The following are required materials:

Completed application form
Verbal, quantitative, and analytical scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (up to 5 years old are acceptable)
If you are from a country where English is not the first language, please submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score
Three letters of recommendation submitted by persons familiar with your academic performance (written on the referee's letterhead when possible)
Transcript(s) of all undergraduate and graduate work (Official transcripts required following acceptance of admission)
A brief Personal Essay that explains your objectives for graduate study in light of existing faculty expertise in the Department of Religious Studies and other relevant departments
A writing sample demonstrating the ability to engage in critical thinking
Application (or Waiver of Consideration) for Graduate Assistantships
Applicants to the Ph.D. program ordinarily must have a verbal reasoning score of at least 158 and a quantitative reasoning score of at least 147 on the revised GRE General Test (verbal reasoning score of at least 580 and quantitative reasoning score of at least 580 on the old GRE General Test) and a g.p.a. of at least 3.40.


Regarding the TOEFL Exam, Ph.D. applicants are normally expected to achieve a minimum score of 600 on the paper version or 100 on the internet-based version, M.A. applicants are expected to score at least 560 on the paper-based version or 83 on the internet-based version.