MDiv Preparation Track

Submit official college and university transcripts. Many institutions subscribe to the convenient transcript-request service at National Student Clearinghouse, or you may also contact your institution directly. Have transcripts sent to the Graduate and Professional Studies office (gradtranscripts@southern.edu). If you earned your prerequisite degree at Southern, you do not need to complete this step.

Submit two recommendation forms from a college professor, work supervisor, or social-work field instructor. This should be done as part of the online application process.

Candidates are to submit a written "Statement of Purpose through the Application Status Page following the guidelines provided by the School of Religion. Download Statement of Purpose Guide

Since graduate programs in the School of Religion are offered only as summer intensives or online courses, this schedule does not meet student-visa requirements for international students.

All non-U.S. transcripts must be submitted through one of the following approved credential evaluation agencies:

• SpanTran: use this link to send to Southern
• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc (ECE): www.ece.org
• World Education Services: www.wes.org

Evaluations are to be sent directly to Southern Graduate Studies, by the service. All evaluation reports are considered to be advisory. Southern reserves the right to make final equivalency decisions.