Additional Degree Requirements
Candidacy
In order to advance toward the Master of Divinity degree, the student must attain candidacy by completing 60 units of coursework with a grade-point average of 2.7 or better, including GBBL 500 Elements of Greek Exegesis or a year of Greek or Hebrew, GBBL 511 Seminar in Biblical Interpretation, and 3 units of field education. In addition, students must comply with the following requirements:
- A satisfactory evaluation by the professor of field education and field ministry supervisors
- A satisfactory evaluation of the student’s spiritual and personal growth and skills for ministry development by the faculty
- Approval for candidacy by C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology faculty (The faculty may act to grant candidacy and permission to continue studies, or deny candidacy and recommend that the student be dropped from the program.)
All students in the Master of Divinity Program must devote at least 12 hours per week, for the duration of the degree program, to the practice of some form of supervised ministry in an approved church or parachurch field ministry center.
In order to graduate, a student must maintain a 2.7 grade-point average and pass an oral exam during the final semester of study in conjunction with the Philosophy of Ministry requirement.
Time Limit
The Master of Divinity must be completed within 10 years from the date of admission. APU coursework completed more than 10 years prior to completion of degree requirements is not acceptable toward the degree.
