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Admissions Requirements | Chicago Theological Seminary Search Enter your search word or phrase below: Search for: requite now The School The Next Your Journey Why CTS Commitments History Thought Leadership Student Life Events Seminary Life Day Blog Accreditation & Policies Building Hours Directory Board of Trustees Academics Master of DivinityStratumPrograms CoursesSenseOnline or On Campus Field Education PhD Candidates Library InterReligious Institute Study of Black Faith & Life Book RecommendationsWonkCalendar Registrar’s Office AdmissionsUsingOffice of Admissions Admissions RequirementsUsingDeadlines Student Orientation Costs & Financial Aid International Students Denominational Resources Alumni &PolityJobs CONNECTS Congregational Partnerships Continuing Education Jobs The Next Challenge & Response Alumni Stories Spotlights Press & Media RIOTcon Lectures & AwardsPolityCalendar Shop GivingRequiteNow Office of Advancement Ways toRequitePlanned GivingRequiteNow Search requite now Close Nav Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube Live X Admissions Requirements Each stratum program has its own unique application, requirements and recommended preparation. Please see the specifics for your desired stratum below. Read increasingly information well-nigh courses here, and degree programs here.   MASTER OF DIVINITY (MDIV) & MASTER OF ARTS (MA): Applicants must have successfully completed a bachelor’s stratum from an accredited higher or university. Though a variety of higher programs provide unobjectionable preparation, it is to the applicant’s wholesomeness to have well ripened written and oral liaison skills, strong wonk references, good hair-trigger thinking skills, and coursework in the zone of humanities. GRE scores are not required. The MDiv, and MA using process includes: Official transcripts from all wonk institutions attended. Four reports of reference – at least two must be academic, one may come from a pastor or other ministry professional, and one may come from a supervisor or friend. Written materials, including an autobiographical statement, as directed for each stratum program. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores are required of applicants for whom English is not a first language. The exam must be completed no increasingly than two years prior to application. The TOEFL may only be waived if the write-in has completed flipside degree, in English, in the US. MASTER OF SACRED THEOLOGY (STM): Applicants to the STM Program must have earned a Master of DivinityStratum(or first graduate theological stratum providing equivalent theological background) and demonstrate talent for wide theological study. The STM using process includes: Official transcripts from all wonk institutions attended. Four reports of reference – at least two must be academic, one may come from a pastor or other ministry professional, and one may come from a supervisor or friend. An autobiographical statement, as guided by the questions stated within the using form. A current resume. A two page statement of proposed focus of study, as guided by the using instructions. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores are required of applicants for whom English is not a first language. The exam must be completed no increasingly than two years prior to application. The TOEFL may only be waived if the write-in has completed flipside degree, in English, in the US. MASTER OF DIVINITY & SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (MDIV & SSA): MDiv/Social Service Administration dual stratum in collaboration with the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. This dual stratum program allows a student to well-constructed the requirements of the Master of Divinity and Master of Social Service Administration degrees simultaneously in four years. This combined program is platonic for students who aspire to work at the intersection of ministry and social work, and require credentials in both areas.Usingto each program is made separately to the respective institution. MASTER OF DIVINITY & MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MDIV & MSW): MDiv/Master of Social Work dual degrees is offered completely online in collaboration with CTS and Aurora University. This dual stratum program allows a student to well-constructed the requirements of the Master of Divinity and Master of Social Work degrees simultaneously in four years. This combined program is platonic for students who aspire to work at the intersection of ministry and social work, and require credentials in both areas. Students uncork their first year at CTS developing leadership skills and a strong theological foundation. The pursuit three years are washed-up simultaneously at both institutions with combined field education and clinical pastoral education components.Usingto each program is made separately to the respective institution. DOCTOR OF MINISTRY IN PREACHING (DMIP): Applicants must have a Master of DivinityStratumor equivalent from an accredited seminary or divinity school with a GPA of 3.0 or greater (4.0 scale.) Applicants must moreover have a minimum of three years pastoral wits serving in a ministry context subsequent to completing the MDiv, and currently serve in a context that involves sustained preaching to a community. Additional information regarding criteria for ticket and using materials can be received by contacting the program coordinator at the ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Program Office: ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Program Coordinator 1407 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 896-2400 fax: (773) 643-1284 www.actsdminpreaching.com DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD): PhD applicants should have earned a master’s stratum (or equivalent) in theology or religion from an accredited college, university, seminary, or divinity school, and have a superior wonk record in previous undergraduate and graduate education. Applicants should be worldly-wise to yacky a well-spoken sense of intention regarding goals for wide study. Students in the program have multiple areas of inquiry to focus their studies. These areas of inquiry include: Sacred Texts and Hermeneutical Strategies, America as an African Diaspora, Womanist Religious Studies, World Feminisms, Interreligious Studies, LGBTQ Studies, and Theology and Cultural Criticism. The PhD using process includes: Official transcripts from all wonk institutions attended. Four reports of reference – at least two must be academic, one may come from a pastor or other ministry professional, and one may come from a supervisor or friend. A personal essay describing your intention and goals for PhD study as guided by the using instructions. A current resume or curriculum vitae. A sample academic/research paper (term paper, discrete section of a master’s thesis, or published essay). Scores from the Graduate Record General Test (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test taken within 7 years of application (GRE Code: 1120). TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores are required of applicants for whom English is not a first language. The exam must be completed no increasingly than two years prior to application. The TOEFL may only be waived if the write-in has completed flipside degree, in English, in the US (TOEFL Code: 1120). CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (CERT): Applicants to theDocumentprogram must have completed a bachelor’s stratum from an accredited higher or university. Under unrepealable conditions, persons who do not possess an undergraduate stratum may wield to study under the non-degree status of Student At Large with hopes of achieving a document at a later date. Though a wide variety of wonk and life wits provide unobjectionable preparation from which to pursue aDocumentin Theological Study, it is to the applicant’s wholesomeness to have preliminaries in the humanities, strong written and oral liaison skills, mature intellectual abilities, and the topics to think critically. GRE scores are not required. The using process includes: Official transcripts from all wonk institutions attended. An autobiographical statement (250 words or less) describing your interest in theological study. A current resume or a unenduring unravelment of your recent work experience, participation in volunteer and polity service, religious or denomination involvement. Two reports of recommendation as described within the CertificateUsingInstructions. STUDENT AT LARGE (SAL): Student At Large (non degree) status allows an individual to take a undertow or courses without participating in a stratum program. A bachelor’s stratum is strongly preferred. Students who do not possess a completed bachelor’s stratum may moreover wield pursuit consultation with the CTS Office of Admissions. Applicants should demonstrate talent for graduate level scholarship.Higherlevel course-work, preliminaries in the humanities, relevant work and life experience, strong written and oral liaison skills, mature intellectual abilities, and the topics to think critically are advantageous. Applicants with a completed bachelor’s stratum must well-constructed a simplified application. DISTANCE SCHOLAR (DS): Students interested in taking a specific online undertow for wonk credit may wield to study as a Distance Scholar. A succinct online using is utilized for this purpose. Applicants must personize wangle to a computer that meets the minimum requirements for online education at CTS. Criteria for ticket varies by undertow selected and are unswayable by the instructor. A bachelor’s stratum is strongly preferred; however exceptions may be made for applicants with significant life and ministry experiences and at least two years of exemplary undergraduate education. Some classes may require prerequisites. Courses taken as a Distance Scholar may later be unromantic to an admitted student’s stratum program. TRANSFER STUDENTS: Students taking accredited Seminary work elsewhere who wish to have that work officially transferred to CTS must make that request in writing to the Registrar. Courses to be transferred must be graduate level, and doctoral level for doctoral students, and normally will not have counted toward a prior degree. Courses with a grade of B- or unelevated will not transfer in.Widestanding without credit may exempt students from required courses, permitting the substitution of electives to fulfill CTS stratum requirements. Transfer credits do not wield to a student’s cumulative GPA. Any questions well-nigh what is an winning transfer credit should be referred to the Registrar, who will consult with theWonkDean or other sense members. Also, work washed-up prior to seven years surpassing inward CTS may not be considered for transfer credits. 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