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Talbot School of Theology - Graduate
through my.Biola after a signature has been granted by the Dean of Faculty Office. Note: A maximum of 10 credits may be taken by a student in a combination of independent study, arranged courses, and Theological Studies Digital Courses to be counted toward a student's program. Thesis A student, who is writing a thesis, must register in a thesis class each semester until the thesis is completed. Transfer of Credits For a student who earned a master's degree at a previous accredited school, up to 50% of the credits of coursework with similar content may be shared and transferred toward another Master of Arts or Master of Divinity Talbot degree. All transferred coursework must be appropriate for the degree. At least 50% of the master's degree requirements must be taken at Talbot. For a student who did not complete a master's level degree at the previous school, all appropriate comparable course credits may be transferred; however a minimum of 24 credits of the Master of Arts or Master of Divinity degree requirement must be completed at Talbot. Transfer credit for acceptable work done in other graduate schools will be allowed for courses which are parallel to those required in the curriculum. Applications received by May 1st will be provided with transfer credit decisions at the point of acceptance. Transfer credit for late applications will be accomplished during the Fall semester. Graduate courses with grades of "C" or above (a "C-" is not transferable) at accredited institutions are accepted for transfer. Multiple Degrees The programs in Talbot School of Theology are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). ATS requires a minimum of 50% of coursework in the second Master of Arts or Master of Divinity degree program be taken in residency (i.e., 50% cannot be shared with any other completed master's level program). Advanced Standing and Reduction Submission Reduction or Advanced Standing is available for Master's level degree programs. Advanced standing or credit reduction must normally be processed and granted prior to the student beginning the first semester of enrollment to confirm the admissions offer, transfer credit and remaining degree requirements. Credit cannot be granted after completion of the first semester of enrolled coursework. Advanced Standing for Professional Master's Degrees (Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Education, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and Leadership, and Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care). Accepted/admitted applicants who have taken undergraduate courses in biblical or theological studies (or psychology for the Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care) may request review for Advanced Standing credit based on their collegiate work. Granting advanced standing credit requires faculty approval based on parallel course content. Proof of competency in the subject area or evidence of how the course content has been used since taking the course is required. An evaluation will be made by the faculty and credits processed through the Office of
the Registrar. To be considered, the student must have earned at least a "B" grade in the coursework being evaluated. The maximum number of credits that may be received is: Master of Divinity: 16 credits
Master of Arts in Christian Education: 12 credits Christian Ministry and Leadership: 12 credits Spiritual Formation and Soul Care: 12 credits
Reduction of Credits for Academic Master's Degrees Eligible students coming from accredited Bible colleges or Christian liberal arts colleges may request exemption from certain required courses. Normally, reduction requires two undergraduate courses, in the same discipline, to reduce one graduate course (6 credits undergraduate work to reduce 3 credits of graduate work) for a limited amount of graduate credit. To qualify for reduction, the student must have earned a "B" grade in eligible coursework. Once the student has been accepted into the degree program, an evaluation, following guidelines established by the faculty, will be made by the Office of the Registrar. Depending on undergraduate coursework as it relates to the program concentration, the maximum number of credits that may be reduced is 30 credits for these M.A. concentrations: Bible Exposition, Old Testament, New Testament, Theology, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation, and Biblical and Theological Studies/Diversified. Course Prefixes Course prefixes indicate:
ISCL TTBE TTCE TTDE TTHE TTHT TTMN TTNT TTOT TTPH TTPM TTPT TTRL TTSF TTSS
Missions and Intercultural Studies
Bible Exposition
Christian Education Doctor of Eduation
Thesis
Theology: Historical Doctor of Ministry
New Testament Language and Literature Old Testament and Semitics
Philosophy
Theology: Philosophical and Moral Christian Ministry and Leadership
Research Languages Spiritual Formation
Research and Writing: Special Studies
TTTH TTTS
Theology: Systematic
Theological Studies Digital Courses
Graduation Information Graduation Check Graduate students must make an appointment with a Graduate Graduation Counselor in the Office of the Registrar to declare their intent to graduate. This should be done one year prior to graduation. Students declaring this intention late will be charged a late graduate graduation check fee of $100. This graduation check will be considered late after
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