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Credits and Degrees
Credits are conferred upon satisfactory completion of each course once tuition for each credit is paid. Transcripts of students grades and credit completions are kept on file, and are available for transfer as needed.

Graduation is recognized with a signed certificate declaring the degree and track, after a student has completed a level of study and all tuition and graduation fees are paid.

Total earned credits requirement for each level of study are as follows:

Certificate / 30 credits
Consisting of any of the courses available from the Yeshiva only
Associate Degree / 63 credits
Consisting of at least 30 credits from those courses available from the Yeshiva, and 33 from Yeshiva or transferred in credits
Bachelor Degree / 126 credits (or Associate Degree plus 63 credits)
Consisting of at least 36 credits from those courses available from the Yeshiva, and 90 from Yeshiva or transferred in credits
Master Degree / 48 credits, plus Bachelor degree (or 174 credits total)
Consisting of at least 36 credits from those courses available from the Yeshiva, and the remainder from Yeshiva or other Messianic Jewish ONLY studies transferred in.
Master of Divinity / 72 credits, plus Bachelor degree (or 198 credits total)
Consisting of at least 72 credits from those courses available from the Yeshiva.
Other credits from Messianic studies may be transferred in, based on the decision of the Academic Dean.
Doctoral Program / 60 credits ( must have Master's Degree)
Consisting of at least 60 credits from those courses available from the Yeshiva.
No other credits may me transferred in.

Transfer Credit

Keep in mind that a minimum of thirty-six MBI Yeshiva credits are required to graduate from any of our programs, no matter how many previous credits qualify for transfer.

MBI Yeshiva normally accepts transferred credits from:

Any accredited secular school on any non-religious subject to complete the Bachelor Degree only.
Any accredited Bible College or Yeshiva
Any other Bible College or Yeshiva (a letter explaining the school's academic standing is required)
Any Hebrew language class of 10 sessions or more (a letter from the instructor is required)
Credits for full-time ministry (a detailed resume is required). These credits are also evaluated on a case by case basis.
These credits are charged at the rate of $40.00 per credit. (These are also called accelerated credits.)

With these limitations:

Transcripts and/or letters of authorization must come from the source directly to the MBI Yeshiva office.
Credits will not be transferred for more than that required to complete MBI Yeshiva requirements.
Credits will not be officially transferred until the student has completed all other MBI Yeshiva work toward the desired degree.

Required courses for Graduation

The following courses are required for all students:
T104/504 Introduction to Torah
B103/503 Life of Yeshua
T101/501 Essentials of Messianic Jewish Faith

Certificate of Messianic Studies
Choose from selected courses here. Can be taken in any order.
Associate of Bible / Messianic Studies
No other specific courses required. Take any available courses in any order.

See first five Bachelor's Semesters.

Bachelor of Bible / Messianic Studies
No other specific courses required. At least 1/4 of all credits must be from Messianic Theology or Judaic courses

Master of Theology / Messianic Studies
No other specific courses required. At least 1/3 of all credits must be from Messianic Theology and/or Torah courses; at least one Bible course.

Master of Theology / Rabbinic Studies
One Hebrew Language and all presently available Judaic courses are required. All the remaining credits must be from Biblical, Theological, Torah, History or Practical related courses.

Master of Divinity
Check the required Semester Listing
See Semester Programs below or go to. Listed courses are required, however they may be taken one at a time, as well as in semester groups.
Doctoral Program
Check the required Course Listing
Listed courses are required, however they may be taken one at a time, as well as in groups.

Semester Programs

Semester Programs are the suggested course offerings for semester completions of Associates, Bachelors and Masters degrees. Each semester is made up of 12 credits or more. Students are not required to take semester programs, and may enroll in courses one or more at a time of their choosing. However, students receive a discount off tuition when enrolling in any semester program. These programs are now available for order from our secure online site: Order Courses. The semester programs list the normally required courses for graduation.

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