Entrance into the D.Min. Program

The student must furnish evidence of graduation from a Master of Divinity program in an acceptable seminary or graduate school.

A student with the equivalent of an M.Div. degree may be qualified in this respect upon approval by the admissions committee. A student who possesses a one or two year master's degree in biblical studies may qualify by completing sufficient graduate courses for equivalency.

The student must have earned a 3.0 average in all graduate studies. A limited number of probationary students who have a lower GPA may be accepted.

The student must be currently serving in a full-time ministry in a local church, in world missions, or teaching in a practical field of a Christian school training men for a pastoral or world missions ministry. The student must have a minimum of three years of full-time experience in one of the ministries previously listed.

Note—By action of the Board of Trustees, no one who has been divorced or who is married to a divorced person may be admitted as a student. Prospective students who are separated from spouses will not be accepted.

Specific Requirements

• The student must furnish evidence of graduation from a Master of Divinity program in an acceptable seminary or graduate school. Upon receipt of an application, the Director of the D.Min. program and the D.Min. Admissions Committee will supervise his acceptance into the program. The committee will be composed of the Seminary Dean, Director of the D.Min program, and two faculty members with the Director serving as chairman.
  
  The D.Min. degree normally carries a prerequisite of the Master of Divinity degree (94 credit hours - 3 years full-time equivalency). This standard is widely adhered to among accredited seminaries. BBS holds to this standard as part of its commitment to provide a highly credible and challenging education. There are some variables, however, that allow flexibility in providing a more individualized program of training. Information concerning the various options is given under "Options for Qualifying to Enter Doctor of Ministry Studies."
• The student must have earned a 3.0 average in all graduate studies. A limited number of probationary students may be accepted who have a lower GPA. The number of probationary students will not exceed 10% of the students enrolled in the D.Min. program.
• The student must be currently serving in a full-time local church ministry, world missions, or teaching in a practical field of a Christian school training men for a pastoral or world missions ministry. The official board or supervisor of the student must submit a letter of recommendation including an evaluation of his service and perceived qualifications for doctoral studies to the Director of the D.Min. program.
• The student must have a minimum of three years of full-time experience in one of the ministries listed in number three.
• The student must have two peers (who are in a position to evaluate his ministry) submit recommendation forms to the Director of the D.Min. program.
• The student must submit a formal application accompanied by a self-evaluation of his current ministry, and set forth his purpose in the pursuing of doctoral study. He must request that transcripts be sent to the Director of the D.Min. program by all schools where undergraduate andgraduate work was done. (See application forms and checklist.)
• In some instances, the committee may request the completion of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or other exams, to demonstrate ability to do post-graduate work.

Registration and Enrollment Requirements
Twelve weeks prior to the beginning of each seminar, course descriptions and information will be sent to each student in the D.Min. program along with a form for preregistration. Upon receipt of the preregistration, a course syllabus will be forwarded to the student. Prompt handling of all matters will enable the student to have a full eight weeks to complete the first phase of the course.

A set of Learning Contract forms will also be sent to the student along with a course syllabus so that he may begin preparation of the contract, even though it will be completed during the seminar week. The student must bring these forms to the seminar.

Registration will be held the day on which the seminar begins, with the balance of tuition payable at registration.

The seminars will be held as follows:
Monday 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday–Thursday 8 a.m.–Noon, 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

All new students will meet in a colloquy on the Monday of each seminar beginning at 10:00 a.m.