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AdmissionsAdmissions • Requirement Descriptions • Degree Programs • Diploma Program • Master’s Program • Doctoral Programs • Acceptance Categories • Deadlines “At Southern Seminary you will have the opportunity to study under leading scholars, develop spiritually, and gain hands-on experience in ministry.” The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is comprised The Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and of three separate schools—an undergraduate college and Ministry is the largest Great Commission school in two premier graduate schools. The School of Theology, the world, and is dedicated to training ministers and the founding school of the institution, specializes in laypersons to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew classic studies for ministry and scholarship, such as Bible, 28:18-20). It also prepares pastors and staff members for Theology, Church History and Preaching. service in fields of education and church leadership. Admissions Requirements by Degree Program MATS MA/M.Div./Adv. M.Div. Diploma Application Form Application Form Application Form Application Fee Application Fee Application Fee Official Transcription Church/Pastoral Recommendation Church/Pastoral Recommendation Pastor/Leader Recommendation Official Transcription Official Transcription Spiritual Autobiography Recommendation Forms (2) Recommendation Forms (2) Proof of Missionary appointment* Spiritual Autobiography Spiritual Autobiography TOEFL (International applicants) TOEFL (International applicants) TOEFL (International applicants) Academic Paper (Adv. M.Div. Only) D.Miss. D.Min./D.Ed.Min. Th.M./Ed.D./Ph.D. Application Form Application Form Application Form Application Fee Application Fee Application Fee Church/Pastoral Recommendation Church/Pastoral Recommendation Church/Pastoral Recommendation Official Transcription Official Transcription Official Transcription Recommendation Forms (2) Recommendation Forms (2) Recommendation Forms (2) Spiritual Autobiography Spiritual Autobiography Spiritual Autobiography TOEFL (International applicants) TOEFL (International applicants) TOEFL (International applicants) Ministry Field Essay Ministry Field Essay Academic Paper Interview Interview GRE (Ed.D. and Ph.D. only) Library and Employer Forms (Modular Format) Field Essay (Ed.D. and Ph.D. only) Interview (Ed.D. and Ph.D. only) DVD (Worship Concentration Only) *Proof of missionary appointment is required for students applying to the MATS for Intercultural Leadership Program only. **When applying online, recommendations and autobiography can be completed through the online application. page 20 | Admissions SOUTHERN SEMINARY CATALOG | 2013-2014 • Spiritual Autobiography: The Spiritual Autobiography Admission Requirement consists of a description of your understanding of the Descriptions: gospel of Jesus Christ, conversion, spiritual growth, call • Church/Pastoral Recommendation: All applicants must to ministry and reason for choosing Southern Seminary. receive official endorsement from the local church MATS applicants must indicate that they understand where they are a member. All applicants are expected that the MATS degree is designed for laypersons only to have maintained official church membership for a and not for those pursuing vocational ministry. minimum of one year. Additional recommendations may • Academic Paper: This is a requirement for Advanced be required for applicants not attending the church Master of Divinity and all research doctoral applicants. which holds their membership. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample • Recommendation Forms: We suggest that a from their undergraduate or seminary education, professor and business acquaintance each complete respectively. This requirement allows for proper analysis a recommendation form. Family members may not of an applicant’s writing and research abilities. Please complete a recommendation form. Recommenders submit an unmarked sample from your previous must have known the applicant for a minimum of one schooling. It should be a clean copy and may account year. If for some reason recommendations do not for former professor’s editorial comments. The paper reflect this kind of diversity, the Admissions Office may for the Advanced MDiv and Doctoral programs should request additional recommendations. Research Doctoral be 10-20 pages in length. applicants are encouraged to submit at least two • Official Transcripts: Transcripts from all educational academic recommendations. institutions are required. Diploma applicants must • Pastor/Leader Form: This is a requirement for submit an official copy of their high school diploma all MATS and MATSIL applicants. The Pastor/ or the GED, unless the applicant has completed a Leader Recommendation is submitted in lieu of minimum of 24 hours of college credit. The students (or the normal Church/Pastoral Recommendation and two applicants) must request that their official transcripts Recommendation Forms. MATSIL applicants should be submitted directly from the school to the Admissions have the Pastor/Leader recommendation filled out by office. the IMB. For further information, see the application • TOEFL: A TOEFL exam is required of all international instruction page or contact the Admissions office. applicants whose native language is not English. SOUTHERN SEMINARY Admissions CATALOG | | page 2013-2014 21 an undergraduate degree in music. All applicants The Diploma Program entering music and worship degrees at Southern Admission Prerequisites: Seminary must take placement exams offered by the • The Diploma Program is designed for candidates who school at the beginning of graduate study. These exams have not completed or earned an accredited Bachelor’s evaluate knowledge and skill in music theory, sight degree. They must give proof of high school graduation singing, ear training, keyboard, voice and conducting. by submitting a high school transcript, General Students pursuing the Master of Church Music can Equivalency Diploma (GED) or equivalency. Candidates expect additional testing in the areas of music theory, must be over 30 years of age. Younger applicants are orchestration and music history. Students who show encouraged to complete an undergraduate degree deficiencies in the placement exams will take some prior to seminary or to apply to Boyce College, the additional pre-graduate course work in the areas of undergraduate school of Southern Seminary. their deficiency (music theory, aural skills, keyboard, • A minimum of one year of church membership. etc.). These courses may be taken along side graduate level courses as long as the graduate level course does Application Requirements: not rely on the particular skills the student is trying • Please see the table and descriptions listed on pages to improve through pre-graduate work. Students are 21-22. expected to satisfy pre-graduate requirements dictated by the placement exams within the first year of study. International Applicants: Applicants with a less specialized course of study • For applicants whose native language is not English, may provisionally enter the program and satisfactorily an official score report of TOEFL (Test of English as a complete either placement examinations and auditions Foreign Language) with a minimum acceptable score in music or accelerated pre-graduate studies in music of 83 (internet-based) or 220 (computer based)Scores theory, conducting, and applied major and minor areas. may not be more than 3 years old. Study guides for the placement exams are available Additional Information: upon request by contacting the School of Church • Students in the Diploma Program within the School of Ministries office. Theology or Billy Graham School complete any of the • A minimum of one year of church membership. M.Div. curricular concentrations with the exception of the Hebrew and Greek requirements. Application Requirements: • Students within the School of Church Ministries • Please see the table and descriptions listed on pages complete the requirements for the MACE degree. 21-22. • If the applicant has 24 or more college hours, a high International Applicants: school transcript or GED transcript is no longer • International students must submit an official score required. report of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign • Any additional items requested by the Admissions Language) if English is not their native language. No Committee in order for the Committee to obtain a more score less than 83 (internet-based) or 220 (computer in-depth profile of the applicant. based) or older than 3 years is accepted. Advanced Master of Divinity requirement: The Master’s Program • Applicants must submit an academic paper of 10-20 (M.A., M.Div.) pages in length written during undergraduate study as a Admission Prerequisites: research and writing sample. • Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited Additional Information: institution. • MATS students must indicate in their spiritual • A minimum college cumulative grade point average autobiography that they understand this degree is of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants with a college for laypersons only and they do not plan on serving cumulative grade point average below 2.4 (on a 4.0 in a pastoral or staff position. The only exception is scale) may be accepted on academic probation on an the MATS for Intercultural Leadership. Students in the individual basis. MATSIL are expected to be full time missionaries or • Music and Worship Degrees – Southern Seminary offers candidates for appointment. three graduate level degrees in the area of