Admissions Students admitted unconditionally to a diploma or a degree program are expected to maintain the minimum grade point average requirement for their program. Students falling below the minimum will be notified that they have been put on academic probation for the following term. Students falling substantially below the minimum may be dismissed from the College without probation. (For further information see the graduation requirements and probation policy in the Academic Information section in the Academic Catalogue.)
Application Requirements External Applicants For admission to Diploma in Christian Studies, Master of Christian Studies, Master of Divinity and Special Student status: 1. An application form, downloadable from the Regent website <www.regent-college.edu/application>. 2. A non-refundable application fee of $60 CDN ($50 US). A further $20 (CDN or US) is required for late applications (see Deadlines below). Applications received without the fee will be returned. Payments may be made in the following formats: ■
Canadian or US cash or traveller’s cheques (if paying in person) ■ cheque drawn on a Canadian or US bank account ■ Canadian or US bank or postal money orders ■ credit card (Visa or MasterCard): please write your account information on the application form 3. A personal statement written by the applicant describing his or her life experience, personal journey of faith and educational goals (approx. 1,000 words). Applicants for mature student status should be specific as to how their life/work/ ministry/educational experience can be seen as equivalent to a university education. 4. Official transcripts (listing all courses taken, all grades received and any credentials granted)
sent directly from all universities or colleges and other institutions of higher education attended, whether or not you earned a degree from those institutions. This applies to overseas institutions as well. Transcripts that are in a language other than English must be accompanied by an official English translation. 5. Written recommendations on forms supplied by the Admissions Office attesting to: a) the applicant’s academic performance and capacity for graduate work, and b) the applicant’s facility in interpersonal rela- tionships, social sensitivity and other signif- icant character traits. 6. Official results of TOEFL exam (including the essay or TWE) for all applicants who speak English as a second language (see English Language Requirements below). 7. A sample research paper for all those applying for admission in the non-accredited degree category (max. 10-12 pages). 8. A writing sample for all those applying for admission in the mature category. This should be a 1,000-word, double-spaced book review on a book selected from a list provided by the Admissions Office. It should interact with the author’s ideas and not just report on them. There should be no outside proofreading. For admission to the Master of Theology: 1. All documents listed above, plus 2. An additional one-page application form specific to the ThM program (supplied on request by the Admissions Office). 3. A sample research paper in area of intended study (max. 12–15 pages).
Internal Applicants Applying from MCS/MDiv into ThM: Students currently in the MCS or MDiv program who are nearing completion may apply to the ThM program by submitting a ThM application form, a sample research paper, plus a $25 ($20 US) application fee, and having applicable faculty recommendation forms forwarded to the Admissions Office. Students who apply to the ThM program should be aware that they will 61