• Admissions Calendar >>
• Financial Aid Calendar >>

Step 2: Complete the WSC Application for Admission

• Apply Online >> (M.A./M.Div. applicants only)
• Download & Print Form >> (to be mailed to the Office of Admissions) 
• Request an M.A./M.Div. application package (from the Office of Admissions)
• International Applicants >>
  

• Summer/Fall Applicants: $30.00 (if submitted before June 30th)
• Winter/Spring Applicants: $30.00 (if submitted before November 30)
• Late Application Fee: $45 (if submitted after the above date for the given term)

Checks should be made payable to Westminster Seminary California. Students applying online must submit electronic payment to complete their application. Payment may also be made by phone; WSC accepts Visa or MasterCard.

Step 4: Arrange for Ecclesiastical and Academic References

• Ecclesiastical Reference form >>
  To be completed by the minister or council of elders from the church of which the applicant is a member.
• Academic Reference form >>
  To be completed by a college/university professor under whose guidance the applicant has received instruction.

For additional information regarding appropriate academic and ecclesiastical references, see our Academic Catalogue >>  

Step 5: Request Official Transcripts

• An official transcript is needed from each post-secondary institution from which the applicant has received credit
• In-Process Undergraduate Students: Your application is still able to be reviewed for admission if an in-process transcript is supplied. Admission granted is on a conditional basis contingent upon receipt of the applicant’s final transcript. Read more >>
• Graduates of Unaccredited Institutions: Read additional application requirements >>
• M.Div. Applicants without a B.A./B.S.: Read more about Special Student status >>

Step 6: Submit All Application Pieces to the WSC Office of Admissions

Step 7: Additional Requirements

• The Admissions Committee may require an applicant to meet with a representative of the Seminary for a personal interview or to take the Graduate Record Examination General Test, which is administered at various centers throughout the U.S. and the world. More information on the GRE is available at www.gre.org.

Step 8: Notification of Admissions

• Application files will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee within one week of their completion.
• WSC will notify the applicant of the decision regarding admission initially by email and then by postal mail.

Step 9: Submit Tuition Deposit by June 1 or November 1

• Summer/Fall Students: $80.00 advanced deposit is due by June 1
• Winter/Spring Students: $80.00 advanced tuition deposit is due by November 1
• Late Admission: If the applicant is admitted after the due date for the term for which they made application, the deposit is due within two weeks of their notification of admission.
• Refund Policy: This deposit is refundable until July 15 prior to the academic year for which admission is granted and is applied to the students tuition account upon enrollment.

Step 10: Deferred Enrollment

• Policy: Enrollment may be deferred for admitted students for up to one additional academic year beyond the year noted on the application without being required to reapply for admission.
• Request: The student must request deferred enrollment in writing, addressed to the Director of Admissions