I was curious what the fastest completion time for say, a BTh was? (an accredited legitimate college) I know 3-4 years is the average, apparently, but I am curious if anyone beat that, and completed one in less than 3.
Also curious> same question on the M. Div.
Why am I asking? Don't know. I am bored, and curious. I grew up in a very pushy, performance oriented household.
What is the fastest?
Discussion in 'Baptist Colleges & Seminaries' started by Havensdad, Jul 23, 2008.
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Most bachelors degrees in theology are BAs, but the name doesn't matter. You could complete one in less than 3 if you took heavy loads and/or combined it with CLEP or AP credit.
For example, if you tested out of 30 credit hours (10 courses), then took 18 hours for each regular term with 6 hours in the summer, you'd be on pace to finish in two and a half years.
That would be a very face pace, though, and it should not be attempted by anyone working anything close to a full-time job.
If a college expects this kind of course load, generally the program isn't as academically challenging as it should be.
A more reasonable load would be 15 hours per term for a full-time student with a part-time job or 6-9 hours for someone with a full-time job, depending on the difficulty of the classes. -
exscentric Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I did one in 1 year, it was a program for those that had a BA already so that probably makes it a 5 year degree program :laugh:
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Of course this is theoretical, I am only 1/3 done! But so far so good!