Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Procedures & Information
along with all supporting documents, to
the Admissions Office; or (3) by requesting
an application packet from the Admissions
Office, completing it, and sending it, along
with all supporting documents, to the
Admissions Office.
You may review the status of your application
at any time on the Admissions webpage at
www.dts.edu. A personalized identification
number will be given to you when your
application is submitted. We urge applicants
to apply four to eight months before the
anticipated enrollment date, but no earlier than
15 months before that date. All application
items must be received by the Admissions
Office no later than the following dates: for
the fall semester, July 1; for the Wintersession/spring
semester, November 1; and for
the summer session, April 1. International
applicants should submit all documents no
later than three months before the start of
their study. (Applications, except those for
international students, may be submitted
after the above deadlines. Priority will be given
to applictions received before the deadline.
If you need financial aid, you should submit
your application early, since scholarship
applications are not considered until applicants
are accepted for admission. (Please
see the Financial section for scholarship
application dates.) International applicants
desiring to be considered for scholarship for
the fall semester must submit the completed
application (including TOEFL and TWE
scores) by January 1.
APPLICATION CREDENTIALS
There is a nonrefundable application fee
of $50 if applying online and $75 if applying
by mail. The following credentials must
be submitted:
1. Personal/character references from three
individuals. One must be from a pastor.
The other two, preferably, should come
from a college professor (if currently
enrolled in college or recently graduated),
and a professional or businessperson.
If an applicant includes the reference’s
email on the online application, a reference
can submit his or her information
electonically via the web. Reference forms
also may be downloaded from the Seminary’s
website and are included with the
application materials available from the
Admissions Office.
2. A completed “Validation of Church Relationship”
form from the applicant’s church.
The form should confirm the applicant’s
membership or regular participation in
good standing. In addition, the form should
endorse the applicant’s potential for effective
ministry and describe the length and
kind of ministry involvement. (Note: This
is in addition to the reference from a pastor
and can be completed online by the church
if an email address is provided.)
3. Demonstration of English proficiency.
Applicants for whom English is not their
native or birth language must submit
scores for the TOEFL and TWE. This
applies even to applicants who are U.S.
citizens or permanent residents. (See
“International Students” in this section
for further information.)
4. Official transcripts from all colleges and
universities attended. Final approval for
admission is contingent on receiving an
official transcript verifying conferral of the
qualifying degree. An official transcript is
one issued by the college, and sent by the
school’s registrar in a sealed envelope.
5. Assessment test scores. Certain applicants
are required to submit results of assessment
tests to supplement their undergraduate
academic record. Assessment test scores
are required as evidence of academic
aptitude when: (1) the preseminary
GPA is less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or
(2) the applicant does not hold a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited institution.
Scores on either of two assessments can be
used for this purpose: the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies
Test (MAT).
The GRE General Test is administered interactively
at most Sylvan Technology Centers
across the United States and Canada. You can
obtain information concerning this examination
from the Educational Testing Service,
Box 6000, Princeton, New Jersey 08541–6000
or at www.gre.org. The institutional code for
reporting scores to the Seminary is R6156.
The MAT is administered at colleges and
universities throughout the United States.
You can obtain information on this exam by
requesting the MAT Candidate Information
Booklet: The Psychological Corporation, 555
Academic Court, San Antonio, Texas, 78204
(800-622-3231) or at www.milleranalogies.com.
Contact the Admissions Office to discuss
which exam to take.
While all degree programs are coeducational,
the Seminary holds the position that Scripture
limits to men the roles of elder and senior
pastor in the local church. Therefore Seminary
programs of study are not designed to
prepare women for these roles.
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