How soon can I start taking classes once I have received notification of acceptance into the BCPP?
A. The answer depends upon where you live. If you are close by—or near one of our NOBTS extension centers—then you can start taking up to eight hours of graduate work immediately after you are accepted into the program. If you are already accepted into the graduate program, then you could literally complete all your study guides and credit-by-testing work before entering your first M.Div. course. Though this might mean a busy summer, wouldn’t you like to have completed up to 14 hours of seminary, at the fantastic cost of $50 per hour? If you are still an undergraduate student, there are restrictions: you may begin the process by taking three Advanced Focused Seminars (=12 hours) beginning the summer of your junior year. During your senior year, you can complete up to 8 hours of graduate course work and the final Advanced Focused Seminar. As you can see, we encourage college juniors to take advantage of this great head start. BUT, YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE A SINGLE BCPP COURSE UNTIL YOU ST
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