ADMISSIONS

Completed Application for Admission, accessed here.

An official transcript from each institution of higher-learning where nine or more credits were earned must be sent directly from that institution. E-transcripts are the preferred method of delivery and should be sent to: GRADBUSINESSINFO@VILLANOVA.EDU.

Please submit a one-page professional resume through the online application link.

Please limit your essay response to two-pages double-spaced. 
 
PROMPT: 
How will your participation in the Master of Science in Church Management program contribute to your ability to carry out your ministry in your Church?

Professional recommendations from two individuals familiar with the applicant's professional and/or academic accomplishments. Applicants pursuing a scholarship should have a ministry lead, supervisor, or pastor write at least one of the recommendations. Each recommender is asked to complete the form and submit a letter that discusses the four points below. If you ask a recommender to compose a letter prior to their officially receiving instructions, remind them to include the below topics as a guideline:

1. Length of time he/she has known the applicant
2. Basis of the professional relationship
3. Applicant's strengths
4. Applicant's areas for improvement

*When you enter your recommenders' information into the application form, they will be sent an email invitation on your behalf instructing them how to submit their recommendation. Recommenders are able to submit their recommendation regardless of your application submission status.

International applicants must have any non-U.S. transcripts independently evaluated to show an equivalence to 120 U.S. credit hours. One official transcript evaluation from each post-secondary educational institution for which nine credit hours or more of course work was taken is required.

Villanova requires that, before an application can be considered for admission, transcripts from colleges and universities outside the U.S. and Canada undergo a course-by-course analysis by an expert academic credential evaluator in the United States. Students are responsible for paying all fees for such evaluations and making arrangements with the credential evaluation company to send and receive their documents. Fees vary depending on the evaluator and whether a translation is needed. If you are using the service of a credential evaluator that has the capability to send the credentials evaluation electronically, please instruct them to send it to gradinformation@villanova.edu; otherwise, please use the mailing address. Paper transcripts should be sent to:

Graduate Business Programs
Bartley Hall 1064
Villanova University
800 East Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA 19085

Villanova will accept a course-by-course credential evaluation from any NACES member.

The following credential evaluators offer electronic delivery:

• Educational Credential Evaluators
  • Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) has created a custom application for Villanova University that will give you a 10% discount. Access your Select™ application here.
• International Education Evaluation
• International Education Research Foundation 
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. 
• The Evaluation Company
• World Education Services (WES).
  • Choose "Villanova University - Office of Graduate Studies" as the recipient.

Proof of English Proficiency:   

TOEFL, IELTS Academic, Cambridge or Duolingo English Test (DET)
English language proficiency can be demonstrated by submitting official test results directly to the Graduate Studies Office either from an in-person administration of TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency or the online DET. It is required that applicants satisfy English language proficiency through one of these methods.

Minimum required test scores are as follows:

* Minimum of 23 per section
* For reading, writing and speaking: minimum of 4.5; For listening: minimum of 5

Scores are considered valid from exams taken a maximum of two years prior to program application deadlines. Please submit official TOEFL scores to Villanova using the school code 2959. Official IELTS Academic scores can be sent electronically or by hard copy to the Graduate Studies Office. Official DET scores should be sent electronically through the DET platform.

International applicants do not need to submit the TOEFL, IELTS Academic, Cambridge or DET if the applicant meets any of the following criteria: 

• You are a citizen of Australia, Canada, the UK, Ireland or New Zealand. 
• You earned your prior college or university degree in the United States or one of the countries listed above.

Please also note the following:

• If you earned a degree at another institution in the United States, some programs might request you submit a copy of the TOEFL, IELTS Academic, Cambridge or DET score you submitted when applying for entrance into that institution.
• Some programs may require an additional online interview.

A non-refundable application fee of $65.00 must be paid by credit card. You will receive a receipt upon final submission. 

After your application is submitted and all elements have been received and reviewed, the applicant will be contacted to set up two 30-minute phone interviews.