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Vocations Magazine

June 29, 2023

Reference Letter Submission for Basic Degree

You have been asked by an applicant of a Basic Degree Program at Knox College to provide a letter of recommendation. The Admissions Committee at Knox College seeks your detailed and confidential assessment of this applicant. They will be making a significant decision on the basis of your information. Please treat your response with care.

Thank you for your assistance! If you have any questions, please contact knox.admissions@utoronto.ca.

Basic Degree Application Reference Letter Submission

Applicant's Name*
Program to which the Applicant is applying*
- Certificate in Theological Studies - Presbyterian Leadership Studies
- Certificate in Theological Studies - Theological Foundations Studies
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Psychospiritual Studies, formerly the Master of Pastoral Studies
- Master of Theological Studies
I am providing a Reference as*
- The Applicant's Pastor
- The Applicant's Professor
- The Applicant's Employer
I am providing a Reference as*
- The Applicant's Spiritual Director/Mentor
- The Applicant's Professor
- The Applicant's Employer
Name*
Title First Last
Phone Number*
Email*
Please write a letter of recommendation, using the following questions as a guideline. Where possible, include in your comments, specific examples of the applicant’s demonstration of these skills and values. Your letter is strictly confidential and will not be shared with the applicant.

• How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?
• How would you describe the applicant’s ability and willingness to demonstrate the following skills and values?
✓ To conduct one’s life in community out of confessed faith
✓ To act with conscientiousness, dependability, honesty and personal integrity
✓ To learn and grow
✓ To listen to others and to act in the best interest of others
✓ To give and take constructive criticism
• If the applicant’s first language is not English, is the applicant able to communicate in oral and written English sufficiently to be consistently understandable?
• If the applicant is not applying directly from an undergraduate degree program, why, in your estimation, are they shifting to a new career or life activity?
• In what ways do you feel the applicant needs to grow? Do you have any concerns about the applicant to share with the Admissions Committee?

NOTE: Late letters will render an application file incomplete. Incomplete files will not be reviewed/considered by the Admissions Committee.
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