BGCT Scholarship Requirements

UMHB students who are active members of churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and who are planning to enter Christian ministry as a full-time vocation may apply for the Baptist General Convention of Texas Scholarship, offered in the amount of $50/semester hour for freshmen and sophomores and $75/semester hour for juniors and seniors.

Students receiving the scholarship must complete at least a minor in Christian Studies including the following:

CSMN 1320Introduction to Christian Ministry

3

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

CSCH 3310History of the Baptists

3

CSMN 4316Supervised Ministry Internship

3

One additional elective course in Christian Studies

CSMN 1320: must be taken in the 1st or 2nd semester of receiving the BGCT scholarship