Very close personal relationship
Fairly well/numerous personal contacts
By name/sight
Casually/few personal contacts
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ORU Graduate Theology Admissions
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1. How long have you known the applicant?
2. In what capacity?
3. How well do you know him/her?
To the Professor or Professional Reference:
Each applicant for admission to ORU's Doctor of Ministry Program must submit a academic recommendation. Serious
consideration will be given to your comments; therefore, please complete this form carefully. Since a candid evaluation is requested, your
comments will be held in the strictest of confidence. Please complete and return this form directly to our office:
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ACADEMIC RECOMMENDATION
To the Doctor of Ministry Applicant: Please complete the top portion of this form up until the first signature line. This form is to be
completed by a former seminary professor and returned by him/her directly to the Office of Graduate School Admissions. Professional
references may be substituted if you have been out of school for more than five years. This may not be completed by a relative.
Last/Family Name, First/Given Name, Middle Name, (Maiden/Other name)
Street and Number, City, State, Zip, Country
Fall (August)
I plan to start ORU in:
(Year)
Spring (January) Summer
Area of Study:
Applications are considered for admission into only one graduate school and degree program
Church Ministries & Leadership
Pastoral Care & Counseling
Tracks:
Applicant's Signature:
I authorize the professor or professional reference identified on this form to complete the recommendation and disclose this form to Oral Roberts
University. I understand this form is confidential; I will not be entitled to review the completed recommendation, and it will be sent directly to ORU
by the person completing it. I release the professor or professional reference and Oral Roberts University from all claims, liabilities and damages
arising out of or related to disclosure of the information consistent with the authorization.
Doctor of Ministry
Email Address
Phone
Name
In lieu of your handwritten signature, enter your name and email address here
Street and Number, City, State, Zip, Country
4. How do you rate this person in the following areas? Additional comments on a separate sheet are also welcome.
Please mark the appropriate box
Ministerial effectiveness
Ministerial competence
Emotional stability
Empathy
Integrity/Honesty
Judgment
Moral character
Personal appearance
Reliability
6. What personal
attributes need
further
development?
7. Is there additional
information about the
candidate that you feel the
Admissions Committee
should know? Please
comment on honesty,
integrity, concern for people
and general moral character.
On the basis of the above information, the applicant is:
Reference's Name: Position/Title:
Address:
Phone:
E-mail Address:
Signature
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Recommended
Recommended with some reservation
Not recommended
Strongly Recommended
5. What positive traits or characteristics distinguish the applicant from his or her peers?
Business Phone:
Excellent
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
Not
Observed
6. What is your opinion of
the candidate's ability and
qualifications to pursue a
rigorous doctoral study?
Please comment on overall
emotional/psychological
stability.
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