Majors/Emphases

	Caring and Counseling This course prepares current or future ministers for the caregiving and counseling demands of ministry. Students learn how to come alongside people in a variety of significant life moments for the purpose of offering care, comfort, and timely guidance from God’s word. In particular, the course equips students to use God’s Word as they minister to those who in struggle, conflict, or pain, and to help others discover and apply the truths of Scripture to their own situations. (3-lecture units-course; 3 hours per week)
	Advanced Preaching This course builds on the Biblical Preaching course, offering deeper insight into and practice with the art and discipline of expository preaching. Students learn how to bring accurate interpretation of various biblical genres into their preaching with creativity and practical relevance to their specific contexts. Peer group interactive learning and individual mentoring help build the student's preaching confidence and skills. (1.5-lecture units-course; 1.5 hours per week)
	Leading Organizational Change This course equips students to lead and sustain organizational change to better fulfill a mission and vision. Students learn how to work with teams to successfully implement new ideas or programs that support organizational values and goals in addition to developing new leaders who can sustain change. Students learn how to ground their change initiatives in biblical principles, spiritual dependence, and appropriate cultural or contextual factors. Students learn to wisely influence from anywhere in the organization and evaluate several models of change and contemporary tools for planning with their context in view. (3-lecture units-course; 3 hours per week)
	Pastoral Leadership This course equips current and emerging ministry leaders for the calling, demands, and functions of pastoral leadership of a local ministry in their context. Students learn how to wisely lead God’s people in ways that result in spiritually mature and healthy ministries. Students will be prepared to respond to common organizational, personnel, and community challenges, and to address contemporary issues that ministry leaders face in in mobilizing a church for disciple-making and Christian witness in the community. (1.5-lecture units-course; 1.5 hours per week)
	Negotiation and Leadership This course equips students to reach wise agreements across material and relational differences in ways that build trust, sustain partnerships, and decrease conflict while accomplishing personal, team, or organizational objectives. Students explore how identity, culture, and emotions impact negotiation, then examine their own values and motivations in the midst of difficult conversations. Students demonstrate thoughtful negotiation characterized by love when interests are in conflict. Students explore several approaches to negotiation and practice the requisite skills that result in forging agreements. (3-lecture units-course; 3 hours per week)

We are pleased that you have made the decision to apply for admission to a master’s program at the International Graduate School of Leadership (IGSL). The following information will help you complete the application process correctly.

Student Classifications

Applicants are accepted to IGSL under the following categories based on their qualifications and the judgment of the Admissions department. Before you complete an application form, be sure that you are qualified for the program for which you are applying and have requested the correct set of application materials.

Audit Student:

Audit status is available to anyone who desires to take a course for personal enrichment without receiving credit for the course. Courses are open to Audit Students on a space-available basis only, and instructors are not required to grade their coursework.
Special Student:

A limited number of applicants who have not been admitted to a degree program may be allowed to take courses for credit as Special Student Special Students must hold a Bachelor’s degree; complete a Special Student application; and be accepted for Special Student status. They are allowed to take a total of 24 credit units on a space-available basis. All standard prerequisites apply when enrolling in courses. Acceptance as a Special Student does not guarantee admission to regular degree status. Class fees are the same as those for Degree Students.
Master’s Degree Student:
An individual who meets all master’s degree program requirements may be admitted into one of the degree programs. A Degree Student must hold a Bachelor’s degree, be of sound character as biblically defined, have enough ministry experience to discern God’s call to Christian ministry, and be accepted by the Admissions Committee for their desired program.
Doctoral Degree Program Participant:
An individual who meets all the doctoral degree program requirements specific to one of the programs (Transformational Leadership or Peace Studies) may be admitted into that specific doctoral degree program. A Doctoral Degree Program Participant must hold a Master’s degree and meet various requirements (including sound character as biblically defined, years of ministry experience, proven academic ability).

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Master’s program applicants – Do not send your application materials until the application is complete If at any point in the application process, you encounter a difficulty in completing the steps, request clarification on how to proceed from the Office of Admissions. The Admissions Committee will not review your application until all of the application material has been received and all of the requirements for the application have been fulfilled.

Doctoral program applicants – Send your application papers in as they are completed in the order noted in the Application Information sheet downloaded with the application forms. If at any point in the application process, you encounter a difficulty in completing the steps, request clarification on how to proceed from the Program Director for that program. International applicants must use their passport name on all forms. Filipino applicants must use their birth certificate name. The name that you have listed will be used on your transcripts and your diploma.