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2020-2021 History of Christianity (42 Total ) Name: ______Student ID#______Expected Graduation Date: ______(FINANCIAL AID cannot be packaged without an Expected Graduation Date) Check if Accelerated Master’s Degree. Year Started ______Check if Second MA in Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College Graduate School Degree Requirements (Please indicate courses transferred with a “T”) Transferred/Substituted courses require adviser’s approval: Historical Studies ______BITH 576 to 1900 (4) ______BITH 577 World Christianity (4) ______BITH 581 The Reformation (4) ______BITH 585 History of Christianity in North America (4) ______8 hours of BITH 677 (One seminar must correspond with Reformation period, second must correspond with either Early or Modern) ______BITH 677 ______BITH 677 ______Historical Theology - Choose 4 hours from the following ______BITH 653 : Patristic (2) ______BITH 654 Historical Theology: Medieval (2) ______BITH 655 Historical Theology: Reformation (2) (Required) ______BITH 656 Historical Theology: Modern (2) ______Biblical and Systematic Theology - Choose one of the following ______BITH 525 Biblical Theology (4) ______BITH 565 (4) ______Historical Skills & Methodology ______BITH 503, 504, 505 or 506 Language Reading Course* (4) ______*Students not planning to pursue doctoral work may take 4 extra credits of electives instead of Language Reading Course with advisor approval. In most cases, the student registers for BITH 503, 504, 505 or 506 as a tutorial. Students must take the Language Reading course at the graduate level under one of the specified course numbers to count course toward degree. ______BITH 683 Historiography of the History of Christianity (2) ______BITH 684 Vocation Formation in Biblical & Theological Studies** (0) **Students are encouraged to take BITH 684. The course is not required for the degree. Electives (4 hours) (Choose one) ______BITH 695 Independent Study (4) ______BITH 698 Thesis (4) ______Other BITH 692 Comprehensive Exam (0) ______(Required) (Students should not take exam before they have completed at least 32 hours of the program) ______Total Hours (42) I understand I must complete these requirements within 5 years of starting the MA program:

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