M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership Requirements

Requirements for All Students

• Application Deadline: March 1, but students may submit their applications before the deadline.
• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with minimum GPA of 2.75.
• Resume; please highlight work and ministry experience.
• Official Transcripts from all schools that ever granted you college credit, even just one credit, and even if the credit appears on your bachelor's transcript.
  • E-transcripts highly preferred. They are the fastest, most reliable method of delivery. They must be addressed to nancy.crane@wheaton.edu.
  • Mail hard copies to Nancy Crane, Graduate Admissions, 501 College Av., Wheaton, IL 60187.
• Admission Application
• Three Online Recommendations Forms      
  • Academic
  • Pastor (or other Christian leader)
  • Professional
• Option if you do not have an employer: Someone with whom you have had a supervisor-employee relationship, e.g., in a ministry, internship, or missions-trip context.
  
  • Letters accepted as supplements to Online Recommendation Forms.
• Essays. Essay questions found in application.
• Signed  Statement of Faith, Community Covenant, and Statement of Veracity.
• Application Fee US $30, non-refundable.  

Additional Requirements for International Students 

• An English Proficiency exam (TOEFL or IELTS) is required for all international applicants instead of the GRE.
• If TOEFL or IELTS is waived, then MAT or GRE is required.
• Transcript evaluation report required with every official transcript.
• Please review  Graduate International Admissions for full information.