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The Master of Divinity degree equips students for church leadership and pastoral ministry, and provides an excellent academic and biblical foundation for the pursuit of advanced theological degrees.  The MDiv prepares graduates for ordination in virtually every denomination , as well as leadership positions in parachurch ministries and educational institutions.

A variety of concentrations are offered: Recovery Ministry, Christian Formation and Discipleship; Cross-Cultural Studies; Multicultural Ministries; Family Pastoral Care and Counseling; Youth, Family, and Culture; Family Life Education; Worship and Music Ministry; and Worship, Theology, and the Arts.

The MDiv requires the successful completion of 144 quarter units.  In addition to full-time and part-time study at the main campus in Pasadena, options are also available for taking up to 16 units in a combination of online and individualized distance learning courses.  Depending on the desired concentration, this degree may be earned in its entirety at our Northwest, Menlo Park, and Southwest extension campuses. 

Sample Curriculum

Notes:

1. For specific curriculum information, including information on transfer credit, please contact SOT Academic Advising or click HERE to view our Online Catalog.

2. These requirements may be fulfilled by concentration requirements. Please visit the School of Theology Academic Advising page for specific concentration requirements.

Admissions Information
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Applicants for the Master of Divinity program in the School of Theology must submit the following:

• Official transcripts of all postsecondary schools attended, showing a bachelor's degree earned from an accredited institution of higher learning, with a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 or above.

• Evidence of personal maturity as communicated through three references (one of which must be a pastoral reference), and the applicant's religious autobiography

• Applicants to the Worship and Music Ministry concentration must to submit an additional statement and complete a written music theory test. A performance audition is also required. Contact the Brehm Center for more information.

• Applicants to the Worship, Theology, and the Arts concentration must submit an additional statement, and are invited to submit supporting materials (e.g., portfolio of previous work, writing samples, performance videos, CDs or audiotapes, etc.). Supporting materials are used primarily to help the Brehm Center become better aquatinted with the applicant as a potential incoming student. Since the worship, theology, and arts concentrations are primarily academic and integrative, and not part of a studio-art degree, the artistic sophistication of supporting materials are rarely used to influence an applicant’s admittance into the program. Contact the Brehm Center for more information.

• Fuller's application form, with application fee attached

Note: Applicants whose native language is not English or whose medium of instruction for all secondary and post-secondary education is not English must either submit a test score of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the past two years or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Format, taken within the past two years. Please click here for minimum required scores.

Although Hispanic Church Studies applicants are not required to submit an English language test for admission to the HCS program, if admitted, the level of English proficiency at the beginning of the program must be assessed by taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or Fuller's ESL Placement Test and submitting the score before registering for the first quarter of studies at Fuller.

If you would like to apply on-line, click here.