KENTUCKY FLORIDA VIRTUAL ( ACADEMIC CATALOG :: 2004-2006 > > > TABLE OF CONTENTS SEMINARY CALENDAR ..............................................................................................................................................2 STATEMENT OF FAITH ................................................................................................................................................7 GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................................................................................................................................9 ACADEMIC INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................17 Admission Policy & Procedures..................................................................................................................18 Academic Policies ............................................................................................................................................22 Cooperative Programs....................................................................................................................................31 PROGRAMS OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................................37 Master of Divinity Program..........................................................................................................................38 Distributed and Extended Learning..........................................................................................................49 Master of Arts Programs................................................................................................................................53 1. Biblical Studies ..............................................................................................................................................56 2. Theological Studies ....................................................................................................................................58 3. Christian Education .................................................................................................................................. 60 4. Christian Leadership ..................................................................................................................................62 5. Christian Ministries......................................................................................................................................64 6. Counseling......................................................................................................................................................68 7. Pastoral Counseling ....................................................................................................................................71 8. World Mission and Evangelism ............................................................................................................74 9. Youth Ministry ..............................................................................................................................................76 Certificate in Christian Studies....................................................................................................................78 Double Degrees ................................................................................................................................................79 The E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission & Evangelism......................................................80 1. Master of Theology ....................................................................................................................................81 2. Doctor of Missiology..................................................................................................................................83 3. Doctor of Philosophy ................................................................................................................................86 Doctor of Ministry Program ........................................................................................................................90 The Beeson Pastor Program ........................................................................................................................95 The Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership ................................................................98 Continuing Education ....................................................................................................................................99 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS........................................................................................................................................101 Areas of Instruction ......................................................................................................................................102 Course Descriptions......................................................................................................................................104 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................223 Offices of the Seminary ..............................................................................................................................224 The President, Vice Presidents and Faculty........................................................................................225 COMMUNITY LIFE ..................................................................................................................................................258 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................263 Fees and Expenses ........................................................................................................................................264 Student Financial Aid ..................................................................................................................................270 STATISTICAL INFORMATION................................................................................................................................277 INDEX ..........................................................................................................................................................................281 > > > ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2004-2005 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2004 August 9 ExL registration begins for students within an 85-mile radius of the Kentucky Campus for fall 2004 31 Competency Exams for Greek and Hebrew September 1-3 Orientation and Registration for new students, Kentucky 7 Classes begin 7 Opening Convocation, Kentucky 7, 9 Bible Content Exam 9 Opening Convocation, Florida 17 Last day to drop a course with a refund; close of all registration for additional classes 20-24 Asbury Lectures on Christian Holiness Speaker: • Dr. Dennis Kinlaw, Founder of the Frances Asbury Society October 1 Payment of fees due in Business Office 19, 21 Bible Content Exam 19-22 Kingdom Conference Speakers: • Rev. Ray Rivera, Director, Latino Pastoral Action Center, Bronx, NY • Mr. Gary Haugen, President, International Justice Mission 22 Last day to withdraw from the institution with a prorated refund; last day to drop a course without a grade of "F" November 2-4 Ryan Lectures Speaker: • Dr. Gordon Fee, Professor Emeritus, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. 9, 11 Bible Content Exam 19 Last day to remove incompletes (spring and summer) 22-26 Fall Reading Week December 5 Advent Service 7 Winter Commencement, Kentucky 13-17 Final Exams 17 Semester ends JANUARY TERM 2005 January 3 Classes begin 5 Last day to drop a course with a refund; close of registration for additional courses 10 ExL registration begins for students within an 85-mile radius of the Kentucky Campus for spring 2005 11, 13 Bible Content Exam 2 Academic Calendar 3 14 Last day to drop a course without a grade of "F" 17 Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- NO CLASSES 21 Payment of fees due in Business Office 28 Final exams, term ends 31-February 3 2005 Ministry Conference SPRING SEMESTER 2005 February 4 Spring Orientation 7 Classes begin 15-17 Beeson Lectures Speaker: • Dr. William Hinson, Member, Board of Trustees, Asbury Theological Seminary 15, 17 Bible Content Exam 18 Last day to drop a course with refund; close of all registration for additional courses March 3, 4 Theta Phi Lectures Speaker: • Dr. David Steinmetz, Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of History of Christianity, Duke University Divinity School 4 Payment of fees due in the Business Office 8, 10 Bible Content Exam 21-25 Spring Reading Week 28 Classes resume April 1 Last day to withdraw from the institution with a prorated refund; last day to drop a course without a grade of “F” 14, 15 Freitas Lectures Speaker: • Dr. William Willimon, Bishop 19, 21 Bible Content Exam 21-24 Ichthus 22 Last day to remove incompletes (fall and January term) May 2, 3 Board Meeting 9 ExL registration begins for students within an 85-mile radius of the Kentucky Campus for summer 2004 9-13 Graduates Week (TBC) 14 Commencement, Florida 16-20 Final exams 20 Semester ends 21 Baccalaureate and Commencement, Kentucky FIRST SUMMER SESSION – JUNE 6 - JULY 1 June 6 Classes begin 8 Close of all registration for additional courses; Last day to drop a course with a refund 4 2004-2006 Course Catalog