Overview

Students at Brigham Young University's Master of Arts in Chaplaincy will:

Provide or perform rites, ordinances, and authorized religious support.
Demonstrate understanding of and different faith-based traditions and comfort interacting and supporting individuals of different faiths.
Effectively represent Latter-day Saint doctrine, theology, and thought in the Armed Forces and healthcare settings.
Provide pastoral counseling and care in a military context, integrating spiritual insight and thought into the counseling process.
Demonstrate your own personal style of preaching in regular devotion presentations, prepared homilies, and structured sermons.
Advise the commander regarding religion and religious support as they affect military operations.
Demonstrate effective writing and analytical thought in academic research papers, sermons, and final project.
Understand and demonstrate competency in pastoral counseling issues that affect servicemembers and families in the armed forces. Examples of pastoral counseling issues, e.g., suicide, domestic violence, sexual abuse, religious accommodations, etc.

Career

After graduation from the Chaplaincy MA program, those who are applying to Armed Forces to be accessioned as a military chaplain should pursue the following process:

Coordinate with your chaplain recruiter (Army, Airforce, Navy) who will guide you in the accessioning process for the United States Armed Forces Chaplaincy.
Coordinate with the endorser from the Office of Military Relations and Chaplain Services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 801-240-2286.
Endorsement and competitive selection can lead to a career as a military chaplain in the United States Armed Forces.

Those pursuing healthcare chaplaincy will need endorsement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquarters and may seek employment competitively in their field (i.e., hospitals, care centers, prison systems or the Veteran’s Administration).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biblical Hebrew and Greek
Issues in Pastoral Counseling
Eternal Family
Christian Theological Thought
Military Ministry
Homiletics Lab
History of Christian Church

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-04-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Provo, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

The Chaplaincy MA is open only to Latter-day Saint military chaplain candidates endorsed by the LDS Church’s Office of Military Relations. The degree is designed to provide advanced preparation for service as a military chaplain.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17344 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17344 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8672 USD / year

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Additional Details

Latter-day Saint: $4,208 / Non-Latter-day Saint: $8,416

Living costs

Provo

United States

944 - 1633 USD / month

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Overview

Students at Brigham Young University's Master of Arts in Chaplaincy will:

Career

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

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