Admission to 西雅图太平洋神学院 is a two-way process of discernment. 你, 申请人, must determine whether SPS offers the kind of theological education and spiritual formation appropriate to your vocational objectives. 你可以通过研究网易彩票app的宣传材料来做到这一点, 网易彩票app(如果可能), 通过与网易彩票app的教师交谈, 工作人员, 和学生, 通过祈求上帝的指引, 通过咨询值得信赖的精神顾问. 相反, the SPS 招生 Committee must determine whether you are spiritually and academically prepared to succeed in one of our programs. We do so by carefully and prayerfully studying your application materials and by assessing how your gifts, 美惠三女神, and sense of vocation fit with the mission and ethos of the Seminary. We admit women and men who can demonstrate a vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ, 对宣告上帝统治的承诺, 在硕士水平的学术工作中取得成功的能力, and an emotional and spiritual readiness to undertake graduate theological study.
你 can apply for admission into the Master of Arts (MA) or 神学硕士(MDiv) degree program by following the general admissions requirements for master’s degree programs. With your application, include these items specific to 西雅图太平洋神学院:
打印的个人陈述
你r statement should be three to four pages in length, and should include:
- 你的职业目标.
- 叙述你个人的基督教经历. In your personal statement, you may consider reflecting on those people (e.g.、父母、牧师、朋友、老师)、机构(例如.g., schools, congregations, ministries), and/or "mountaintop experiences" (e.g., 撤退, 会议, life-changing conversations) that have most influenced your spiritual growth.
- 你r rationale for seeking the degree and choosing 西雅图太平洋神学院.
- 其他你认为合适的见解.
两封推荐信
(Forms are downloadable from the application page or available from 研究生招生.)
We ask you to secure letters of recommendation from two persons, 他们俩都很了解你, 但以不同的身份, and who can therefore speak to different aspects of your preparedness for the challenges of graduate theological education.
- 精神/情感上的准备: 这封信应该是牧师写的, 教会职员, 牧师, 基督教辅助专业, 青年领袖, 圣经学习小组组长或大学宗教教授. 它应该描述你的基督教信仰的深度, 你的生活方式就证明了这一点, 为邻居服务, and participate in the ministry of a Christian community (local congregation, 基督教辅助组织, 教堂的程序, 等.).
- 学术准备: This letter should be from a former college professor who knows your academic work well and can describe your intellectual curiosity and your skills in research, 写作, 批判性思维, 解决问题, 时间管理. 如果你拿不到前任教授的信, a letter from an employer or manager who can address these matters will be accepted with approval from the Seminary's Associate Dean (derickharris@zhongdeshangqiao.net); in such cases, an interview may be required. 你 may request permission to submit an alternative letter of reference by emailing seminary@zhongdeshangqiao.net.
申请的最后期限
学生
可以申请西雅图太平洋神学院秋季入学吗, 冬天, 和春季宿舍, 并在夏季学期开始,
though most students choose to begin their program in 秋天季度.
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秋天季度 (9月开课)，申请
截止日期是 7月31日.
- 冬季季 (1月份开始上课)
申请截止日期为 11月15日.
- 春季季 (三月开课);
申请截止日期为 2月15日.
- 暑期班 (开始课程
)，申请截止日期为 5月1日.
转移学分
If you wish to apply graduate-level coursework that you completed at a regionally accredited university, 神学院, 或神学院进入硕士或硕士学位课程, you must provide applicable transcripts and/or syllabi with your application.
Applicants may transfer up to 26 quarter credits from another ATS-accredited institution into the MA degree program, 并在MDiv学位课程中获得最多36个学分.
获得转学分:
- Each course must be at least three graduate quarter credits and be equivalent to courses taught in 西雅图太平洋神学院.
- Each course will be considered on a case-by-case basis as to the fulfillment of specific curricular requirements.
- 转学的成绩至少要达到B.
- Transferred courses must have been taken within seven years of admission.
In all cases, the final 40 MDiv credits or 26 MA credits must be taken at SPU.
非学位的学生
你 may take up to nine credits of graduate theology courses as a non-degree student, if you:
- Have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
- Fill out a short application form with the 西雅图太平洋神学院 office.
- Receive permission from the dean or associate dean of the 神学院.
联系神学院 seminary@zhongdeshangqiao.net 咨询电话:206-281-2342.
国际学生
- Applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the USA must provide an official confidential affidavit of financial support covering the first year of intended enrollment. Without this document, SPU cannot issue an I-20 immigration form.
- 学生 holding undergraduate or graduate degrees from colleges, 大学, and/or seminaries located outside the United States of America are expected to have their transcripts evaluated by a professional credential agency. Such an evaluation is required before an application for admission to SPS can be granted and before any graduate credits taken elsewhere can be applied to an SPS degree. 遵循整个大学的惯例, SPS accepts professional transcript evaluations from agencies recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and 招生 办公室rs (AACRAO) 国际服务基金会 (located in nearby Edmonds, WA), or any of the agencies belonging to the 全国证书评估服务协会 (nac).
- English Language Proficiency: Applicants whose first language is not English must submit scores on the TOEFL. A minimum score of 600 on the TOEFL paper, 250 on the TOEFL-CBT, or 100 on the TOEFL-IBT is required. 不接受ACE成绩.