Additional Admission Requirements

Master of Divinity

In addition to the standard graduate admission requirements, the following is required for the Master of Divinity:

• Applicant must demonstrate personal maturity and strong academic skills.
• Applicant must have an interest in a spiritually informed approach to addressing the needs of others, utilizing Buddhist principles and meditation practices in a nonsectarian fashion.
• One of the three letters of recommendation must be completed by someone who knows the applicant from a community of faith context (meditation instructor, spiritual advisor, minister, rabbi, etc.).

Academic writing sample: Applicants to all Religious Studies programs must also submit an academic writing sample of at least five pages. It may be either previously written (please indicate when) or a new essay on a specific topic that is different from your statement of Interest essay.

Master of Divinity supplemental essay: Please describe in one to three pages a past and/or present relationship(s) with a specific spiritual tradition, religion, religious community, sangha or church.