Admissions Requirements

Early College Admission Requirements

1. Submit early college application

2. Submit high school transcript

3. Submit pastoral reference form

4. Submit personal reference form

5. Complete and submit English placement essay

6. Affirm belief in Jesus Christ as personal Savior

7. Must be high school junior or senior (ages 16-19)

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Undergraduate Admission Requirements

– Read the College Profile and Student Life sections of the catalog

– Submit a completed application and the Self-Reference form including essay

– Submit a Pastoral and a Personal reference form

– Submit applicable transcripts from accredited institutions (e.g., high school, home school, GED, college).

– Submit ACT or SAT scores (if applicable)

– Submit a photograph. The photograph is optional; however, we would really love to be able to put a face and name together

– Graduate applicants must supply their undergraduate transcript demonstrating completion of a bachelor’s degree and resume

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Graduate Admission Requirements

– Read the College Profile and Student Life sections of the catalog

– Completed application

– Self-Reference form (including essay)

– Pastoral and Personal reference form

– Applicable transcripts from accredited institutions (e.g., high school, home school, GED, college)

– ACT or SAT scores (if applicable)

– Submit a photograph. The photograph is optional; however, we would really love to be able to put a face and name together

– Undergraduate transcript demonstrating completion of a bachelor’s degree

– Resume

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Master's Degree in Education Application

– Request official admission status to the graduate school and to an M.S. Ed. Program.

– Demonstrate a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 for the last sixty (60) credit hours of academic work completed.

– Possess a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 with no grade below a C or below passing on a state approved and administered content area exam.

Applicants seeking admission to one of the following M.S. Ed. Programs must meet additional admission requirements.

– Master’s Degree in Education – Educational Administration & Leadership

– Master’s Degree in Education – Curriculum & Instruction

Other additional requirements include previous experience in education, as verified by one of the following:

– Two years of classroom teaching experience as the teacher of record.

– A current teaching certificate.

– An undergraduate degree in education.

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Doctoral Program Application

1. Submit an admissions application including personal testimony of faith in Christ.

2. Provide a pastoral and personal reference.

3. Provide a resume.

4. Hold a Master of Arts in Bible and Theology, Master of Divinity, or Master of Theology with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

5. Provide transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work from accredited institutions.

6. Pass language proficiency examinations in Hebrew and Greek.

Students who do not pass the proficiency examinations will take the appropriate language courses.

7. Provide a writing sample (research paper, journal article or master’s thesis).

8. Meet with Program Director for an oral interview.

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International & Foreign Application

Calvary University is authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.

1. Submit satisfactory TOEFL or IELTS scores. (Calvary TOEFL school identification code is 6331).

Inquiries about the TOEFL test and testing locations should be directed to: The Test of English as a Foreign Language P.O. Box 6151 Princeton, NJ 08541-6151.

Inquiries about the KELTS test and testing locations should be directed to: IELTS USA 825 Colorado Blvd., Suite 221 Los Angeles, CA 90041.

2. Certify financial resources.

The International Student Sources of Financial Resources form and appropriate International Student Certification of Financial Resources form(s) are to be completed and received by the Admissions Office as well as all other application materials before the United States Government Immigration and Naturalization Service Form I-20 AB/I-20 ID Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student will be issued. Providing false information will result in the applicant not being permitted to enroll.

3. Pay the $375 non-refundable application fee.

4. Pay all semester financial charges 45 days before the start of classes.

If full payment is not received, the I-20 will be voided and registration dropped. For following semesters, full payment will need to be made by the financial deadlines. Non-Degree students cannot qualify to receive the I-20 form.

5. To ensure that students are prepared to succeed, Calvary University requires all students whose primary language is not English to submit one of the following evidences of English proficiency:

– Minimum TOEFL overall score of 80.

– Minimum IELTS overall score of 6.5.

– A high school diploma from a U.S. – curriculum-based international school taught fully in English, and accredited within the U.S. (Minimum attendance of three years).

– An existing bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited U.S. based college or university or a school Calvary has an articulation agreement with.

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