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Overview

Modules are $277 per credit hour (through June 30, 2010)

Modules are one-week classes that cover in a concentrated form the material normally given in a semester. A student may earn a Master of Arts degree by taking modular courses.

Advantages

• Since course requirements and deadlines are not limited to the module week, students are able to complete an amount of work comparable to that of a traditional, semester-length course within parameters adaptable to their daily schedules.
• Since modular courses meet for only one week, Christian workers and lay persons may further their education without having to resign from their ministries or careers and without relocating to the Ankeny area.
• Since the seminary suspends regular courses during module weeks, resident students can also take advantage of the module offerings.
• Since both resident and visiting faculty members teach modules, the seminary’s faculty is enhanced and students’ educational experiences are broadened.

Time of Modular Courses

Modular courses are offered on a regular basis throughout the year; please contact the seminary for a copy of its published module brochure or visit faith.edu/seminary. Usually modules are offered according to the following schedule:
   • Two weeks before the start of the fall semester in August
   • One week in September
   • One week in October
   • One week after the fall semester in December
   • One week before the spring semester in January
   • Two weeks in March
   • One week in April
   • Three weeks after the end of the spring semester in May

Requirements for Graduation

Students may complete the M.A.R. or M.A. degrees by modules. Part of the M.Div. curriculum requirements are offered only in traditional, semester-length courses, but some of the curriculum requirements may be completed in modular format. Students who complete the M.A.R. or M.A. by modules must take at least three modules that are taught by members of the resident faculty. After completing nine credits, module students must apply to a degree program and be assigned a resident faculty advisor. Students who fail to apply to a degree program will not be allowed to put additional credits (i.e., beyond the nine-credit limit) toward any degree program. It is in the best interest of the students, therefore, to apply to a degree program when or before the nine-credit limit is reached.

Housing Information

On-campus housing is available on a very limited basis ($50 per adult for Sunday through Friday 12:00 p.m.). Reservations are accepted on a first-come basis. You may check in Sunday evening or Monday morning. Bedding and towels are furnished. Laundry facilities are available. Rooms will be shared by other module students. Please observe the reserved parking spaces. To reserve guest housing, please fill out our online guest housing form or contact housing department at 515-964-0601 ext. 365.