In the application you will need to do the following…
Answer Questions
The application will ask standard questions, including the following categories: Personal, Contact, Family, Education History, Employment History, Church, etc. The application will also ask you to write your personal testimony and require you to answer several short answer questions about some key theological positions as well as your involvement with your local church and your reason to pursue Graduate Studies with us.
Upload a 10-15 Page Writing Sample
In the application, you will be prompted to upload a 10–15 page writing sample of previous academic work, demonstrating graduate study proficiency. There is no assigned topic for this writing sample—you are free to submit a paper you have already written for another class or program. However, be advised that in reviewing this writing sample, the MABC Admissions Committee will look not only for content, but also for acceptable formatting, syntax, grammar, and citation. Instructions and exceptions are described in the application.
If you are unable to find a paper like this from your undergraduate study, you are welcome to write a paper instead. The paper can be on any top you like, but it must following these guidelines
Provide 3 References
In the application, you will be prompted to provide the names and email addresses of three different references—Pastor or Elder, Educator, Personal. Each reference should not be related to you. Once you provide the name and the email address of the reference in the application, our system will automatically send the reference the appropriate electronic form and your reference can complete that form without having to confer with you. If the reference delays in filling out the form, there will be an option when you sign in to the application again to remind the reference with another email or change the reference altogether.
Pay an Application Fee
Upon application submission, you will be prompted to pay the application fee through our electronic portal via PayPal (a PayPal account is not required). If you cannot complete the payment using our electronic portal, you may mail in your application fee to this address (all checks can be made out to The Master’s University):
THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY
Office of Graduate Studies, Box #50
21726 Placerita Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
UNITED STATES
Submit by the Deadline
Your application needs to be completed by a certain date depending on the semester you have chosen to start the program. See the chart below to see when you need to have your application completed by…
| Domestic | International |
Fall | July 1 | April 15 |
Spring | November 1 | July 15 |
Summer | March 1 | December 15 |