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Purpose
Educating and forming candidates for official, ordained
ministries of instruction and leadership in the church as
pastors, evangelists and teachers is the main purpose of the
Master of Divinity degree program. It is designed to prepare
ordained leaders who believe and love the Word of God, and
who therefore strive to explore, communicate, and defend the
depth and breadth of the Scriptures’ instruction for faith
and life.
Goals
WSC M.Div. graduates should be able to…
- interpret individual portions of Scripture accurately
- systematize data into a coherent and comprehensive
theology in the light of the history of the church's
reflection on the Word
- apply theology to the church and to individuals through
preaching, witness, leadership, and spiritual nurture
The curriculum is designed to prepare a graduate to meet the
requirements for ordination as a minister of the Word,
particularly in Reformed and other evangelical
denominations.
Application Requirements
Applicants desiring to apply to the Master of Divinity
program at Westminster Seminary California are required to
hold a Bachelor’s degree, or its educational equivalent,
from an accredited college or university. While it is not
possible to prescribe one pattern as normative for
pre-seminary education, a degree of mastery is recommended
in the following areas: English composition and literature,
history, philosophy, natural sciences, social sciences,
ancient classical and modern foreign languages, and Bible.
Because the Seminary Board and Faculty understand the
criteria set down in Scripture as limiting candidacy for
official teaching and leadership ministry in the church to
qualified males, only men are admitted to the M.Div.
program. Women are encouraged to enroll in any of the Master
of Arts programs.
Program Completion
The degree is conferred upon the completion of the
prescribed program, which requires three years of full time
study or a longer period of part time study. The courses
prescribed should be taken in the sequence indicated below.
The Academic Dean is available for counsel concerning the
individual needs of the student.
Click Here to view a Course Requirements Chart for the Master of
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