LOUISIANA BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES DEGREE
Program Description
Deserving students are often granted up to 6 hours of course credit based on significant experience in ministry. However this credit may only be recorded on the student’s transcript after the Petition for Life Credit Forms (2 forms) are satisfactorily completed and returned to LBTS.
The student’s prescribed course of study in the Master of Theological Studies Degree is as follows:
Life Experience Credit - 6 hours
Option One:
Theological Studies
TH501 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I - 3 hours
TH502 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II - 3 hours
TH503 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY III - 3 hours
TH504 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY IV - 3 hours
TH505 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY V - 3 hours
BI500 HERMENEUTICS - 3 hours
BI508 NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION - 3 hours
BI510 OLD TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION - 3 hours
BI 519 SEMINARY WRITING COURSE - 3 hours
GRADUATION WORKSHOP - 3 hours
Total hours in the degree - 36 hours
Option Two:
Theological Studies
TH501 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I - 3 hours
TH502 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II - 3 hours
TH503 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY III - 3 hours
TH504 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY IV - 3 hours
TH505 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY V - 3 hours
BI508 NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION - 3 hours
BI510 OLD TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION - 3 hours
BI598 MASTER’S THESIS - 6 hours
GRADUATION WORKSHOP - 3 hours
Total hours in the degree - 36 hours