Full Application Process The items listed below are necessary for an application to be complete: 1. The application form and applicable non-refundable fee: new applicants $50, re-applicants $25. Checks should be made payable to SEBTS. 8. A church affirmation and recommendation form is to be filled out by the church of current membership. 9. Recommendations from three persons who have known the applicant longer than one year. Recommendations should include one academic source, one clergy source, and one additional source. 10. A printed autobiography, 2–3 pages in length, documenting conversion experience, spiritual pilgrimage, call to ministry, and life experiences. This autobiography should include information on ministerial experience, spiritual growth, calling, and significant life events (such as marriage, physical and emotional illness, or divorce, and reasons for choosing Southeastern Seminary). 11. A printed statement of how this degree will complement the applicant’s professional goals. 12. Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores. 13. Applicants must successfully complete (minimum grade of B) a graduate-level class in statistics in order to fulfill the language requirement and assure adequate preparation for the course in statistics included in the program. 14. A master’s degree in education or related fields from other accredited institutions will be accepted. Admission will require a minimum 3.25 GPA requirement in addition to an acceptable score on the MAT. However, for those students who did not have biblical studies background in their graduate program, a biblical core of 12 hours will be required prior to registration in the second year of the program. The biblical studies core consists of 12 hours composed of New Testament Survey (3 hours), Old Testament Survey (3 hours), Systematic Theology (3 hours), and Baptist History (3 hours). The same option applies to the statistics requirement. Those students lacking course work in Christian education may be given additional requirements. 15. Applicants must submit a 3–5 page paper on their personal philosophy of education. 16. After receiving all application materials the Ed.D. Committee may request an interview. 17. The Ed.D. Admission Committee will notify applicants of their admission status within 60 days of receiving their completed application. Additional information may be obtained from the Doctor of Education Office, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, P.O. Box 1889, Wake Forest, NC 27588-1889, or e-mail at edd@sebts.edu. An application information sheet and check list will be provided to guide the student in completing the application.
Degree Requirements The Doctor of Education program is designed to be completed in three years. The curriculum for the first two years requires 48 semester hours. Of these 48 hours, 42 are in the classroom, while the remaining 6 semester hours will involve the student in mentorship and guided research. The third year requires 12 semester hours of dissertation work. Students will take all classes on campus at Southeastern Seminary during two week-long sessions each semester, during January term, and during summer sessions. The first session occurs early in the semester after initial assignments have been completed. The second session occurs later in the semester to advance the student’s understanding of his/her research and course content and to provide summative experiences.
Integrative Seminars Integrative Seminars are designed to be a forum for doctoral students and faculty where issues and developments in the ministry of Christian education and leadership are explored. Students are required to take 6 hours of integrative seminars. Both of these seminars will be taken in Christian education or the student may elect to take a seminar in the Ph.D. program. In order for a student to receive credit for a research seminar, the student must earn a B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale). Any grade below a B results in loss of credit for the course and the student is placed on probation after a review of the student's status by the Doctor of Education Committee. An additional research seminar grade below a B during the following semester may result in termination from the program.
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