Thank you for your interest in Admission to our Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies program. Below you will find instructions and forms to complete the process. Please do not hesitate to call or email us if you have any questions. We look forward to helping you complete your Bachelor's degree.
Students must have completed at least 24 hours of general education requirements before being admitted into the Bachelor of Arts degree program, including at least 3 hours in English Language and Literature. Foreign students must complete the 54 hours of general education requirements before being admitted into the BA program. Students may enroll at Austin Grad as a Special Student without having completed the 24 hours of General Ed.
| • | Official transcripts for all credits previously attempted |
| • | Three letters of reference (including one from a professor and one from a minister of the congregation where the applicant is actively involved) |
| • | Application for Admission |
| • | Essay stating the applicant’s goals in ministry and reasons for pursuing the BA |
| • | Students for whom English is a second language must document a score of 530 or higher on the TOEFL. |
| • | A minimum of 36 hours of course work must be completed in residence at the School for students in the BA degree program. |
| • | Entering students who have earned less than 35 semester hours of credit at another accredited institution are also required to submit their official high school transcript and an official report of scores achieved on the ACT or SAT. ACT/SAT scores and academic records are considered jointly in evaluating the eligibility of an applicant. Low grades may be offset by higher ACT/SAT scores; high grades may compensate for low ACT/SAT scores. |
| • | All students entering the BA program are required to take the College Basic Academic Subject Examination (College BASE) to assess competencies in general education subjects. Normally scheduled at New Student Orientation, students will be tested in 3 subject areas: Math, English, and Social Studies. Students not achieving a satisfactory score may be referred for additional coursework in the relevant subject or for tutoring sessions (typically a score in the 50th percentile of that year's College BASE User Norms is considered satisfactory). |
Transfer of
Credits
Austin Graduate School of Theology accepts transfer hours from regionally
accredited institutions. In addition, up to 15 semester hours of credit from
other institutions
may
be accepted
in transfer toward the BA degree in cases where Austin Grad assesses this
as equivalent to college-level work. Transfer credit applied to major coursework
must be upper-division
(Junior, Senior) level. No transfer credit under the grade of C will be accepted.
Austin Grad will accept up to 30 hours of advanced placement through the
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or the College Board Advanced Placement
(AP). Minimum credit-granting scores are: CLEP - 50 and AP - 4. All students
who
request credit through CLEP or AP must have official test scores sent directly
to the
Registrar's office.
degree
program
General Education Requirements
(69 semester hours)
English Language and Literature - 12 hours (not including Public Speaking; see
below)
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Natural Science - 6 hours
Mathematics - 3 hours
History - 12 hours (6 hours Western Civilization; 6 hours American History)
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Computer Science - 3 hours
Philosophy or Classics - 6 hours
Social Science - 6 hours
Electives - 15 hours (Austin Grad offers a number of courses that may be used
as electives)
Major Requirements (51 semester hours)
(Ministry classes - choose 3)
| OT 3310 | The Story of Israel |
| NT 3320 | Life and Teachings of Jesus |
| NT 3321 | Life and Letters of Paul |
| CH 3312 | History of the Church |
| CH 4312 | Christian Encounters with Other Cultures, Religions |
| TH 4322 | Introduction to Theological Thinking |
| TH 4313 | Christian Ethics |
| MIN 4320 | Vocation in the Local Church |
| MIN 4340 | Vocation in Social Agencies |
| MIN 4306 | Teaching and Preaching |
| MIN 4360 | Ministry in a Medical Setting |
| MIN 4350i | Christian Counseling |
| MIN 3310 | Marriage and Family |
| GRK 3351-52 | New Testament Greek (6 hours) |
| NT 4313 | Interpreting the Bible |
| NT 4335 | Biblical Theology |
| CS 4362 | Church in the Contemporary World |
| CS 4363 | Christian Encounter with Other Cultures |
| CS 3350 | Research and Writing in Theology |
| 3 hours | Elective in Bible |
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