Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

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There are three major requirements for the DMin degree:

1. Applicants must have earned a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree or its equivalent.

If you are uncertain as to whether your degree meets Garrett-Evangelical's MDiv equivalency standards, please feel free to contact the Director of the DMin Program, Dr. Mark Teasdale. He will be able to go over your transcript and let you know if you need to do additional work in order to meet MDiv equivalency. As a general rule, most master's degrees that are not MDivs require at least some additional theology courses for students to meet MDiv equivalency. The Garrett-Evangelical DMin Program would be pleased to work with you to meet these requirements in order to move ahead into the DMin Program itself.

2. Applicants must have completed at least three years of full-time ministry following the awarding of that degree. Applicants do not, however, have to be ordained.

This ministry does not have to be in a parish setting. Some examples of other forms of acceptable ministry include work as a chaplain, a pastoral counselor, a spiritual director, a retreat center leader, or a church administrator in a judicatory or conference office.

3. Applicants must be serving in a ministry setting in which the applicant could direct a ministry intervention as part of the final DMin project.

It is not a requirement that applicants be able to guarantee they will remain in the same ministry setting during their DMin studies, as this is not possible for denominations in which pastors itinerate. However, it is important that applicants have both the access to and support of a ministry setting in which they can complete their final project. This setting could be a parish church, a cluster of local congregations, an annual conference or judicatory, or any other setting appropriate to the practice of ministry being studied by the applicant.

For additional information about applying, see the procedures and application deadlines.

International Student Applicants

The DMin Program offers coursework in intensive sessions twice a year. This schedule has implications for international students and visa applications. International Students interested in applying the Garrett-Evangelical DMin Program should be certain that they are aware of all the issues involved with applying for visas for this program prior to applying. More information is available here.