Northwind Theological Seminary
MSMin|PATH
Northwind Seminary's Master's Degree Completion program is designed for working adults engaged in Ministry.
At Northwind Seminary, our faith-based degree completion programs are designed to fit into your
lifestyle, family, work, and Ministry. There are no semesters at NTS.
Our students take one course at a time and study at their own pace completing courses in as little as 30 days and a maximum of 120 days.
NTS Master Degree Completion students can bring up to 9 credits of previous coursework and Ministry, business, & military experience. These credits are evaluated by Northwind Academic. Approved coursework credits and awarded experiential credits are transferred to Northwind Seminary.
Students with less than 9 transferrable credits of coursework or experience credit take courses from Northwind Institute that transfer to Northwind Seminary.
Master in Specialized Ministry
COURSE of STUDY - 30 Credits
NORTHWIND ACADEMIC
3 credits - Ordination or Commission
3 credits - Ministry Training
3 credits - Ministry Experience
NORTHWIND SEMINARY
3 credits - Introduction to Graduate Studies
6 credits - Capstone Research Methods
6 credits - Capstone Research Course
6 credits - Capstone Paper Course
Faculty Mentors:
Rev. Robert J. Duncan, Jr. DMin
Professor of Leadership & Specialized Ministry
Rev. Leroy Thompson, DMin
Professor of Pastoral Ministry
faculty-mentor
directed
The Faculty Mentor facilitates scheduled video conversations and participates in the portfolio preparation and examination.
Capstone
experience
Students journey through a series of research milestones to generate the final Capstone Project that addresses a Need or Opportunity in their ministry context.
online
flexible
Students set their own schedule and proceed at their own pace. Each 3-credit course can be completed within 30 to 90 days. Each 6-credit course can be completed in 60-120 days.