宗教学哲学博士学位由研究生院宗教系提供。学生可以被录取为博士学位。从获得学士学位的认可大学或获得学士学位后的认可的神学院或研究生院毕业后获得该课程。M.Div。的学生 或MA学位可直接录取为博士学位。程序。通常，只有学士学位的学生首先被录取为MA课程。后者的成功完成为博士研究奠定了基础，但不能保证可以攻读博士学位。程序。建议拥有学士学位的申请者不仅要考虑研究生院的文学硕士课程，还要考虑范德比尔特神学院的两年制MTS（神学硕士）课程，以准备攻读博士学位。工作。
The doctor of philosophy degree in religion is offered by the Department of Religion in the Graduate School. Students may be admitted to the Ph.D. program upon graduation from an accredited college with a baccalaureate degree or from an accredited seminary or graduate school with a post-baccalaureate degree. Students with an M.Div. or M.A. degree may be admitted directly to the Ph.D. program. Ordinarily, students with only the baccalaureate degree are admitted first to the M.A. program. Successful completion of the latter provides a foundation for doctoral studies but does not guarantee admission to the Ph.D. program. Applicants with the B.A. degree are advised to consider not only the M.A. program in the Graduate School, but also the two-year M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies) program in the