Master's in Linguistics and Exegesis

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Important: When the student is admitted to the MLE program the Program Director becomes the initial advisor to the student. The Director will assist the student in course selection and in thesis direction. This advising is particularly important for the students who have prerequisites to complete. If a thesis project is approved, then the student will work under the faculty thesis advisor who is appointed by the Program Supervisory Committee. It is the student's ultimate responsibility to ensure that all program requirements are met.

Program Requirements and Worksheet

Program Planning worksheet (pdf)

The 49 hours of graduate level credit will include the following core courses:

21 hours of Applied Linguistics selected from the following courses:

21 hours of Biblical Studies/Exegesis consisting of the following:

7 hours of thesis or courses:

In order to qualify for the thesis option, a student must achieve a GPA of at least 3.30 in the first year of the MLE program. The thesis option may be pursued by taking MLE 803 and MLE 831 simultaneously during the fall of the second year of the program. This should only be attempted after consultation with the MLE program director, and tentative approval. MLE theses will normally focus on the interface of linguistics and exegesis.

Courses recommended for the non-thesis option are:

Students in the MLE program may apply up to 6 semester hours of credit to this program earned through ACTS graduate correspondence courses.