Antioch Baptist Seminary offers two types of earned Doctorate programs. The first level is our Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Missiology, Doctor of Theology, and the Doctor of Christian Education Degrees. These degrees are 30 credit hours of study with a 20,000 word dissertation. The advanced Doctorate programs are PhDs. The PhD programs require a 40,000 word dissertation.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF MINISTRY: 

  • ​​A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 20,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 75-80 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF MISSIOLOGY: 

  • ​​A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity

​Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 20,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 75-80 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY: 

  • ​​A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours);
  • ​​A Master of Divinity. 

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 20,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 75-80 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF BIBLICAL EDUCATION: 

  • ​​A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours);
  • ​​A Master of Divinity.

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 20,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 75-80 pages double spaced.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are the highest degrees that this seminary awards. These degrees are called terminal degrees because there are no degrees offered in the USA that are higher than these. Antioch Seminary offers the following PhDs at the present time. Our PhD program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced. If you are interested in working towards this degree, please contact the seminary office and speak with one of our deans.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in BIBLICAL STUDIES: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity
  • ​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or its equivalent).

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THEOLOGY: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or its equivalent).

​Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in MISSIOLOGY: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or its equivalent).

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or its equivalent). 

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHURCH ADMINISTRATION: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity degree
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or it’s equivalent). 

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHRISTIAN COUNSELING: 

  • ​​A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity degree
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or it’s equivalent). 

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or it’s equivalent).

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.

Prerequisites for a DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: 

  • A Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours)
  • ​​A Master of Divinity degree
  • ​​​A Doctor of Mininstry degree (or it’s equivalent).

Course requirements: This program is a 30-credit hour course. The student prior to graduation will need to write a 40,000-word dissertation, which is approximately 160 pages double spaced.