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Please Note that the due date is december 15 for spring admission.

All application materials are due by December 15 for spring admission and by July 15 for fall admission. If you are applying for a scholarship, please note that deadlines for scholarship applications are earlier than our regular application deadlines. All seminary and scholarship application materials to qualify for scholarships are due by their respective deadlines. Please apply early!
Kern Scholarship deadline: March 1
Presidential and Diversity Scholarships deadline: April 15 for fall, and October 1 for Spring.

How do I apply?

1. Complete the application form and two essays (see application for details).
2. Order Transcripts early so that they arrive before the deadline.
3. Give recommendations to your pastor, a faculty/colleague person, your church, and two personal
contacts. They must arrive by the deadline.
4. Include the $25.00 application fee, payable by check or credit card.

*The prerequisite for entrance to graduate studies at North Park, either on campus or through SemConnect, in any degree or non-degree program is a bachelor's degree, or its academic equivalent, from an accredited college or university, with a gpa of at least 2.5.

Application instructions
Application OR Application Type-in Form: Please note that the due date is July 15 for fall!
Pastoral Reference
Personal Reference (you need 2)
Church recommendation
Faculty/colleague reference

Certificate, Diploma, and Visiting Student Application (35k)
A visiting student is one who enrolls at the Seminary to take classes for continuing education, personal interest, exploration of call, or as an interim measure while the full application is being processed. Such a student is not part of any formal degree program. Certificates are offered in multiple areas of study for 15 credits each. A diploma of Christian study is a flexible short program of 24 credits.
*Visiting students are not eligible for financial aid.

Certificate in Spiritual Direction Application (1.61MB)
The Center for Spiritual Direction offers a 15 semester hour credit certificate. The certificate is earned by taking three week-long summer courses over three years in addition to two online courses during the regular academic year. Download the two personal reference forms for this application here.
For more information click here.

Application for the Doctor of Ministry in Preaching degree offered through our Association of Chicago Theological Schools

DUAL DEGREE INFORMATION
Students may apply for enrollment in a program that will allow them to combine a North Park Theological Seminary degree with a business degree from North Park University 's School of Business and Nonprofit Management. Students need only apply through the seminary, but must fill out both application packets. Find the business application forms here and submit them along with your seminary application and only one $25 fee to the Seminary Admissions Office. The assumption of this program is that credit will be allowed for six of the SBNM courses (12 hours) toward the seminary degree, and credit will be allowed for two of the seminary courses (6 hours) toward the business degree. Check the web site of the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at www.northpark.edu/sbnm/ or contact (773) 244-6270 for a course guide that includes a description of the SBNM courses.

Downloadable pdf's of each dual degree's curriculum:

MDIV/MBA
MDIV/MMNA
MDIV/MM

MATS/MBA
MATS/MMNA
MATS/MM

MACM/MBA
MACM/MMNA
MACM/MM
**Only students with a bachelor's degree may be admitted to the dual degree program with the graduate business school and seminary. Students applying to the business school as dual degree students must also take the GMAT if their undergraduate GPA is under 3.0.

Advanced Standing and Transfer of Credit: Students who have earned a BTS or Youth Ministries degree from North Park University within the past five years, with a cumulative GPA of 3.25, may be eligible for Advanced Academic Standing. Students must apply for advanced standing before or during their first semester of seminary as a degree-seeking student. Students wishing to transfer credit from another institution of higher education and those seeking advanced standing should contact Seminary Academic Services for more information at semacademicserv@northpark.edu.

Frequently asked questions:

Do I need to have official transcripts?

Yes. Our accrediting agency requires that we have official transcripts, sent to us by the institution attended, in a sealed envelope.

Must I include transcripts from all colleges attended, even community colleges ?

Yes. We need all transcripts from all institutions you have ever attended. This includes trade schools, military, etc.

What if I don't have a church right now? Do I need to fill out the church reference?

Yes. If your situation is particularly unique, call us.

Will a letter from my reference person (pastor, faculty, personal) suffice as my reference, or do they need to fill out the official form?

No. It will not suffice. Please have them also fill out the official form.

Do I really need to fill out the employment history information, or education information completely, or can I say, "see resume" or "see transcript"?

Yes, you need to fill it out fully. Please do not say to "see resume" or "see transcript".