An applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an agency related to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The master’s-level requirements (including languages, research statistics, and graduate hours in the respective majors) are noted below:
Biblical Exposition
Biblical Theology
Christian Apologetics
Christian Education
Christian Ethics
Christian Leadership
Counselor Education and Supervision
Evangelism
Missiology
New Testament
Old Testament
Philosophy of Religion
Theology and Theology with a Concentration in Church History
For all majors, course credits that are to be considered for meeting nonbiblical language or research statistics and methods requirements may not be more than 7 years old. The divisions will consider requests concerning unique circumstances. In addition to transcripted course credits, competency in a nonbiblical language can be verified by testing arranged through the Office of Research Doctoral Programs. For continuing education courses that prepare students to take the German and Latin tests, contact Providence Learning Center.
Potential applicants should review carefully all degree admission requirements before submitting the following application materials.
The grade point average (GPA) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal and analytical writing scores will be considered on the following five-point sliding scale. For the application to be accepted, the individual must have a combined score of "0" or higher on the three components.
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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GPA |
below 3.0 | 3.0 to 3.25 | 3.26 to 3.5 | 3.51 to 3.75 | 3.76 to 4.0 |
GRE Verbal |
below 400 (New scale: below 146) |
400 to 490 (146-152) |
500 to 540 (153-156) |
550 to 610 (157-160) |
above 610 (above 160) |
GRE Writing |
below 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 to 5.0 | 5.5 to 6.0 |
Although not included in the above calculation, the quantitative score will be considered in the overall evaluation of the applicant. The institutional code for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is 6472. Official GRE score reports must be at the Office of Research Doctoral Programs by September 1 for January applications and February 1 for August applications. GRE scores can be no older than 5 years. See the GRE site for information on the new option to test at home!
Entrance examinations are required for all majors except Counselor Education and Supervision. Applicants should contact the chairperson of the division for information concerning the entrance examination as well as any other division requirements.
The applicant must submit a research paper from the master’s program for review by the division, preferably in the major area. Applicants for the Division of Theological and Historical Studies must submit a paper in a T&H discipline. If no paper is available, the applicant should contact the Associate Dean of Research Doctoral Programs for guidance.
Applicants are required to come to campus for an interview with the division faculty related to the proposed area of major study. The interview focuses on one’s conversion experience, call to ministry, family relationships, reasons for pursuing the doctoral degree, interests and reading in the proposed field of study, and other concerns that may enable the faculty to know the applicant better and to ascertain his or her potential for advanced studies.
Applicants must complete a Criminal Background Check by following the link below, and results must be available before the Doctoral Admissions Committee can consider the applicant. The $29.95 fee is payable online to CastleBranch. The link is provided in your application portal.
The full details about our application process are available in the PhD Section of our Catalog.