Academics

2005-06 Greenville College Catalog

Leadership and Ministry Master's Program (LAMP)

Courses in the LAMP program are not sequential and allow students to enter the program at any point in the instruction cycle. The only exception is the practicum. LAMP students must have completed a minimum of six courses (18 credits) to begin the practicum.

Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the LAMP program, an applicant needs:

1. A bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited undergraduate institution.
2. A completed Greenville College graduate program application and $30 application fee.
3. Official transcripts from all educational institutions attended.
4. Two letters of reference.

Applications should be received at least eight weeks prior to the beginning of a new instruction session. Apply on line at http://www.greenville.edu/lamp or call toll free 888-818-4625 for further information.

Transfer Credit:
Students may apply to transfer a maximum of six credits into a master of arts program, as long as the student earned at least a B in the course and each course:

1. was taken at an accredited institution.
2. has a reasonable counterpart in the program to which it is applied.
3. was taken within the last 5 years.

All applications for transfer credits are subject to the approval from the Greenville College Graduate Academic Affairs Office.

Program Costs:
Application fee........................................................ $30
LAMP tuition......................................................... $302 per credit hour
MAE and MAT tuition............................................. $320 per credit hour
Continuing Education tuition................................... $175 per credit hour
Graduation fee........................................................ $50

A one credit hour charge will be assessed if continuing advisement is required after the designated due date for either the LAMP practicum or the MAE thesis/project.

The costs of texts and materials vary from course to course. Students are responsible to acquire their own texts. Occasionally texts may be provided by the program for a minimal fee. Housing and meals for students in the LAMP program are independently arranged by the student.

Registration
Once a student is accepted into LAMP, pre-registration forms will be sent to the student. For subsequent sessions, students are automatically sent pre-registration materials. Students will be required to pre-register by June 15 for the August session, and by November 15 for the January session. A list of required texts, reading, and study assignments will be sent once the student is pre-registered.

Registration is held from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM on the Monday prior to the first class in both January and August. All students are required to attend registration.

Degree Requirements
LAMP students must complete 39 hours of course work, including six credit hours of research/practicum in applied ministry, and must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Required courses include:

• BIB 500 Introduction to Biblical Studies (3 cr)
• BIB 510 Biblical Foundations for Leadership (3 cr)
• CM 500 Spiritual Development (3 cr)
• CM 501 Effective Communication in the Local Church (3 cr)
• CM 503 Letting the Church Work (3 cr)
• CM 505 The Worshiping Community (3 cr)
• CM 510 Reaching a Culturally Diverse World (3 cr)
• CM 515 The Ministry of Mercy (3 cr)
• CM 593 Practicum in Applied Ministry (3 cr)
• CM 594 Practicum in Applied Ministry (3 cr)
• THE 500 Wesleyan Theology and Practice (3 cr)
• THE 502 Theological Ethics in the Christian Tradition (3 cr)
• THE 503 Pastoral Theology (3 cr)
  

Last updated: August 2, 2005