Admission to Master of Arts, Religion — SGCS

In addition to the General Admissions Requirements, the applicant must:

1. Possess a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade point average of 2.7 or better (4.0 scale).
2. Submit an official transcript of the student's undergraduate college work and of any graduate work being used to support the application for admission.
3. Have successfully completed at least 15 semester hours in upper-division undergraduate courses in theology, Bible, Christian ministry, Christian education, and/or philosophy. Students whose undergraduate preparation in religion is deficient may apply for conditional admission, if they satisfy the other requirements. Rules and deadlines for making up the deficiency will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
4. Demonstrate the ability to succeed as a graduate student in Olivet's Master of Arts in Religion program, as evidenced by three recommendations. One should be from a person able to comment knowledgeably on the applicant's academic ability and one from a pastor or other person who can speak to the applicant's Christian and moral life. The third may be another academic reference. Or it may be a reference from a work or ministry supervisor. If the person making the pastoral reference is not also a supervisor, then a reference from a supervisor is especially appropriate.