Programs: Academic Doctoral
Academic Doctoral Degrees Application Form

An online form used to apply for Academic Doctoral Degree Programs.

 

Academic Doctorate

 

Application Instructions

  1. Please complete all sections of the Application Form.
  2. The following materials are required for your application to be considered complete:
    1. The completed application form and an application fee of $100.00 CAD payable by cheque drawn from a Canadian of US account made out to the “Toronto School of Theology” or by money order.
    2. A brief statement outlining what aspects of theology you wish to study at TST. This statement should be specific enough to indicate that you would bring an appropriate level of insight and purpose to your studies, but it should not be so narrow that it raises concerns as to whether TST would be able to provide adequate resources and supervision.
    3. Official transcripts of all post-secondary studies, to be sent directly by the institutions to the address below.
    4. Two letters of academic reference to be sent directly to the address below. TST does not provide a letter of reference form but asks that referees write a letter in which they comment candidly on the candidates' qualifications to pursue and complete graduate studies.
    5. For students whose mother tongue is not English, evidence of ability to comprehend, speak and write English at the graduate level.This evidence may be either (i) graduation with an Arts degree from a University where the language of instruction and examination is English or (ii) a satisfactory score in the http://www.toefl.org/ (TOEFL). The score required for students who take the computer-based test is 250. For those who take the internet-based test, a total score of 100 is required, with a minimum of 22 on the writing section and a 22 on the speaking section. A score of 600, with a 5.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE) is the minimum requirement for those who take the paper-based TOEFL. To request a registration package for TOEFL and TWE examinations, please write to: TOEFL/TWE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 08541-6151 or telephone (609) 951-1100 (or use the hyperlinks indicated here). The TST institution code 0655 and the department code 99 should be used. The TOEFL Bulletin of Information and Registration Forms can be obtained in a number of cities outside the U.S. through American embassies or consulates, or offices of the U.S. Information Services (USIS).
    6. If your master’s degree did not include a thesis, you are required to submit a research paper of at least 30 pages as evidence of your independent research and writing ability.
  3. For all advanced degree programs, application may be made as early as November 1st. and no later than January 15th. Late applications received on or before March 31st will be considered if space permits.

Notes:

Please ensure that all admission materials are sent to the following address:

Professor Terence L. Donaldson,
Director for Advanced Degree Studies Programs,
Toronto School of Theology,
47 Queen's Park Crescent East,
Toronto ON, Canada M5S 2C3

Application Form

Please read the instructions in the right-hand column of the form for help in completing the form.

*An asterisk next to a field indicates that you must fill in that field.

Important Note: Financial aid must be applied for separately from this application for admission. Please contact the college you have selected on this application for financial aid information and forms.

Section 1: Personal Information

    
Please enter your full legal name    
*Last Name: Please enter your full legal name, including your middle name, as it would appear on an official document (e.g. transcript, passport, etc.). If you have another name that you prefer to be called, please enter that name where it says: "Name you go by." Your first name and last name are required.
*First Name:
Middle Name:
Title:
Name you go by:
*Is your mother tongue English? Yes
No		 If your mother tongue is not English, you need to  provide appropriate evidence of your ability to comprehend, speak and write English at the graduate level. For more information, see above.
Current Address:  

 
*Street:

Please enter your current mailing address. If you are planning to relocate, indicate the date until which your current address is valid. If you have a permanent address different from your current address, please also provide us with this information. If your permanent address is the same, just mark the box indicating so.


Your current mailing address and email address are required

*Town/City:
*Prov/State:
*Postal/Zip:
*Country:
Telephone:
*E-mail:
Permanent Address Check here if same as above.  
Street:  
Town/City:  
Prov/State:  
Postal/Zip:  
Country:  
Telephone:  
I am at my current address from:  
...until:  
Please indicate your place of birth:    
*Town/City

Please indicate in which city and country you were born.

For your date of birth, the format for entering this information is "month-day-year" in numeric format. Thus if you were born on May 8, 1967 you would enter "1967-05-08."

If you are not a Canadian citizen then you must indicate whether or not you are a landed immigrant in Canada.

Your place of birth, date of birth, and your citizenship are all required.

Prov/State
*Country
*Birth Date (yyyy-mm-dd):
*Citizenship:
If not a Canadian, are you a landed immigrant? Yes
No

Section 2: Program Information

    

You are required to choose one of the programs, in one of the departments, at one of the TST colleges. You are also required to indicate if you are applying for part-time or full-time studies and whether you have applied to a TST Advanced Degree Program within the last two years.

Note: Applications to the Doctor of Ministry program can be download from this website here.

*Which program are you applying to?
*Which department are you applying to?  
*Which college are you applying to?  
*Are you applying Full- or Part-time? Full-time
Part-time		  
*Have you applied to a TST Advanced Degree Program within the last two years? Yes
No		  

Section 3: Academic Background

    
Please list your post-secondary education, starting with the most recent:    
*Institution #1:

Please provide us with all of your post-secondary school education information including the name of the institution, the years that you attended, your major subject and the year that you graduated and the degree you received.

Since you are required to have at least one post-secondary degree in order to be admitted to our Advanced Degree programs, part I of this section is required.

*Major subject:
*Years attended:
*Degree and date granted:
Institution #2:  
Major subject:  
Years attended:  
Degree and date granted:  
Institution #3:  
Major subject:  
Years attended:  
Degree and date granted:  
Institution #4:  
Major subject:  
Years attended:  
Degree and date granted:  
Languages:  
Language requirements vary from program to program. Please review the appropriate handbook for language requirements.
Check applicable languages: No. of years studied When (ex. 2001-3)
Hebrew:
Greek:
Latin:
French:
German:
Other languages (specify)    
1.
2.
Letters of recommendation requested from:    
*1.

Please indicate the names of the individuals from whom you have requested letters of recommendation.

You are required to have two letters of academic reference sent directly to TST.
*2.

Additional Notes

    

Application Materials:

The following additional materials are necessary for your application to be considered complete.

Please place a mark in the box next to each one, indicating that you acknowledge that they will be sent and that your application will not be processed until the Toronto School of Theology has received all of the application materials.

 This section is very important as it refers to the additional materials needed to complete your application. You are required to acknowledge that you understand your application will not be processed until the Toronto School of Theology has received all of the applications materials. Please send these materials as soon as possible so as not to delay consideration of your application to the program.
*A brief statement outlining what aspects of theology you wish to study at TST.
*Official transcripts of all post-secondary studies to be sent directly by the institutions to the address immediately below.
*Two letters of academic reference to be sent directly to the address below.
*An application fee of $100.00 payable by cheque drawn from a Canadian of US account or a money order. Cheques should be made out to the “Toronto School of Theology.”
If you answered "no" to English as your mother tongue then you are required to give evidence of a satisfactory TOEFL score. (You only need to mark this box if you answered "no" to English as your mother tongue)

Deadlines:

Application may be made as early as November 1st with a deadline of January 15th. All materials must be received by that date. Late applications will be considered until March 31st if space permits.

Note: TST does not normally consider applications requesting entrance into it programs at the mid-point of the academic year (January).

If you have additional questions or comments, please note them here:

Please ensure that all admission materials are sent to the following address:

Professor Terence L. Donaldson,
Director for Advanced Degree Programs,
Toronto School of Theology,
47 Queen's Park Crescent East,
Toronto, Ontario  M5S 2C3
Canada

(Before submitting, have you filled out all of the fields with asterisks next to them?)

If you have any questions about this application form or the application procedure please contact the Administrator of Student Services at the Toronto School of Theology.

E-mail: tstadv.degree @ utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4050
Fax at: (416) 978-7821
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