Faculty - Princeton Theological Seminary

5. Official transcripts from each college, seminary, or graduate school
attended. Applicants enrolled in school at the time of application are
asked to provide a list of current and projected courses for the academic
year, and to send a transcript or informal record of fall term grades as
soon as possible.
6. Scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or, in the case of
applicants whose native language is not English, the Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL). One of these tests is required (no exceptions);
scores must be received by December 31 (or by November 20 for
those submitting early applications). Applicants are expected to achieve
a minimum score of 57 on each section of the paper-based TOEFL, or a
minimum score of 23 on each section of the computer-based TOEFL. GRE
scores more than five years old and TOEFL scores more than two years
old are no longer valid. Information on registration deadlines and test
dates is available at www.ets.org.
7. Copies of any documents that could assist in interpreting your qualifications
for doctoral study, such as a supervisor’s report on your work or
your own statement about your background, not specifically requested in
the application form.
8. Conduct Statement and Statement of Intent to Study Full Time.
9. Preliminary Application for Ph.D. Housing (required for consideration for
Seminary housing; will not be seen by admissions committee).
10. Student Financial Aid Application and Addendum (required for consideration
for financial assistance and due by December 31; will not be seen
by the Admissions Committee).
Program of Study
The Sequence of a Typical Program
The program of any particular student may deviate from the following outline at
some points, but this sketch indicates in general what may be anticipated.
1. Orientation and registration for incoming Ph.D. students is held immediately
before the opening of the fall term in September. During the preceding
May, students will be assigned temporary advisers who will help
with first semester registration. Early in the semester a three-person residence
committee will be appointed to work with the student throughout
the residence period. From this committee and especially its chair, the
student should secure counsel regarding courses and other aspects of
the program up to the comprehensive examinations. As students plan
their programs, they should remember that faculty will not normally be
available during the summer recess or during official leaves from the
Seminary. At these times members of the faculty have no contractual
obligation to advise students, to read drafts of dissertations, or to engage
in any other instructional activity. Other appropriate faculty members are
normally substituted for residence committee chairs who are on leave.
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