Complete D.Min in Less than 1.5 Years - No MDiv or Ministry Experience Required

[sanantone]

Almost every D.Min program I've come across requires a few years of ministry experience and an MDiv or master's degree with at least 72 credits. This program requires a 36-credit or 54 quarter hour master's degree related to theology and no work experience. If you only have a bachelor's degree, you can complete an MA in Ministry at South College on the way to the doctorate. If you completed a master's degree with fewer than 36 credits, you'll need to take additional masters-level courses. Full-time students can complete the program in four quarters. It looks like they might accept degrees from NA schools. 

The following items are required for consideration of admission:

completed online South College application,

official transcripts from each regionally or approved accredited institution of higher education attended for earned bachelor’s and graduate degrees,

evidence of earning a M.Div. or MA degree in biblical, theological, and ministry studies with at least 54 quarter hour credits (36 semester hour credits) from an accepted accredited institution,

evidence of a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 earned in the bachelor’s degree and 3.00 for a graduate degree, and

interview with the program director.

Online Doctor of Ministry Degree - Online D.Min. Program (south.edu)

These are last year's tuition rates. 

21Tuition-Revised-November-2020-Revised-June-2021_Online.pdf (south.edu)

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They have a first responder grant. They also have a military grant, but it can't be combined with the first responder grant in the same term.

https://www.south.edu/admissions/financi...der-grant/

[jsd]

Since they appear to take NA, keep in mind that NationsU's cheap-as-dirt Master of Theological Studies is 36 credits, so it would be interesting to see if it satisfies an admission requirement here.