Admission Requirements
The D.Min. Admission Requirements
1. The applicant must have a Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent with a grade point average of “B” (3.0). Those with lower grade point averages, if accepted, will begin the program on academic probation. Information on requirements for an M.Div. equivalency is available on our website or form the Doctor of Ministry office.
2. The applicant must have been actively involved in a ministry for at least three years subsequent to their first graduate theological degree (an accrediting association requirement for any D.Min. program). Students must remain in ministry throughout their doctoral program.
3. Applicants whose first/native language is not English are required to complete the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Minimum scores required on the Internet-based Test (www.ets.org/toefl) are as follows:
Reading minimum score 22
Listening minimum score 21
Speaking minimum score 21
Writing minimum score 22
Total minimum score 86
