At times, there can be a short waitlist for the MDiv and MTS degree programs. While applicants will receive notice if they are on the waitlist when decisions are released in mid-March, please note that HDS cannot provide information on waitlist length...
An interview is required for admission to our four graduate degree programs (MDiv, MTS, MRPL, and ThM). Select candidates will be invited to a 15-minute, virtual interview with a member of the HDS Admissions staff. Invitations and more information about...
We expect applicants to apply for the academic year in which they intend to enroll. However, occasionally an admitted student encounters a family emergency or change of circumstances, and we grant deferments on a case-by-case basis.
Harvard Divinity School has a single annual application cycle for fall enrollment. Each year, our application is available in mid-September, and the application deadline is in early January. All decisions will be released via our online system in mid...
Applicants may reapply for admission to HDS. Applicants that have applied to HDS within the past three years may elect to reuse up to three letters of recommendation from their previous application. Please find more information on this process, including...
No. All HDS admissions decisions are final. Denied applicants are not considered for the waitlist.
Our successful applicants demonstrate their ability to do graduate theological study in a variety of ways, and the Admissions Committee honors that through our holistic admissions process. Alongside applicants’ past academic and test performance, the...
All HDS degree programs are intended to be completed by students on a full-time schedule.
Should an incoming student find themselves in extraordinary extenuating circumstances, they may petition to complete their program on a part-time basis.
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Once you have decided that HDS is one of the graduate schools to which you would like to apply, you can begin preparing immediately, even before the online application is available each fall. Update your résumé or curriculum vitae (CV), write an initial...