Masters Degree in Biblical Studies Requirements

A.  Content Requirements:
Our Masters Degree Program has three categories of study listed below, totaling 20 subjects.  With this program, you are required to select a total of any combination of 13 subjects of the 20 subjects listed below for writing 13 required dissertations.   This is a dissertation based program, incumbent upon the students' sole endeavor.  There are no classes at this level, however, counselors are available.

Please select 13 subjects from the three categories below:

Note: The subject of the Profile of the 12 Apostles is required.

Note: This Masters Program is the platform for our three Doctorate Programs.  The three categories in this Masters reflect the program you will ultimately choose for your Doctorate Degree.

B.  Length Requirements
Thirteen dissertations containing 2,000 - 3,000 words each, including scriptures and quotes, for each topic you selected containing a cover page and  reference/ bibliography page for each dissertation.  The books and encyclopedias referenced must be listed on your reference page with page numbers. Scriptures and information will be validated.  Please do not submit testimonials as part of these dissertations.

C. Dissertation Format Options:
MLA or new SBF (Simple Book Form).

1.Simple Book Form:  Dissertation text on 8.5" x 11" paper, vertical, double spaced with 1.5" side margins and 1.5" top and bottom margins.  Simply write your dissertation, as it were, in the form of a book.  We have provided this format so as to present your work in a fashion that you could publish as an
E-book or bound physical book.

 
2.General MLA Guidelines:

• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt.
• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks.
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
• Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin.
• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Omit the number on your first page.
• Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
• If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).

 Cover Page:

• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, the dissertation topic, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
• Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in standard capitalization, not in all capital letters.
• Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your text.
• Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
• Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.
• The use of Section Headings may improve a document’s readability.  These sections may include individual chapters or other named parts of the Dissertation.
   

SAMPLE

D. Grading
The dissertations will be graded on 5 levels:

Content,
Analysis,
Adherence,
Style
Presentation -  Spelling and punctuation is part of Presentation
 

E. Remittance
Dissertations will not be returned.

Your dissertations can be uploaded one at a time in your student account portal or mailed to:

The Sure Foundation Theological Institute
Attn:  Master's Program
P.O. Box 283
Mount Clemens, MI 48043-0283