Certificate in Baptist Studies
Through the Baptist Studies Program, students may earn a certificate in Baptist studies, which prepares students for ordination in Baptist churches. Students should declare their interest upon matriculation, or as soon as decided, to the director of Baptist Studies and the registrar. The certificate is seventeen hours in length, and the requirements include:
Academic
- DS522. Systematic Theology in Baptist Perspective (2 hours)
- DS521. The Baptist Tradition: History and Theology (2 hours)
- DS523. Baptist Traditions and Church Praxis (2 hours)
Placement
- a placement in a Baptist setting for- Contextual Education II
-
BAPS500. Baptist Studies Reflection Seminar during the Contextual Education II year (0 hours, both fall and spring semesters of Con Ed II enrollment)
Integrative Colloquy/Formation
- a fifth semester evaluation by the director of Baptist studies
- BAPS501. Baptist Studies Colloquy in the final semester of coursework (1 hour).
For further information contact David W. Key, director, at 404.727.6350 or david.key@emory.edu.