General Procedures for
Application
To be considered for admission, each applicant
must submit to the Dean of Students the following
documentation:
- A completed 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, in addition
to this essay, submit an essay outlining their
proposed course of study.
- Official transcripts of academic record
from every institution of higher learning that
the applicant has attended.
- 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.
- Scores on the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) General Test. Scores more than five years
old are unacceptable. Applicants should take the
October GRE examinations when possible, although
December scores usually arrive in time for admissions
and aid decisions.
Information regarding the GRE may be obtained
from:
Graduate Record Examination
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6000
The school code for the GRE is 1832; the department
code is 4901.
Credentials of non-matriculants and applicants
not admitted are retained by the Divinity School
for two years; if the application has not been
reactivated by the end of that period, all materials
are destroyed. Applicants are not encouraged to
submit written materials in addition to those
requested in support of their application. All
questions regarding applications should be directed
to the Dean of Students' Office.
Applicants from foreign countries should follow
the General Procedures for Application.
In addition, they will need to submit scores on
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
or the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) in place of the GRE, and follow
the important guidelines listed below for submitting
official academic records for each year of international
post-secondary education.
English Language Requirement
International applicants for admission to the
University of Chicago must meet the English language
requirements outlined below. Please note that
the University policy states minimum requirements.
Individual Divisions or Schools may require higher
minimum scores.
The University of Chicago accepts either the Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the
International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) for the purpose of meeting the English
language requirement.
New calibrations expected for autumn 2005 will
result in a minimum required score in the TOEFL
of 100 overall, with sub scores of 26 each.
Minimum required scores in the IELTS are an overall
score of 7, with sub scores of 7 each.
The English language requirement may be waived
if the applicant studied in full-time status for
at least one academic year within the last five
years in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, or English medium
universities in Canada or South Africa. Students
who studied in English in other countries, for
example, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Hong
Kong, Singapore, etc., are not exempt from the
English language requirement.
Please note: TOEFL or IELTS Score Reports are
valid for two years and scores will be considered
expired if the test was taken more than two years
prior to the application deadline. Photocopies
of TOEFL or IELTS Score Reports will not be considered
valid.
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