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 Admission Application

Welcome to BGU’s online Application process!  It is easier to complete the application if you gather a few things before you start the process.

Before you apply to BGU, download and thoroughly review the 2020-21 BGU Catalog and the 2020-21 BGU Student Handbook to ensure BGU is a good fit for you.

GATHER THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION INFORMATION

1. 1. Identification:   You will need your Social Security Number (US Students), Passport Number and/or US Residence Number.
   2. Applicant Essay:  Compose your essay so that you can cut and paste it into the application text box.
      Please note that the essay should demonstrate graduate-level writing in terms of content, organization, grammar, and spelling and must be 450-500 words (500 maximum).   Describe why you are seeking a degree through BGU and how this step fits into your faith and vocation journey. Include a description of your ministry, mission and/or business experience.
   3. 2 References - request at least two references from people who know you well enough to provide the information requested. Include at least one work-related reference and one character reference. Note: It would be helpful to obtain references from people who have observed you in your ministry and/or business setting.
   4. 3-5 Personal Learning Community (PLC) Agreements: This requirement is unique to BGU. We ask that you gather a group of leaders around you to support and encourage you through your educational journey called your “Personal Learning Community.”  Your PLC is a strategic choice, providing you with fellow "travelers" who have a personal and/or professional interest in sharing your learning, i.e. how your perspective is changing and how that is impacting your life and work. For that reason, co-workers, pastors and/or spouses may be good candidates.  You will need to send BGU’s PLC Agreement to 3-5 individuals.
   5. Photograph - a current headshot of yourself, preferably in jpeg format.
   6. Application Fee - $50 payable at the end of the application with a credit card.  If you need to mail or wire payment, disregard the credit card payment fields. Mail to Bakke Graduate University, 8515 Greenville Ave. S206, Dallas, TX 75243-7039, USA.
   7. EDUCATION: You will need to list all post-secondary schools attended where credit was earned, as well as the location of the school and the degree earned if any.
   8. Official Transcript - Required from institutions granting your highest degree listed in your online application - BGU must receive transcripts directly from the institution. (Download Request Transcript to BGU)

Other Requirements:

1. TOEFL Score (if English is not your native/first language) - Official Internet-based Test (iBT) TOEFL score sent by ETS to BGU (Institution code: 0709.) Or if you meet the qualifications, you may petition for a TOEFL waiver by downloading and submitting the completed TOEFL Waiver Statement to BGU (email to admissions@bgu.edu).
2. IF POSSIBLE: It is helpful for us to have a copy of your passport picture page. Send separately to admissions@bgu.edu