Degrees Offered
Gateway International Bible Institute currently offers the following degrees:
- Ministerial Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree in Theology
- Bachelor's Degree in Pastoral Leadership
- Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies
- Master's Degree in Theology
GIBI is fully accredited by the Transworld Accrediting Commission.
Degree requirements are as follows:
Ministerial Associates Degree
These two year courses are designed for those who are seeking to enter the ministry on a full-time basis. Students seeking these degrees must take the required subjects totaling 64 credit hours, of which 18 can be electives.
Bachelor Degree of Theology
Students seeking this degree must take the required subjects totaling 128 credit hours. In addition to the core required courses students need the following:
| THEO: 20 credits | BIB: 12 credits |
| GED: 5 credits | WOR: 4 credits |
| GHS: 5 credits | HIS: 9 credits |
| SCRI: 9 credits | |
Bachelor Degree of Pastoral Leadership
Students seeking this degree must take the required subjects totaling 128 credit hours. In addition to the core required courses students need the following:
| PAS: 27 credits | BIB: 14 credits |
| SCRI: 6 credits | GHS: 9 credits |
| WOR: 6 credits | THEO: 5 credits |
| PSY: 3 credits | |
Bachelor Degree of Biblical Studies
Students seeking this degree must take the required subjects totaling 128 credit hours. In addition to the Core required courses students need 60 credits from the Scripture courses.
Masters Degree of Theology
After having Graduated with a Bachelor Degree, students will need an additional 36 credits to meet the requirements of the Masters degree. The additional courses required for the masters degree may be selected from any courses not previously taken. In addition a thesis consisting of 50,000 words or 150 double-spaced typewritten pages. Content for each theme paper and/or thesis must be approved by the Administration before beginning. Thesis deadlines for graduating students are as follows: Preliminary thesis due by June 1st, allow 2 weeks for review and/or correction by faculty and final paper due on June 30th. For complete details of the thesis requirements you may request a copy of the GIBI publication, "How to Write a Thesis." The thesis review fee is $50.00 and payable at the time the thesis is submitted to the institute.
