NON-DEGREE STUDY OPTIONS
MASTER’S LEVEL COURSES
All GCS students are initially enrolled in the Master’s Level Courses study option. This permits students to take courses according to their own interest and need. All courses will automatically transfer into a GCS degree program, if the student reaches that point, and courses are less than 10 years old.
See our Academic Catalog for more details.
CERTIFICATE OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (CTS)
Requirements:
The CTS requires four courses: any Bible course, any theology course and two additional courses from any discipline. We recommend the following four courses:
- BI501 Biblical Interpretation
- BI520 New Testament Survey
- CM501 Foundations of Christian Ministry (formerly known as Pastoral Leadership)
- TH507 Theology of C.S. Lewis
The CTS is not a degree, nor a requirement for any occupation, but an acknowledgement that a student has achieved a significant milestone in our educational programs. See our Academic Catalog for more details.
DIPLOMA OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY (DCM)
Requirements:
The DCM requires seven courses (21 units) including: any Bible course, any church history course, any theology course, any two Christian ministry courses and two more course from anywhere in our curriculum.
We recommend the following courses:
- BI501 Biblical Interpretation
- BI520 New Testament Survey
- CM501 Foundations of Christian Ministry
- TH507 Theology of C.S. Lewis
- CH501 Church History: The First Millennium
- CM504 Practice of Ministry
- TH501, TH502, or TH503
Six units may come from credit transferred in from another accredited institution, or through documented experiential learning.
The Diploma of Christian Ministry is not a degree, but a recognition that the student has achieved another noteworthy milestone in ministry training. See our Academic Catalog for more details.