The faculty has designed the curriculum with a progression in mind, as the scheduling of classes is based on such progression. Understanding the progression will enable a student to see the importance of following the recommended order of studies. The normal maximum class load of 16 credit hours per semester may be exceeded only upon approval of the Academic Dean. One condition of approval is a grade point average of 2.5 on the 12 hours of recorded credit immediately preceding the term to which the approval refers. Special cases involving transferees from other schools or students lacking only a few hours for graduation will be considered individually upon written application to the Academic Dean.
All classes are available to all students.
Scheduling does not seek to make attendance more accessible for those students who must attend to other responsibilities in addition to their seminary programs. However, some classes, especially in Theological Field Education, meet on Mondays either on the campus or in off-campus locations. Midwestern became an associate member of ATS in December 1961, and received full membership and accreditation on June 9, 1964. ATS granted a separate accreditation of the school's Doctor of Ministry degree program in June 1977, after five years of preliminary accreditation. ATS granted preliminary accreditation to the Master of Arts in Church Music degree in June 1991, and the Doctor of Educational Ministry in June 20000.