Applicants to the master’s program are required to submit the following:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution.
• An acceptable score on the GRE General Test or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).  This requirement is waived for students who have already completed an advanced degree, and may occasionally be waived in other special circumstances.
• Two letters of recommendation from persons acquainted with the applicant’s academic qualifications.  If appropriate, one letter should be from someone familiar with the applicant’s professional work.
• A 500-word statement by the applicant, indicating his/her purpose in seeking admission to the master’s or certificate program.

The department is honored to sponsor the Walter and Mary Tuohy Chair of Interreligious Studies, which annually brings to the department a distinguished visiting scholar who offers RL 385/585 (see course listing below). The chair, named in honor of the late Walter Tuohy, a leading railroad executive, and his wife Mary, was established in 1966.  For more information, please refer to the Tuohy website (www.jcu.edu/tuohy).

Tuition scholarships are available to all qualified students enrolled in Religious Studies Master of Arts or Certificate of Advanced Studies programs.  Please contact The Graduate School office or website (www.jcu.edu/graduate) for more information.