General Admission Requirements
Applicants to under-graduate (B.Th.) program must meet the following requirements:
Must have completed High School XIIth Standard (10+2) state or central syllabus. Or,
Must have completed 2nd year Pre-University (PUC).
In some exceptional cases, additional prerequisites may apply.
All official transcripts since class X must be submitted. This will include Xth standard marks card, XIth standard (I PUC) marks card and XIIth standard (II PUC) marks card.
Applicants to Masters (MA/M.Div./M.Th.) and the Certificate, as well as special student, and visiting student status, must meet the following requirements:
Possess an earned bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university, with a minimum second-class pass or ‘D’. For M.Th. applicants, another master’s degree is a prerequisite. In some exceptional cases, M.Th. applicants may be waived the master’s degree prerequisite and required to take advanced standing examinations.
Submit official transcripts, from all institutions attended since high school. 10th standard marks card, 12th standard marks card or 2nd Pre-university marks card and BA, B.Com, B.Sc., BE, B.Th.
Submit recommendation forms from each of the following:
1. Applicant’s pastor or church leader
2. Applicant’s employer or a business acquaintance
3. A faculty member or school administrator at an institution previously attended (contact the Admissions Office for alternative suggestions)
Submit a written three-part statement with (a) your personal testimony and (b) your present spiritual life and Christian service and (c) ministry goals as described in the application.
Submit standardized test results (Graduate Record Exam or Miller Analogies Test) as required for admission to specific programs (see program section of catalog).
A personal interview may also be required.
See program description in this catalog for additional program-specific admission requirements.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application section of this catalog contains specific instructions and required application materials.
ACPL uses a rolling admissions process; thus, master’s program applicants may begin their studies either at the beginning of the Monsoon Semester (June- December), or the Harvest Semester (January – April). In some exceptional situations, we may also allow students to enter while an active semester is in session.
We strongly encourage application two to three months prior to the expected enrollment date, and no later than the following deadlines:
(i) Monsoon Semester Application Deadline: May 31
(ii) Harvest Semester Application Deadline: December 01
Applications received after these deadlines may not be considered in the semester for which originally applied. No applications will be considered for a given semester after the second week of that semester.
Upon admission, an applicant should submit a tuition deposit to the Accounts Office, which reserves their place in the school and enables them to register for the next semester’s classes at the time course registration is open to new students. Early tuition deposit secures early opportunity to register for courses that may close. The tuition deposit is credited to the student’s first-term tuition and is refundable (see application instructions for information on refunds).