DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY

Upon election by the faculty and approval of the school trustees, one may pursue the degree program. These will choose an Advisory Council on the faculty with earned doctorates, The Advisory Council will outline a course of study that will satisfy the requirements of 180 units, oversee the candidate's progress, and accept or reject the candidate's dissertation. See Doctorate
Degree Program Guidelines.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Christian Education - Upon election by the faculty and approval of the school trustees, one may pursue the degree program. These may choose an Advisory Council on the faculty with earned doctorates. The Advisory Council will outline a course of study that will satisfy the requirements of 180 units, oversee the candidate's progress, and accept or reject the candidate's dissertation. See Doctorate Degree Program Guidelines.

DOCTORATE DEGREE PROGRAM GUIDELINES

The Doctor of Theology degree and the Doctor of Philosophy Christian Education degree will be awarded to those students who, upon recommendation of the faculty and the approval of the school trustees, have met the following requirements:

1. Earned a Master of Theology or a Master of Christian Education degree and maintained a G.P.A. of 2.5 or better through their undergraduate studies.

2. Completed the prescribed curriculum with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better.

3. Submitted an acceptable thesis of 50,000 words on an approved subject. Have demonstrated an ability of leadership in actual field experience or in some responsible area of leadership in the church in which they hold membership.

GRADUATION

Upon the satisfactory completion of the prescribed courses of study as outlined in the curriculum of the various departments, the student will be entitled to graduation, subject to the following conditions:

1. No student will receive a degree that has not had at least 12 hours of classroom work in this institution.

2. No degree will be given until a student has submitted a satisfactory thesis, which has been approved by his faculty advisor and the Dean.

3. The Dean must approve the thesis topic and outline at least one semester before graduation.

4. Thesis will be submitted to the Dean by February 15-, Final approval will be given no later than April 15 . The thesis must be properly bound to remain as property of the Library.

5. The candidate must manifest promise of usefulness in the Gospel Ministry. In addition to this, he must have proven his ability by satisfactorily completing practical assignments.

EXTERNAL STUDIES

The External Studies division of Fresno Missionary Baptist Institute was created for the serious Bible student who cannot attend traditional Bible College classes. Lay ministers, deacons, Sunday school teachers, new converts and those interested in increasing their knowledge of the Bible are encouraged to enroll in External Studies classes.

REQUIREMENTS

In addition to reading assignments, the student will be tested at regular intervals. For each three units (hours) of credit, the student will have five multiple- choice tests and a comprehensive final examination. The External Studies Program was developed from the premise that any work completed by correspondence must be equivalent to study completed in the classroom. Through the use of a writing project in each class, the student should be introduced to ideas other than those found in the textbook. This in part will replace materials not gained through the benefit of a classroom discussion. A written project of at least than five double spaced, typewritten pages for each three units (hours) of credit will be required.

PACED WORK

The student may work at his or her own pace and in the privacy of his or her own home. There is no minimum time requirement for completion of a subject. The maximum time limit is nine months from the date of enrollment in the subject. There should be no difficulty for the average student in fulfilling the latter requirement

CERTIFICATE

Upon completion of this program with an accumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better, and upon the recommendation of the faculty of FMBI the student shall be awarded the Certificate of Bible Studies.

COSTS

The tuition for each course is $70.00 (six unit hours) of study. The student will be required to supply his or her own textbooks. In the event a student does not have access to the required texts, they may be ordered from the FMBI bookstore. All tuition will be paid at the time of enrollment. The student may withdraw from the course within seven days of enrollment and receive a 50% refund. Tuition does not include the cost incurred by the student in mailing his or her assignments to the External Studies Instructor.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Please mail all correspondence to Dr. M. D. Keeling 7933 Bradshaw Rd. Sacramento, CA. 95829 1 (916) 689-3298. Provide the following:

1. Name

2. Address with zip 

3. Phone with area code

4. Age and sex

5. Date of birth and marital status

6. Where you hold church membership

7. Whether or not you are a seminary or college graduate, and if so, where

8. In what courses you are enrolling

Payment must be made in full for each course taken. 
Make all checks payable to: M.D. Keeling