Frequently Asked Questions

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4 classes or 12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time. This would be stretched  over the two 8-week sessions for a semester. 

Students can take up to 2 classes (6 hours) per each 8-week session for a total of 12 credit hours. Anything beyond 12 credit hours must be approved by administration.

The associate’s degree requires 60 credit hours for graduation.

The bachelor‘s degree requires 120 credit hours for graduation.

The associate’s degree takes approximately 4 semesters, or 2 years.

The bachelor’s degree takes approximately 8 semesters, or four years.

Students applying for undergraduate admission will be required to respond to the following prompt:

Please state your purpose for pursuing a Religious Studies degree. Also, share how you will integrate knowledge gained into the practical ministry.

Currently 5 transfer degrees are being offered. They can be found here.

NTCC will accept and apply credits that match the degree plan. If enrolled in the NTCC/DCC partnership, DCC then accepts the credits from NTCC.  

Please Note: Not all situations are the same. An independent evaluation can be done upon enrollment. 

Yes, we do.

We offer Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Biblical Studies with minors in Christian Leadership and Worship Studies

All our instructors have a Masters degree or above. For specific qualifications, see our Faculty page. 

A hybrid course is a combination of face to face meetings and online course work. All hybrid classes are also available to take fully online, if desired. 

An online class is 100% online. There are no face to face meetings.

Incoming credit transfers will be determined on a case by case basis.

We cannot guarantee the transfer-ability of any NTCC credits. Please share our course descriptions with the institution to which you plan to transfer.