Master of Arts Biblical Studies
for
University Graduates
Those who are Bible college graduates may receive advanced standing credit (ASC). If you receive ASC, you are not required to retake the course(s) and are not required to take additional course(s) to make up for the credits. The purpose for ASC is to reduce redundancy in your program. Thus, you may be able to complete the MABS more quickly. Your faculty advisor will work with you to determine the amount of ASC you will receive.
The biblical studies degree is designed for students who desire to serve as military chaplains. This degree consists of a core requirement (44 hrs) and a concentration component (28 hrs). The courses below facilitate the student to minister, teach, and counsel cross-culturally.
Recommended
Four-Year Time Frame
| Year | Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Summer Semester |
| 1 | Apologetics (3 hrs.) Methods of Research (2 hrs.) Elementary Greek 1 (3 hrs.) |
Hermeneutics (2 hrs.) NT Introduction (2 hrs.) Elementary Greek 2 (3 hrs.) |
Biblical Counselor (2 hrs.) |
| 2 | Systematic Theology 1 (3 hrs.) Expository Preaching 1 (2 hrs.) Dynamics of Biblical Change (3 hrs.) |
Systematic Theology 2 (3 hrs.) Ministry in a Post-Modern World (3 hrs.) Methods of Biblical Change (3 hrs.) Theology & History of Missions (3 hrs.) |
Counseling James (2 hrs.) |
| 3 | Systematic Theology 3 (3 hrs.) OT Theology (3 hrs.) Theology and Secular Counseling (2 hrs.) Counseling Ecclesiastes (2 hrs.) |
Systematic Theology 4 (3 hrs.) Intercultural Communication (3 hrs.) Electives (3 hrs.) |
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| 4 | Counseling Song of Solomon (2 hrs.) Electives (7 hrs.) |
Senior Seminar (2 hrs.) |