Each year, the Drew Theological School reenacts an academic ritual that dates from its first day as a seminary, October 16, 1867. Following a Matriculation address by a member of the faculty, newly enrolled students sign their name in a book that contains the signatures of the first students of Drew and of subsequent classes. On the first page of the Matriculation book are the following words:
I hereby solemnly promise to obey all the laws of Drew Theological Seminary, as prescribed by the trustees and faculty; and to apply myself diligently, and in the fear of God, to my studies, so long as I remain a student in said Seminary.
Drew Theological School provides an environment of learning, reflection, and practice, and theological scholarship marked by intellectual rigor, spiritual discipline, and practical skills for leadership. The following descriptions of its degrees, policies, and procedures reflect its academic life and its history as a graduate institution of scholarship and spiritual discipline.
