The School of Theology welcomes qualified students regardless of nationality, race, gender or disability. Possession of the moral character, emotional maturity and vocational motivation appropriate and necessary for the high calling of Christian ministry. It is not possible to prescribe one pattern as normative for all pre-seminary education. Widely varying emphases and settings of ministry encourage a variety of patterns. Nonetheless, it is possible and desirable to identify categories of learning which typically are foundational for graduate theological education.
Communication skills essential for interpreting and communicating the faith of the church.
The ability to read, write, and speak standard written English is vital. Students are expected to have a reading knowledge of at least one language other than English. It is highly desirable that a reading knowledge of Greek and Hebrew be developed as a basic tool for meaningful graduate theological education. Additional language skills might be essential, depending on vocational intent and the setting of potential ministry. General understandings of human selfhood and existence, modern social institutions and problems, culture and religion, science and technology and the modes of understanding.