Requirements

Successful applicants to a certificate program will have a completed bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution with a GPA of 2.6 or higher. Those who have a GPA of 2.0 to 2.5 may be admitted on probation for the first 27 units. Graduates from unaccredited institutions may be admitted on a probation for the first 27 units.

A limited number of students without a bachelor's degree may be admitted on a non-bachelor's exemption. In general, applicants must be at least 35 years of age with significant ministry leadership experience. In such cases, applicants are required to write a 10-page essay on a topic selected by the Dean as demonstration of the capacity for graduate level studies.

Applicants whose first language is not English must pass the TOFEL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a score of 550 or higher.

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