Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies

For students from across North America. With questions about requirements or eligibility, please contact Amie Barrish, Assistant Director for Recruitment, at abarrish@spertus.edu.

A completed application includes:

• This completed form and all accompanying required documents
• $50 nonrefundable application fee, paid by credit card below or paid by check sent under separate cover. The fee will be waived for applications received by the Preferred Admissions deadline (May 1, 2024). 
• All applicants must possess a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, including those where no credit was received, must be sent via mail or e-mail to: 

  Amie Barrish
  Asst. Director for Recruitment
  Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
  610 S. Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, IL 60605-1901

  academics@spertus.edu

  312.322.1707

• Completion of the Midcareer Fellowship Application OR Spertus Scholarship Application, including required letter of recommendation. Please review the eligibility requirements at https://www.spertus.edu/student-scholarships prior to completing the application. 

Documents you will upload

Please have these items ready to upload before you begin this application. The form accepts PDF, MS Word and Text format documents.

• Professional Resume: A standard summary of your employment experience
• Additional professional or volunteer experience: A short statement describing applicable professional or volunteer experience not included on your resume.
• Personal bio: A short (400 word max) autobiographical statement. Include information about your educational background, work experience, and personal and professional goals.
• Admissions Essay: Identify one challenging issue in contemporary Jewish life and offer reflections on how you would address it. The essay must be clear, concise, organized, and well-written. 600 words max.

Your application materials are not made available to any other persons or agencies without express legal authority, and Spertus will not disclose the identity of individual applicants when providing any agency with required statistical data. All material submitted in connection with your application will become part of our confidential admissions files.

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Education

Beginning with the most recent, please list all colleges and universities attended.

Professional Experience

Please enter details regarding your current employment.

Upload or submit in the box below a statement of any applicable professional or volunteer experience not included on your resume.

Autobiographical Statement and Essay

PERSONAL BIO
Please submit a short (400 word max) autobiographical statement. Include information about your educational background, work experience, and personal and professional goals. You may either upload it at the button below or enter the text in the box provided.

ADMISSION ESSAY
Please submit an admission essay (600 word max). In it, identify one challenging issue in contemporary Jewish life and offer reflections on how you would address it. The essay must be clear, concise, organized, and well-written.

Spertus Institute has a longstanding record of non-discrimination in all educational opportunities and accepts students of all races, color, age, sex, marital status, religion, creed, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, military status and veteran status, and any other classes protected by law.