HOW MUCH DOES ADVANCE COST STUDENTS?
ADVANCE centers may charge tuition rates based on their own operating costs. However, there is a base fee of $30 per credit hour to be sent to Gateway per student per class (called the “Gateway Support Fee”), and a cap of $100 per credit hour. The average cost for a 3-credit hour ADVANCE class currently is $180.
Students also pay a $30 new student application fee when first applying, to be sent to Gateway with Gateway Support Fees.
Auditors pay the same amount per credit hour as regular students, but do not pay a new student application fee.
Certificate recipients pay nothing to receive a certificate once their course requirements are met and the appropriate paperwork is filed. Current graduation fees & late graduation application fees for diploma students, and transcript fees for all students, can be found here under “Other Fees (non-refundable)”. Graduate fees and late graduation application fees are to be sent to Gateway with Gateway Support Fees. Transcript fees are to be paid by the student directly to Parchment, Gateway’s third-party transcript service.
ADVANCE 學生需要付多少費用？
ADVANCE 培訓中心會根據自己的運營成本收取學費。 但是，每個班級的每一位學生. 每個學分時需要向 Gateway 支付 30 美元的基本費用（稱為“Gateway 維持經費”），並且每個學分的收取上限為 100 美元。 目前 3 學分的 ADVANCE 課程的平均費用為 180 美元。
學生在首次申請時還需支付 30 美元的新學員申請費用，並連同 Gateway 支持費一起發送至 Gateway。
旁聽生每學分支付與普通學生的費用是相同，但不需支付新學員申請費。一旦滿足課程要求並提交了適當的文件，證書獲得者無需支付任何費用便可獲得證書。 文憑學生的畢業費和延遲畢業申請費，以及所有學生的成績單費，可在“其他費用（不可退還）”下找到。 畢業費和延遲畢業申請費及Gateway 維持經費 將一起 支付給 Gateway。 成績單費用即由學生直接支付給 Gateway 的第三方成績單服務: Parchment。
ARE ADVANCE STUDENTS GATEWAY STUDENTS?
ADVANCE students receive Gateway Student ID #’s, have their own ADVANCE student status at the Gateway library, and diploma and leadership diploma students are invited to participate in all commencement events. ADVANCE students also have official transcripts at the Seminary. All ADVANCE certificates, diplomas and leadership diplomas have “Gateway Seminary” prominently displayed, as well as the Gateway seal.
They do not receive all of the same benefits as master’s or doctoral level students at Gateway Seminary, particularly because they do not hold business accounts with or pay tuition directly to the Seminary, but they are still considered students of the Seminary. With this being said, ADVANCE students belong to individual centers that are meant to be their main point of contact and source of administrative, financial and educational support.
ADVANCE 的學生是 GATEWAY 的學生嗎？
ADVANCE 學生獲得 Gateway 學生 ID#， 可以在 Gateway 圖書館擁有個人的 ADVANCE 學生身份，文憑和領導文憑學生是會受邀參加所有畢業典禮。 ADVANCE 學生也有神學院的正式成績單。 所有 ADVANCE 證書、文憑和領導文憑都醒目地展示了“Gateway Seminary”以及 Gateway 印章。
然而他們沒有獲得與 Gateway Seminary 的碩士或博士生相同的所有福利，特別是因為他們沒有在神學院持有學生賬戶或直接向神學院支付學費，但他們仍然被視為是神學院的學生。 話雖如此，ADVANCE 學生屬於各個培訓中心，這些中心是他們的主要聯繫點，也是行政、財務和教育支持的來源。
CAN STUDENTS TAKE CLASSES AT MULTIPLE ADVANCE CENTERS AT ONCE?
Yes. Some students attend multiple centers to take a fuller course-load. Such students will need to complete a Dual Enrollment Form and designate a “home center” to maintain a student file for them and help them with their program progress. Additional centers are not obligated to maintain a student file for “visiting” students.
學生可以同時在多個 ADVANCE 中心上課嗎？
可以的。 一些學生參加多個中心以完成更全面的課程。 此類學生需要填寫雙重註冊表格並指定一個“主屬中心”來為他們管理學生檔案並幫助他們取得計劃進展。 其他中心沒有義務為“訪問”學生管理學生檔案。
CAN ADVANCE STUDENTS TRANSFER TO A MASTER’S PROGRAM?
Gateway Seminary will consider applicants lacking an accredited undergraduate degree for admission to its basic master’s degrees. This pathway is called the Master’s By Exception. A student must request admission under this provision in writing through the Office of Enrollment and may initiate this request only after all qualifying criteria have been met:
Applicants must demonstrate their ability to do graduate-level work by entering the Seminary as a diploma student and by completing at least 15 hours of Gateway Seminary coursework required in the master’s degree sought (at least 6 hours of introductory courses in New Testament, Old Testament, history, or theology) with a minimum GPA of 3.2. Electives, transfer credits and ADVANCE courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
After completing the required 15 hours of coursework at the Gateway diploma level, students may then transfer up to 10 hours of qualifying ADVANCE credit into a Master’s degree.
ADVANCE 學生可以轉讀碩士課程嗎？
Gateway 神學院 將考慮缺乏認可本科學位的申請人入讀其基礎碩士學位。 這條途徑被稱為碩士條件的例外。 學生必需根據規定通過招生辦公室以書面形式申請入學，並且只有在滿足所有資格標准後才能提出此申請：
申請者必須通過以文憑學生的身份進入神學院並完成至少 15 小時的 Gateway 神學院課程作業（至少 6 小時的新約、舊約 、 歷史或神學 課程）來證明他們有能力完成研究生水平的工作 , 其最低 GPA 為 3.2。 撰修課、轉學分和 ADVANCE 課程可能不能用於滿足此要求。
在完成 Gateway 文憑級別所需的 15 小時課程作業後，學生可以將最多 10 小時的合格 ADVANCE 學分轉換為碩士學位。
WHAT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS DOES ADVANCE OFFER?
ADVANCE programs offer three levels of education: 12-hr certificates, 24-hr diplomas and 48-hr leadership diplomas.
Certificates focus on a specific area of ministry. Diplomas focus on a specific area of ministry, plus 12 hours of Christian studies (bible, theology & history). Leadership Diplomas focus on a specific area of ministry, plus 24 hours of Christian studies, and 12 hours of leadership.
ADVANCE offers ministry training in these areas: Biblical Languages, Children’s Ministry, Chaplaincy, Christian Studies, Church Education, Church Planting, Discipleship, Leadership, Missions, Music Ministry, Pastoral Ministries, Peer Counseling, Preaching, Teaching, Women’s Ministry & Youth Ministry. A full list of programs and courses is available in the current Academic Catalog. Yearly course offerings vary by ADVANCE Center.
ADVANCE 提供那些課程？
ADVANCE 課程提供三個級別的教育課程：12 小時證書、24 小時文憑和 48 小時領導文憑。證書側重於事工的特定領域。文憑側重於事工的特定領域，外加 12 小時的基督教研讀（聖經、神學和歷史）。
領導文憑側重於事工的特定領域，外加 24 小時的基督教研讀和 12 小時的領袖訓練。ADVANCE 提供以下領域的事工培訓：聖經語言、兒童事工、牧養、基督教研讀、教會教育、植堂、門徒訓練、領袖訓練、宣教、音樂事工、教牧事工、 輔導 、講道、教導、婦女事工和青少年事工 . 完整的計劃和課程列表是記錄在學術目錄中 。 每年的課程安排會因個別的 ADVANCE 培訓中心而有所不同。