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Excellence in Biblical Counseling Scholarship

Description

This scholarship is designed to provide tuition assistance to qualified students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in biblical counseling at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College. Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis and are divided equally between Fall and Spring semesters. Selected Boyce students may receive an award to cover between 12-15 credit hours per semester and selected Southern students may receive an award to cover between 9-12 credit hours per semester.

Qualifications

  • Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • Students must be full-time (9+ paid credit hours at Southern and 12+ paid credit hours at Boyce) and must be taking courses at the Louisville campus. Online students are not eligible to apply. Students taking both on-campus and internet courses are eligible to apply if enrolled in a greater number of on-campus hours than online hours.
  • Undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Biblical Counseling who have enrolled in or completed a minimum of 48 hours of courses at Boyce College.
  • Graduate students pursuing a Master’s Degree (M.A.) in Biblical Counseling who have enrolled in or completed a minimum of 18 hours of coursework at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Students who are pursuing a different degree and a Graduate Certificate in Biblical Counseling are not eligible.
  • Eligible students must be able to express a genuine intent to serve the Lord, Jesus Christ in the ministry/vocation of biblical counseling upon graduation.
  • Students must maintain good academic standing for eligibility. Students on academic warning, academic probation, or disciplinary probation are not eligible to apply.
  • Students must complete the scholarship application here.

Note: This scholarship may not be combined with other institutional scholarships or grants. Recipients of this scholarship who continue to meet the above qualifications may receive an award for a maximum of two academic years and a maximum of 60 hours (bachelor’s degree) or 48 hours (master’s degree). Students do not need to reapply in the second year.

Deadline for Continuing and New Students: July 1

Are you ready to become a pastor, counselor, or church leader who is Trusted for Truth?

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Classes begin in June & Aug.