Degrees offered at WRTS

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) This is our core degree. The goal of this degree is to train christian leaders for service in the churches and in the world. .

Year 1
Semester 1 (16 units)
BL 113 Introduction to Greek 3 units
DS 114 Prolegomena - Theological Foundations & Canon and Interpretation 4 units
PS 114 Intro to Homiletics and Liturgics 4 units
PS 112 Church Education 2 units
NT 113 NT Text and Environment 3 units

Interim Semester 1 (4 units)
BL 122 Greek Grammar 2 units
AP 112 Introduction to Apologetics 2 units

Semester 2 (16 units)
BL 133 Introduction to Hebrew 3 units
DS 132 Theology Proper & Anthropology 4 units
ST 132* Doctrinal Sermon (one unit credit for written sermon) 2 units
PS 133 Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling 3 units
OT 134 Old Testament Intro to Biblical Theology and Study of Genesis to Ruth 4 units

Year 2
Semester 3 (16 units)
BL 213 Advanced Hebrew 3 units
DS 213 Christology 3 units
ES 213 Christian Ethics 3 units
PS 213 Missions and Evangelism 3 units
OT 213 Old Testament Exegesis – with focus on Monarchy to Exile 3 units
ST 211* Old Testament Sermon 1 unit

Interim Semester 2 (3 units)
NT 223 New Testament History 3 units

Semester 4 (16 units)
DS 233 Pneumatology 3 units
CH 234 Ancient and Medieval Church History 4 units
NT 233 NT Exegesis – Gospels and Acts 3 units
ST 231* New Testament Sermon 1 unit
AP 233 Applied Apologetics 3 units
DS 232 Hermeneutics 2 units

Year 3
Semester 5 (16 units)
DS 313 Ecclesiology 3 units
OT 313 Old Testament Exegesis – Exilic and Post-exilic period 3 units
CH 313 Reformation Church History 3 units
CE 313 Creeds and Confessions 3 units
ST 312 Occasional Sermon and Counseling Situations 2 units
CE 312 The Development of Church Government 2 units

Interim Semester 3 (3 units)
ES 323 Studies in Christian Spirituality 3 units

Semester 6 (16 units)
DS 333 Eschatology 3 units
CH 333 Modern Church History 3 units
NT 333 NT Exegesis – Epistles and Revelation 3 units
OT 333 OT Exegesis – Preaching the Poetic and Prophetic Books 3 units
ST 331 OT Sermon in Psalms 1 unit
CE 333 Denominational History and Government 3 units

Course Key:
BL = Biblical Languages, DS = Doctrinal Studies, PS = Pastoral Studies, NT = NT Studies, AP = Apologetics, OT = OT Studies, CH = Church History, ES = Ethics Studies, ST* = Sermon Types, AE = Apologetics Elective, CE = Church Government Elective, DE = Doctrinal Elective, HE = History Electives, PE = Pastoral Electives.

ST* this is an additional unit of credit for a submitted sermon written on the designated area. The
sermon is to be evaluated as part of the course that precedes it in the curriculum.

First number = year, Second number = semester (1 = fall, 2 = interim break, 3 = spring), Third
number = units.

Currently WRTS only offers the Master of Divinity Degree

We will accept some students without a Bachelors Degree on a probationary status for one semester. If the student maintains a 3.0 GPA for that semester he will be allowed to continue in the program and earn the M.Div.* Degree.

Note the degree will contain an asterisk (*) indicating that the degree was earned without a Bachelors Degree. This asterisk may be removed upon completion of a Bachelors Degree at any legitimate school.