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Doctor of Ministry (DMin) and Master of Sacred Theology (STM)
Official Transcripts are required for all degree programs and should besent electronically by the issuing institution to admissions@uls.edu or mailed to the Philadelphia campus address; Minimum GPA, fromprevious graduate course work, is 3.0.
Please upload a quality essay (500-600 words, Arial 12-point font, double-spaced in PDF format) that demonstrates your writing proficiency at the graduate level and addresses the following items in a unified narrative
Three references are required for all degree programs (Ecclesial/Bishop, Dean/Professor, Professional)
Applicants are required to complete the Background Check provided securely by CastleBranch.
Applicants whose language of origin is not English and/or previous instruction is not in English must present scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language - iBT (TOEFL) taken within two years of application to the program. Scores must be reported to ULS by the admissions deadline, using institution code 2371.
International applicants are required to submit a letter from a professor (or other knows the student) that vouches for the quality of the applicant’s ability to read technical material, to comprehend, to write and participate in cohort conversation in English at a level suited for study in this doctoral degree. The request for this will be emailed from ULS to this individual.
International Education Verification
Applicants are required to have their education authenticated through World Education Services (WES). Please visit their website and contact WES directly for instructions on obtaining authentication of their transcripts. WES will send the final evaluation to ULS electronically. There is a cost that applicants will incur for this process.
Application Fee $50.00(Non-Refundable)
Application Deadline: A completed application, fee, essay, transcript(s), background check and reference must be received by June 1 for Fall semester; November 1 for Spring semester.
Financial Aid – New students who submit a financial Aid application by June 15 for fall and November 15 for spring will be given priority scholarship awards. The Institutional Financial Aid Application must be completed after you have been admitted and are issued a ULS email account. A link to this application will be provided in your welcome letter from Enrollment Services. As an MDiv/MA student, you are eligible to receive ULS tuition scholarships for 2 courses each semester. Visit the ULS Financial Aid webpage to learn more about financial aid policies and opportunities.
Housing - ULS offers residential housing on both the Gettysburg and Philadelphia campus as available. A Student Housing Application may be completed after accepted admission but no later than June 15th for fall placement or November 15th for spring placement. Commuter housing is also available on either campus for 1-3 nights per week for the entire semester. Visit the Student Housing webpage for more information.. Visit the Student Housing webpage for more information and find details about campus residential housing policies.
Deacon Nancy Gable and Mrs. Marlita Lee
Tel: 215.248.7302
Email: admissions@uls.edu
Mailing address for all Admissions documents:
United Lutheran Seminary
Office of Admissions
7301 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19119-17
