Non-BA Admission

Minimum Admission Requirements

1. 15 Undergraduate credits with grades of B or better, including course work in English language or Literature, and the Humanities or Social Sciences.
   OR
   Certification of attendance at a foreign educational or religious institution at the post-secondary level.
2. Statement of Purpose
   • A three-page statement to include how the applicant’s professional life, education, training, and experiences have prepared the student for graduate study at HIU.
3. Writing Proficiency Evaluation

• All applicants who have completed requirements one and two will be evaluated for writing proficiency. It will have three possible determinations: “Not yet ready to write at the graduate level, Able to write at the graduate level with support, Able to write at the graduate level without support.” Only students scoring at that last, highest level will be advanced to the Admissions Committee for review.

4. Evidence of ministry experience and/or competency in one’s religious tradition

• This admissions process is intended for those mature adult learners who have not been able to complete their formal undergraduate education but possess significant life experience as it relates to theological education, ministry, or one’s practice of religious tradition.

Applicants who meet all of the above criteria will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee which will determine “Conditional Acceptance” or “Denial.”

Applicants who receive “Conditional Acceptance” will be reviewed by the Dean and Program Director at the successful completion of their first semester.