Application Checklist

l  Complete an application for admission - Apply Online

l  $35 Application Fee (U.S. Dollars)

l  Sign the Honor Code

l  Submit a personal sketch/autobiographical statement

A personal sketch is required for all Master"s level students while an autobiographical statement is required for all Doctoral students.

l  Academic/Professional Recommendations

Two academic recommendations from current or former professors not related to you are required. Professional recommendations may be submitted if you have not been in college within the last five years. Each of these recommendations should be returned to ORU directly by the person submitting the reference.

l  Minister"s Recommendation

A minister"s recommendation must be completed by a minister or church leader who is not related to you and mailed directly from the church office to the ORU Office of Graduate Admissions.

l  Official Transcript

Official transcripts must be received directly from all colleges and universities attended in their original sealed envelopes. Bible college and vocational/technology schools are generally not considered regionally accredited institutions.

l   Official Test Scores

Applicants for admissions are required to submit a score from either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the past five years and submitted directly from the testing agency to ORU Graduate Admissions.

The Graduate School of Theology and

Ministry requires a minimum score of 79 for the TOEFL iBT format or 550 for the TOEFL PBT format