Admission

Applications for Admission

Applications for admission and related deadlines are available on the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries website.

Application Requirements

To apply to the Graduate Programs in Pastoral Ministries, applicants need to complete the following general and program-specific requirements.

General Requirements

All applicants must:

  1. Complete and submit the Online Application form available on the school’s website: https://slate.scu.edu/apply/
  2. Complete and submit a Statement of Purpose.
  3. Submit a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
  4. Submit two copies of official transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended (regardless of the length of study or the number of courses taken)
  5. Ensure that you include the email addresses of two people that you have asked to recommend you to the program in the application program

Applicants should refer to the instructions and prompts available on the admissions requirements webpage for guidelines on writing their Statement of Purpose.

Program-specific Requirements

To apply to the Graduate Programs in Pastoral Ministries you will need to complete an online application and submit specific materials directly to the Program.

Prerequisites

  • A recommended 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
  • A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

To Apply

As a non-degree seeking student, please complete the following checklist:

  • Apply Online
  • One official transcript from an undergraduate degree-granting institution.
  • One recommender’s email address is submitted in the online application program so that the recommender form is sent to him/her.
  • $50 application fee. One-time fee, whether beginning as a degree or a non-degree seeking student. Make check payable to Santa Clara University

As a degree seeking student, please complete the following checklist:

  • Apply Online
  • Two official transcripts from undergraduate degree-granting institution, (evaluated if international study–from any non-USA school)
  • Non-U.S. Transcript Evaluation: Transcript evaluations are required for all transcripts from schools that are not in the United States. Please note, transcript evaluations must include the degree equivalency and U.S. GPA equivalency. We recommend the basic course-by-course evaluation report. You will want to use World Education Services, Inc. (WES) to evaluate your transcripts.
  • Please have the evaluation service send the evaluated transcripts to: Graduate Programs in Pastoral Ministries at Santa Clara University with the address listed below.
  • English Proficiency Exam: Duolingo (score of 110) or TOEFL (score of 90 or above) or IELTS (score of 6.5 or above) are required for international students who completed their post-secondary education in a language other than English. TOEFL or IELTS may be waived if your Bachelor’s (and Master’s, if applicable) were completed at institutions in which English is the primary language of instruction. However, all applicants may be asked to provide further evidence of English proficiency as needed.
  • Two recommender email addresses are submitted in the online application program so that the recommender form is sent to them.
  • $50 application fee. One-time fee, whether beginning as a degree or a non-degree seeking student. Make check payable to Santa Clara University

Official admission transcripts or documents are to be uploaded inside the online application or mailed to:

The Graduate Programs in Pastoral Ministries
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Kenna Hall, 110
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0337

Registration

Each quarter, a registration period is held to allow all GPPM students to enroll in classes. Each student is assigned a specific appointment time in the Workday system during the designated initial registration period. Appointment times are assigned based on the number of units a student has accumulated plus current enrollment. Students may register for classes any time after their appointment day and time, until the Open Enrollment period closes. If a student has not registered for any courses by the end of the Open Enrollment period and eventually registers for a course within the quarter, a late registration fee will be assessed by the University.

Bursar’s Office

Prior to registering for classes, a student must resolve any registration holds that have been placed on his/her student record. To resolve a hold, the appropriate office(s) must be contacted. To navigate the Workday registration system effectively, students are encouraged to monitor their accounts and clear any holds. Students will not be able to add or swap any classes until their records are clear. New students are encouraged to clear any holds as soon as possible related to missing transcripts identified at time of admission.