All entering students are required to review orientation materials and to attend the Orientation program scheduled just prior to the beginning of their first semester at Brite. All masters and certificate students must also complete a Writing Assessment, the Seminar on Healthy Boundaries, and the Thinking Theologically Seminar. Th.M., D. Min. and Ph.D. students must complete the Seminar on Healthy Boundaries. Failure to complete these requirements could result in a canceled registration. The Office of Admissions provides an Orientation schedule in advance of these events. Please consult this schedule for dates, times, and places or contact the Office of Admissions.

Boundary Training

Entering students in every degree program must complete a three-hour boundary training seminar the first semester they are enrolled in classes. If, for some reason, the person cannot complete the boundary training at that time, they will not be allowed to engage in Field Education or Supervised Ministry until they have completed the training. If students have completed a judicatory or denominational boundary training seminar at any time in the three years prior to enrolling in their first semester at Brite, they may present the Certificate to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, who may exempt them from the requirement. Students who have taken the boundary training at Brite within the last five years, and who are re-applying for their initial degree program or a subsequent degree program at Brite, will also be exempt from the three-hour training.

Title IX Training

Students who enroll in Brite Divinity School are required to engage in the online Title IX training offered through Texas Christian University during their first semester at Brite. For more details, please see the Title IX policy statement.