Application Process

PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSION

For successful admission to APNTS

  • Students have a baccalaureate degree from a government-recognized or accredited college, university, or Bible College. (Students may be asked to submit college catalogs, syllabi, or other documents in order to indicate the academic level of undergraduate work.)
  • An application form will have been carefully filled out by the applicant. Such forms can be obtained from the Registrar upon request, and are available at the APNTS website online. The application form requires that the student supply a small recent picture and that the prospective student list the names of at least four persons who will recommend the student. The Registrar’s office will correspond directly with individuals indicated by the student on the application form.
  • The $30 or 1,500 PHP application fee will have been submitted to APNTS.
  • The Registrar will have received recommendations from the four persons listed on the application form.
  • Official transcripts of all baccalaureate and graduate schools attended by the student will have been presented to the Registrar.
  • Students have shown a college academic average grade of at least B-.
  • Students who are transferring credits from other theological seminaries or graduate schools will have submitted a statement of honorable dismissal and a recommendation for admission. A transcript of courses is also required.
  • Students will have submitted an official, standardized, internationally recognized English test result. If unable to, they will need to pass the English test provided at APNTS. (See English Language Policy on the following page.)
  • Students will have submitted all of the above within one month of APNTS Registration for either the first or second semester or summer modules.
  • Students desiring to live on campus will have submitted a Request for Housing application.
  • Students desiring financial assistance will have to submit a Financial Assistance application form.
  • Provisional admission may be given to students falling short of full admission requirements.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

  • In addition to the above, international students should contact the Registrar for current visa guidelines. They should prepare two original, official Transcripts of Records from prior school(s).
  • Successful international students will have begun the application process not later than six months prior to APNTS Registration.

PLEDGE

Upon admission, students are expected to agree to abide by the following pledge: “I do solemnly promise that I will diligently and faithfully attend to the instruction and exercises of this Seminary; observe its rules of conduct relating to students, respect the admonition of the instructional staff, and cooperate with the Spirit and spiritual emphasis of the Seminary while I shall continue as a student of the institution.”