DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

TUITION - $1,895.00 

Automatic Monthly Payment Program:  $200 down and $100 a month for a total of $1,895.00.

Up Front Payment Program: $300 reduction for a total of $1,595.00 paid at enrollment.

Tuition does not include textbooks. Please purchase them at your favorite book dealer or www.Amazon.com.  

ABOUT THIS DEGREE PROGRAM:   The Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies degree program is perfect for the beginning student. This program is recommended for anyone who does not have any prior college or Bible school training.  The program consists of eight courses which are the equivalent of forty hours of study.  Texts must be selected from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Although all texts may be ordered simultaneously, assignments must be submitted one at a time.  Once a textbook is read, a 10 to 20-page paper describing what was read must be submitted for grading.  A four to six-page paper is required for each No Travel Seminar.  We are simply asking students for a summary of the material.  Take time to review the How to Submit Your Work tab concerning submission of assignments.

SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:  The Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies degree program requires a total of eight courses (40 hours).  Six of the eight required courses must be core courses chosen from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Up to two of the eight required courses may be electives.  Electives may be chosen from the Electives Page, other Degree Program Pages or the No Travel Seminar tab.  No Travel Seminars are optional.  A maximum of four No Travel Seminars may be utilized for this program. 

Courses/Textbooks may not be utilized for more than one degree program.

AUTHORIZED TEXTBOOKS:

ABS 180 The Message of Romans (The Bible Speaks Today Series) by John Stott (Paperback – December 20, 2020)

ABS 200 The Face of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Contemporary Approaches by David W. Baker and Bill T. Arnold (Paperback – October 1, 2004)

ABS 240 The Twelve Prophets (Volume 2) by Marvin A. Sweeney (Paperback – September 15, 2021)

ABS 270 Nelson’s New Testament Survey:  Discovering the Essence, Background & Meaning About Every New Testament Book by Mark Bailey and Tom Constable (Paperback – August 31, 2009)

ABS 280 Paul and His Letters by John B. Polhill (Paperback – February 1, 2020)

ABS 300 New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel by I. Howard Marshall (Paperback – November 3, 2014)

ABS 320 The Gospel of John: (The New Daily Study Bible (Volume 1) by William Barclay (Paperback – November 1, 2001)

ABS 330 Books of the Bible:  A Survey of the Old and New Testaments by John H. Hayes (Paperback – March 1, 1998)

ABS 331 Basic Christian Leadership:  Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry by John Scott (Paperback – March 23, 2006)

ABS 332 Church Growth 101:  A Church Growth Guidebook for Ministers and Laity by Glenn W. Mollette (Paperback – March 28, 2012)

ABS 333 Theology Studies for the 21^st Century by William Perry (Hardcover - January 19, 2015)

ABS 334 A Survey of the New Testament: 5^th Edition by Robert H. Gundry (Hardcover – June 24, 2012)

ABS 335 Old Testament Survey by Paul R. House and Eric Mitchell (Hardcover – June 15, 2023)

ABS 800 Minister’s Guidebook:  Insights from a Fellow Minister by Glenn W. Mollette (Hardcover – February 1, 2021)