The Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling degree is a professional graduate degree designed to equip students for service as a biblical counselor in the local church, a minister in the area of biblical counseling in a para-church organization or Christian school, or a minister of discipleship training in the local church. The Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling is a two-year program requiring sixty semester hours of academic credit for graduation.
The Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling degree is designed to promote growth toward personal maturity and ministry competence in the practice of church-related ministries. Through pursuing this degree program, students learn to interpret the Christian faith in the light of its biblical, theological, and historical dimensions and to utilize insights gained from these disciplines for the effective practice of ministry in the church, the community and the world.
All applicants to any master degree program must be at least 20 years old by the time of their first registration, and must have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor degree or equivalent.
In order to graduate while engaged in the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program, each student must satisfy the “General Requirements for Graduation” of the Seminary. In addition, each student seeking the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling must complete the sixty semester hours of courses specified in the course listing, including fifty-seven semester hours of required courses and three practicum hours.
Course Title |
Course Number |
Semester Hours |
Total Hours |
FIRST YEAR Old Testament Survey 1, 2 Traditional/World Religions and Cults Personal Evangelism Introduction to Missions Spiritual Formation Hermeneutics Introduction to Christian Education Crisis Counseling Introduction to Research and Writing
SECOND YEAR New Testament Survey 1, 2 Systematic Theology 1, 2 Preaching or Teaching 1 Marriage and Family Theology of Counseling Intro to Biblical Counseling Counseling Practicum History of the Baptists
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OT 5101–5102 MS 6405 EV 6200 MS 6370 PM 7300 BH 5100 CE 7484 CN 7176 EN 7900
NT 5601–5602 TH 6701–6702 HM 7001 or CN 7174 CN 7172 CN 7103 CN 7190 CH 6150
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6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
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30
30 |
Total Semester Hours Required for Graduation 60 |
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