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Chaplaincy
Duration 2 year(s)
Tuition Fee
USD 40,848 / year
Next Intake 5-Sep-2023
Chaplaincy
About
Provide or perform rites, ordinances, and authorized religious support.
Interfaith Dialogue
Demonstrate understanding of and different faith-based traditions and comfort interacting and supporting individuals of different faiths.
LDS Ambassador
Effectively represent Latter-day Saint doctrine, theology, and thought in the Armed Forces and healthcare settings.
Pastoral Counseling and Care Skills
Provide pastoral counseling and care in a military context, integrating spiritual insight and thought into the counseling process.
Preaching/Communication
Demonstrate your own personal style of preaching in regular devotion presentations, prepared homilies, and structured sermons.
Professionalism
Reflect and practice the ethics and professional requirements and standards of Armed Forces chaplains.
Religion and Conflict
Advise the commander regarding religion and religious support as they affect military operations.
Writing Skills
Demonstrate effective writing and analytical thought in academic research papers, sermons, and final project.
Other
General Areas
Pastoral Counseling Issues
Understand and demonstrate competency in pastoral counseling issues that affect servicemembers and families in the armed forces. Examples of pastoral counseling issues, e.g., suicide, domestic violence, sexual abuse, religious accommodations, etc.
Requirements
Entry Requirements
Every applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Application - Submit an application by the program deadline
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Honor Code Commitment and Ecclesiastical Endorsement
- Receive at least a 3.0 grade-point average in the cumulative undergraduate GPA from a regionally accredited university in the United States, or a comprehensive grade-point average of 3.0 from an equivalent university outside the United States. GPAs from international institutions will be calculated by a credential-evaluation service as noted below.
- The following accrediting organizations in the United States are acceptable:
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- The following accrediting organizations in the United States are acceptable:
- Evidence of Bachelor’s Degree and Transcripts
Additionally, international applicants must take the TOEFL or IELTS English Proficiency Exam and meet university English proficiency minimums. Please note that some departments may have higher requirements.
LDS applicants need an ecclesiastical endorsement interview with a bishop and a stake president. Non-LDS applicants need an ecclesiastical endorsement from their local religious leader and a phone interview with the BYU Chaplain. Continuing and currently enrolled BYU students applying for graduate school, as well as full-time BYU employees applying for a graduate program, must also obtain a new endorsement. All applicants are encouraged to complete the Ecclesiastical Endorsement process well in advance of their respective graduate program application deadlines to prevent possible delays in being considered for admission.
Start this process at endorse.byu.edu.
Fee Information
Tuition Fee
USD 40,848Application Fee
USD 50How to Apply
- Be willing to live to the Honor Code
- Submit ACT or SAT score (if required)
- Submit English Proficiency Score (If required)
- Submit full documentation of all required transcripts. Some U.S. applicants may have completed foreign high school or college work. This work will need evaluation by a third-party credential evaluation company. See Evaluating International Work for more details.
Chaplaincy
Brigham Young University
United States of America,
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