Special Credit Options
Transfer Credit
Coursework with a B- grade or above from an accredited graduate school may be transferred. See page 43 of the MTS Catalog for additional information.
Advanced Standing/Validation Exam Credit
MTS offers a limited set of validation examinations to students who desire to earn graduate academic credit based on undergraduate coursework completed at a Bible or Christian liberal arts college, extensive personal study, or other nontransferable learning. An examination fee is charged for each validation exam. For validation exam information, please contact the MTS office located on the first floor of Fitzwater Hall.
Validation examinations for academic credit are offered for the following courses:
| BI 5504 Hermeneutics 1 |
NT 5503 New Testament Greek 1 |
| BI 5505 Hermeneutics 2 |
NT 5504 New Testament Greek 2 |
| BI 5506 Old Testament Exposition 1 |
OT 5503 Biblical Hebrew 1 |
| BI 5507 Old Testament Exposition 2 |
OT 5504 Biblical Hebrew 2 |
| BI 5508 New Testament Exposition 1 |
SF 5506 Biblical Spiritual Formation |
| BI 5509 New Testament Exposition 2 |
ST 5501 Systematic Theology 1 |
| ED 5500 Teaching Principles |
ST 5504 Systematic Theology 2 |
| HT 5500 Church History |
ST 5505 Systematic Theology 3 |
| OS 5502 Theology of Intercultural Ministry |
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Validation Credit
Validation credit must be of a B- grade level and from an accredited undergraduate/graduate program or the equivalent. Validation course credit does not reduce the required academic hours in the graduate program. It allows the student an exemption (waiver) from a required course and permits the selection of an elective course. The maximum hours of special credit allowed in each program are explained in the following chart:
| Program |
Hours |
Transfer Credit (T) |
Advanced Standing/
Validation Exam (ASV)
|
T + ASV Limit |
| M.Div. |
96 |
48 |
16 |
48 |
| M.A.B.S. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.A.C.E. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.A.I.S./U.S. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.A.M.L. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.A.S.F.D. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.T.S. |
60 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
| M.A.C.P. |
58 |
29 |
9 |
29 |
| G.C.B.S. |
30 |
12 |
5 |
12 |
| G.C.I.S. |
21 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| G.C.M.L. |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| G.C.S.F.D. |
19 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| G.C.U.S. |
21 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Note: Advanced Standing, Transfer and Validation credit combined cannot exceed 50 percent of the total credits required for any program.
Directed Study Credit
Students enrolled in a Graduate Certificate are allowed a maximum of three credits of directed study. Students enrolled in a Master of Arts or the Master of Ministry are allowed a maximum of six credits of directed study. Students enrolled in the Master of Divinity are allowed a maximum of nine credits of directed study.