Graduate Certificate in Biblical Counseling at Southern

Pastors may receive a tuition waiver by submitting a signed Conference Authorization form each academic semester (Summer, Fall, Winter) that they are enrolled for classes.

SOUTHERN UNION AUTHORIZATION FORM. Submit immediately after registration.

Pastors in Division Conferences outside of the Southern Union may receive tuition assistance by submitting a signed Tuition Assistance form each academic semester (Summer, Fall, Winter) that they are enrolled for classes. 

NAD PASTOR TUITION ASSISTANCE FORM. Submit immediately after registration.

Submit a graduate application (with non-refundable fee of $40).

Transcripts:

Submit official college and university transcripts. Many institutions subscribe to the convenient transcript-request service at National Student Clearinghouse, or you may also contact your institution directly. Have your transcripts sent to the Graduate and Professional Studies office (gradtranscripts@southern.edu). If you earned your prerequisite degree at Southern, you do not need to complete this step.

International Transcripts:

If you have transcripts from an international university or anywhere outside of a U.S. territory, please see below:

Applicants from non-English institutions must submit certified English translations and evaluations of official university records, including demonstration of the equivalency of a bachelor's degree. All non-U.S. transcript evaluations must be submitted through one of the following approved credential evaluation agencies:

SpanTran: use this link to send to Southern (preferred option)

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc (ECE): www.ece.org

Evaluations are to be sent directly to Southern, Graduate Studies, by the service. All evaluation reports are considered to be advisory. Southern reserves the right to make final equivalency decisions.

If the above listed agencies request a mailing address:

Graduate Studies Admissions

Southern Adventist University

PO Box 370

Collegedale, TN  37315

Submit two recommendation forms (completed by work supervisors or professors). One of these recommendations is to be from your employing conference, if employed by the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination. This should be done as part of the online application process.

Candidates are to submit a written "Statement of Purpose" through Application Status Page following the guidelines provided by the School of Religion. Download Statement of Purpose Guide

For students for whom English is not their first language and they did not graduate from an English-medium college or university, an Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 100 is required or an equivalent may be taken through Duolingo.

Learn more at:

• ets.org/toefl »
• englishtest.duolingo.com/en »

RELG501 – Intro. to Graduate Studies in Religion (0) -- STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 

RELP550 - Principles of Biblical Change I (3)

RELP551 - Principles of Biblical Change II (3)

RELP557 - Biblical Counseling in the Local Church (3)

RELP593 - Biblical Counseling and Coaching Practicum (3)

Select 1 course(s):

RELP535 - Conflict Resolution and Relationships (3)

RELP555 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Coaching (3)