1. Completed Application Form and $25 application fee

¡×  Essays: The application includes two brief essays regarding your Christian commitment and an autobiography.

¡×  Recommendations: Please be prepared with the names and contact information of four references that can comment on your: spiritual maturity, writing and speech proficiency, and character. Upon submission, your references will be emailed electronic recommendation forms to complete.

¡×  Payment: Please be prepared to pay $25 USD by credit or debit card when completing the application. This is a non-refundable processing fee. The application cannot be submitted without payment.

2. Official Transcripts

Applicants must request official transcripts from all prior colleges, universities, seminaries, and/or professional schools. Please have them sent directly to:

Calvin Theological Seminary
Attn: Admissions
3233 Burton St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

3. TOEFL score (non-native English speakers only)

The TOEFL test is administered periodically throughout the world by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, New Jersey 08540. An overall Internet-based test score of 80 with a 23 in the writing section is required. Applicants should use the Calvin Theological Seminary institutional code 1096 to ensure that ETS sends scores directly to the Admissions office.

4. Recent Photograph

Having a photograph of our applicants helps us to put a face on the forms we are receiving. Please email a recent photograph of yourself to admissions@calvinseminary.edu and include your name in the subject line .

5. Additional requirements (ThM Applicants only)

All Th.M. applicants are required to show transcript evidence of at least two courses each in Hebrew and Greek before beginning the program.  Applicants with concentrations in Old or New Testament are required to take a proficiency test in Hebrew or Greek. Those applying for a concentration in Preaching will have a verbal interview with the Director of Admissions. Further instructions about these requirements will be sent after applications are received.