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Graduate Degree Application Form

Submitting this form and the required attachments is the first step in the application process. Please complete all sections of the application form. An asterisk (*) next to a field indicates a required field. 

At the conclusion of the form, please attach in PDF format your statement of intent and, if required, a writing sample.  PhD applicants may also attach a curriculum vitae. Copies of transcripts may be attached as PDF scans or they may be sent to the GCTS by regular mail. (Official transcripts, send directly by your previous educational institutions to us, are only required if you are admitted.) If you experience difficulty with the attachment function you may also send electronic materials to gcts.office@utoronto.ca.

For information on how to pay the application fee, please see Payment Methods for TST Fees.  For information on how letters of reference may be sent to the Graduate Centre, please see How to Apply.

All further required application materials must be sent to:

Admissions Committee
c/o Graduate Centre for Theological Studies
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto, ON M5S 2C3
Canada

Please note that your application will not be considered until all supporting material, including the application fee, have been received by TST.

Financial aid must be applied for separately from this application for admission. Please contact the college you have selected on this form for financial aid information.

 

Section 1: Personal Information

Please be sure to enter your full legal name (e.g. as it appears on your passport).

Current Address
Please enter only one email address.
Permanent Address
Place and date of birth and citizenship status:

Please indicate in which city and country you were born. For your date of birth, the format for entering this information is "year-month-day" in numeric format. Thus if you were born on May 8, 1967 you would enter "1967-05-08." Your date of birth is used for administrative purposes only. It will not be considered by the Admissions Committee.

Please list all countries for which you hold citizenship (e.g. Canada, Nigeria, India)
Section 2: Program Information

You are required to choose one program at one TST college and to indicate whether you have applied to a TST Graduate Degree Program within the last two years. ThM applicants are also required to indicate a program area and whether they will be applying for part-time or full-time studies. Please note that TST is not accepting applications for admission to the ThM II in Pastoral Counselling for Fall 2017.*

Section 3: Academic Background

Please list your post-secondary education, starting with the most recent (count from year of convocation, or, for unfinished degrees, last year studied). Please provide us with the name of the institution, the years that you attended, your major subject, the name of the degree or qualification sought, and, if applicable, the year the degree was conferred. If you have attended more than four institutions, please enter information for the additional institutions in the "Questions and Comments" box below.

Languages

Language requirements vary from program to program. Please review the appropriate handbooks for language requirements.

Section 4: Letters of Recommendation Requested From

Please indicate the names of the individuals from whom you have requested academic letters of recommendation.You are required to have two letters of academic reference sent directly to TST. Please briefly indicate their title (e.g. Dr. John Smith, Professor of Systematic Theology).

Section 5: Application Materials
Section 6: Declaration and Consent

I certify that the information I have provided in this application is true, complete and accurate in all respects, including my declaration as to citizenship and immigration status in Canada, institutions attended, and that all available information in this application has been disclosed. I understand that if the Toronto School of Theology finds to the contrary, my association with, admission to or registration in the MA, ThM or PhD Program may be rescinded and cancelled after notice in writing to me at my permanent or sessional address. All information I have provided in connection with this application is subject to verification and audit by the Toronto School of Theology. I consent to the disclosure by the Toronto School of Theology of personal information I have given in this application to referees I have named and to other educational institutions when necessary to verify my statements. The name used in this application is the complete name by which I am legally and correctly known. I understand that if I have not previously applied to or registered at one of the Toronto School of Theology member colleges, this name will be officially recognized in academic records of the Toronto School of Theology and its member colleges, and it will not be changed there without formal verification. I understand that if I have previously applied to or registered at the University of Toronto or one of the member colleges of the Toronto School of Theology and the name in this application is other than that by which I am known in academic records of the aforementioned, I must complete a change of name form. I understand that all documentation submitted becomes the property of the Toronto School of Theology and/or its member colleges and cannot be returned. Finally, I understand that if I desire to be considered for admission at a later date I will be required to complete a new application to resubmit my documents.

Section 7: Privacy Policy

Personal information is collected for the purpose of admission, registration, academic programs, university-related student activities, activities of student societies, safety, financial assistance and awards, graduation and university advancement, and reporting to government. Your personal Information will be protected at all times. If you have questions please contact the TST Registrar, Toronto School of Theology, 47 Queen’s Park Crescent East, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C3 or call 416-978-4040.

Section 8. Questions or Comments; Questionnaire
Please indicate all that apply.
Files must be less than 3 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
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Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.