Please Click Here To Return To Homepage REGENTS VALIDATION DEGREE PROGRAM   CRITERIA FOR CREDIT BY EVALUATION UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION GRADUATE DIVISION           CRITERIA FOR CREDIT BY EVALUATION          Return To Top The criteria used in the evaluation of your credentials is credit specific. That is, every item of your credentials is assessed and compared with a generally accepted standard of excellence and of quantity of assignments in university level courses. A credit is awarded only when the combination of skills, knowledge, and applications are demonstrated over a period of time in a given activity commensurate with university level expectations. ITEMS CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION The following items of evaluation are substantial but not exhaustive. Please add all additional information that you would like to have evaluated for credit. Please provide when available verification through transcripts, copies of certificates, advertising, letters, and all other relevant documentation. Please include all personal recognition, achievements, and honors, and participation in civic, social, political and military activities. Transfer Credit All course credit from universities, colleges, Bible schools and institutes, and seminaries with C or higher grades. Other Educational Experiences:  Seminars, workshops, lectureships, professional education  For the religious seminars, workshops, lectureships, please provide the overall theme of each, the location of each, the dates of each, and your level of participation.  For professional education, please provide the name of your professional employment at the time, your professional duties and responsibilities at the time of the professional education, specific themes/titles of your professional education, the dates and locations. How long did you work in each of your professional employments? What was your last rank or position in each of your professional employments? Ministerial Experience: Preaching     Topical Preaching:           Credit is awarded for preaching on a topic four or more times within a year.                 For example, suppose you preach on Baptism 12 times during a year.                         The TUA will award you 3 credits for that particular series of topical                    sermons, one credit for every four sermons.  Additional sermon                    on the same topic result in additional credits awarded.  One credit is                    awarded for every 4 topical sermons       Expository Preaching            Credit is awarded for preaching directly from the scripture of a specific           For example, suppose you preached through the Book of Matthew for six                     months of the year.  The TUA will award you 6 credits for the expository                          sermons you preached from a specific book of the Bible. Additional expository                  sermons from the specific book of the Bible result in additional credits awarded.                       One credit is awarded for every 4 expository sermons   Please send only the following information about the sermons: 1. the topic or book of the Bible; 2. the year the sermons were preached; 3. the number of sermons preached per topic/per book of the Bible for the year. Initially, please send only your topical and expository selections for two complete                                   years.                                  Teaching Topical Teaching: Credit is awarded for teaching on a topic four or more times within a year.     For example, suppose you taught on Baptism 12 times during a year. The                                 TUA will award you 3 credits for that particular series of topical lessons,                                 one credit for every four lessons.  Additional lessons on the same topic                        result in additional credits awarded.  One credit is awarded for every 4 topical        lessons.     Often, booklets are used in the class for Bible study. Many of these booklets                             have 12 or 13 lessons to complete a quarter of a year’s study. Studying                               through a booklet of this number of lessons is awarded 3 credits. However, it                     is not necessary that a booklet be used. Any legitimate guide, including a                        guide developed by you, is acceptable. The only stipulation is that the                            booklet is focused one overall theme for the course.     Expository teaching            Credit is awarded for teaching directly from the scripture of a specific                 book of  the Bible, one credit for every four expository lessons taken from a specific             book of the Bible.                                                                                                                                                                 For example, suppose you taught through the Book of Matthew for six                                     months of the year.  The TUA will award you 6 credits for the expository                               lessons you taught from a specific book of the Bible. Additional expository                          lessons from the specific book of the Bible result in additional credits awarded.                          One credit is awarded for every 4 expository lessons    Please send only the following information about the lessons: 1. the topic or book of the Bible; 2. the year the lessons were taught; 3. the number of lessons taught per topic/per book of the Bible for the year. Initially, please send only your topical and expository selections for two complete               years.                                 Books and Other Literature You Have Read 1. Please list each book, journal, article by title; 2 please give the name(s) of the author(s) of each book and other literature; 3. please give the approximate year in which the book and other literature were read; 4. please give the approximate number of pages of the book and other literature read; What study resources do you have available for your sermon and lesson research? Please list them individually by title of monograph or by title of reference set? What journal/magazines do you read regularly?     Teaching in Academic Environments (Schools of Preaching; Bible Institutes; Colleges, Universities, and other post secondary educational activities)             (Courses taught - graduate/undergraduate - date, months in each             course taught; number of times the course(s) were taught; when             available, list the textbooks required and a copy of the syllabi.)      Counseling             (list counseling subjects, frequency)      Hospital Visitation and/or Hospital Ministry      Prison Visitation and/or Prison Ministry      Evangelism Preaching             (Gospel meetings)     Personal Evangelism      Literature Read             (Books, articles; when available, include author, title, number             of pages, publisher, date of  publication, date reading completed)      Campaigns             (your responsibilities, dates, locations)      Mission Activities             (in US and abroad, your responsibilities, dates, locations)      Weddings             (frequency per year)      Funerals             (frequency per year)      Media             (TV, radio, newspapers, books and articles written, lectureship             speaker/teacher)   FOR THE  BACHELOR'S  DEGREE please provide information for at least the past 4 years. You may provide more years for additional significant learning and ministerial experiences with your credentials.       Return To Top                 Undergraduate Division         Return To Top   The following undergraduate degrees are available through the Regents Validation Degree Program: Bachelor's of Arts            120 credits Bachelor's of Ministry      120 credits To qualify for your  undergraduate degree through the Regents Validation Degree Program, you will submit educational, ministerial, and professional experiences to be evaluated for educational credit. If the evaluation of your credentials amounts to the required credits above for the specific degree(s) of your interest, you will be awarded your undergraduate degree(s) upon completion of the enrollment procedures and full remittance of tuition and fee. If you have 30 general education credits from prior college education or have experience that evaluates to 30 general education credits, you may choose either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Ministry degree. If you do not have 30 general education credits from prior college education and do not have secular experience that evaluates to 30 general education credits, you qualify for the Bachelor of Ministry degree. MAJOR FIELDS CONFERRED The content of your credentials and the results of the evaluation determine your choice of one or more major fields for your degree. The following major fields result most often from the evaluation of credentials (these are listed alphabetically, not in order of frequency): Biblical Studies (New Testament, Old Testament) Church Administration and Management Church Growth Church History Counseling Psychology (Christian Counseling) Family and Church  Life Evangelism Homiletics and Preaching Ministry Missions Religious Education Youth Ministry Although these major fields are most frequently conferred, each major field is based on the evaluation of the student's credentials and may qualify the student for a major field not listed above. The student should always request an evaluation for a major field for his particular interest.            Return To Top                     Graduate Division               Return To Top   The following graduate degrees are available through the Regents Validation Degree Program: Master of Arts                          36 credits beyond the  bachelor's degree                                                 and one year of full time ministry Master of Ministry                    36 credits beyond the bachelor's degree                                                 and one year of full time ministry Master of Religious Education   36 credits beyond the bachelor degree                                                 and one year of full time ministry Master Divinity                         90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree                                                 and one year of full time ministry Doctor of Ministry                    36 credits beyond the master's                                                 and one year of full time ministry Doctor of Philosophy                36 credits beyond the master's                                                 and a dissertation/major project Doctor of Religious Education   36 credits beyond the master's                                                 and one year of full time ministry To qualify for your  graduate(s) degree through the Regents Validation Degree Program, you will submit educational, ministerial, and professional experiences to be evaluated for educational credit.  If the evaluation of your credentials amounts to the required credits above for the specific degree(s) of your interest, you will be awarded your graduate degree(s) upon completion of the enrollment procedures and full remittance of tuition and fee. Students who have or who qualify for and complete an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree before enrolling for the master's degree may choose either the Master of Arts or the Master of Ministry. Any master's degree listed above is qualification for enrolling in any of the Regents Validation Degree Doctorate Programs. MAJOR FIELDS CONFERRED The content of your credentials and the results of the evaluation determine your choice of one or more major fields for your degree. The following major fields result most often from the evaluation of credentials (these are listed alphabetically, not in order of frequency): Biblical Studies (New Testament, Old Testament) Church Administration and Management Church Growth Church History Counseling Psychology (Christian Counseling) Family and Church  Life Evangelism Homiletics and Preaching Ministry Missions Religious Education Youth Ministry Although these major fields are most frequently conferred, each major field is based on the evaluation of the student's credentials and may qualify the student for a major field not listed above. The student should always request an evaluation for a major field for his particular interest.              Return To Top                                                                                                                                                                                            homepage