Q.Are
your courses accredited? Would I be able to transfer
credits from Master’s
to another seminary?
A. We offer graduate courses that
are accredited through our affiliation with Tyndale
Seminary. Since they
are accredited by ATS, our courses are as well. This
means
that Master’s credits are portable: they
may be used toward the completion of Tyndale degrees,
or transported to other graduate institutions where
seminary
credits are accepted.
Q. Why is a pentecostal school
in partnership with another seminary?
A. Through our current partnership
with Tyndale Seminary, the student may take advantage
of
a broad range
of courses offered from an evangelical perspective.
Tyndale
is a transdenominational institution; their
faculty reflects the diversity of the evangelical
world.
Our partnership agreement gives the student
exposure to
the best training from both a broad evangelical
and a pentecostal understanding.
Q.I have a life. I cannot attend
school everyday. How could I take courses?
A. First of all, most of our students
do their studies on a part-time basis. Second, to
accommodate the schedules of today’s
seminary student, classes are offered in
a variety of formats: day & evening
classes, and one-week intensives in early
January and in spring/summer
session. Occasionally, one-week courses
are offered outside of the Toronto area
(e.g., Pastoral Theology—a
Pentecostal Perspective in Truro, NS, Sum/05;
Impact of Pentecostalism in Montreal, Fall/05;
Luke in Montreal,
Fall/06).
Q.Do I have to be a pastor to
attend seminary?
A. Many of our students are lay
people who desire to learn more about effective
Christian living
and service.
Our signature program, the MTS in Pentecostal
Studies, does not require a previous
religious studies degree,
nor does it prepare a person for ordained
ministry.
Q.Who may attend your school?
A. Admission is open to those who
have completed a university or Bible
College degree.
Mature students
(over 35 years
of age, preferably with ministerial
experience) who have not done undergraduate
work
may also apply. To
apply for admission into a graduate
program, please go to www.mcs.edu
and follow the
seminary admission
links.
Note: Those who graduated from
a Pentecostal Bible College with
a
diploma before
1985 may apply for
admission into graduate work with
Master’s/Tyndale without
having to complete a Bachelor’s degree.
Q.Is there financial aid available?
A. There is currently no fund to
support this. Full-time students, however,
may apply
for OSAP (Ontario
student loans).
Q.How might your courses fit
into a Tyndale degree?
A.
They may be used
as electives in any graduate degree program. Although
our institutional partner is Tyndale, our courses may be
transferred into other seminary or graduate schools.
For those preparing for ministry, there is a concentration
or minor of 4 pentecostal courses that are required by PAOC as part of the M.Div. degree.
Master’s courses make up half of the curriculum of our signature program: the MTS (Master of Theological Studies) in Pentecostal
Studies. This two-year degree program, which is offered in conjunction with Tyndale,is unique in North America—nine courses in
Pentecostalism and another nine in biblical and theological studies from an evangelical perspective. A thesis option is available as a primer for further academic work.
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