Those wishing to pursue a special area of study other than preaching or research can do so under the contract track.  Those choosing the contract track option will complete the core curriculum, a related track of courses agreed upon by the student and the faculty, and a project. 

Contract Courses

The courses totaling at least nine semester hours will be transferred from a regionally or Association of Theological Schools accredited institution.   While very few accredited institutions offer entire degrees through correspondence study (or distance learning), several do offer selected courses in this way.  Students studying in the Johnson Bible College distance learning program can frequently find off campus courses to satisfy their personal needs and meet the elective track requirement.   The nine hours may be completed at another regionally and/or ATS accredited college, university, or seminary as resident courses.

Project:

The project must be approved by the faculty and must integrate the New Testament field and the field represented by the contract track.  The project usually consists of a formal thesis and an oral examination.