1325 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 Telephone:
909-447-2507
Toll Free: 866-274-6500 Fax: 909-626-7062 Email:
admission@cst.edu Web: www.cst.edu
Please complete the section below and give
this form to the person whom you have asked to write a letter on your behalf.
The completed and signed form and recommendation should be sent directly to the
Office of Admission.
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NAME (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE) SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER
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CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS (STREET ADDRESS)
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(CITY, STATE, ZIP) TELEPHONE (HOME)
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E-MAIL ADDRESS (THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL
APPLICANTS, PARTICULARLY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)
M.Div.
M.A.T.S. M.A.R.
M.A.R.E. Joint M.Div.
with ETSC
D.Min.
Non-degree. Ph.D.
Pastoral Care Ph.D. Religious Education
Academic reference
Pastoral reference Ecclesiastical reference Work or character
reference
The Family Education and Privacy Act of
1974 gives you the right to inspect letters of
recommendation written in support of applications for admission. The act also
permits you to waive your right to see letters of recommendation.
I waive my right to inspect
this letter. I do not waive my right to
inspect this letter.
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SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE
Please note: This letter will not
be considered unless dated and signed by the applicant.
The Admission Committee appreciates
receiving your Letter of Recommendation for the applicant named above. The
information you provide is considered an important part of the application
process. In the best interest of the prospective student as well as the school,
we urge you to make your comments both candid and substantial. Your insights
will be of value in judging the applicants qualification for admission as well
as assisting him/her to plan an educational program responsive to both
professional and personal growth needs.
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NAME
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ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP)
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OCCUPATION
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WORK TELEPHONE HOME TELEPHONE
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SIGNATURE OF REFEREE DATE
In your recommendation please respond to the questions below according to the type of reference you are providing. Please send this form along with your signed letter of recommendation to the Office of Admission.
Questions for response by an academic reference (a college or graduate school professor). If an applicant has been out of college for several years and is unable to secure an academic reference, submit an additional work reference:
How long and in what type of academic setting have you known the applicant?
Evaluate the applicants academic capacity and past academic performance as well as the individuals ability to engage in graduate and/or professional studies.
Indicate the applicants strengths and limitations.
How open and flexible is the applicant to differing viewpoints and perspectives on religious, social, and intellectual issues?
Questions for response by a pastoral or ecclesiastical reference (a pastor from the applicants church who is not a family member):
What is the applicants formal relationship and involvement with the church/denomination?
How long, how closely, and under what circumstances have you known the applicant?
What leadership abilities has this applicant exhibited? What is his/her potential for church leadership in the future?
How would you describe the applicants awareness and response to social concerns and the churchs role in the world?
Describe the applicant as a person; strengths, limitations, usual way of relating to others, and ability to cope with stress and conflict.
How would you evaluate the applicants ability to succeed in a graduate academic environment?
Questions for response by a work or character reference (a work supervisor or person who has known the applicant for at least three years):
How long, how closely, and under what circumstances have you known the applicant?
What can you tell us about the applicants religious experience, the maturity of his/her spiritual development, and needs for spiritual growth?
What leadership abilities has this applicant exhibited? What is his/her potential for church leadership in the future?
Describe the applicant as a person; strengths, limitations, usual way of relating to others, and ability to cope with stress and conflict.
M.Div. applicants Three recommendations (one must be a pastoral or ecclesiastical reference).
M.A. applicants Three recommendations (one must be an academic reference).
D.Min. applicants Four recommendations (a denominational supervisor, an academic reference, a ministerial colleague, and a member of the applicants congregation or other constituency group).
Ph.D. applicants Five recommendations (three must be academic references).
Non-degree applicants No recommendations are required.
Office of Admission
Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711