APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

PART I: PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Address Phone Legal Residence: State/Province City/State/Zip __________________________________ E-mail __________________________________________________________ Country Citizenship ______________

PART II: EDUCATIONAL HISTORY & THEOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Do you believe the Scriptures are infallible, inerrant, and authoritative for faith and practice? Yes No Do you agree with the doctrines of grace as expounded in The Three Forms of Unity (Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, and Canons of Dort) or the Westminster Standards? Yes No
Note: If you subscribe to an exclusive believers baptism, this would indicate agreement apart from the view of paedobaptism.

Home Church (name/denomination) Is your home church committed to financially supporting your seminary training? Is your home church committed to supporting your seminary training through prayer? Have you previously applied for admission to this institution? Are you currently applying at other seminaries? If yes, which seminaries? Please indicate your education plans upon acceptance (program of study, etc.): Yes No Yes No Yes No

Yes year ___________ No

Colleges Previously/Currently Attended:

Years

Degree

PART III: OPTIONAL INFORMATION

The questions below are not required for the admission process but are helpful for informational purposes. Date of Birth: (Mo/Day/Yr) Marital Status: Citizenship Single If Married, Spouses Name Date of Birth / / / Married / Divorced Widowed

PART IV: APPLICANT ESSAY

All Applicants: Please attach a 200-300 word essay explaining why you are applying to PRTS. For applicants for full-time admission to the M.Div. program only: please submit your answers to the following questions with your application and supporting essay. 1. Please describe how the Lord converted you and continues to lead you in these areas: a. Misery: an awakening to God, self, sin, and the world; an ongoing sense of sin, a growing hatred of it, a continuing struggle against it, and evidences of breaking with it b. Deliverance: a biblical longing for it and believing and trusting in the Lord Jesus by faith through the Word c. Gratitude: a longing for and pursuit of holiness (sanctification) 2. Please describe how you believe God is calling you to the ministry in conformity to His Word and by His providence. 3. Have you prayerfully read Scriptures qualifications for the ministry (1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1)? Though this list is both formidable and humbling, can you honestly state that, by the grace of God, you are pursuing these qualities?

PART V: APPLICANT SIGNATURE

I certify that the above statements are true, and I agree to abide by the regulations of the above named institution while I am enrolled. I authorize the release of any records which the institution may require from previously attended institutions. Signature Date

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS
Please fill out PART I-V of this form. The completed application is to be sent back to: PRTS, Attn: Registrar, 2965 Leonard St., NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 USA. A student: 1. is subject to all the admission and registration regulations of the institution. 2. is responsible to determine whether a current institution will accept credit earned at PRTS, if desired. 3. must understand that falsification of any part of an application may result in cancellation of admission and/or registration at the institution. 4. must arrange to have a transcript from any previously attended academic institution sent to PRTS. 5. must arrange to have two letters of reference sent to PRTS: one ecclesiastical reference and one academic reference. 6. must include $50.00 as the application fee, which will be applied to tuition if the applicant is enrolled. 7. must attach an essay, as requested, detailing why they are applying to PRTS. If you have any questions, please contact us at (616) 977-0599 or admissions@puritanseminary.org.