The applicant must have a Bachelor and Master degrees before applying for admission to the Doctor of Theology program.

Application may be made via the official application form found on this site. Or, a student may apply over the phone at (812) 858 3920. We suggest you fill out the free academic evaluation found on the top left side of this site.

The Doctor of Theology candidate will have the opportunity to grow in theological perspectives and understanding. Six of the following courses may be selected for the Th.D. program.

A student may suggest up to twp alternate textbooks for the Th.D.

These textbooks should be submitted in writing via email to newburghseminary@aol.com  

Textbooks should be read.

A paper on each textbook should be 10 - 20 pages in length. Our graders want to see that you read the book and learned something from your reading. We are looking for a good summary.

• A general guide is to write a one page summary per chapter or half-page per chapter depending on the length of the book.  
• Include in your paper the top five themes that caught your attention and why they did.
• Include in your paper how this book will be useful to you in your future Christian work.
• Include how this book will help you, if any, toward preparation toward your dissertation.

Dissertation:
The Th.D. dissertation is the bulk of the doctoral program. The paper should be double-spaced with the font no smaller than ten and no larger than twelve. Most Th.D. dissertations will be between 60 to 125  pages in length. A theme should be submitted in writing within sixty days of acceptance into the program. Submit your theme to newburghseminary@aol.com  Your theme should be your working title. In stating your proposed dissertation idea include from one paragraph up to one page explaining what you hope to cover in your dissertation. 

Follow Turabian or MLA guidelines in writing the dissertation. Twenty references should be in the bibliography.