The second level of admission status is for those who have not completed a bachelor’s degree in some form of religious studies. Each applicant’s background and coursework (especially in the area of humanities, philosophy, and religion) will be evaluated by the Director of Graduate Studies in Religion. Applicants may be accepted into this level and be required to take up to 48 hours of work, that is, the regular 36 hour program and up to 12 hours of studies in religion as assigned by the Director. Six (6) hours of these twelve (12) hours must be New Testament Greek (GRE 501/GRE 502). The remaining hours will be determined by the Director and chosen from a variety of biblical, theological, and/or historical studies.

Additional application requirements:

• Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts of credit earned at all institutions of higher education.
  GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or MAT (Miller Analogies Test) scores are required. Scores must be sent to the office of Graduate Studies in Religion and must be no more than five years old.
• Minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 in undergraduate studies.
• Two letters of reference from professors familiar with your work and one personal reference from someone familiar with your character.
• A clean, unstapled, unbound copy of an essay or research paper that offers evidence of the applicant’s writing abilities. The paper should be between 5-25 pages in length.
• $25.00 non-refundable application fee.

An interview, either by phone or in person, with the Director of Graduate Studies in Religion or a designated faculty member of the program