Overview
The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) equips pastors and lay leaders for professional ministry in the Church. The M.Div. provides students with basic training in theological and ministerial studies through rigorous coursework and ongoing supervised ministry. This program is also available with an emphasis in either Anglican Studies or Biblical Studies.
Program Highlights
- Learn to navigate the complexities of pastoral work through on-site internships.
- Develop transformational mentoring relationships with HGST faculty who are equipped with academic credentials and years of ministerial experience.
- Benefit from an excellent professor-to-student ratio of 1:20.
- Geared toward the pastor seeking ordination and possibly interested in a D.Min.
- Earn the recognized theology degree for ordination.
- Develop foundational understanding of the basics that comprise theological study: Bible, language, ministry, ethics, and practicum training.
- Institute patterns of effective ministry through a combination of classroom instruction, peer-to-peer learning, and practical application.
- Utilize resources from church history and systematic theology to shape contemporary ministry.
- Have global awareness of the church and its ministry.
Learn more about the program and our faculty.
Accreditation
The 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).
ATS Commission on Accrediting
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Phone: (412) 788-6505
Fax: (412) 788-6510
www.ats.edu
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: (510) 748-9001
Fax: (510) 748-9797
www.wascsenior.org
University Reputation
Azusa Pacific University held its place in the most prestigious category of U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2013 rankings, placing in Tier One at No. 179 in the National Universities category. In addition, The Princeton Review named APU as 1 of 121 institutions in the 2012 Best Colleges in the West for the seventh consecutive year.
