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What you can apply for.

Foundation Studies in Bible and Theology: non-credit preparation, with no examination. It is the way to the MA for applicants whose bachelor’s degree is not in theology.
Certificate in Bible and Theology (1 year, 30 credits)
Diploma in Theological Studies (2 years, 60 credits)
Bachelor of Theology (3 years, 90 credits)
Bachelor of Arts (4 years, 120 credits)
Second Bachelor in Bible and Theology (30 credits), for holders of a bachelor’s degree in another field
Master of Arts in Bible and Theology (MA) (48 credits)
Graduate Certificates that can be stacked

We do not offer doctorates (PhD, DMin, ThD), the MDiv or the ThM.

All courses, with their textbooks, are listed in the course catalogue.

WWES Online 3.0

One year of study at a time.

All these programs exist today; their WWES Online 3.0 versions are being completed year by year. New undergraduate students start in WWES Online 3.0, our new study model, and its first courses are planned to open by 1 December 2026.

Year 1Certificate

Year 2Diploma

Year 3Bachelor of Theology

Year 4Bachelor of Arts

Years 5–6Master of Arts

Study the coursesEach course has its textbook as a Book and a PDF, your Study Questions, short quizzes and a Course Final Exam, which is a practice test for the Year examination. Study at your own pace on a phone or a computer.
Practicum (Year 1)A practicum in your own ministry, with your ministry mentor: about 24 weeks and about 270 hours in all (about 11 hours a week): your ministry practice, your journal and reflection, and the meetings with your mentor.
The Year examinationOne supervised examination at the end of each year of study gives the credit and the grades. It comes within a year of the course start at the latest; dates and places are not set yet. You must pass both the examination and the practicum.

Studying takes real dedication: steady reading and writing, week after week. WWES is built for phones and weak connections. You need a phone or a computer, a Google or Microsoft account to sign in, and an internet connection from time to time. Quizzes and exams need a steady connection while you take them. For the Year examination, plan to need a computer, or find a local WWES branch, our training partner on the ground.

Your ministry mentor

Someone at your side in ministry.

Every student has a ministry mentor: a mature believer who walks with you through your studies, in your own church and ministry.

Oversees your practicum

Your mentor meets you regularly, about every three weeks, sees your ministry in practice, reads your journal and notes, and grades your practicum with the practicum rubric. What counts is how you serve, never results: conversions or growth are never a condition of your studies.

May supervise your examination

Your mentor may supervise (proctor) your Year examination. A mentor never marks your examination.

Encourages you

Your mentor watches over your progress and cheers you on, especially when study and ministry feel heavy. For the Bachelor of Theology, your mentor also confirms your ministry practice in Year 3: teaching or preaching, leading an ongoing task, serving under your church’s leadership.

Who can be your mentor

A mature believer who has served in active ministry for at least two years, recommended by your church leader and approved by WWES. Your own pastor may be your mentor.
Never your spouse or a close relative.
No possible mentor near you? WWES appoints a mentor who meets you by video. You are never failed because no mentor was available.
Mentors are volunteers. WWES gives each mentor a guide and a one-hour orientation; a mentor gives about 10–14 hours per student over a practicum.

Good to know

Before you choose.

Foundation Studies in Bible and Theology is open to any applicant and has no examination. Courses you complete never expire. It gives no credit by itself; if you continue, its courses count toward your next program.
Applying for the MA without a bachelor’s degree in theology? You start with Foundation Studies and continue to the MA.
The Certificate in Bible and Theology is the first year of study: 30 credits.
The Second Bachelor in Bible and Theology is academic only (no practicum) and has its own written examination. Its courses open step by step as the later years become available.

We announce dates when they are set.

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