Overview
The Master of Arts in Youth Ministry program prepares men and women for the specialized field of youth ministry. An important feature of the program is its intentional integration of academic and experiential components.
Program Highlights
- Prepares men and women for the specialized field of youth ministry.
- Comprises 48 units of biblical, theological, and youth ministry studies, including field education.
- Students integrate personal and vocational development through disciplined reflection on ministerial, personal, and academic experiences.
- Study Scripture historically and critically, emphasizing an inductive approach in its interpretation.
- Embody and model a holy life that is being formed in faith, reflective of a Wesleyan heritage.
- Practice Christian faith with global awareness and cultural sensitivity.
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 for the fourth year in the most prestigious category of U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2012 rankings, placing in Tier One at No. 170 in the National Universities category. APU was also ranked No. 16 in the Up-and-Coming Schools Category by U.S.News. In addition, The Princeton Review named APU as 1 of 121 institutions in the 2012 Best Colleges in the West for the sixth consecutive year, and Forbes named APU No. 322 on a list of 650 colleges that represent the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions.
