MDiv Preparation Track

Eligibility and Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Religion courses: Minimum of 12 semester hours in religion (waivers may be requested for some or all of this requirement, based on the applicant's full-time ministry experience).
GPA requirements: Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.00 OR for an undergraduate GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 applicants may request to be admitted on a provisional basis.

Visit the School of Religion's Graduate Catalog

Application deadlines

Applications can be accepted year-round. Students need to apply at least six weeks before the start of the semester. With School of Religion approval, students may take up to 12 hours of coursework on non-degree or provisional status.

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Term

U.S. Residents

Summer

April 1

Fall

July 1

Winter

Novermber 1

Submit official college and university transcripts. Many institutions subscribe to the convenient transcript-request service at National Student Clearinghouse, or you may also contact your institution directly. Have transcripts sent to the Graduate and Professional Studies office (gradtranscripts@southern.edu). If you earned your prerequisite degree at Southern, you do not need to complete this step.

Submit two recommendation forms from a college professor, work supervisor, or social-work field instructor. This should be done as part of the online application process.

Candidates are to submit a written "Statement of Purpose through the Application Status Page following the guidelines provided by the School of Religion. Download Statement of Purpose Guide

Since graduate programs in the School of Religion are offered only as summer intensives or online courses, this schedule does not meet student-visa requirements for international students.

All non-U.S. transcripts must be submitted through one of the following approved credential evaluation agencies:

SpanTran: use this link to send to Southern
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc (ECE): www.ece.org
World Education Services: www.wes.org

Evaluations are to be sent directly to Southern Graduate Studies, by the service. All evaluation reports are considered to be advisory. Southern reserves the right to make final equivalency decisions.

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