Entrance Requirements

The College of Theology and Ministry requires a current exam score from one of two options for an application file to be considered by the Admissions Committee. Prospective students without a masters degree from at least a regionally accredited institution must choose to sit for either the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller's Analogies Test (MAT).

Graduate Record Examination (General Test)

The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) measures verbal, quantitative and analytical skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and are not related to any special field of study. The test consists of three scored sections:

Verbal - 30 minute section (30 questions) Analyze and evaluate written material; analyze relationships among sentences

Quantitative - 45 minute section (28 questions) Basic math skills to reason quantitatively and solve problems

Analytical - 60 minute section (35 questions)

Understand structured sets of relationships; analyze and evaluate arguments

The College of Theology and Ministry requires a minimum combined score of 900 for the verbal and quantitative sections on the GRE.

Miller Analogies Test

The Miller Analogies Test is a standardized test of verbal analogies used to assist graduate departments and schools in their admissions process. The MAT is a one hour exam consisting of 120 problems and is offered as a paper and pencil test or computer-based test. The College of Theology and Ministry requires a minimum score of 396 on the MAT.

Testing Information

For more information regarding these exams, please visit the following websites. For the GRE go to www.ets.org then choose "GRE" under Tests. For the MAT go to www.milleranalogies.com then select "Post-Secondary Ed" under Your Area of Interest. Each website has useful information on the structure of the test, test preparation advice, sample questions, location of test sites, fees, etc. You may also find test preparation materials by doing a web search using key words such as "gre test preparation" or "mat test preparation."

For Oklahoma and Tulsa area applicants, both tests are available locally. ORU offers the MAT three times per year (once each semester); call the College of Theology and Ministry for date(s) and time(s) at 918.495.6618. You may also take the tests at local computer testing centers. The GRE is offered Monday through Saturday, for a fee of $150.00, at the Prometric Testing Center located at 3015 East Skelly Drive (the 3000 Center), Suite 254. Call 918.747.9333 for an appointment. The MAT is offered Monday through Friday, for a fee of $65.00, at the OSU-Tulsa Campus, Learning Services Center, North Hall 103, located at 700 North Greenwood Avenue. Call 918.594.8232 for an appointment.

When taking an entrance exam, be sure to select ORU as the recipient for your exam results, using the following codes: GRE #6552, MAT #2173. You will also receive a score report. However, Graduate Admissions must have an original exam report directly from the testing service for this requirement to be considered officially met. If the MAT is taken on computer, a preliminary score may be given to you. Please fax a copy to 918.495.6725, and your application file will be submitted to the Admissions Committee with that copy if the file is otherwise complete. Your acceptance would be conditional, pending receipt of the official exam score.

Graduate Entrance Exam Information 2011-12