Information relating to specific departmental requirements or prerequisites, course of study, transfer credits, etc. The above discounts may be applied to all of the graduate programs. A letter from the pastor or other church employer documenting the student's full or part time employment or volunteer status must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies each semester the student registers. The tuition discount is not automatic, nor is the percentage fixed through the period of matriculation. In all cases, the work engaged in must be related to the course of study.
Decisions regarding the tuition discount are at the discretion of the institution.
This assistance is available through the Federal Stafford Loan Program. Students are assigned to various positions, including research, and are allowed to earn wages up to the allotted goal amount. These monies are not directly put toward the student's tuition bill unless the student indicates a preference to do so. Please read further instructions below. It is important to file as early as possible, but no earlier than January 1st for the year of application.