All degree requirements must be completed within a set number of years from the student’s initial enrollment. Maximum year requirements are listed by degree type below.

Undergraduate 

No maximum, unless specified by the program. 

Graduate Master’s 

The following Master’s degree programs must be completed within 5 calendar years from the student’s initial enrollment. 

• Business (M.B.A.)
• Counseling (M.A.)
• Education K-12 (M.A.)
• Medical Sciences (M.S.)
• Nursing Midwifery (M.S.)
• Physician Assistant (M.S.)
• Social Work (M.S.W.)
• Special Ed (M.A.)
• Teaching (M.A,)

The following Master’s degree programs must be completed within 8 calendar years from the student’s initial enrollment. 

• Children’s, Youth, and Family Ministry (M.A.)
• Christian Thought (M.A.)
• Marriage and Family Therapy (M.A.)
• Ministry (M.A.)
• Theological Studies (M.A.) 

The following Master’s degree program must be completed within 10 calendar years from the student’s initial enrollment. 

• Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

Graduate Doctoral

The following Doctoral degree program must be completed within 6 calendar years from the student’s initial enrollment. 

• Doctor of Ministry (D.Min)

The following Doctoral degree program must be completed within 15 calendar years from the student’s initial enrollment. 

• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

If a student withdraws from any graduate level program for a time and then re-enters to complete the program, the time elapsed while they were not enrolled continues to count toward the time limit for degree completion.