Bachelor in Divinity/Ministry (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $22,500 per year..

Students engage in practicum and internship experiences that involve active service in ministry settings. They complete a cross-cultural internship with an overseas component to apply skills in global contexts. The programme emphasizes biblical interpretation, theological study, and spiritual formation through structured coursework. Faculty with over 100 years of combined ministry experience guide students in leadership development.

Focus areas include Christian Ministry, Intercultural Education.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core courses, concentration-specific classes, and practicum experiences. Students complete a cross-cultural internship as part of the required fieldwork.

Graduates enter roles such as pastor, church planter, missionary, youth pastor, worship leader, or director of Christian education.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Official transcripts and a completed application are needed.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 90% of applicants.

Established in 1935, Corban University is a private, independent Christian university with a Baptist heritage. Its mission is to educate Christians who will make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ. The university connects academic study with a Bible-centered worldview, worship, creative expression, stewardship, and service. Faculty mentors and close friendships support students as they develop knowledge, practical skills, compassion, and confidence for their careers.

Corban offers more than 50 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs on campus and online. Academic areas include business, education and counseling, humanities, mathematics and sciences, nursing, ministry, and social sciences. Graduate options include business administration, education, clinical mental health counseling, public administration, Christian leadership, divinity, kinesiology, and a Doctor of Education. The university has a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 18.

The 205-acre campus sits on a forested hillside minutes from central Salem, Oregon’s capital city. The mountains and Oregon coast are about an hour away, while nearby activities include parks, coffee shops, hiking trails, and food carts. International applicants should understand that Corban is an all-Christian academic community. Undergraduate applicants need a personal testimony of faith in Jesus Christ, a Christian character reference, and either a 2.7 or higher high school GPA or a 2.0 or higher college GPA. SAT, ACT, or CLT scores and application essays are not required.