Overview

Our globalized world is making missions more challenging than ever. As a missionary, you need a sound understanding of where we stand in mission history, the principles and nuances of the world’s religions, and how to build a thriving community of believers no matter where you are.

Why Anderson University (South Carolina)?

Anderson University (South Carolina) is one of the few universities in the country that gives you a Christian Studies - Missions. This rare opportunity carries with it a faculty committed to sharing their academic and real-world missions experience.
You’ll get a chance to gain experience through internships that focus on your global or local call to missions.
You’ll complete 150 hours at a ministry or community organization through which you’ll work side-by-side with people who share your heart for the world.
And AU GO—AU’s Campus Ministries mission trips—provide you numerous opportunities to reach the world. We partner with well-known organizations, such as International Mission Board (IMB), CrossRoads Missions, Send Relief, and Generation LINK.

Career Outlook

Your missions-focused degree is the perfect preparation for any further studies your missions agency or board wants you to complete. Your degree qualifies you for--and can dovetail with--Master of Divinity and Master of Ministry programs at AU’s Clamp Divinity School or across the country.

Your expertise in missions history, world religions and church planting will help you transition straight into a sending agency’s pre-field training, too. The concepts you learn about the people you’ll reach, the city and country where you’ll be, and the religious nuances there will be the outworking of the foundation you built at AU.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Systematic Theology
Ministry
History of Christianity
Leadership in Ministry
Evangelism and Church Health
Senior Seminar in Christian Studies
Internship

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

122 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Anderson, United States

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies Christian Studies View 869 other Bachelors in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application
$40 application fee
Official high school transcript

Two essays (prompts)

Official SAT, ACT, or CLT scores
If you are submitting a test score, then you will not be required to submit essays.
Letter of recommendation
Résumé

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35380 USD / year

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Out-of-State

35380 USD / year

≈ 35380 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

35380 USD / year

≈ 35380 USD / year

Living costs

Anderson

United States

1600 - 2783 USD / month

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Overview

Why Anderson University (South Carolina)?

Career Outlook

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Anderson

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