Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies Deepen your Worship Ministry Knowledge
12
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Expand Your Music Ministry with Our Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies Online
Our Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies is the perfect program for you to deepen your appreciation and understanding of worship ministry. Throughout this program, you will study key elements of worship history and philosophy while staying close to the biblical foundation for worship. If you are interested in a more significant role in ministry and are passionate about worship ministry, this online certificate will expand your skill set and ministry potential.
Additionally, you will uncover the greater role of a worship leader and explore current issues in worship, helping you present your congregation with meaningful worship. You will also learn how to help your worship team work together for the unified purpose of glorifying God through worship.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Graduate in Worship Studies Certificate?
This certificate can prepare you for ministry while strengthening your contribution and commitment to the local church. Whether you are in vocational ministry, want to grow as a worshiper, or have chosen a career path in Christian music, our online Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies can show you how to increase your appreciation of biblical worship so you can pursue worship with a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.
You can finish our online worship certificate in as little as one semester and apply what you have learned in your local church right away. The credits you earn in this certificate can also transfer into our online Master of Arts in Worship Studies degree.
What Will You Study in Our Online Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies?
Throughout this worship studies certificate program, you will uncover the importance of worship in the local church, its biblical foundations, and renew your focus on what the role of a worship leader should be. Regardless of musical preference, biblical worship unifies us in the pursuit of worshiping God. For that reason, you will review the current issues worship ministers face in the process of leading worship while understanding how to overcome these issues with biblically sound guidance.
Not only that but you will also develop a proper view of biblical worship so you can renew the meaning and value of worship in your everyday life. As you glean principles, models, and practical applications of worship from the Bible, your perspective and passion will come alive as you realize what Christ has done for us and how we can respond in true worship.
Potential Career Opportunities
Our worship studies certificate can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:
- Choir director
- Music minister
- Worship leader
- Worship pastor
The worship and leadership skills that you gain from our certificate in worship studies can be an asset in many other aspects of the ministry world as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Additionally, the credits from this certificate may transfer directly into the Master’s in Worship Studies. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a worship studies certificate from Liberty University.
Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.
Required Courses
Certificate Information
- This program falls under the School of Music.
- View the Graduate Music Course Guides (login required).
Certificate Completion Plan (PDF)
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Admission Requirements for the Online Graduate Certificate in Worship Studies
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Admissions Office Contact Information
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Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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