Academic Catalog 2012-13
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Academic Catalog 2012-13 1 2I¿FHRIWKH3UHVLGHQW MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I was an urban missionary, church planter, and pastor for 23 years. I came here out of the pastorate in 1991, so I know it's no secret that ministry places increasing demands on all persons answering the call today. This calls for greater knowledge, deeper spiritual formation, and sharpening of ministerial skills in knowing how to relate to people, deal with conflict, and engage in spiritual warfare in building a healthy, growing church. Our faculty – both residential and practicing field teachers – are examples of the integration of head, heart, and hands. They hold the highest degrees and have a deep commitment to Wesleyan-Pentecostal ministry. Their training is wide and deep...and so is their teaching. Our graduates are pastors and planters of healthy churches, sacrificial missionaries in North America and around the world, confident counselors, Christian educators, chaplains, and persons of compassionate care. They are fully qualified for and have been admitted to the finest graduate institutions for doctoral training in the United States and the world. We offer five master degrees with 11 different concentrations and one doctoral degree (Doctor of Ministry) which trains leaders to excel in the vital practices of ministry. We also offer for ministry practitioners and laity, a certificate program on Leadership Enrichment and Development. On campus, extensions, one-week intensives, distance/online education – all these are ways you can receive your training at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. It's your call. Let us help form you for it. Let us work personally with you, because your ministry is our mission. In the Spirit of Christ, Steven Jack Land, Ph.D. President, Pentecostal Theological Seminary TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the President .................................................................................................................... 1 Academic Calendar ................................................................................................................................. 4 Mission and Vision Statements ..............................................................................................................6 Theological Commitment (The Church of God Declaration of Faith) ...................................................8 Charter and Accreditation ......................................................................................................................9 Nondiscrimination Policy .......................................................................................................................9 History...................................................................................................................................................10 Administration ......................................................................................................................................15 Faculty ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Administrative Staff ..............................................................................................................................37 Board of Directors .................................................................................................................................38 Tuition and Fees ....................................................................................................................................39 Masters Program ............................................................................................................................39 Doctoral Program ...........................................................................................................................42 Financial Aid .........................................................................................................................................44 Admissions ............................................................................................................................................55 Academic Information Academic Calendar, Vertical Scheduling, Course Load, J-Term Course Load, Transfer of Credit ...................................................................................................................61 Advanced Standing with Credit, Undergraduate Equivalency Policy, Faculty Advisors ..............62 Registration, Class Attendance, Grading System ..........................................................................63 3ULYDF\DQG&RQ¿GHQWLDOLW\RI6WXGHQW5HFRUGV ............................................................................66 Policy on Information, Academic Progress, Academic Appeal, Academic Probation and Suspension .....................................................................................67 Directed/Independent Study, Transcripts .......................................................................................68 Graduation, Educational Resources (Physical Facilities, Library) ................................................69 Bible Collection .............................................................................................................................70 Student Life Classes, Chapel, Ministers' Week, Devotional and Spiritual Life, Ethical Commitment .............72 Student Intellectual Property, Dress Code, Housing......................................................................73 Automobile Insurance, Student Responsibility, Student Organizations ........................................74 Master Degree Programs .......................................................................................................................76 Master of Divinity .........................................................................................................................82 Master of Arts in Discipleship and Christian Formation ...............................................................91 Master of Arts in Church Ministries ..............................................................................................96 Master of Arts in Counseling ......................................................................................................101 Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.................................................................104 Doctor of Ministry Degree Program ...................................................................................................108 Distance Education. and Extensions...................................................................................................114 Chaplaincy Program ............................................................................................................................117 Specialized Ministries Endowed Chairs, AMERC ...........................................................................................................124 Jerusalem University in Israel, Center for Latino Studies, Centre for Pentecostal Theology ..........................................................................................124 Course Descriptions ............................................................................................................................127 Index ...................................................................................................................................................171 Key Contacts .......................................................................................................................................176 Campus Map .......................................................................................................................................178 Transcript Request Form .....................................................................................................................180 3 Pentecostal Theological Seminary ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2012 Jul 2 (M) July J-Term Classes Begin : -XO\WK+ROLGD\ FODVVHVZLOOFRQYHQH6HPLQDU\RI¿FHVFORVHG 24-27 (T-F) General Assembly, Orlando, FL 27 (F) Last Day of July Classes Aug 6-10 (M-F) Faculty Retreat/Orientation 20 (M) New Student Orientation 21 (T) Advising/Registration for New & Readmission Students 27 (M) Late Registration (Returning Students) 28 (T) Fall Classes Begin Sept 3 (M) Labor Day Holiday (Seminary Closed) 10 (M) Last day to apply for Directed Study or to Drop/Add classes 14 (F) Open dialogue for Constitution Day 17 (M) Deadline to apply for December 2013 Graduation 10-21 (M-F) D.Min Classes Meet TBA Heritage Week 24 (M) Marriage Enrichment for Seminary Couples (6:30-8:30 PM) Oct 1 (M) Admissions Deadline for Spring (Internationals) 8-10 (M-W) Fall Break (Seminary Closed on 10/8) TBA Evangelism Week 24-26 (W-F) Board of Directors 29 (M) Marriage Enrichment for Seminary Couples (6:30-8:30 PM) 29-Nov 2 (M-F) Advising/Registration for January & Spring 2013 Nov 15 (Th) Admissions Deadline for Spring (Nationals) 13-15 Chaplains Week 19 (M) Marriage Enrichment for Seminary Couples (6:30-8:30 PM) 20 (T) Last Day of Fall Classes 22-23 (W-F) Thanksgiving Holiday (Seminary closed 11/22-23) 26-30 (M-F) Reading Week 27 (T) Christmas Banquet Dec 4-6 (T-Th) Final Exams 6 (Th) Deadline to apply for Spring 2013 Graduation Dec 17-Jan 1 Christmas and New Year Holiday (Seminary Closed) 4 SPRING 2013 Jan 7 (M) January J-Term Classes Begin 21 (M) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Seminary Closed) 28 (M) New Student Orientation 29 (T)