Doctor of Intercultural Studies Program

This includes:

• Ministry experience responses (applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of cross-cultural ministry)
• Focus statement.
• Completed payment of $100 nonrefundable application fee.

You may submit both undergraduate and graduate coursework.

• Official transcript(s) showing bachelor's degree.
• Official transcript(s) showing an MA or ThM in Missiology degree (if achieved) or official transcript(s) showing a degree of MDiv or equivalent.
• Prerequisite: The applicant's transcript(s) must show a balance between theology and missiology courses comprising a minimum of 36 quarter units, as well as the minimal necessary coursework listed below:
  1. Theology: 12 quarter units (9 semester credit hours).
  2. Missiology: 12 quarter units (9 semester credit hours).
  3. Other Focused Areas in Master’s Level (e.g., Leadership, Counseling, Christian Education, and so on): 12 quarter graduate-level units (9 semester credit hours).

Reference forms should include:

• 1 academic reference
• 1 pastoral reference
• 1 ministry reference

This writing sample may include applicant's previous writing project or research thesis, and any combination of writing projects and theses may be submitted in a portfolio.

This paper will help to define the student's interest and possible topics (Interested Topic, Background, Purpose, Central Research Question and Sub-questions/Hypotheses, Anticipated Methods, Bibliography).