Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	Denver Seminary	Master of Divinity (M.Div), Master of Arts (M.A.), Certificate	Divinity, Leadership, and Biblical and Theological Studies	2/16/2019	Authorized	4/1/2019
Divinity, Leadership, and Biblical and Theological Studies Program Description
Denver Seminary has submitted a renewal application to continue offering three programs out of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden Ministry Center, located at 3600 Brightseat Road in Landover, Maryland, 20785. Denver Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting (ATS) and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (HLC). Denver Seminary is a private not for profit institution based out of Colorado that is registered as a foreign corporation in the State of Maryland. <br> <br>Program descriptions are below. <br>The Master of Divinity program is designed primarily to prepare students whose goal is church ministry where ordination is required. It also prepares students for doctoral-level studies at Denver Seminary or other theological schools. The program requires 97 credit hours. <br> <br>The Master of Arts in Leadership program offers a customizable curriculum that will help students develop their leadership style and put solid leadership principles into practice—all seasoned and shaped by a sound core of biblical and theological studies. The program requires 62 credit hours. <br> <br>The Graduate Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies was developed for those who want to know more about the Christian faith. It requires twenty hours of theology core courses and ten hours of electives. <br>