PTS Catalogue - Princeton Theological Seminary

A student must submit the following prior to graduation: Survey of
Earned Doctorates Form, ProQuest UMI Publishing Agreement Form with
check, and copies of the final version of the dissertation. If a student does
not submit the final version of the dissertation to Ph.D. Studies prior to
graduation, the student will be allowed to walk at graduation provided
all other requirements have been met but will not receive an official
diploma. The diploma will be mailed to the graduate upon receipt of ALL
materials. Note that the “official transcript” is also placed on hold until all
requirements are met.
8. Degree duration: The Ph.D. program is designed to be completed in no
more than five years of full-time study. In those cases in which candidates
are allowed to study on a part-time basis during the dissertation stage,
all degree requirements are expected to be completed within six years of
entry into the program. The candidacy will be terminated if the dissertation
is not successfully defended within nine years of the date of entrance
into the program.
Failure to pay tuition (full or reduced) for an academic year without
approval of the senior vice president and chief operating officer will result
in termination of the candidacy.
The Teaching Apprenticeship Program (TAP)
Preparing Ph.D. Students for the Teaching Ministry
The Teaching Apprenticeship Program (TAP) aims to develop informed, effective,
and skilled teachers for a variety of higher education contexts. As such, the TAP
component of Princeton Theological Seminary’s Ph.D. program pursues several
integral and interrelated goals. Having participated in this program, students will:
taining
to effective pedagogy and successful teaching in higher education;
higher education;
expertise in higher education.
TAP entails four interrelated requirements aimed at developing students’ proficiency
in the ministry of teaching:
pedagogical methods;
teaching experience;
portfolio.
Students will participate in two year-long TAP colloquia: Foundations for Teaching
I and Foundations for Teaching II. The colloquia are taken during the first two years
of the Ph.D. program. Only one colloquium will be offered each year so students
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