Admission Requirements

You may start your application before you have prepared all the required documents. Below are the documents you must upload for your application to be complete. You may submit these documents either when you fill out this application or later by using this Document Upload Form.

A Personal Essay
One letter of recommendation from your priest and another from an instructor. If it has been more than three years since you were enrolled, you may ask an employer or a non-family member who knows you well to write on behalf of your application.
An unofficial transcript (either current or most recently completed).
If you are an international student, you must demonstrate your English proficiency by examination, or certification or have attended a school where the courses are taught in English.

Entry Semester Preference

Please choose the semester in which you wish to begin studies:*

General Information

First name*

Last name*

Phone number*

Email*

Street address*

City*

State/Region*

Postal Code*

Please click this box if you are an international student.

Date of birth*

Month/Day/Year

Gender*

Male

Female

Ethnicity*

Home Parish (Including City & State)*

Metropolis or other religious affiliation*

Education

We have eliminated the requirement of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). If you wish to send your GRE score, the School of Theology code number is R‐34496). International applicants must show competence in English by scoring at least 550, or 80, for the computer-based testing on the TOEFL exam (the School of Theology code number is 9794), or demonstrate their competency in English in other ways.

Name of College or University from which you received your last degree*

City & State of College/University*

Most recent year of graduation:*

Most recent degree completed (BA, BS, MDiv, MTS, PhD, etc.)*

What was your primary field?*

List modern and ancient languages in which you have the ability to read (not including your mother tongue). If none, write "none."*

If available now, upload the transcript of your last or current academic accredited program. You may also upload this later.

Briefly describe your educational background.*

Briefly describe the areas on which you would like to focus as an area of concentration or learn more about.*

Resume

Please submit an updated resume that includes your educational, work, youth ministry, and leadership experience. Note this is not required, but requested in order to provide useful information.

Upload Resume

References

Please list the names and emails of two references (one priest and one layperson) who will submit letters of recommendation on your behalf. We will not automatically contact them. You may change these names if you need to do so at a later time.

Priest Reference Name*

Priest Reference Email*

Additional Reference Name*

Additional Reference Email*

Personal Essay

Please submit a reflection on:

Please write three to four double-spaced pages addressing the following two prompts: A. Share the academic and vocational journey that has led you to apply for this master's degree program at this time. B. What are your vocational and professional goals following the completion of this degree?
You may submit this essay after submitting this application.

If available, upload a Personal Essay. You may submit this essay later.

How did you hear about this degree program?

Signature

I have read and understood these questions and guidelines. To the best of my knowledge, all statements made or indicated on this application are true and represent my qualifications as an applicant. The information that I have provided may be verified, if necessary, by contacting persons or organizations named in this application, or by contacting any person or organization that may have information concerning me.

Full Name*

Information verification date*

Month/Day/Year