(Urban Philadelphia [Broad Street location] only)

The Certificate in Biblical and Urban Studies program is designed to assist pastors and church leaders in being more effective in their ministries in ever-changing urban communities. The Certificate 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 131 Introduction to Reformed Theology and a 10 credit hour core of urban mission and ministry courses. 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.

If, at the end of the Certificate program, a student would like to continue with the Master of Arts (Urban Mission emphasis), all credits would apply.

Financial aid is not available to participants in this program, and in most cases international students cannot be granted visas for participating in this program.