DMin Application | Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Doctor of Ministry Degree Application for Admission

The deadline to apply for admission in January is September 1. Consideration for applications submitted early will be made April 1.

All documents submitted for application become the property of Louisville Seminary and may not be returned to you or transferred to a third party. If you have issues accessing the online form, please contact Melody Hall in the Doctor of Ministry office. Email: mhall@lpts.edu, Phone: 502.894-2291 or 800.264.1839 (toll free), extension 291.

Inquiries about the DMin program may be directed to: mhall@lpts.edu, or call 800.264.1839, ext. 291 or 502.894.2291.

For general admissions information, please contact: Office of Admissions, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40205-1798, Email: admissions@lpts.edu, Phone: 800.264.1839 (toll free), then press 1 or direct phone: 502.992.9373.

NOTE: Please allow plenty of time to complete this application. This form will not be saved, so be sure to save it to your computer before you click the "Submit" button on the bottom of this form.

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Contact Information

Salutation

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Pronouns

If "Other" is selected for Pronouns, please submit answer here.

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Primary Contact Number

Phone Type

Email Address

Course Information

Course of Study

Advanced Practice

Pastoral Care & Counseling

Black Church Studies

Proposed Year of January entrance

Request for credit for post-graduate professional education
I request credit for post-graduate professional education completed within the past three years. This work is listed below and is described on separate paper headed "Request for Course Credit,” which I will email to mhall@lpts.edu.

List of Advanced Professional Education (if none, then enter N/A)

General Information

Date of Birth

U.S. Citizen

Yes

If ‘no’ to the question above, are you a permanent U.S. resident?

Yes

N/A

How did you hear about Louisville Seminary's DMin Program?

Ministry Information

Year graduated with MDiv (or equivalent degree)

Your current ministry setting

Your professional relationship to the church:

Governing Body or Judicatory

Year Ordained

Ordaining Body

Academic Information

Colleges and universities attended (in chronological order), You must request an official transcript from each college and seminary you attended to be sent to Doctor of Ministry Office at LPTS.

College Name

City

State

Degree

Degree Year Awarded

Theological seminaries attended (in chronological order)

Seminary Name

City

State

Degree

Degree Year Awarded

References

Application credentials and references: You are to request the following credentials to be sent to the Doctor of Ministry Office (address found at the bottom of the application); indicate the date (MM/DD/YYYY) of your request and the names of the persons sending your reference letters. Please send the link to the DMin Reference Form to those who you have listed for recommendations.

Peer in ministry

Date

Name of Referee

Layperson

Date

Name of Referee

Work supervisor

Date

Name of Referee

Ecclesiastical / Official church body

Date

Name of Referee

Former professor

Date

Name of Referee

Pastoral Care & Counseling applicants ONLY are required to submit a CPE Evaluation

Required Essays

Please provide a clear and concise answer to the following topics. Submit your responses as a separate narrative for each topics below and send in a separate email to mhall@lpts.edu in the Doctor of Ministry Office.

Provide a description and critical assessment of your ministerial experience since seminary. [250-500 words]
Identify your purpose in applying for the DMin Program, including reasons for your choice of field or track and your initial concept, if any, of a major project. [250-500 words]
Name and describe a current challenge in ministry and/or research question you would like to explore in your doctoral studies. [500-750 words]
Using an example or case from your own ministry (sermon, educational event, counseling session, or other ministry encounter), describe the context and substance of the event, detail your ministerial actions and responses to the situation including the reasons why you acted in the way you did, and identify the outcomes or results of the encounter. Drawing on one or two theologians who inform your work, reflect theologically on the case as you discuss what you learned from the encounter. [1,000-2,000 words]

Please read the statement below and verify the validity of your application. You may save this portion of your application and submit it to us. Your application file will not be complete and will not be considered by the Admissions Committee until you submit answers to all the essay questions, complete the Background Check with CastleBranch.com and pay your application fee.

Verification of Entire Application: I hereby acknowledge that the contents of this form and the status of my application may be shared with any and all persons listed hereon as pastoral, professional, personal and academic references. I certify that the foregoing statements and all other information and transcripts submitted by me in connection with the application or admission is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that falsification or omission of information is grounds for rejection of the application or dismissal from the Seminary.

Date Signed

Signature

BACKGROUND CHECK
Louisville Seminary requires background checks for all applicants to our degree programs. This policy has been adopted to address the safety and well-being both of our Seminary community and of the churches, agencies, and other institutions that our students serve. The Admissions Committee may consider the impact of any offenses disclosed in these checks as possible grounds for denial of admission.

About CastleBranch.com
CastleBranch.com is a service that allows students to order their own background checks online. Information collected through CastleBranch.com is secure, tamper-proof and kept confidential. The services performed are based on guidelines provided by Louisville Seminary, so you know you will receive all the information you need from one source. Your results will be posted on the CastleBranch.com website where you as well as the seminary can view them.

Required Personal Information
• In addition to entering your full name and date of birth, you will be asked for your social security number, current address, phone number and email address.

Payment Information
• At the end of the online order process, you will be prompted to enter your Visa or Mastercard information. Money orders are also accepted but will result in a $10 fee and an additional turnaround time.

Go to: www.CastleBranch.com, click on “Students” and enter package code: LB88
After placing your order on CastleBranch.com, you will receive a confirmation email that will contain the password needed to access your results and view any missing information required to process your order. The Admissions office at Louisville Seminary will also securely view your results online with our unique username and password.

For PCUSA applicants only
For PC(USA) applications only – If you are also applying to any of these PC(USA) seminaries, you only have to submit one background request form and fee: Pittsburgh, Union (Richmond or Charlotte campus), Dubuque, or Austin. Be sure to provide access rights to each of the PC(USA) seminaries for which you are applying.

Title IX Compliance
In compliance with federal regulation, applicants are hereby notified that Louisville Seminary’s Title IX Coordinator is Kilen Gray, Dean of Student Engagement (Nelson Hall Room 105, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205, kgray@lpts.edu, 502-992-9365).

There is a $75.00 non-refundable application fee required. You will be able to pay that fee when you click Submit.