A baccalaureate degree from a recognized school is required before a student may be considered for admission in any of the graduate programs of the college. The course of study supporting the applicant’s baccalaureate degree should be substantially similar to that required of Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College undergraduates.

If the baccalaureate degree is not similar, the student will be required to take the courses to uphold the undergraduate studies.

Applicants for the Doctoral programs must have successfully completed a master’s degree program in a related field from a recognized seminary, college or university. The applicant’s past graduate work is evaluated by the President, Executive Director and Academic Dean of TVBS & C to determine the standing of the applicant.

TVBS & C reserves the right to withhold recognition of credits received at any seminary, college, or university that does not in the opinion of the above noted administration meet reasonable academic standards.

FIRST TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS

For those planning to attend the graduate school of TVBS & C for the first time, please do the following:

1. Completely fill out an application for admission. This can be obtained from the Registrar, Office of Admissions, P.O. Box 445, Kennedale, TX 76060. Return the completed form to the same address. You may also call (817) 478-7672 for the application or for assistance.
2. Request the institution of higher education that granted
3. your bachelor’s degree to send a complete transcript to the above address. You must also send the transcripts of all other undergraduate and graduate work completed if the above transcript does not note all completed work.

MASTER DEGREES

All Master Degrees will consist of 36 graduate semester hours. Six of these hours constitute the writing of a thesis. All of the graduate programs are to enhance the effectiveness of the Christian servant in carrying out the commission extended to us by the Lord Jesus Christ. The master programs at TVBS & C not only provide the student with enhanced subject matter, but also encourage the graduate student to develop writing skills in his respective field. The graduate student may select a master degree plan in the following fields:

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

Every candidate for a doctoral degree is required to prepare and present a dissertation that shows complete independent investigation of a subject area and is acceptable in form and content to the Department Head under whose supervision the respective degree area falls. It is necessary that the work be of publishable quality. The dissertation should exhibit originality and must be an exhaustive treatment of the scope and subject chosen. The Doctoral Candidate must present this research in an acceptable and correct grammatical style. Not only grammatically correct, the material should reflect the reasonably high quality of research and knowledge expected of a Doctoral Candidate.

All Master Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation projects prepared as part of the requirements for a graduate degree automatically become the property of Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College and should not be published or reproduced without the written consent of the College.

Associate Degrees Biblical Studies: 39 Sem. Hrs. Professional Studies: 21 Sem. Hrs. (Pastoral Ministry classes Chapel credits, Mission classes, English, Christian Education electives)

Bachelor Degrees Biblical Studies 84 Sem. Hrs. Professional Studies 36 Sem. Hrs.

Master Degrees

36 Semester Hours past the Bachelor Degree. Each class requires a ten-page paper on subject given by professor. Six Sem. Hrs. given for Thesis of 15,000 words.

Doctor Degrees