Admission Prerequisites:

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• A minimum college cumulative grade point average of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants with a college cumulative grade point average below 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale) may be accepted on academic probation on an individual basis.
• Church Music Degrees - Baccalaureate degree with a major in music from a regionally accredited institution. This degree must be approved by the National Association of Schools of Music (N.A.S.M). Applicants with a less specialized course of study may provisionally enter the program and satisfactorily complete either placement examinations and auditions in music or accelerated pre-graduate studies in music theory, music history, conducting, and applied major and minor areas.
• A minimum of one year of church membership.

Application Requirements:

• Please see the table and descriptions listed on pages 17-18.

International Applicants:

• International students must submit an official score report of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) if English is not their native language. No score less than 83 (internet-based) or 220 (computer based) or older than 3 years is accepted.

Advanced Master of Divinity requirement:

• Applicants must submit an academic paper of 12-15 pages in length written during undergraduate study as a research and writing sample.

Additional Information:

• M.A.T.S. students must indicate in their spiritual autobiography that they understand this degree is for laypersons only and they do not plan on serving in a pastoral or staff position. The only exception is the M.A.T.S. in Intercultural Leadership. Students in the M.A.T.S.I.L. are expected to be full time missionaries or candidates for appointment.
• Advanced M.Div. applicants must have a minimum of a 3.3 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, students must have completed at least 6 hours in: Old Testament Survey, New Testament Survey, Church History, and Systematic Theology. Only courses in which a grade of “B” or higher was achieved will be recognized. Other classes students should have completed on the undergraduate level include 3 hours in each of the following: Ethics, Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Preaching, Hebrew, and Greek. Under certain exceptions, students may be admitted into the Advanced M.Div. if they can complete these prerequisites within their first semester of enrollment.
• All students in Music degrees must go through Music Placement Exams to determine their level of ability during orientation.
• Master of Arts in Missiology - Missions applicants must have a minimum of two years of missions service with a missions agency recognized by the faculty.
• Additional items may be requested by the Admissions Office as needed.