CRU Staff
First Class Free
If you are a full-time Cru staff member, you can take your first class with DTS free. That’s almost $2000 in tuition!
Ministry Partner Tuition Rate
If you are a full-time Cru staff member, you qualify for a special 50% regular tuition rate.
Credit Opportunities
Ministry Residency – Earn up to 12 hours
If you’re serving on staff with Cru at least 30 hours weekly, you may be eligible for DTS’s dynamic Ministry Residency program within the MACL, MACE, and ThM degree programs. DTS comes alongside you, integrating readings and competencies with your ministry, and you earn up to 12 hours credit.
Get Institute of Biblical Studies credit for DTS courses
| If you need this IBS course… | take this DTS course |
| Bible Study Methods | BE5101 – Bible Study Methods |
| God / Bible / Holy Spirit | ST5102 – Trinitarianism |
| Christian Worldview and Ethics | ST5415 – Theology and World Religions or ST5615 – Ethics |
| Humanity / Christ / Salvation | ST5104 – Soteriology |
| Church History | HT5200 – History of Doctrine or HT5101 – The Church to the Modern Era or HT5102 – Church in the Modern Era: Europe and America |
| Old Testament Survey | BE5102 – Old Testament History I or BE5103 – Old Testament History II |
| New Testament Survey | BE5106 – Acts and Pauline Epistles |
| Apologetics | ST5605 – Apologetics |
| Introduction to Missions | MIM5101 – Missiological and Intercultural Foundations |
| Biblical Interpretation | Not Available – IBS Exclusive |
| Biblical Communication | Not Available – IBS Exclusive |
| Doctrine Survey / Intro to Christian Theology | Not Available – IBS Exclusive |
Get DTS credit for IBS courses
| If you have taken this IBS course | it counts for this DTS course | toward this degree |
| Bible Study Methods and Biblical Interpretation and Biblical Communication | Take all three IBS courses to receive credit for BE5101 – Bible Study Methods or receive 1 elective credit hour per IBS course | Any Masters degree or GCCS |
| God / Bible / Holy Spirit | ST5101 – Introduction to Theology (receive 1 credit hour toward this 3-credit hour course) | Any Masters degree or GCCS |
| Humanity / Christ / Salvation | ST5104 – Soteriology (additional work required to complete ST5104, which is a 3-credit course) | Any Masters degree or GCCS, except MABEL |
| Doctrine Survey / Intro to Christian Theology or Church History | HT5200 – History of Doctrine or 1 credit toward both HT5101 & HT5102 (both courses are 3-credit courses) | HT5200: MABEL, MACS or elective in GCCS, MBTS, ThM or HT5101/5102: ThM or elective in GCCS, MACS, MBTS |
| Old Testament Survey | Bible Exposition elective | ThM, MBTS, or GCCS* |
| New Testament Survey | Bible Exposition elective | ThM, MBTS, or GCCS* |
| Apologetics | Systematic Theology elective | ThM, MBTS, or GCCS* |
| Leadership Track | Educational Ministry & Leadership credit | ThM, MACE, MACL, MBTS, or GCCS* |
| Local Leader Training | Educational Ministry & Leadership credit | ThM, MACE, MACL, MBTS, or GCCS* |
| Introduction to Missions | MIM5101 – Missiological and Intercultural Foundations | ThM, MAIS, MACS or elective in MBTS, GCCS |
*May fit into other degree programs.
Distance and Online Options
Most DTS degree programs can be completed entirely online, allowing you to stay in your ministry while you study.
We also have campuses and regional locations across the United States with hybrid courses and other flexible study formats that give you in-person fellowship where you can form deep relationships.
Application Process
To begin the application process:
- Fill out the online application.
- On the “Final Items” page of the application, you’ll see a box for an Application Fee Waiver. In that box, please put this phrase: firstclassfree. Also, at the bottom of the same page there’s a box that says, “Who or what prompted you to apply to Dallas Theological Seminary?” Insert this note as an “answer” to that question: I am applying for the “First Class Free” offer. I am full-time Cru staff. Thank you for waiving the application fee!
If you have any questions, please let us know! You can reach us at [email protected] or 800-3-Dallas (800-332-5527).