Application Procedures
Application forms, which can be secured from the admissions office, should be filed six to twelve months in advance of the intended date of enrollment.
The application deadline for August enrollment is March 1. There is no January enrollment; students may only start in August. Completed applications (including all supporting credentials) must be received in the admissions office by 5 p.m. on the application deadline day. Offers of admission for the Th.M. program will be made within six weeks of each application deadline.
The student should provide the following supporting documents and information:
- one copy of the official transcript from each college, university, or seminary attended sent directly to the director of admissions by the institution;
- one supplementary transcript, sent as soon as possible, from the seminary showing completion of work that was in progress when the earlier transcript was made;
- the names of three seminary professors who are best qualified to judge the applicant as a prospective student in the Divinity School and who will be contacted by the student for written letters of recommendation, and
- the name of one denominational official qualified to appraise the applicant's ministerial work who will be contacted by the student for a written letter of recommendation.
Materials submitted in support of an application are not released for other purposes and cannot be returned to the applicant. A nonrefundable $50 application fee must accompany the application, and the application cannot be processed without this fee. An application processing fee waiver is not available. Applicants are strongly urged to come for oncampus visits and interviews prior to final admission.