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complete transcripts are available and normally just prior to registration for the
candidate’s first semester at Princeton Theological Seminary. Work completed
more than seven years before the contemplated date of transfer, or courses
passed below the grade of B, may not be accepted. Where a candidate is permitted
to apply credits earned in another seminary toward the Princeton M.Div.
requirements, the equivalent of two full years of study (four full-time semesters
and a total of fifty-two credits), including in all cases the final year, must be spent
at Princeton Seminary. On occasion, a candidate for the M.A. degree may be
permitted to apply university graduate work toward the program requirements,
but these credits will subsequently be disallowed if the candidate changes to the
M.Div. program. For the M.A.(T.S.), advanced standing not to exceed twenty-six
credits may be granted by the registrar on the basis of post-baccalaureate study
in a recognized institution of higher education. No advanced placement will be
granted toward the Th.M. degree.
Mid-year Admissions
Under normal circumstances the student should begin seminary work in the fall
semster. However, candidates for the Th.M. degree, as well as special students, may
undertake their studies at the beginning of the spring semester. This privilege cannot
be extended to international students. Applicants seeking advanced standing
in the M.Div. and M.A. programs may be considered for admission beginning the
spring semester on a space-available basis.
Admission Requirements for Master of Arts and Master
of Divinity Programs
It is recommended that the candidate’s baccalaureate preparation include at least
sixty credits, or twenty semester courses, in such liberal arts studies as English, philosophy,
literature, history, and ancient and modern languages, together with some
work in the natural and human sciences, especially psychology and sociology.
Among items specified on the application form, an applicant for the M.Div., M.A.
or M.Div./M.A. degree program must furnish a letter of endorsement from a pastor
of his or her church. In addition, an applicant must submit three additional
letters of reference from persons in a position to assess his or her qualifications
for seminary study. Where possible, at least one of those references should be
from a professor or teacher with whom the applicant has studied. It is expected
that M.Div. and M.Div./M.A. applicants shall be certified as ministerial candidates
by the responsible governing body of their denomination, or are making normal
progress toward such certification. In addition, the candidate must supply
a transcript of all college or university work pursued to date. If an applicant has
not yet completed the baccalaureate program and is accepted for admission to
the Seminary, a final transcript must be provided indicating the awarding of a
baccalaureate degree by an accredited college or university. Matriculation in the
Seminary cannot be effected until this final transcript has been received.
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