Program purpose
Preparation for thoughtful, accountable service.
Biblical interpretation, spiritual discernment, ethical boundaries, local-church accountability, and a supervised project.
What you will study
A coherent academic pathway.
The complete program requires 24 semester credits.
- Eight prescribed undergraduate courses — 3 credits each
Courses and requirements
Your complete course map.
Select a course to read its scope, prerequisites, learning hours, and assessment requirements. Follow prerequisite order; the course list does not promise a delivery date.
Required courses 24 credits
PROPH101 Foundations of Prophetic Ministry3 credits
Study prophecy and spiritual gifts in their biblical contexts. Distinguish the biblical text, theological interpretation, and a person’s claimed spiritual experience.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate certificate admission.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH102 Scripture and Prophetic Interpretation3 credits
Practice contextual reading of prophetic passages, including genre and historical setting. Evaluate contemporary applications without making unsupported predictions.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate certificate admission.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH201 Spiritual Discernment3 credits
Evaluate ministry claims using Scripture, character, evidence, and accountable church processes. Explain reasons for accepting, questioning, or withholding judgment.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate certificate admission.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH202 Prophetic Ministry Ethics3 credits
Examine consent, confidentiality, authority, financial integrity, and vulnerability in ministry. Develop boundaries that reject manipulation and coercive claims.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate certificate admission.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH203 Prayer and Intercession3 credits
Study biblical prayers and responsible intercession. Prepare a Scripture-grounded prayer ministry plan that respects personal dignity and confidentiality.
Prerequisites: PROPH101, PROPH102, PROPH201 and PROPH202.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH301 Prophetic Ministry Practice3 credits
Use supervised exercises and fictional cases to practice accountable ministry communication. Faculty assess biblical reasoning and conduct, not the possession of a spiritual office.
Prerequisites: PROPH101, PROPH102, PROPH201 and PROPH202.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH302 Prophetic Ministry in the Local Church3 credits
Develop church processes for discernment, oversight, correction, and service. Relate prophetic ministry to the wider life and mission of the congregation.
Prerequisites: PROPH101, PROPH102, PROPH201 and PROPH202.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
PROPH303 Supervised Prophetic Ministry Project3 credits
Complete a supervised church ministry project with approved scope, documented learning, feedback, and reflection. No academic award confers prophetic office.
Prerequisites: PROPH101, PROPH102, PROPH201 and PROPH202.
Workload: At least 135 documented learning hours.
Assessment: The published course outcomes, required assessed work, and degree-level rubric govern; the verified syllabus supplies assessment weights.
Academic standards and transfer requirements
Each semester credit requires at least 45 documented learning hours: approximately 15 hours of instruction or equivalent faculty-guided engagement and 30 hours of independent work. A 3-credit course requires 135 hours; a 6-credit course requires 270. Shorter terms do not reduce workload.
Undergraduate and certificate courses require C or higher and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00; graduate and doctoral courses require B or higher and at least 3.00. Grades: A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F below 60. Complete at least 67% of attempted credits within 150% of the published program credits. Existing repeat and appeal procedures continue.
Each syllabus specifies measurable outcomes, readings, learning activities, workload, prerequisites, assessment weights, accessibility, and integrity rules before teaching. Assess Scripture and theology, evidence and method, ministry application, and ethics and communication. Final projects require at least 3 on the four-level rubric in every dimension, the minimum course grade, and accepted revisions.
Bachelor students complete at least 30 credits through GDICU, including all 12 advanced field and capstone credits. At least half of each certificate and master degree, and every required culminating project and GDICU-supervised practice component, must be completed through GDICU. All doctoral credits are completed through GDICU. Transfer requires documented content, level, workload, and outcome equivalence; C minimum undergraduate, B minimum graduate.
Count each course once within a credential. Approved certificate courses may apply once to a bachelor degree after admission and a course-by-course equivalency review. Undergraduate work cannot become graduate credit. Previously awarded graduate-degree work cannot be reused in another graduate award. Experience, attendance, ordination, or office alone earns no academic credit.
No recruitment, intervention, or data collection begins before proposal approval and documented institutional ethics review, consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, and site permissions where required. A theological text or archival study also requires source integrity and any access permissions. Existing examination, one-revision, and appeal policies continue.
Academic requirements do not open applications or enrollment. Faculty assignments, complete teaching packages, library access, supervision, accessibility, student support, systems, financial terms, and applicable authorization must be verified before program release. Existing student catalog rights and written transition plans remain in force.
Read the complete academic catalog for the governing program and student policies.
Who may apply
Admission begins with verified preparation.
Secondary-school completion or an accepted equivalent, prior academic records, a Christian learning or ministry-purpose statement, current physical study location, and evidence of college-level reading, writing, technology, and participation readiness.
Completion standard
Progress must be demonstrated.
Complete every prescribed course, earn C or higher in each applied course, maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA, and complete the applicable supervised project.