All Applicants:  

• Completed and signed Application for Admission, including:
  • Religious Autobiography, parts A and B
  • Ministry Experience responses
  • A $75 nonrefundable application fee (if the application is submitted online) or a $100 nonrefundable application fee (if the application is submitted in paper form)
   
• Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended (undergraduate and graduate coursework)
• Evidence of obtaining a master's degree from an accredited institution with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
• Successful completion of the following prerequisite coursework:
• Theology: 40 quarter units (27 semester units). These units cannot include biblical languages or "ministry" courses (i.e. preaching, homiletics, pastoral counseling, etc.). Note that 16 of the 40 quarter units can be taken at the undergraduate level. 
• Missiology: 40 quarter units (27 semester units) including at least 20 units total of mission theology, global history of Christianity and cultural anthropology or other social sciences.
• Three references: one pastoral and two academic
• A 1-2 page Statement of Purpose (download Statement of Purpose Guidelines). Note: A match between interests of the applicant and strengths of our current Fuller faculty is a critical factor in admissions decisions.  
• A 15-30 page graduate-level writing sample in English
• Applicants to the PhD ICS program who have not completed an English-based master's program will be required to submit an official score from either the TOEFL or IELTS Academic Format exams.  Please see the English Language Requirements page for details.

International applicants 

• If you are a Permanent Resident of the United States, you must submit a copy of your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) to the Office of Admissions. No Declaration of Financial Support is required. 
• If you are not a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, you must verify your immigration status with the International Services Office.  Those seeking a F-1 or J-1 visa from Fuller must submit a satisfactory Declaration of Financial Support prior to beginning residential coursework.  Please click here for additional information.  

Application and file completion deadline:  January 15
Notification date:  March 20 

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