Master of Divinity

An applicant must complete an online admission application and submit the following materials to the Director of Admissions to be considered for admission:

1. Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree or international equivalent from an accredited/ recognized college or university
2. Official transcripts from all previous colleges or universities attended
3. Two reference letters; one of which must be from a pastor or known religious leader; the second from an academic supervisor, if possible
4. A personal statement of at least 500 words describing the student’s motivations for study at UUC
5. Language requirement:

Students who apply for English program must provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principle language of instruction, must demonstrate college-level proficiency in English through one of the following:

• A minimum score of 530 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT) or 71 on internet-based Test (iBT), 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or 50 on the PTEAcademic Score Reports
• A minimum grade of Level 3 on the ACT COMPASS’s English as a Second Language Placement Test
• A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam
• A transcript indicating completion of at least 30 semester hours of credit with an average grade of “B” or higher at an appropriately accredited college or university where the language of instruction was English.

Students who enroll in Vietnamese programs must be fluent in the language that is used to convey the course content. Applicants must demonstrate college-level proficiency in Vietnamese through one of the following:

• Providing a college degree from an appropriately accredited/recognized college (where the language of instruction is Vietnamese)
• Interviewing with a UUC official AND submitting a written personal statement in the Vietnamese language

Required Courses: 54 Credits

BBL‐501 Introduction to the Old Testament BBL‐502 Introduction to the New Testament BBL‐503 Biblical Hermeneutics

CED‐501 Christian Education

CHH‐501 History of Christianity I CHH‐502 History of Christianity II CSL‐502 Christian Counseling ETH‐501 Ministerial Ethics EVG‐501 Evangelism in Context

LDR‐501 Organizational Leadership

MIN‐503 Pastoral Ministry

MIN‐505 Building Healthy Churches

MIN‐511 Church Planting

PRC‐501 Homiletics

RES‐501 Research and Writing for Theological Education SFM‐501 Spiritual Life Practices: Developing A Life of Devotion THL‐501 Systematic Theology I

THL‐502 Systematic Theology II 

 

Elective Courses: 27 Credits (9 courses)

Choose any nine of the following courses:

EDU‐502 Philosophy of Education

EDU‐503 Teaching and Learning: Foundational Issues in Education

LDR‐502 Servant Leadership

LDR‐503 Foundations of Personal Leadership

LDR‐505 Servant Leader as a Transformational Agent LDR‐506 Emotional Intelligence in Leadership MIN‐500 Doing Ministry in Context

MIN‐504 Church Renewal

MIN‐506 Cause Collaboration

MIN‐507 Vocation in a Changing World MIN‐512 The Arts and Science of Mentoring THL‐513 Perspectives on World Christian Mission THL‐514 Theology of Work

THL‐515 Fundamentals for Doing Theology

Internship: 3 credits

YEAR I
Code #	Course Name	Credits
BBL-501	Introduction to the Old Testament	3
BBL-502	Introduction to the New Testament	3
RES-501	Research and Writing for Theological Education	3
SFM-501	Spiritual Life Practices: Developing A Life of Devotion	3
THL-501	Systematic Theology I	3

 

YEAR II
Code #	Course Name	Credits
BBL-503	Biblical Hermeneutics**	3
CHH-501	History of Christianity I	3
ETH-510	Ministerial Ethics**	3
THL-502	Systematic Theology II**	3
	Elective 1	3

 

YEAR III
Code #	Course Name	Credits
CHH-502	History of Christianity II**	3
CED-501	Christian Education	3
LDR-501	Organizational Leadership	3
	Elective 2	3
	Elective 3	3

 

YEAR IV
Code #	Course Name	Credits
MIN-503	Pastoral Ministry**	3
PRC-501	Homiletics**	3
	Elective 4	3
	Elective 5	3
	Elective 6	3

 

YEAR V
Code #	Course Name	Credits
CSL-502	Christian Counseling	3
EVG-501	Evangelism in Context	3
	Elective 7	3
	Elective 8	3

 

YEAR VI
Code #	Course Name	Credits
MIN-505	Building Healthy Churches
MIN-511	Church Planting	3
	Elective 9	3
	Elective 10	3

 

**Course has prerequisite requirement                                                                               Total credits                       84