— Ph.D. —
Admissions Process
• • • • •Thank you for your interest in the doctoral program at Southern Seminary. The following information is designed to give you insight into the Ph.D. application process. The Ph.D. application process occurs in two phases, which are described below.
Phase One
Phase one occurs as you go through the application process with our Admissions office. It includes two components. First, you should examine our Admissions Requirements for the Ph.D. program to ensure that you meet the minimum standards to apply and understand what you have to include with your application.
Second, you will submit an application for the Ph.D. program to our Admissions Office. Because the application includes several parts, we recommend that you submit as many parts as you can, as soon as you can. It normally takes a minimum of 1-2 months to turn in all the parts to the application, especially because GRE results and recommendations take time to arrive. Your application must be fully complete in the Admissions Office prior to the stated application deadline to be considered.
Application Deadline (for Fall 2012 matriculation)
January 15, 2012
- For all School of Theology and Billy Graham School degrees
- For all School of Church Ministries degrees (Fall matriculation only for doctoral programs in the School of Church Ministries)
Application Deadline (for Spring 2013 matriculation)
August 1, 2012
- For all School of Theology and Billy Graham School degrees
Phase Two
After your completed application clears the Admissions Office, the Admissions Office invites qualified applicants to participate in a field essay and faculty interview. Students come to campus for one day in which they complete the field essay in the morning and then participate in the faculty interview in the afternoon.
Field essays are exams designed to give students the opportunity to demonstrate their comprehension of the subject area in which they are applying. You will find more details, including study guides for each subject area’s exam, on our Field Essay webpage.
Faculty interviews provide our professors the opportunity to interact with students who are applying in their area while allowing students the chance to get to know the faculty. Students should prepare to discuss not only their research interests but also their personal interests.
The field essays and interviews will be on the following date:
Friday, February 25, 2011 (for Fall 2011 matriculation)
- For all School of Theology, School of Church Ministries and Billy Graham School degrees
Friday, September 9, 2011 (for Spring 2012 matriculation)
- For all School of Theology and Billy Graham School degrees
Friday, February 24, 2012 (for Fall 2012 matriculation)
- For all School of Theology, School of Church Ministries and Billy Graham School degrees