1.1 APPLICATION PROTOCOLS
Application for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership (PhD) should begin with as much lead-time as possible, as some application requirements involve time delays.
PhD administrators and faculty only review fully completed files because a partially completed application does not always give an accurate picture of the ability to do doctoral work. Thus, applicants with borderline cumulative or area grade point averages but with significant successful ministry experience can be evaluated on the basis of both achievements, not just the GPA. Some applicants mistakenly assume a shortcoming in one admission criteria automatically disqualifies them from admission. In reality, significant achievements in other admission criteria may accommodate a shortcoming in another area.