FINANCIAL AID
Students who wish complete financial aid information relates to all students in the University are advised to consult the current University Bulletin/Catalog and the Unoversity's office of Financial Aid. Information related to student aid available specifically for candidates for the M.Th degree in the School of Theology is also available. Students are encourgaed to requesting application materials. An appropriate form will be sent in a timely way to those making such an inquiry. The following two sources are available:

General Student Fund: Limited funds are available to School of Theology students who demonstrate financial need. Partial scholarship assistance on a semester-by-semester basis is available.

The George W. and Myrtle Howell Memorial Scholarship is available to assist students who are presently employed in a ministerial position and who show definite financial need.

ADMISSIONS TO THE MASTER OF THEOLOGY PROGRAM
Students who wish to be admitted to graduate studies in the School of Theology must first complete all application procedures required by the Office of Admissions of the University. WHen admission to the University's graduate studies program is completed, students will be informed of their general University admission and their application materials wil be forwarded to the Dean of the School of Theology for assessment.

Applicants will be advised of additional requirements including an interview with Dean of the School, (or with the Director of the Louisville Center), and, when the additional requirements related of the School of Theology have been satisfied; the Dean will carry the application forward to the University's Graduate Council. Applicants will then be notified of their acceptance status.

Prerequisites: U.S. Citzens

• An application for admission to Campbellsville University.
• Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or unoversity.
• Applicants must have eighteen hours of undergraduate coursework in the area of Christian Studies, Religion, Theology or Christian Ministry from a regionally accredited college or university OR a Master's degree (such as M.A., M.Div.) OR applicable graduate course in Theology, Christian Ministry, or Bible.
• Applicants must have undergraduate overall GPA of 3.0, or offical report of a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (minimum score of 283), or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) (minimum score of 350), or previous Master's degree from an accredited institution (or at least 30 hours in a planned program of study with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0).
• Applicants must present a two to three page Philosophy of Ministry essay in which the applicant briefly summarizes his or her (1) conversation and call to ministry (telling of person[s] and church[es] instrumental in your journey to faith); (2) current title and place of ministry (if none, describe most recent title/place of ministry), and (3) current philosophy of ministry (providing both a biblical and theological basis; be sure to include references to persons, churches, ministries, and other resources that have shaped/continue to shape your understanding of Christian ministry).
• Applicants must have a minimum of two letters of reference; one from an academician and one from a minister, both well-acquainted with the applicant's life and work.
• Applicants must have a phone or face-to-face interview with the Dean of the School of Theology, Dr. John Hurtgen (Main Campus); or Director of the Louisville Education Center (Louisville), Jim Woolums.
• Appilcants may transfer a total of 12 hours credit (1) from other regionally accredited master's degree programs (2) if the content of the courses transferred are equivalent to required courses or are accpeted as "elective" courses, and (3) if the academic coursework offered for transfer credit a grade of "B" or better.

Prerequisites: International Students

• Applicants must satisfy the prerequisities for US American students listed above.
• Applicants must have received satisfactory scores in English as a Second Language training, or achieve a satisfactory score in the University's equivalent requirement through other certified programs at the time of application.
• An international applicant may also tranfer up to total of 12 hours of earned credit in a master's degree program from an international university or seminary (1) when the content and  quality of the courses are judged to be equivalent by the School of Theology faculty and (2) the applicant's school has been certified as grduate-equivalwnt education by the World Education Service (WES).
• All courses transferred for credit must reveak a minimum grade of "B" for the course to be transferred.
• All applicants must have an interview with the Dean of the School of Theology.

Online applicants should submit required documents to the following address:
         Campbellsville University 
         Graduate Admissions
         UPO 782 
         1 University Drive 
         Campbellsville, KY 42718

Louisville Education Center applicants should submit required documents to the following address: 
         Campbellsville University 
         CU Louisville 
         2300 Greene Way 
         Louisville, KY 40220

FACULTY AND STAFF

Dean of the School

John E. Hurtgen, Ph.D.
B.A., University of Louisville; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Post-Doctoral Studies, University of Louisville

Full Time Faculty/Areas of Instruction

Christopher Conver, Ph.D.
B.A., University of Richmond; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Joel Drinkard, Ph.D.
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.Div., Th.M., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Joe Early, Ph.D.
B.S., Cumberland College; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Shane Garriosn , Ed.D.
B.S., Campbellsville University; M.Div., M.A. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Twyla Hernandez, Ph.D.
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

J. Dwayne Howell, Ph.D.
B.A., Campbellsville University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

G. Ted Taylor, Ed.D.
A.A., Hiwasee College; B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A.C.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ed.D., Memphis State University

Scott E. Wigginton, Ph.D.
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jarvis Jermaine Williams, Ph.D.
B.S., James P. Boyce College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary


Adjunct Faculty

Leigh Conver, Ph.D.
B.A., Eastern Baptist College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Steve Dwinnells, Ph.D.
B.S., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ken Hollis, Ph.D.
B.S., University of Louisville; M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Tony Hough, Ph.D.
B.A., Ball State State University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Mike O'Neal, Ph.D.
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 


Support Staff

Dean, School Of Theology, John E. Hurtgen; jehurtgen@campbellsville.edu
Administrative Assistant, Campbellsville Campus, Sherry Bowen; slbowen@campbellsville.edu
Director, Theology Online, Shane Garrison; msgarrison@campbellsville.edu

Phone: (Campbellsville Campus) 270-789-5029; (Louisville) 502-753-0264
Web: Campbellsville.edu/mth
Twitter@CUTheology
Facebook.com/CUTheology

ADMISSION TO THE MASTER OF THEOLOGY PROGRAM
Students who wish to be admitted to graduate studies in the School of Theology must first complete all application procedures required by the Office of Admissions of the University. When admission to the University’s graduate studies program is completed, students will be informed of their general University admission and their application materials will be forwarded to the Dean of the School of Theology for assessment.

Applicants will be advised of additional requirements including an interview with the Dean of the School, and, when the additional requirements related to the School of Theology have been satisfied; the Dean will carry the application forward to the University’s Graduate Council. Applicants will then be notified of their acceptance status.

Prerequisites: U.S. Citizens

• Applicants must first be accepted for Graduate School Education by the admissions Department of Campbellsville University.
• Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Applicants must have earned 18 hours of course work in Christian Studies from a regionally accredited college or university. In the event of a prerequisite deficit, the student may request the Dean’s permission to enroll in a total of 6 hours of graduate seminar work while actively pursuing the 18 hours of prerequisite undergraduate coursework. All admissions prior to the completion of the 18 hours of prerequisite Christian studies will be “conditional.”
 
• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in upper level (junior and senior) undergraduate major work and at least a 2.70 overall GPA.
• Applicants must present a two to three page Philosophy of Ministry essay in which the applicant briefly summarizes his or her (1) conversion and call to ministry (telling of person[s] and church[es] instrumental in your journey into faith); (2) current title and place of ministry (if none, describe most recent title/place of ministry), and (3) current philosophy of ministry (providing both a biblical and theological basis; be sure to include references to persons, churches, ministries, and other resources that have shaped/continue to shape your understanding of Christian ministry).
• Applicants must provide an official report from their Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• Applicants must have a minimum of two letters of reference in support of admission to graduate studies in theology, one each from a post-secondary professor with whom the student has studied, and a member of the clergy who is familiar with the student’s commitment to and potential gifts for ministry.
• Applicants may transfer a total of 12 hours credit (1) from other regionally accredited master’s degree programs (2) if the content of the courses transferred are equivalent to required courses within the M.Th. curriculum, or judged to be so by the faculty of the School of Theology, and (3) if the student has earned at least a “B” grade in the courses.

Prerequisites: International Students

• Applicants must satisfy the prerequisites for US American students listed above.
• Applicants must have received satisfactory scores in English as a Second Language training, or achieve a satisfactory score in the University’s equivalent requirement through other certified programs at the time of application. Minimum TOEFL scores are as follows: (1) Paper-based 550; (2) Computer-based 213; Internet-based 79-80.
• An international applicant may also transfer up to a total of 12 hours of earned credit in a masters degree program from an international university or seminary (1) when the content and quality of the courses are judged to be equivalent by the School of Theology faculty and (2) the applicant’s school has been certified as graduate-equivalent education by the World Education Service (WES).
• All courses transferred for credit must reveal a minimum grade of “B” for the course to be transferred.
• All applicants must have an interview with the Dean of the School of Theology.

FINANCIAL AID
Students who wish complete financial aid information related to all students in the University are advised to consult the current University Bulletin/Catalog and the University's office of Financial Aid. Information related to student aid available specifically for candidates for the M.Th. degree in the School of Theology is also available. Students are encouraged to write a letter of inquiry to University P.O. Box 1261 requesting application materials. An appropriate form will be sent in a timely way to those making such an inquiry. The following two sources are available:

General Student Fund: Limited funds are available to School of Theology students who demonstrate financial need. Partial scholarship assistance on a semester-by-semester basis is available.

The George W. and Myrtle Howell Memorial Scholarship is available to assist students who are presently employed in a ministerial position and who show definite financial need.