The application includes autobiographical information, essays, and letters of recommendation. GRE scores are required for students who have earned a B.A. after 1993. Many of our graduate students have majors or minors in foreign languages or at least an intermediate level of proficiency in a language. A number of our students also have short-term teaching experience prior to enrolling in the program, although this is not a requirement. A normal full-time academic load is 12 hours per semester.
Financial aid is available in the form of loans, scholarships and grants.
There is over half a million dollars in grant money available to full-time degree graduate students at Wheaton. Nearly two-thirds of that sum is directed to American and international applicants who are involved in missionary work. The suggested deadline is March 15 for admission in the fall. Awards are based on availability of funds. Notification of awards begins in March.