A Certificate in Biblical and Urban Studies program is offered for men and women currently ministering or desirous of ministering in urban areas surrounding Philadelphia who would like to take 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.B.C., M.A.U.M., 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. All courses in the Certificate program must be taken under the auspices of Westminster Theological Seminary. Included must be AP 101 Introduction to Apologetics, ST 131 Survey of Reformed Theology, and ten hours of core urban courses as follows: PTM 151 Mission to the City, PTM 143 Contextual Theology, PTM 171 Mission Anthropology, PTM 373 Mission and Mercy Ministries, PTM 671/673 Urban Mission Seminar (two semesters). 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 Biblical and Urban Studies from Westminster and then desire to apply this work toward the M.A.U.M. must surrender the Certificate prior to graduation. Students should be aware that not all courses will transfer to the M.Div. or M.A.R. program.

In most cases international students cannot be granted visas for participating in this program.