Academics 

Certificate in Christian Studies
The Christian Studies Program helps to prepare students who desire training for ministry in the local church but who are not pursuing a full-time ministry position. The program offers three levels of certification: the Certificate of Christian Studies (12 semester hours), the Advanced Certificate of Christian Studies (24 semester hours), and the Diploma in Christian Studies (36 semester hours). All credit hours for each level of certification are to be selected from the M.Div. Core Curriculum. Each of the three programs may be applied toward the Master of Arts in Christian Studies (48 semester hours) or the Master of Divinity with Christian Ministry (90 semester hours).  To be admitted to the Christian Studies Programs, applicants must complete an application through the Office of Admissions.

Certificate in Missions Studies
The Certificate in Missions Studies is designed for students who are not seeking a degree, but desire a basic theological background for international ministry. The International Mission Board does not require a specific curriculum for career
appointment, but Southeastern encourages those who need 20 or more seminary hours prior to IMB appointment to follow this directed course of study. For those students who begin the Certificate and later wish to pursue a degree, the Certificate Requirements feed directly into the M.A. in Intercultural Studies.

Certificate in Women’s Studies
The Certificate in Women’s Studies is a Seminary program designed for women who are preparing for Christian service to other women in the local churches as well as through their homes or other ministry settings. The Certificate Program is a non-degree program which offers courses that are both practical and personally enriching. In addition to the standard certificate, women may opt for an advanced certificate, or diploma, and those who qualify may pursue a certificate with a focus in international missions.Certification in Women's Studies is available through the Biblical Women's Institute.

Church Music Certificate
The Church Music Certificate is a 20-hour program of study offered through the College for bi-vocational ministers of music who serve in local churches who have not attained an undergraduate degree. College-level music courses are offered via the Internet and in select churches across North Carolina.

Offered in collaboration with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s Music and Worship Team, the program is designed to be flexible enough to accommodate the schedule of a student who has part-time secular employment, part-time church employment and a family. Courses from the program can transfer into the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies and Music undergraduate degree program at Southeastern College at Wake Forest.

Church Music Diploma
The Church Music Diploma entails 38 hours of courses in a program of study offered through the College providing the equivalent of an undergraduate music major for students who have an undergraduate degree but did not pursue an
undergraduate degree in music. Music credits from other institutions may be applied to this diploma if such courses correspond to those in this diploma. Upon completion of the diploma program, students are eligible to pursue the Master of Church Music degree in the Seminary.