4+1 Program

CSB+SJU students can apply to the 4+1 after completing 60 undergraduate credits.

Any CSB+SJU undergraduate student who completes 3 eligible courses in Theology while enrolled at CSB+SJU is qualified to earn their Master’s of Arts in Theology in one additional year.

Among these 3 courses, students must take one course offered by the SOT/Sem. Eligible courses include any 300-level THEO course in the CSB+SJU catalog.

Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary is offering free fall & spring tuition for CSB+SJU students in their 5^th year of studies, which is a savings of nearly $17,000.00. Students are responsible for their housing costs and one summer course, which can be completed in the summer after their undergraduate graduation or the summer after their academic year in the SOT/Sem. Students are strongly encouraged to work on campus in their 5^th year. 

Students accepted into the BA/MAT program will need to earn 27 credits at the SOT/Sem. In the 5^th year, students will complete 12 credits in the fall, 12 credits in the spring, and 3 credits in one summer all in the School of Theology and Seminary. 

Students enrolled in the 4+1 BA/MAT are required to live on campus their 5^th year in the graduate housing, Emmaus Hall. Without exception, the 5^th year cannot be completed online. Students in their 5^th year will be charged the SOT/Sem housing rates of Emmaus Hall. 

CSB+SJU students are eligible to defer their 5^th year by one year. For example, students who graduated in the spring of 2023, could defer their 5^th year and then pursue the 5^th year at the SOT/Sem in the fall of 2024. 

If a 5^th year student chooses to pursue the M.Div or MTS while pursuing the MAT, a full application will be required in the spring of their 5^th year. Upon admission, students would receive a generous scholarship for their subsequent years at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary.