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From Inquiry to Enrollment
Step 1: Review our program information
Look around our web-site to find out as much as possible about us and our
program. It is important to us that you consider us a good fit for your academic
journey. Of course, we heartily invite you to contact us, in particular our
program director, for more information, or visit us
in person.
Step 2: Review your academic qualification
Non-Discrimination Policy
We admit students wholly on the basis of individual merit. The
University does not discriminate against any student or applicant
seeking admission on the basis of his or her race, color, national or
ethnic origin, religion, or sex.
Candidates applying for admission to one of our Certificate programs meet the
same requirements as for admission to the M.A. program in Theology, with two
exceptions: letters of recommendation and GRE scores.
Post-Master's Certificates
For admission to our post-master's Certificates in
Advanced
Theological Studies and
Advanced
Interdisciplinary Theological Inquiry we require
that you already have completed a graduate degree in Theology at Villanova
University or any other accredited college or university, with a graduate GPA of
3.0 or higher. Thus qualified, you satisfy all other admission
requirements.
Pre-Master's Certificates
For admission to our pre-master's Certificates in
Theological
Studies and
Interdisciplinary Theological
Inquiry we require that you hold a
Bachelor’s degree in Education, the Humanities, the Social Sciences, or the
Sciences from an accredited college or university with an undergraduate GPA of
3.0 or higher. In addition, you need to demonstrate
- evidence of previous undergraduate or
graduate course work in Theology or Religion (18 credit hours)
or
- evidence of 5 years working experience in
the fields of Theology or Religion (e.g., ministry, teaching,
administration, education.
If you do not meet these requirements (that is, course work in Theology or
Religion or evidence of working experience), you may be accepted into the
Certificate program of your choice subject to the approval of our
Graduate Program Director. However, you must earn
no less than a “B” grade in each of the first 3 courses before continuing with
the program.
Step 3: Contact the Graduate Program
Director
In our department, the Graduate Program Director guides all applicants
through the program admission process. We recommend that you
contact the
director by email or telephone to discuss your unique situation, qualifications, and goals.
Step 4: Fill out the application form
You may apply for admission to our program
online (preferred method) or request a paper
application.
This link leads you to either application.
Step 5: Mail your application material
Application Deadlines
| Semester |
Deadline |
| Fall |
August 1 |
| Spring |
December 1 |
| Summer |
May 1 |
To the Graduate Program
Director, please submit (for
contact information, click here)
- a 500-700 word statement of your objectives in seeking
enrollment in the program
(please mail separately or complete on the
online application form).
To the Office of Graduate Studies,
please mail (you will find the address
here)
- completed
application;
- non-refundable application fee of $50
payable to Villanova University (fee is waived for students with a Villanova
degree); and
- official transcripts of all previous
college work (undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate) sent directly to
the Graduate Studies Office, by the Registrar of the Colleges or
Universities involved.
Step 6: What happens next?
Upon receiving all your application material, our Graduate Program
Committee submits a recommendation concerning acceptance to the Office of Graduate Studies. The office will inform you in writing
about the outcome of the application.
Currently, University support in the form of tuition
scholarships and graduate assistantships is open only to matriculated students
in the M.A. program.
Step 7: Enroll in your classes
As soon as the Office of Graduate Studies admits you to our program you are free to enroll in our
courses.
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