Pathway Program from the UoR Bachelor of Arts (BA) to Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.) or Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Degrees

To be eligible for a one-year M.A.T.S. degree, the student must complete the equivalent 32 units of CAS credits (24 units of SFTS graduate credit), from the courses designated below, distributed in any way between the categories of Biblical Studies; History, Theology, and Ethics; and Ministry and Spirituality.

 To be eligible for one year of advanced standing in the M.Div. degree, the student must complete the equivalent of 32 units of CAS credits (24 units of SFTS graduate credit), choosing from the courses designated below (Pathway Course Requirements). The student should consult with the SFTS faculty advisor (see below) or SFTS Dean’s office to be sure chosen courses fulfill requirements for the M.Div. degree. After graduating CAS with the BA, the student enters the SFTS.

Pathway Admission

Undergraduates complete a SFTS Pathway Intention Form by the fifth semester of study or fall of junior year and file it with the Chair of the Religious Students Department and the SFTS Dean’s Office. Upon completion of the form, a SFTS-Pathway advisor is appointed, a SFTS student mentor is assigned, the undergraduate is made a member of the SFTS student assembly, and the undergraduate may begin to take courses for advanced standing credit in SFTS Masters degrees. The undergraduate will be invited to participate in a Preview Day on the SFTS campus. The undergraduate may apply for full admission to SFTS Masters degrees at any time after completing the Intention Form. The undergraduate may take up to the equivalent of 32 units of undergraduate credit or 24 units of SFTS graduate credit from the courses noted below. The pathway student will have full access to SFTS scholarships and financial aid.

Advising

A SFTS faculty member will serve as advisor to Pathway undergraduates in collaboration with the student’s Religious Studies faculty advisor. Undergraduates should consult frequently with the SFTS faculty advisor or the SFTS assistant dean to assure that courses chosen fulfill stated requirements.

Pathway Course Requirements

32 credits from these graduate sections of courses in the College of Arts and Sciences at Redlands.

 OR 24 credits from any of these San Francisco Theological Seminary courses