Masters Divinity School & Columbia Southern form Historic Institutional Partnership

www.mdivs.edu/limelight.html

From the MDS Website:

Special Press Release:
MASTER'S DIVINITY SCHOOL & COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE HISTORIC AGREEMENT! Wednesday, February 16, 2005, Dr. Bob Mayes, President of Columbia Southern University and Dr. Dennis Frey, President of Master's Divinity School signed the official agreement whereby MDS and CSU became "Institutional Partners" for the providing of General Education courses for MDS students through CSU.

As far as is known, the agreement marks the first time that an unaccredited Theological Distance Education school has partnered with an accredited University in such a way. CSU has a strong track record of missions giving, ministry support, and several members of the CSU Advisory Board are leaders in the evangelical Christian community.

The Agreement makes possible dual enrollment through MDS and CSU for MDS students who lack sufficient General Education credits. For example: A student may enroll in the MDS Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Counseling program, but lack some or all of the 30 General Education (GE) credits required for the BA degree. To satisfy this requirement, the GE credits will be earned through CSU as a part of the MDS program. Upon graduation, the student will receive a dual transcript attesting to the accomplishment. Since CSU is an accredited University, general education courses taken through the MDS Partnership are likely to be accepted for transfer at other colleges or universities. Policies and procedures have been established, and will be "field tested" during the weeks ahead. Specific information will be posted to the MDS online catalog over the course of the next few weeks. The benefits for MDS students are obvious, and we thank God for this wonderful door of opportunity.

 

There is hope. Perhaps in a few years MDS will have morphed into a solid reputable school. This is a good move.

 

Indeed, Brad.