Purpose of Establishment
IGSB is established to provide a new paradigm of theological education for every student who wants to acquire an ATA or AETA-approved degree in biblical studies and to serve as professors and lecturers in theological seminars 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) AGST-Pacific Degree Courses
IGSB operates four degree programs in the major of the Old and New Testament in accordance with AGST-Pacific regulations as follows:
(1) M.A. Course: Students with a B.D. 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 their field of study. There is no thesis, but a short paper may be imposed 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 their field of study.
(3) Th.M. Course: Anyone who has earned a bachelor’s degree and a M.Div. degree can enter the Th.M. degree course and must complete a total of 36 credits (10 subjects per 3 credits, and 6 credits for thesis) in his field of study.
(4) Th.M./Ph.D. Integration Course: Students who earned a bachelor’s degree and a M.Div. degree can enter this integration course and must complete a total of 60 credits (17 subjects per 3 credits, and 9 credits for thesis) in their field of study.
(B) IGSB Degree Course (accredited by AETA)
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 of 30 credits (10 subjects per 3 credits) in their field of study. There is no thesis, but a short paper may be imposed if necessary.
Semester Registration Obligation
All registered students are obligated to pay tuition fee and complete the course registration at IGSB’s on-line office at least one week before the semester begins. Any student who failed to register for a semester is liable to pay late enrollment fee, which is 5% of total semester tuition.
Guide for IGSB’s On-line Class Attending
(1) Student ID and Password must be awarded to an registered student by IGSB office after course registration.
(2) Students must attend on-line lectures that they are allowed to listen to within 2 weeks because every lecture will be close after 2 weeks.
(3) Every week all registered students without exception must present a summary of a lecture he listened to about half the length of A4 paper size. They may be able to refer to the English lecture notes or articles offered by the professors and uploaded to IGSB’s on-line platform. If they attended three or more lectures, they must present three or more summary papers through IGSB on-line platform.
(4) Every student must enter the Discussion Room in our online platform and participate in reciprocal discussions about what he has learned from the lecture he attended. Students who left appropriate comments on the question raised by the Professor will get higher grades.
(5) Every student must participate in the final exam and pass the lecture he attended by scoring at least more than 70 points (C grade) of 100.
(6) IGSB Professors may offer their zoom lectures once a semester to get an interpersonal acquaintance and friendship with each other.
(7) All registered student should summit an observation letter from his senior pastor or Korean missionary who recommended him to IGSB at the end of the semester on whether he sincerely participate in the classes and submit the imposed academic reports. If he fails to submit the letter on due time to IGSB office, he may be forfeited of the 90% scholarship given to none-Korean students.
Degree Dual Conferral Option
Every graduate student who has successfully completed AGST-Pacific degree course can request not only an ATA-accredited degree offered by AGST-Pacific but also an AETA-accredited degree offered by IGSB Independent according to one’s own choice.