{"id":73191,"date":"2018-03-21T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/?p=73191"},"modified":"2018-03-21T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:03:34","slug":"5-yr-mdiv-northern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2018\/03\/21\/5-yr-mdiv-northern\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Yr BA with MDiv At Northern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Northern Seminary Announces Five-Year Bachelor Plus Master of Divinity Degree Program in Partnership with Trinity Christian College<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/em><\/p>\n

Students Can Enroll Beginning in Fall 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

Lisle, IL\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Northern Seminary is pleased to announce a new program in partnership with Trinity Christian College that will allow students to earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) in five years.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, this educational path takes seven years. \u201cThrough this program, students can complete both degrees in two fewer years, saving both time and tuition dollars,\u201d said Jason Gile, Interim Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n

This program is being supported by a grant from the Kern Family Foundation. \u201cThis grant renews a special, longstanding relationship that Northern Seminary and the Kern family have had for decades,\u201d said Northern President, Bill Shiell. \u201cWe would not be the seminary we are today without the late Pat Kern\u2019s outstanding leadership as a former chair of the Board of Trustees. Through their generosity over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Kern have left an eternal mark on generations of Northern students and alumni. This program allows us to build on this legacy and train a rising generation of pastors to reach people for Christ. We are thrilled to partner with Trinity Christian College to deliver affordable theological education to these students.\u201d<\/p>\n

This program will begin accepting students in the Fall of 2018. Upon completion, students will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Trinity and a Master of Divinity from Northern Seminary.<\/p>\n

Among the advantages to the dual degree program:<\/p>\n