Deadlines

Applications for admission to the A.M., A.M.R.S., and Ph.D. programs and for financial aid should be submitted by December 15 for the following autumn quarter.

Applications for admission to the M.Div. program and for financial aid should be submitted by January 15 for the following autumn quarter. (Exceptions to this policy are rare, but may be granted by the Dean of Students.)

General Procedures for Application

To be considered for admission, each applicant must submit to the Dean of Students the following documentation:

1. A completed online Divinity School Application for Graduate Admission, including the required application fee. Applicants to the A.M., A.M.R.S., and M.Div. programs must submit an essay reflecting intellectual influences and professional goals. Applicants to the Ph.D. program must submit an essay outlining their proposed course of study and a writing sample not to exceed twenty-five (25) pages, typed and double-spaced.

2. Official transcripts of academic record from every institution of higher learning that the applicant has attended.

3. Four letters of recommendation. A minimum of two recommendations must be academic in nature. In some cases, the other two recommendations may be of broader scope and may concern the applicant"s interests and motivation, character, and general intellectual abilities. Electronic recommendation forms, part of the online application, are preferred, but paper forms are accepted.

4. Scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.

5. English Language Requirement

The minimum required score in the ¡°new¡± TOEFL (the IBT TOEFL) is 104 overall, with sub scores of 26 each. The required scores in the ¡°old¡± TOEFL are 600 with sub scores of 60 or better each or 250 with sub scores of 25 or better each, depending on whether you took the paper or computer version of the test.

Minimum required scores in the IELTS are an overall score of 7, with sub scores of 7 each. (Note: students are required to take the Academic Reading/Writing test within IELTS, not the General Training Reading/Writing test).