1916-1917 Academic Catalog

COURSES OF STUDY. Six courses of study are offered in the Theological Seminary as follows: 1. A regular seminary course of three years, designed to fit young men for the Gospel ministry, and leading to a diploma. of graduation. 2. A combined college and seminary course for the benefit of theological students who have bad little or no collegiate train– ing, and designed to fit them for the active work of the Gospel ministry and at the same time to give them something of the more liberal culture and wider usefulness to be gained through a college course. This course requires four years and leads to the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the College and the diploma of graduation from the Seminary. 3. Graduates of either of the above courses and of other theological seminaries of good standing will be admitted to a one-year advanced course, largely elective, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. 4. A Bible and missionary training course, open to both sexes, and designed chiefly for laymen who desire to fit them– selves for practical Christian work, as Sabbath School teachers and officers, personal workers, home and foreign missionaries, et cetera. This course covers two years and leads to a diploma of graduation. 5. A combined collegiate and Bible and missionary train– ing course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the College and to the diploma of graduation from the training department of the Seminary. 6. A one-year Bible and training course for the graduates of colleges and leading to the degree of Master of Arts. -73-