Christian Studies at North Park

The eight-credit-hour certificate in Christian studies, which also requires one field education credit hour, provides a basic orientation to Christian thought, spirituality, and practice at the master’s level. Students receive support for graduate-level writing and exploring a call to ministry, and they select a primary academic course in the Old Testament, New Testament, Christian history, or theology. You can later apply the credit hours toward a master’s degree from North Park Theological Seminary.

Certificate requirements

• MNST 6105 – Academic Writing (one credit hour)
• Primary course (three credit hours)—choose from:
  • BIBL 5210 – Old Testament 1: Pentateuch and Interpretation
  • BIBL 5240 – New Testament 1: The Texts and Their Word
  • HSTY 5210 – Christian History 1: The Early Church to The Early Reformation (1–16c.)
  • THEO 5110 – Christian Theology
• One of the following (three credit hours)
  • A Christian education and formation elective that does not have a prerequisite
  • A ministry elective that does not have a prerequisite
• One of the following (one credit hour)
  • SPFM 5201 – Journey: The Story of Our Lives
  • SPFM 5211 – Intercultural Spirituality: Praying Together
• FLDC 5300/ECCO 5010 – Vocational Excellence (one credit hour, field education)