Admission Requirements

Overview:

• Applicants may apply to a Master of Rabbinic Studies or Messianic Jewish Studies degree.
• Applicants who do not have a bachelor’s degree may be eligible for Mature Status Student admission.
• Applicants who do not wish to pursue a degree at this time may apply to be a Student-At-Large.

 Master of Rabbinic Studies and Messianic Jewish Studies Degrees

Those applying for Master of Messianic Jewish Studies or Master of Rabbinic Studies Degrees must fulfill the following requirements for admission:

• Completion and submission of the online application to the Registrar’s office, including the non-refundable $50.00 application fee.
• Graduation from a four-year college with accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the U.S. Department of Education and submission of an official transcript attesting to the completion of the degree.
• Admissions interview.

Language Requirement

Biblical Hebrew Proficiency is required for admission to the Master of Rabbinic Studies degree. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be admitted provisionally on condition that they complete the MJTI two year Biblical Hebrew Language series (or its equivalent) by the summer following their first full year as a Rabbinic Studies student. Proficiency is understood as a functional grasp of the contents of a standard seminary-level introductory Biblical Hebrew grammar such as Seow, Lambdin, Kelley, or Kittel. The Master of Messianic Jewish Studies degree requires one year of the MJTI Biblical Hebrew Language series ( its equivalent) so that students have proficiency in Biblical Hebrew for Introduction to Rabbinic Literature classes, R501 and R502.