Academics & Curriculum

ADVISING / OWN YOUR PROGRESS

Students in their first year of study are encouraged to advise with Keila to ensure a proper scheduling of classes.
Students preparing to graduate must meet with our Administrative Assistant, Mona, to ensure a clean finish.
Students in between their first year and last semester are encouraged to consult Degree Works, their checksheet and iVue to make class choices. You are welcome to seek advising if you wish, but it is not required.
- Please follow this link to make an advising appointment with Mona or Keila.
If you have not already done so, please discuss with Alice in NADEI about your Advanced Ministerial Development and Field Evangelism requirements, to see how and when you will take these classes. Without this knowledge, it will be difficult to advise you for other courses.
- Please follow this link to make an appointment to meet with Alice.

CHECKSHEETS

Every student in the seminary is provided with a comprehensive checksheet that maps out all the classes they need to complete their degree, including prerequisites. Checksheets have pages for each concentration and dual degree, allowing you to see what is required for each and to easily transition from one option to another should you choose to do so at some point in your time at the seminary.
Here is a sample checksheet. (Please refer to your personal checksheet for your bulletin year to track your own progress.)
Ensure the courses you choose fulfill your degree requirements (both course number and credit count) by monitoring your Degree Works page and updating your checksheet every semester.
- Watch a video tutorial with instructions on how to properly update your checksheet.
  - 2021-22 and earlier bulletin years
  - 2022-23 and later bulletin years

PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS

Students are expected to present a broad range of undergraduate general education represented in such studies as behavioral sciences (including psychology and sociology) communication, education, English composition, fine arts, health, history, philosophy and computer literacy. In addition, courses in the following areas are strongly recommended: Christian ethics, missions, and apologetics.

Students who enter the Master of Divinity program who have not previously taken the following classes on the undergraduate level must fulfill the following prerequisite areas, all of which may be taken either at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary or at the undergraduate level. Courses taken outside of the seminary must be approved through the MDiv office in consultation with the appropriate department. The list below is a simplified list of prerequisite requirements. For a specific list of prerequisite course names, visit our Prerequisites page.

Pastoral Ministries and Church Policy - 2 credits
Biblical Preaching - 2 credits
Personal Evangelism - 2 credits
Introduction to Church History - 4 credits
Adventist Heritage - 3 credits
Christian Theology - 6 credits
Christian Ethics - 2-3 credits
Survey of the New Testament - 4 credits
Intermediate level Greek proficiency*
Survey of the Old Testament - 4 credits
Intermediate level Hebrew proficiency*

* Prerequisite can be met through optional placement exam.

Students who have not previously taken these classes on the undergraduate level must fulfill these prerequisites. Greek and Biblical Hebrew language intermediate level proficiency must be accomplished either through placement exam or by passing both the beginning and intermediate levels of each language. For study helps and information about these language exams, visit our Study Helps page.

MDIV REQUIREMENTS

The course requirements for an MDiv degree can be found on this page.

TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION PROCESS

Upon your application, your undergraduate and graduate transcripts will be thoroughly reviewed to see which classes can be used to meet prerequisite and degree course transfers.

EQUIVALENCIES

For those with questions about chaplaincy equivalency, contact Anna Galeniece at galeniec@andrews.edu.
For those wishing to pursue a DMin with questions about the MDiv equivalency, contact Myrna at dmin@andrews.edu.