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Certificate & Degree

For student entering this program with M.Div. degree one will be awarded with a D.Min. degree after completion of Certificate of Nehemiah, Certificate of Ezra, and D.Min. dissertation.

For student entering this program without M.Div. degree after completion of Certificate of Nehemiah, Certificate of Ezra, and one’s dissertation, one will be recognized as in graduate study. The student will then have seven years to finish a M.Div. degree in a recognized seminary. ROLPLI will confer the student’s D.Min. degree at the completion of one’s M.Div. degree.

 

Admission Requirement

• Accept ROLPLI’s statement of faith.
• Born again Christian who has the calling to enter into full time Christian ministry.
• Complete the admission application and pass the admission interview.
• B.A. degree or its equivalence.
• ROLPLI conducts the lectures primarily in Chinese, but the students are required to be able to read the English text books.

 

Semester System

There are two regular semesters plus summer sessions whenever there is a need: Fall Semester (September to December), Spring Semester (January to April), Summer Sessions (May to August).

ROLPLI will offer 4 to 8 credit hours of courses each semester. The offered courses and class locations will be announced 2 months before the beginning of the semester.

 

Tuition

US$300/credit hour

 

Grade Scale

Letter grade will be used in academic evaluation. The passing grade is B-. Any grade that is below C- is considered as F(ailure). The numerical equivalence of the letter grade is as following:

 

 

A

4.0

A-

3.67

B+

3.33

B

3.0

B-

2.67

C+

2.33

C

2.0

C-

1.67

 

 

F

0

 

 

 

Classroom Location

Certificate of Nehemiah Courses are offered in the ROLPLI campus (Santa Clara, CA) in a typical duration of 3 to 6 months. The students who have been serving in the ministry positions of River of Life Christian Church may be waived from taking certain courses after validation. ROLPLI will help arrange the room and board for the students.

Certificate of Ezra Courses are offered in seminar forms at the locations where the majority of the students reside. The class offered requires a minimum of 4 students.

 

Course Requirement

Each semester credit hour consists of 16 lecture hours plus 2-3 hours of class assignment per each lecture hour. Ezra courses are intensive class type seminars with each being conducted in one or two weeks of time. Nehemiah courses are conducted in ROLPLI campus in several weeks.

Intensive courses start 2 months before lecture time for course reading assignment, and end 2 months after lecture time for completing course project. Web-cam type discussion will be provided outside of lecture time to supplement the discussion among professor and students.

 

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:: Admission Info ::

The following materials are to be submitted for admission

1. Filled application form.
2. Non-refundable application fee US$50.
3. Three reference letters to be sent directly to ROLPLI.
4. Testimonies of Salvation and Calling to Ministry.
5. Consent letter of spouse or fiancé/fiancée.
6. Photos of individual (2”x2”, 2 copies) and entire family.

 

Download Application Form Download Reference Form

(The forms are in PDF format. To obtain a free copy of PDF reader, please go to the link below)

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Or Contact ROLPLI for hard copy:

ROLPLI Admission
1177 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Tel :408-260-0257 x 300 Fax: 408-748-8877
Email: Admission@rolpli.org

 

Application Deadline
Admission deadline is two months before the starting of the semester.

 

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