Accelerated Master of Divinity Eligibility Earned at least a “B” in the undergraduate courses applied toward the Accelerated MDiv No more than five years after baccalaureate graduation Courses are evaluated on a course-by-course basis to ensure sufficient equivalency with NOBTS courses A research paper must be submitted indicating ability in research and writing The chart below indicates the NOBTS courses for which undergraduate study may be applied toward the Accelerated MDiv Program No more than 1/3 of the total hours required for the degree may be applied toward the Accelerated MDiv Samford University Qualifying Courses Six hours, of which must come from CHRM 210 Old Testament Survey for Christian Ministry Six hours, of which must come from CHRM 211 New Testament Survey for Christian Ministry BREL 340 Archaeology & the Lands of the Bible CHRM 301 Evangelism CHRM 330 Pastoral Ministry Practicum CHRM 330 Pastoral Ministry Practicum BREL 230 Formation for Christian Ministry BREL 378 Baptists: Their History & Theology BREL 412 Holistic Missions and Ministry PHIL 200/BREL 200 Christian Ethics PHIL 311/BREL 364 Philosophy of Religion Six hours, of which must come from BREL 221 Christian Theology Accelerated MDiv NOBTS Courses OTEN5300 Exploring the Old Testament NTEN5300 Exploring the New Testament BBBW5200 Encountering the Biblical World EVAN5230 Supervised Ministry I EVAN6230 Supervised Ministry II PATH5331 Pastoral Ministry PATH5333 Christian Ministry HIST5223 Baptist Heritage MISS5330 Christian Missions ETHC5300 Christian Ethics PHIL5300 Philosophy of Religion THEO5300 Systematic Theology I In addition, students may qualify for advanced placement in biblical languages For every six hours of undergraduate credit in Greek/Hebrew, students may proceed into the next logical level Undergraduate College/University GREK 101 Elementary Greek I and GREK 102 Elementary Greek II GREK 201 Intermediate Greek I and GREK 202 Intermediate Greek II HEBR 101 Elementary Hebrew I and HEBR 102 Elementary Hebrew II HEBR 201 Intermediate Hebrew I and HEBR 202 Intermediate Hebrew II Advanced Placement into NOBTS Courses NTGK6300 Intermediate Greek Grammar NTGK63 Advanced Greek Exegesis/Grammar OTHB6300 Intermediate Hebrew Grammar OTHB63 Advanced Hebrew Exegesis The Accelerated MDiv option is available for students taking courses in any delivery system Credit to the student's transcript will be given in the semester in which he or she applies for graduation