Begin your application.

How to apply

1. Set up your student profile. Create an account, or sign in with the one you already have.
2. Complete the application. It has six steps and saves as you go.
3. Take the reading and writing assessment. It opens in your student profile after you submit your application. How the assessment works
4. Receive your decision. Every applicant receives a decision by email within 3 business days of completing both the application and the assessment.

Before you begin

What you’ll need

• The Advanced Certificate program you’re applying to.
• A short description of your academic, teaching, research, or ministry experience.
• An intent statement of 150 to 250 words.
• If you want coursework from another institution to count, the names of those schools. You’ll request an official transcript from each.
• If you want to be considered for scholarships, grants, and tuition waivers, proof of last year’s income and your current income. Step 5 of the application lists everything.

Who can apply

You must be 18 years of age or older.

When to apply

The admissions office reviews and decides on applications continually as they arrive. Program cohorts begin 3 times each year (Fall, Spring, Summer); submit your application and assessment at least 1 week before the cohort you intend to join. See the Academic Calendar.

Application fee

There is no fee to apply or to take the reading and writing assessment.

Applicants outside the U.S.

Applicants whose first language is not English take the same reading and writing assessment as every applicant; no separate English test is required.