S.T.M. Planning and Languages

S.T.M. Planning and Languages

Planning an S.T.M. Program

Upon admission to the program, the candidate is assigned a faculty supervisor by the Committee. With the supervisor, the candidate proposes to the Committee a course of study, to be submitted by a date established by the Advanced Degrees Committee. Changes of faculty supervisor must be approved by the Committee.

• For those who intend to complete the degree in one academic year, the program proposal should include the thesis topic (where applicable) and a recommendation to the Committee for the appointment of the second reader.
• For candidates electing the thesis option, up to six credits of external course work may be taken with the permission of the faculty supervisor and the chair of the Committee.
• For those electing the non-thesis option, up to nine credits of external work may be taken with the permission of the faculty supervisor and the chair of the Committee.
• Graduate-level courses at institutions with which the General Seminary has formal crossregistration agreements are not considered
  to be external.
• Credit for graduate work at other institutions in the three years prior to the candidate's admission, and for which no degree was awarded, may be allowed upon recommendation of the Committee, provided that amajority of the credit hours are taken at General.
• The student must complete all credits with a grade of B (not B-) or better in each course.

Languages

There are no uniform language requirements for S.T.M. candidates. The Committee reserves the right, upon recommendation of the faculty supervisor, to require appropriate language facility when deemed necessary for the successful completion of the candidate's work. Candidates in Scripture will normally have acquired sufficient facility in the appropriate biblical language(s). Courses where the primary aim is the acquisition of elementary language skills may not count for graduate credit.