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Nations U MTS - cc95 - 05-11-2022
Practically, how fast can one finish this degree? Would one year be an unreasonable goal?
Has anyone confirmed if South College will accept for their D.Min?
RE: Nations U MTS - ss20ts - 05-11-2022
South College's website just says an accepted accredited master's degree is required. You could call admissions and ask if NA would qualify. Or contact the program director and ask them about your plans.
https://www.south.edu/programs/doctor-of-ministry/admissions-requirements/
RE: Nations U MTS - cc95 - 05-11-2022
(05-11-2022, 02:56 PM)ss20ts Wrote: South College's website just says an accepted accredited master's degree is required. You could call admissions and ask if NA would qualify. Or contact the program director and ask them about your plans.
https://www.south.edu/programs/doctor-of-ministry/admissions-requirements/
I actually emailed South College admissions if they would accept the Nations MTS and they didn't respond to my inquiry
RE: Nations U MTS - ss20ts - 05-11-2022
(05-11-2022, 03:42 PM)cc95 Wrote:(05-11-2022, 02:56 PM)ss20ts Wrote: South College's website just says an accepted accredited master's degree is required. You could call admissions and ask if NA would qualify. Or contact the program director and ask them about your plans.
https://www.south.edu/programs/doctor-of-ministry/admissions-requirements/
I actually emailed South College admissions if they would accept the Nations MTS and they didn't respond to my inquiry
A phone call is usually a better way to get information. Tends to be significantly faster as well.
RE: Nations U MTS - jsd - 05-11-2022
I'll wait three weeks for an email reply before I have to put myself through having a phone call
RE: Nations U MTS - rachel83az - 05-12-2022
(05-11-2022, 02:50 PM)cc95 Wrote: Practically, how fast can one finish this degree? Would one year be an unreasonable goal?
Has anyone confirmed if South College will accept for their D.Min?
If you dig through the forums here, I think that there is one person who reported that they got this degree. I'm not sure how long it took them. Others may also have gotten it but didn't report doing so.
Do bear in mind that you have to source your own proctor with NationsU and it cannot be a generic proctoring service. If you've got that sorted out, great. Otherwise, you might want to consider Kairos University for their M. Divinity. https://kairos.edu/academics/programs/master-of-divinity/ Kairos also has a D. Min. https://kairos.edu/academics/programs/doctor-of-ministry/ Unless you're set on South College specifically (which is fine) Kairos may be cheaper in the long run, even if their M. Divinity costs more than NationsU.
South College's D. Min is 90 credits. If you take about 2 classes every quarter, for a total of 9 credits per quarter, it looks like that's at least $32k ($3200 per quarter). Kairos's tuition works out to $900/quarter ($300/mo. for this degree). Assuming both degrees can be completed in a similar timeframe, that's $9k for the Doctorate.
The M. Divinity is also $300/mo. Even if it takes you 2 years to complete, that'd be $7200. 7200+9000 would still cost less than South College. You could take almost 7 years to complete your D. Min and it wouldn't cost more than South College.
RE: Nations U MTS - cc95 - 05-12-2022
(05-12-2022, 12:43 AM)rachel83az Wrote:(05-11-2022, 02:50 PM)cc95 Wrote: Practically, how fast can one finish this degree? Would one year be an unreasonable goal?
Has anyone confirmed if South College will accept for their D.Min?
If you dig through the forums here, I think that there is one person who reported that they got this degree. I'm not sure how long it took them. Others may also have gotten it but didn't report doing so.
Do bear in mind that you have to source your own proctor with NationsU and it cannot be a generic proctoring service. If you've got that sorted out, great. Otherwise, you might want to consider Kairos University for their M. Divinity. https://kairos.edu/academics/programs/master-of-divinity/ Kairos also has a D. Min. https://kairos.edu/academics/programs/doctor-of-ministry/ Unless you're set on South College specifically (which is fine) Kairos may be cheaper in the long run, even if their M. Divinity costs more than NationsU.
South College's D. Min is 90 credits. If you take about 2 classes every quarter, for a total of 9 credits per quarter, it looks like that's at least $32k ($3200 per quarter). Kairos's tuition works out to $900/quarter ($300/mo. for this degree). Assuming both degrees can be completed in a similar timeframe, that's $9k for the Doctorate.
The M. Divinity is also $300/mo. Even if it takes you 2 years to complete, that'd be $7200. 7200+9000 would still cost less than South College. You could take almost 7 years to complete your D. Min and it wouldn't cost more than South College.
This is great advice. I really appreciate this information. Would not even be aware of Kairos if you didn't mention it
Another theology program I considered was mentioned in DI and DF prior: https://www.domuni.eu/en/learning/master-advanced-study-theology/
Has anyone completed this Masters? Do any US universities grant Doctoral admission to graduates? Is it recognized by any American university as equivalent?