(Suburban Philadelphia, Texas, and Distance only)

A Certificate in Christian Studies program is offered for men and women who desire graduate-level courses from Westminster but do not desire to enter a degree program.

Admission to the certificate program requires the same qualifications as admission for the M.A., M.A.R., or M.Div. program. Registration, tuition charges, and all academic procedures and prerequisites are also the same.

The Certificate will be earned after the completion of 25 semester hours of M.A., M.A.R., or M.Div. courses. All courses in the Certificate program must be taken under the auspices of Westminster Theological Seminary. Included must be AP 101 Introduction to Apologetics and ST 101 Introduction to Systematic Theology. Greek and Hebrew are not approved for credit toward the Certificate program. As with other degree programs, these languages do not count toward required credit hours. Language work was not the intention of the Certificate program.

Students who earn a Certificate in Christian Studies from Westminster Theological Seminary and desire to apply this work toward a Master of Divinity or Master of Arts in Religion degree must surrender the Certificate prior to graduation.

Participants in this program may be eligible federal loans if enrolled part-time (6 or more credit hours). In most cases international students cannot be granted visas for participating in this program.