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Master of Arts in Recovery Ministry      96 units

The Master of Arts in Recovery Ministry is designed to prepare the student for ministries in churches and in parachurch organizations. It develops the future Recovery ministries specialist as a minister in a specialized ministry in work with persons in situations of addiction and abuse.

The MA in Recovery Ministry requires the successful completion of 96 quarter units. In addition to full-time and part-time study at the main campus in Pasadena, options are also available for taking up to 16 units in a combination of online and individualized distance learning courses. Many classes for this degree are also offered at all five main extension campuses. 

Sample Curriculum

Biblical Studies (20 Units)

New Testament
New Testament Exegesis
Old Testament
Old Testament Exegesis
Old Testament, New Testament Exegesis, or
     New Testament Studies

   4
  4
  4
  4
  4
 

Theological Studies (20 Units)

Church History or Theology
Ethics
Theology, Church History, Philosophy, Ethics, or Theology & Culture

 12
  4
  4

Practical Theology (12 Units)

Foundations of Spirituality
Spirituality Elective
Communication

   4
  4
  4

Cultural Literacy (12 Units)

Ethnicity
World Religions
Culture

   4
  4
  4

Specialized Requirements (28 Units)

Pastoral Counseling
Recovery Ministry and Outreach in the Local Church
Pastoral Care and Abuse
Pastoral Care and Addictions
Choose either Family Therapy and Pastoral Counseling or
     Family Systems Dynamics
Practicum: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in a substance abuse
     treatment center or a general psychiatric hospital setting

   4
  4
  4
  4
  4

  8

Other (4 units)

Electives

   4

TOTAL
96 units

Notes:

  1. For specific curriculum information, including information on transfer credit, please contact SOT Academic Advising or click HERE to view our Online Catalog.

Admissions Information
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Applicants for the Master of Arts program in the School of Theology must submit the following:

  • Official transcripts of all postsecondary schools attended, showing a bachelor's degree earned from an accredited institution of higher learning, with a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 or above.

  • Evidence of academic capacity for graduate study as communicated through GPA and references (one of which should be an academic reference)

  • Evidence of personal maturity as communicated through three references (one of which must be a pastoral reference), and the applicant's religious autobiography

  • Religious Autobiography parts A and B

  • Fuller's application form, with application fee attached

Note: Applicants whose native language is not English or whose medium of instruction for all secondary and post-secondary education is not English must either submit a test score of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the past two years or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Format, taken within the past two years. Please click here for minimum required scores.

If you would like to apply online to this program, click here.