West Virginia Christian University

Class Schedule Faculty	Academic Course Overview**
	Degrees/ Certificates	Credit Hours Required	Description
	Audit Certificate	27	Given to the Audit student who has completed the requirements for nine (9) courses. Each Year of attendance counts toward another certificate.
	Diploma	30	Awarded to the student who has completed nine (9) courses plus the required ministry practicum. The Foundational Core (FC) classes must be taken in order to complete this path.
	Associates Degree in Theology	60	Given to the student who has completed the FC classes, plus thirty (30) credit hours including the required ministry practicum each year.
	Bachelors in Theology	120	Awarded to the student who has completed the FC classes, plus ninety (90) credit hours in a specific major, including the required annual ministry practicum.
	Masters in Theology	+42	Given to the Bachelor's degree student who has completed forty-two (42) Master's level credit hours plus the required ministry practicum.
	Doctor of Ministry in Theology (DMin)	+45	Given to the Master's degree student who has completed forty-five (45) Doctoral level credit hours.
	Doctor of Theology (ThD)	+45	Awarded to the Doctor of Ministry student who has completed forty-five (45) Doctoral level credit hours.
	Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (PhD)	+45	Awarded to the Doctor of Theology student who has completed forty-five (45) Doctoral level credit hours.