At SBC, we believe that you can’t separate your faith from your career.
Whether you are called to go into full-time ministry or a career in the marketplace, SBC will help you develop a solid Biblical foundation so that you can be confident in your faith.

1-3 Year Program
Biblical Studies is intended for students desiring to engage more deeply in the Scriptures to establish a path of following Jesus in all of life. The courses together with the residence experience combine to create an atmosphere that will strengthen your faith and help you develop the habits necessary for life. The program equips servant leaders with biblical foundations, an understanding of our world, and ministry focus areas: Bible Teaching, Counselling Ministry, Intercultural Studies, Pastoral, Worship, Youth. Biblical Studies can be taken as a Certificate, Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts Degree.

2-3 Year Program
Marketplace is intended for students following God’s call to engage the world vocationally. The program equips servant leaders with biblical foundations, vocational training, faith-work integration, and practical work-ministry experience.
1 + 1 Associate of Arts: One year of SBC plus one year at a vocational college of your choosing.
2 +1 Bachelor of Arts: Two years at SBC plus one year at a vocational college of your choosing.

1-2 Year Program
The Pre-University program informs students with a biblical-theological worldview, skills preparing for ministry, and courses transferring to university. Students will discover how their faith integrates with future studies. Graduates continue in university studies, vocational training, and/or serve in their communities and churches in diverse ways. Available as a Certificate or two year Associate of Arts.

1-3 Year Program
The Christian Leadership program equips adults in leadership roles with biblical foundations, an understanding of our world, and leadership proficiency for their vocations. This program offers a balance of biblical studies, understanding and communicating with people and cultures, and leadership experience with a ministry mindset. This flexible pathway of online education allows adult and distant students to retain ministry placements and jobs or complete unfinished programs. This program can be taken in person but is the only program available fully online. Graduates are equipped to serve in missions, churches, ministries and vocations and is a direct path to Christian seminaries and graduate schools.

4 MTH-1 Year Program
Pursuit is a four-month discipleship program (September to December) for young adults who desire to pursue God through travel, worship, discipleship, leadership experiences, community, and mission. The experiential learning, practical application and missional experiences result in spiritual growth, leadership development, and personal discovery in community. Students can add an additional semester of courses and receive a one-year certificate. Students desiring to pursue further studies can extend their certificate into a AA or BA degree.

5 Courses
Micro-certificates are smaller niche certificates created to give students an introduction to a specific area of ministry. Students can use these as building blocks for our larger degrees.
Each Micro-Certificate consists of 5 courses.
- Counselling Care
- Camp Ministry
Within your 3-year program, you can choose one of these minors/focus areas:
For students desiring to study the Bible and theology in greater depth and for developing skills in teaching the Bible and theology.
For students desiring to understand people and for developing skills in counselling. Pathway to Masters in Counselling
For students desiring to understand cultures and for developing skills for intercultural ministry.
For students desiring to understand church ministry and for developing skills in pastoral ministry.
For students desiring to worship God and for developing skills in worship ministry.
For students desiring to understand youth and young adults and for developing skills in youth ministry.
Click any of the above options for more information.
Partnerships
A number of the courses we offer may be transferable to Canadian universities, depending on the program you enter.
1. Transfer Pathway (With CMU)
Credit transfers with Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg allow SBC students a faster track to complete university degrees. Up to 60 SBC credits can be transferred directly into a CMU BA program in areas such as Pre-Education as well as majors in Humanities, Math, Social Sciences, and Music.
2. TESOL Certificate
SBC students may take 15 credit hours at SBC and 15 credit hours at Providence University College (PUC) to complete a TESOL certificate from PUC. TESOL Canada requires a completed BA for Certification Level One. The BA requirements may be completed at SBC. The TESOL courses may be taken at PUC during the regular college year or as summer intensives. The SBC courses are taken at SBC during the regular college session. The goal is a completed certificate as awarded by PUC in April.
3. Bachelor of Social Work
Associate of Arts Pre-University graduates can transfer up to 51 credits towards a Booth University College Bachelor of Social Work. SBC Graduates with a BA Degree can apply directly for the two year after degree / concentrated Bachelor of Social Work program at Booth UC.
4. Providence University College
Students transferring from SBC to PUC will follow the Associate of Arts Marketplace program (SBC) to transfer into the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration program (PUC) or Associate of Arts Pre-University program (SBC) and transfer into one of the following programs:
PUC students in the Bachelor of Theology degree may also select to take one of the SBC Minors (18 credit hours) for their degree track.
- Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
- Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
PUC students in the Bachelor of Theology degree may also select to take one of the SBC Minors (18 credit hours) for their degree track.
Transfers
To see which SBC courses will fill course needs for your program at the University of Manitoba, see Transfer Credit Equivalencies.
Below is a sampling of SBC courses which have been accepted by leading Canadian universities:
To see which SBC courses will fill course needs for your program at the University of Manitoba, see Transfer Credit Equivalencies.
Click here for a sampling of SBC courses which have been accepted by leading Canadian universities.
Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament
Introduction to the Bible: New Testament
Life and Teachings of Jesus
Biblical Interpretation
OT Wisdom Literature
OT Prophets: Hosea – Malachi
NT Letters: Galatians – Philemon
NT Letters: James, Peter, John and Jude
Digital Media Arts
Greek I
Greek II
Spanish
Anabaptist History
Christian History I: Early-1650
Christian History: 1650 - Present
Introduction to Philosophy
World Religions
Ethics
Faith and Science
Pop Culture
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology II
Educational Psychology
Cultural Anthropology
Interpersonal Processes
Drama Production
Introduction to the Bible: New Testament
Life and Teachings of Jesus
Biblical Interpretation
OT Wisdom Literature
OT Prophets: Hosea – Malachi
NT Letters: Galatians – Philemon
NT Letters: James, Peter, John and Jude
Digital Media Arts
Greek I
Greek II
Spanish
Anabaptist History
Christian History I: Early-1650
Christian History: 1650 - Present
Introduction to Philosophy
World Religions
Ethics
Faith and Science
Pop Culture
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology II
Educational Psychology
Cultural Anthropology
Interpersonal Processes
Drama Production