally, for the first time, APU ranked ninth among the best up-and-coming national universities. Previously, APU was ranked in the top 25 schools within the Western Universities-Master’s category, enjoying prominent placement and recognition for outstanding first-year and service-learning programs.
According to Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, APU ranked number 6 in the nation in awarding the most master’s degrees to Hispanics. In addition, The Princeton Review included APU as 1 of 120 colleges in the 2009 Best in the West category.
