MTS Application Evaluation

Enrollment Advisor*

Student ID#*

Application Term*

Applicant Preferred First Name*

Applicant's Formal First Name

Leave blank if same as preferred

Last Name*

Date Of Birth*

Required even if already in Radius due to technical glitch – sorry!

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Ethnicity

Residency*

Domestic

International

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Legal Sex

Female

Male

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Which term best describes gender

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Preferred Pronouns

Applicant Email*

Must match the primary email address currently in Radius!

How many months of industry or research experience does the candidate have?

Does the applicant have professional experience in ministry*

Please elaborate

Employer*

If the applicant works for a church please indicate the city where the church is located as well

Job Title*

Educational Qualifications

Education Requirement*

BA/BS from a Regionally Accredited Institution

BA/BS from a Nationally Accredited Institution

Degree from international university (with WES eval)

Name of the undergraduate institution (include city, country for international institutions)*

Degree Earned*

Educational background?*

If "Other," enter background below

Applicant's GPA*

Please enter a number from 2.0 to 5.0.

International Applicant TOEFL iBT Score

Please enter a number from 0 to 120.

Application Checklist

Why are you interested in getting a Master of Theological Studies – Franciscan Theology*

Advance my career

Switch to a new career

Develop my professional skills

Personal enrichment/Spiritual growth

Other

Statement of Purpose

Focus on academic or ministerial story.

Focus on explaining brief theological perspective they have

Describes a professional goal applicant has in mind.

Statement of Purpose – Assessment of prior academic credentials, motivation, experience and future goals

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Statement of Purpose – Program Fit

Clear understanding of and strong fit with program goals.

Some confusion around program goals.

No evidence of understanding interest in program goals.

Statement of Purpose – Writing Ability

Writing has strong conceptual clarity and effective organization. Minimal technical errors.

Writing has some conceptual or organizational concerns.

Writing has significant conceptual, organizational, and/or technical concerns.

Recommendation Letters

Recommendation letter from supervisor is “Recommend/”Strongly Recommend” candidate.

Recommendation letter from supervisor expresses “Some reservations” in recommending candidate.

1 strong letter from professional supervisor plus 1 strong supporting letter from external reference

Two strong supporting recommendation letters (not supervisory)

One recommendation letter is “Recommend/Strongly Recommend” while second letter expresses “some reservations”

Letter states “Do Not Recommend” for the candidate regarding graduate study.

Official Transcript Status

All Official Transcripts are received and Loaded in Xtender

All Official Transcripts have been ordered, but only unofficial are currently in Xtender

Other

Status if WES evaluation, if required

Received

Ordered

Waiver requested

Waiver approved

Not Needed

Status of TOEFL/EPEX, if required

Received

Waiver Requested

Waiver approved

Not Needed

Final Comments

Additional Comments

Please include anything noteworthy of the applicant here

Additional Applicant Information

All the information provided in the fields below will be used to update the applicant’s record in HubSpot, but will not factor into the admission decision.

Address*

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country