Doctor of Ministry - Admission Requirements
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Our Admission Requirements reflect the desire to:  

Maintain the high academic quality of the program and insure that your academic work at Fuller is respected elsewhere. Our program meets the high standards set by Association of Theological Schools (ATS), which provides our accreditation.

Create a learning community where experienced ministry practitioners engage each other and world-class experts to address critical ministry issues and make real, practical contribution to the shaping of the Church in our changing world.

  
 
Admission Requirements:  
 
 
  • A Master of Divinity or its equivalent of at least 124 quarter units (82 semester units) from an ATS accredited school. To learn more about M.Div. equivalency please contact our admissions advisor by phone at 626.584.5315 or by email.
    In order to facilitate an M.Div. equivalence for people with a Master of Arts of a theological nature of at least 96 quarter units (64 semester units), Fuller has designed a standard set of course work totaling 28 quarter units which can be taken as a part of your DMin degree.
  • Professional full-time ministry position. Program is designed for ministry professionals to continue to learn and grow without having to leave their ministry context.
  • A minimum of three years in full-time ministry experience after receiving M.Div. or M.A. degree.
  • A graduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher (3.0 on 4.0 scale)
  • Three quarters of Greek or two quarters of Hebrew (This requirement may be met through a course in the D.Min. program.)
  • Evidence of academic writing proficiency – A 1250-1750 word (5-7 page) ministry reflection paper (see Additional Application Question C on page 5 of the application for details). You may submit the ministry reflection paper electronically with the application, or you may submit a hard copy to the Office of Admissions.
  • TOEFL score of 600 (paper test) OR 250(computer test) is required for applicants for whom English is a second language and who have not earned a Bachelor degree in English in the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, or Canada. Educational Testing Services administers the TOEFL. The TOEFL’s web site is www.toefl.com.    Note: Applicants for the Latino Ministry Cohort are not required to take the TOEFL exam.
 
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