MA Connections
MA Connections: a Distance Education Option
for Completing your Master of Arts Degree

The MA Connections track puts a Bethany Master of Arts degree within your reach from anywhere--and at your own pace. This rigorous and fully-accredited graduate-level education track does not require you to relocate to earn your Master's degree.
The curriculum combines online learning with Bethany's close-knit learning community during intensive sessions on campus.

Connections courses are offered in the following formats:
- Online courses
- Weekend intensives
- Two-week intensives
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Hybrid courses - (combination of weekend intensive and online)
In addition, traditional and block face-to-face courses can be taken at Bethany, at Bethany's Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (PA) campus, via cross-registration with our sister schools, or even transferred in from other seminaries located close to your location.
MA Connections students have the same choices of areas of concentration and emphases as other MA students.
An MA degree can prepare you for various pursuits.
- A career in teaching
- A non-profit organization
- A career in social services
- The pursuit of a PhD
Consider an MA Connections degree from Bethany!
Yes, it is possible to complete your Master of Arts degree--with all the resources Bethany has to offer--without moving to Richmond!
For more information about MA Connections, refer to the Bethany Catalog, or contact:
Tracy Primozich, Director of Admissions
primotr@bethanyseminary.edu 765-983-1832
Malinda Berry, Instructor in Theological Studies and Director of MA Program
berryma@bethanyseminary.edu 765-983-1807
Steven Schweitzer, Academic Dean and Associate Professor
deansoffice@bethanyseminary.edu 765-983-1815















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