Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO)
Program at a Glance
Program Credits
12-18 creditsLocation
Oxford, EnglandSemesters Offered
Fall, SpringDeadline
October 15, 2025Deadline for the Spring 2026 program
GPA Requirement
3.5 Cumulative, 3.7 MajorRequired at the time of completing application
Application
We will be opening applications for the Spring 2026 semester on September 16. Please fill out the to be notified about program updates for Spring 2026 and beyond.
How to Apply
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GlobalEd proudly offers the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) through the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). The CCCU is a higher education association of 179 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world.
The Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) is specifically designed for students seeking an academically rigorous and robust experience.
Program Overview
Through the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) program, student's study within Oxford's acclaimed tutorial pedagogy to receive weekly, one-on-one instruction from a faculty comprised of widely-published authors, historians, former international ambassadors and other celebrated scholars.
Students choose from hundreds of subjects within disciplines such as:
- Classics
- English language and literature
- History
- History of art
- Modern languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Russian)
- Musicology
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Theology
Students also earn access to Oxford’s 119 libraries, featuring 11 million books and outstanding electronic resources. SCIO students enroll in a primary and secondary tutorial, an independent underƹƵ research seminar and a British core course featuring frequent travel around the British Isles.
SCIO also offers 18 thematic or integrative concentrations including gender studies, film studies, philosophy of science, and more. Applicants are generally required to have at minimum a 3.5 Cumulative GPA / 3.7 Major GPA to be considered for the programme. SCIO’s student residence is The Vines, a late-Victorian mansion on Headington Hill overlooking Oxford’s “dreaming spires.” All SCIO students will be housed in .
Students who apply to attend the SCIO must complete a Biola application for review by Study Abroad. In addition to the Biola Study Abroad application, students must also complete an application with the program provider, . Students must be accepted by both Biola Study Abroad and the program provider in order to participate in the program.
2025–26 Program Cost (Before Financial Aid)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2025–2026 Biola Semester Tuition | $25,452 |
| Program Fees (e.g. Room Only, Educational Excursions) | $3,900 |
| Non-Refundable Biola Administrative Fee | $500 |
| International Health Insurance (Estimate) | $248 |
| Premium Program Fee | $2,000 |
| Estimated Program Cost | $32,100 |
Airfare, meals, passport, travel visa, textbooks, and local transportation are not included in the program cost. Students will live in shared apartments for the semester. Students accepted to participate in the program will be billed the Program Cost as seen above. This cost is before financial aid. For a study abroad financial aid review, please contact The Office of Financial Aid.
Program Dates
Fall 2025: September 5–December 15, 2025
Spring 2026: January 9–April 20, 2026
Course Equivalencies
Students will take one (1) selected topics in British Culture course, one (1) UnderƹƵ Research Seminar course, and two (2) Tutorials from the same or different subjects.
- Tutorials
Students looking to take one of the following tutorials will need to for next steps:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Engineering
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics