Purpose of Establishment
IGSB is established to provide a new paradigm of theological education for every student who wants to acquire an AETA or WATS-approved degree in biblical theology and to serve as professors and teachers in theological seminaries and colleges. Our graduate school will help students to be better equipped with competent academic knowledge and spiritual understanding of the Old and New Testament through our worldwide online platform.
Degree Courses
(A) AETA or WATS Degree Courses
IGSB operates three degree programs in the major of the Old and New Testament in accordance with AETA and WATS regulations as follows:
(1) M.A. Course: Students with a B.A. or B.Th. degree from college can enter the M.A. degree course and must complete a total of 30 credits (10 subjects per 3 credits) in the field of study. There is no thesis, but a short academic paper may be imposed before graduation if necessary.
(2) Th.D. Course: Students who earned a M.A. degree in biblical theology can enter the Th.D. degree course and must complete a total of 48 credits (14 subjects per 3 credits and 6 credits for thesis) in the field of study.
(3) Th.M. & Ph.D. Joint Degree Course: Anyone who has earned a bachelor degree from college and a M.Div. degree can enter the Th.M. & Ph.D. Joint degree course and must complete a total of 60 credit hours, including 9 credit hours for a dissertation.
(B) IGSB Independent M.A. Degree Course
IGSB also operates a M.A. degree course for those students who earned a M.Div. or M.Div. Equivalent without a bachelor’s degree in college, and they must complete a total 0f 30 credits (10 subjects per 3 credits) in their field of study. There is no thesis, but a short academic paper may be imposed before graduation if necessary.
Semester Registration Obligation
All registered students are obligated to pay tuition fee
at least for a month after the semester begins.
And any student who failed to pay tuition fee
during this given period of time
is liable to pay late enrollment fee,
which is $10 US Dollars per month.
Guide for IGSB’s On-line Class Attending
(1) Semester Duration
Every semester consists of a total of 16 weeks, including one week for midterm exam.
- The 1st Semester: from August 01 to November 31
- The 2nd Semester: from February 01 to May 31
(2) Two Exams and Research Paper Submission
- Every student should take the midterm and final exams twice a semester. The midterm and final exam questions will be announced on the Discussion Board of each subject on the school website two days before the exam day. Students who submit late beyond the given time may be penalized for their scores.
- Students in the Th.M & Ph.D. Joint Course are required to submit one Research Paper in academic format (footnotes and references) in approximately 5 pages of A4 paper size one week after the semester finishes. Those who submit it late on this given date may be subject to a credit penalty.
(3) Class Attendance Rate
All students who take a degree course must listen to at least 90% of the three subjects uploaded to the school’s Internet platform for the semester to avoid errors in the subject. Please note that the percentage of time taken by students in each subject will be checked in the school platform system, so if you do not secure a 90% participation rate for each subject, you will be evaluated as a failure in that subject.
(4) Important Announcements
Regarding the progress of the class, IGSB posts other important announcements such as midterm exams, final exams, and research paper submission on the main screen or bulletin board of the school’s website when necessary, so graduate students should check them regularly to be careful not to be personally disadvantaged.
(5) Feel Free to Ask Questions
Students who have questions about the content of the class can raise questions by contacting the lecture professor’s personal email address. Also, students who have questions about the operation of the school’s online system or questions about various issues such as academic schedule or tuition payment can freely ask through the school’s official email.
(6) Objection to One’s Grades
You can check the scores for the subjects you took last semester on the school platform, but if you have any questions about your score, please ask us via the school’s official email and the school staff will hand it over to the lecture professor to answer.
(7) The Subjects You Can Take
All students must take only the subjects uploaded to the present semester regardless of the enrollment base. So they cannot take their failed course arbitrarily just because the subjects are uploaded to our school platform. In the event of failed subjects in the semester, the student must take those failed subject and complete all the credits necessary for graduation when all subjects cycle back at a two or three year cycle. Therefore, students must do their best to study and pass the uploaded subjects of each semester because they have to wait for more than two or three years to complete the subjects that they failed in the past semester again.
(8) Allowance for Attending Classes
Students who failed one or more subjects last semester will also be allowed to participate in the new semester class if they pay their tuition fees for the new semester.
(9) Inactive Student and Removal of Status
If students do not take any courses for more than two semesters, they are classified as Inactive Student in the school register and not allowed to attend the uploaded lectures, and if students do not show any willingness to attend classes for two years, their student status shall be removed from school registration.
(10) One Year-Leave of Absence
If an individual student’s unavoidable circumstances are recognized, he/she may take a leave of absence for one year, and if there are no special circumstances after his one-year leave, he/she shall submit a return document to school and resume his classes.