APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:  The prospective doctoral candidate must hold an earned Master’s degree conferred by an approved educational institution.  Upon receipt of the application and consultation, a determination will be made concerning the prospective doctoral candidate’s eligibility.

DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

TUITION - $2,795.00

Automatic Monthly Payment Program:  $200 down and $100 a month for a total of $2,795.00.

Up Front Payment Program: $300 reduction for a total of $2,495.00 paid at enrollment.

Tuition does not include textbooks. Please purchase them at your favorite book dealer or www.Amazon.com. 

ABOUT THIS DEGREE PROGRAM: The purpose of the Doctor of Philosophy in African American Ministry degree program is to acquaint the student with a broad perspective of African American Ministry. 

The program consists of six courses, which are the equivalent of thirty hours of study, and a dissertation, which is the equivalent of twenty hours of study.  Texts must be selected from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Although all textbooks may be ordered simultaneously, assignments must be submitted one at a time.  Once a textbook is read, a 10 to 20 page paper describing what was read must be submitted for grading.    A four to six page paper is required for each No Travel Seminar.  We are simply asking students for a summary of the material.  A 60-150 page paper is required for the dissertation.   Review the How to Submit Your Work tab concerning submission of assignments. Students may complete one degree program in African American Ministry.  If a Master of Arts in African American Ministry is completed, the student is not eligible for the Doctor of Philosophy in African American Ministry.

SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:  The Doctor of Philosophy in African American Ministry degree program requires a total of 50 hours.  This is comprised of six courses (30 hours) and a dissertation (20 hours).   Three of the six required courses  must be core courses,  chosen from the list of Authorized Textbooks provided below.  Up to three of the six required courses may be electives.  Electives may be chosen from the Electives Page, the No Travel Seminar Tab or any other degree program page.  No Travel Seminars are optional.  A maximum of three No Travel Seminars may be utilized for this program.  

Courses/Textbooks may not be utilized for more than one degree program.

AUTHORIZED TEXTBOOKS:

• AAM 600  Martin Luther King History - The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.-  by Martin Luther King Jr. and Clayborne Carson
• AAM 610   Black Church History -  The Black Church in the African American Experience- by C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
• AAM 620 Black Church Theology -  Practical Theology for Black Churches - by Dale P. Andrews
• AAM 630  Doctrinal Preaching -  Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life - by Robert Smith and James Earl Massey
• AAM 640 Post-Civil Rights Era -   The Black Church in the Post-Civil Rights Era - by Anthony B. Pinn
• AAM 650 Black Church Beginnings -  Black Church Beginnings: The Long-Hidden Realities of the First Years-  by Henry H. Mitchell
• AAM 660 The Black Church and Social Reform -  Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform - by Andrew Billingsley 
• AAM 670 America's Most Effective Black Preachers - ower in the Pulpit: How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons-  by Cleophus James LaRue
• AAM 680 Social Teachings of the Black Churches -   The Social Teaching of the Black Churches - by Peter J. Paris
• AAM 690 The Preaching of Martin Luther King -   The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America-  by Richard Lischer
• AAM 800 MINISTRY STUDIES PRACTICAL SURVEY - MINISTER’S GUIDEBOOK INSIGHTS from a FELLOW MINISTER by DR. GLENN W MOLLETTE CLICK HERE OR GO TO AMAZON.COM TO  PURCHASE