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Master of Arts (MA): Near Eastern Archaeology
1. For regular admission, applicants must hold a four-year baccalaureate degree or equivalent with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better (on a 4-point scale) from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university.
2. Applicants who meet the GPA requirements stated above may be admitted to regular admission or may receive provisional admission while completing 12 units of courses in the program with grades of B or better. In addition, the Divinity School retains the right to require Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores from any applicant in advance of admission. Provisional status is not available for F-1 visa students.
3. International applicants must meet the requirements of the university for English-language competence to enroll in full college level coursework. The Divinity School will consider waiving this requirement for international applicants who have demonstrated success in graduate courses or programs off ered in English at other universities.
4. Students may normally transfer up to half of the required units from an accredited graduate program in another university.
Research and Writing (4 units)
RELG 510 Research & Writing in Religion (4)
Near Eastern Archaeology (32 units)
ARCH 548 Archaeology Methods and Theory (4)
ARCH 594 Fieldwork in Middle Eastern Archaeology (4-8)
Other ARCH courses (20-32 units):
Must be numbered 510 or above.
Ideally, these should include a reading tutorial and at least one seminar.
Thesis (4-8 units)
ARCH 698 Thesis in Archaeological Studies (4-8)
Electives (8-16 units)
Must be Divinity School courses numbered 510 or above other than those with prefixes RELM or RELP
Total (56 units)
1. The director of the archaeology program, in consultation with the student, will appoint an advisement, thesis, and examination committee near the beginning of the program.
2. Students must pass a written comprehensive examination in their chosen fi eld of study prepared by the examination-thesis committee in consultation with the students.
3. At the discretion of the examination-thesis committee, students may be required to pass a reading profi ciency examination in a language other than English, if a level of competence is integral to their chosen fi eld of study.
4. Students must maintain a grade point average of 3.00 or better, with no grade lower than B-.
Currently students who graduate from La Sierra University with a BA in Archaeology will be ineligible for the MA (Near Eastern Archaeology) at La Sierra University.