{"id":9697,"date":"2022-04-04T01:49:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T05:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/?page_id=9697"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:35:52","slug":"graduate-admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/admissions\/graduate-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Areas of specialization:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Buddhist Studies<\/li>\n<li>Islamic Studies<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Studies<\/li>\n<li>Religions in American Culture<\/li>\n<li>Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/religion\/files\/2022\/04\/Mandala.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9698 alignright\" width=\"238\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span>Boston University provides five-year fellowships to students admitted to the GPR.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our 5-year fellowships are set up to allow students to move through their program of study efficiently while gaining professional experience (in teaching and research) along the way.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on our Fellowships, see the Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/fellowship-aid\/\">Financial Aid<\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\n<h1>Admissions Prerequisites<\/h1>\n<p>Students entering the Ph.D. program will have majored in Religious Studies (or a related discipline) or otherwise show transcript evidence of advanced coursework in a single religious tradition and introductory coursework in multiple religious traditions.<\/p>\n<h1>To Apply<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/phd-mfa\/\"> Access Online Application Forms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To apply, the following materials must be uploaded into the online application and submitted by January 13th, 2027:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>completed online application;<\/li>\n<li>transcripts of all college or university work;<\/li>\n<li>three letters of reference (academic preferred);<\/li>\n<li>a two-to-three page statement of purpose<\/li>\n<li>academic writing sample of no more than 20 pages;<\/li>\n<li>$95 application fee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>International applicants must also submit TOEFL scores (from a test taken within the last two years).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more detailed information, please refer to the GPR <a href=\"\/religion\/admissions\/graduate-admissions\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Areas of specialization: Buddhist Studies Islamic Studies Jewish Studies Religions in American Culture Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World Boston University provides five-year fellowships to students admitted to the GPR. Our 5-year fellowships are set up to allow students to move through their program of study efficiently while gaining professional experience (in teaching and research) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20524,"featured_media":0,"parent":9393,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20524"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9697"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12253,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9697\/revisions\/12253"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/religion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}