TEDS APPLICATION GUIDELINES 

Here are general guidelines for applying to TEDS for all degree programs.

1. APPLY ONLINE. The online application includes the option to submit your application essays and upload your current resume or CV. You can also provide these to the admissions team after completion of your application. Additionally, the admission team will provide you a Letter of Recommendation Request form after your application is submitted. APPLY NOW>

2. OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS from all colleges and universities attended since high school are required. If enrolled at the time of application, we will require transcripts of work finished to date and final transcripts upon completion of your degree.

We will request transcripts on your behalf with your signed release upon receiving your application. If we are not able to request your transcripts directly, please have officials transcripts sent to:

Trinity International University
Attn: Admissions Operations
2065 Half Day Road
Deerfield, IL 60015

We also accept electronic transcripts from secure, certified transcript delivery services. If your college or university uses such a service, please direct transcripts to [email protected].

3. COMPLETE the Incoming Student Scholarship Application

DEADLINES

Fall: August 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: May 1

FOR DOCTOR OF MINISTRY APPLICANTS

In addition to completing your online application, you will need to provide recommendations from the following four people (to be submitted electronically through the online application): (1) Ministry supervisor; (2) Ministry colleague; (3) Lay leader; and (4) Chairman of church board, professor, denominational official OR professional acquaintance.

Additionally, if your GPA is below 3.0, please submit official scores from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

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FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

In addition to completing the online application, you will need to provide recommendations from the following four people (to be submitted electronically through the online application): (1) Ministry supervisor; (2) Professor from recent graduate studies; (3) Professional colleague; and (4) Lay person from your church.

Please also submit an electronic sample of published writing or a recent academic research paper to demonstrate potential for original research at the doctoral level. Please email writing samples to [email protected] in PDF format.

Also submit official scores from the Miller Analogies Test (preferred) or the Graduate Record Exam. Please use the institutional code for Trinity International University when submitting scores.

• • MAT: 2068
  • GRE: R1797

Please submit an Incoming Student Scholarship Application with the following deadlines.

DEADLINES

Fall: January 15

Spring: September 15

AFTER YOU APPLY

APPLYING AS A VISITING (NON DEGREE) STUDENT

Visiting students are those who wish to take master’s-level courses for credit on a part-time basis (9 credit hours or fewer) or who wish to take classes for no credit (audit). Students desiring to enroll full-time or in a program (Certificate, Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, ThM, DMin, or PhD) must complete the full application for admission to TEDS. Here are the visiting student categories: visiting student (audit only), visiting master’s student (credit), and visiting doctoral student (credit). APPLY NOW>