Choose Your Program
Each master’s uses one of two ways to get a head-start in your degree. Find your program below to see how you can get ahead!
- MBA Business Administration
- MAOL Organizational Leadership
- MAMFT Marriage & Family Therapy
- MACM Counseling Ministries
How
Use your undergraduate electives as graduate courses. They count toward both degrees at once!
- MAChM Christian Ministry MAThe Theology
How
Plan ahead: complete paired undergraduate courses and claim credit for the graduate equivalents.
Cross-Crediting
APPLY BEFORE YOU TAKE THE COURSE
Headed for the MBA, MAOL, MAMFT, or MACM? Use a graduate course as one of your undergraduate electives. These courses satisfy the undergraduate requirement and banks credit toward a master’s degree — one course, both degrees.
Meet admission requirements and you’re provisionally accepted; full acceptance follows once you finish your degree. Some course fees may apply.
HOW IT WORKS
- Work with your advisor to ensure you have open electives.
- Submit a free graduate application.
- Provisional acceptance into program after all admissions materials have been received.
- Complete graduate courses while finishing undergraduate degree.
- Full acceptance into program after undergraduate degree has been conferred.
WHO QUALIFIES
MBA & MAOL
2.75 GPA
up to 2 courses
MACM
2.75 GPA
up to 4 courses
MFT
3.0 GPA
up to 4 courses
(90 credits)
The payoff: Fewer graduate hours left, less tuition, a faster finish.
COURSES AVAILABLE FOR CROSS-CREDITING
Graduate Studies confirms which courses qualify each term.
| CODE | COURSE | SESSION | CR. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Business Administration MBA | |||
| ACC 513 | Managerial Accounting & Financial Decision Making | Fall A | 3 |
| BUS 523 | Quantitative Analysis | Fall B | 3 |
| BUS 623 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | Spring A | 3 |
| ECO 513 | Managerial Economics | Fall A | 3 |
| M.A. in Organizational Leadership MAOL · OPEN ELECTIVES | |||
| LED 503 | Christian Leadership and Work | Fall B | 3 |
| LED 513 | Foundations of Organizational Leadership | Fall A | 3 |
| LED 623 | Organizational Communication | Spring A | 3 |
| LED 633 | Leading People and Teams | Spring B | 3 |
| M.A. in Organizational Leadership MAOL · BUSINESS ELECTIVE | |||
| MAN 633 | Knowledge Management | Fall B | 3 |
| Marriage & Family Therapy / Counseling Ministries MFT · MACM | |||
| MFT 513 | Worldview, Professional Identity and Ethics | Spring A | 3 |
| MFT 523 | Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Development | Spring A | 3 |
| MFT 543 | Foundational Skills for Counseling and MFT | Fall B | 3 |
| MFT 563 | Multiculturalism and Diversity | Spring A | 3 |
| MFT 593 | Spirituality in Marriage and Family | Fall A | 3 |
| MFT 643 | Premarital and Marital Counseling | Spring B | 3 |
| CSG 503 | Care and Counseling Ministry | Spring A | 3 |
Advanced Standing
APPLY AFTER THE COURSEWORK IS DONE
Headed for the MA in Christian Ministry or MA in Theology? Plan your undergraduate courses ahead: complete the paired courses below with a B or better, then apply for advanced standing to waive the matching graduate courses. UTF grants up to 12 hours. Equivalent courses from other institutions may be evaluated.
HOW IT WORKS
- Find your completed undergrad courses in the chart below with a B or higher.
- Submit a free graduate application.
- The Dean of Graduate Studies reviews the transcript with the Registrar’s Office to confirm credit.
- Acceptance into program after all admissions materials have been received.
COURSES APPROVED FOR ADVANCED STANDING
| Undergraduate Course(s) Completed | Advanced Standing Granted | |
|---|---|---|
| OTE 103 Intro to Old Testament + an OT Elective | → | BTH 513 Old Testament Introduction |
| NTE 103 Intro to New Testament + an NT Elective | → | BTH 523 New Testament Introduction |
| THE 303 Intro to Theology + THE 483 Systematic Theology | → | BTH 533 Christian Doctrine |
| THE 343 Alliance Distinctives or C&MA licensure / ordination | → | BTH 653 Alliance Theology and Practice |
| ANT 323 Applied Ethnography + a Strategy Project (ICS 493 / 483 / SCD 493) | → | ICS 653 Cross-Cultural Ministry |
From another school? Have course descriptions and syllabi ready so UTF can confirm equivalency and move your review along faster.
Get your head start.
Tell us where you are and we’ll point you to the right track.
Details reflect the 2026–2027 School of Graduate Studies Catalog and Handbook. Qualifying courses, sessions, and eligibility are set by the Chapman School of Graduate Studies and may change.