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Admissions Is Open
(See Academic Calendar for Term deadlines for admission and registration.)
Admissions Process
The McDowell Bible College admissions acceptance process includes acceptance of our doctrinal statement. The most important part of the application process is to ensure our students have accepted and want to serve our Lord Jesus Christ. Once Admissions has received your application, all applicable offical school/college transcripts from the appropriate schools and any necessary test results, the verification process will be completed as quickly as possible. We will evaluate your academic record, any required test results, then make a determination. You will be notified of the decision as soon as possible to the email address you provide. If you are accepted at McDowell Bible College, you should then download the school catalog and consult with the academic advisor to help you get started towards academic success. We had the following special admissions programs available:
• Probationary Admissions - You can be admitted probationally for one term by sending an unofficial transcript (no diplomas, please). By the end of the first term, you are required to have your school(s) send the official copies directly by email from the school registrar's email address, through an approved official transcript service, or by postal mail from the school directly to MBC. The only exception are those undergraduate students who are admitted by taking the MBC Entrance Examination through the APDSP program (outlined below). Graduate students can only be admitted sending a transcript ((again, not a diploma)) from an approved college of at least 120 semester hours, followed up by an official transcript from your college directly to us by the end of the first term. You will not be able to register for classes after the first term without an official transcript being sent from your school.
• Veterans Admissions - U. S. active duty military, reserves or national guard with a valid ID card or veterans with a valid DD Form 214 for an honorable discharge may present that document in lieu of a high school degree or entrance examination for undergraduate studies. This is our special U. S. Military and Veteran's Admissions Program (USMVAP).
• Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program (APDSP) - For those who did not complete high school, you may take the MBC entrance examination and if you pass that exam indicating a minimal secondary education, you may enter an Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program where you can earn a dual high school diploma through McDowell Christian Academy and apply those credits towards your college undergratuate studies as well. You are on probational college admissions status until you complete all necessary high school/college credits (30 semester hours).
Contact Admissions if you have questions about these alternative admissions programs. Otherwise, follow the guidelines below for the normal admissions process.
Application Process
• Apply online using the APPLY button on the MBC website using a browser from a laptop or desktop computer (cell phone browsers may not apply). This button does not appear for those who have already applied.
• Application forms not completed fully within one session will be automatically discarded. So do not start an application unless you intend to finish all sections with one sitting (usually 15 to 30 minutes). If you have problems, contact Admissions for help (see the Contact Us page).
• Once an application is completed, you have 90 days to complete all requirements or information requested by Admissions or your application will be denied. This includes having official transcripts sent and in the MBC office, completing any needed tests, emailing a copy of your photo ID and personal photo. So order the transcripts for your school(s) sent to MBC as soon as possible.
• For all who are making $20,000 U.S. or more and reside in the U.S., we require an admissions fee to be paid before any admissions application is approved. You can do that through the donate button at the bottom of the home page of the MBC website. Be sure to enter "admissions fee for [your name]" in the remarks of the Pay Pal payment. See the Cost page for the amount you must pay based on your household income and residence.
• Have all of the required transcripts sent directly to McDowell Bible College from the appropriate schools to our mailing address, from an official transcript service, or directly from their email to our email address.
• Send a copy of you photo ID page of a passport or other state or government issued photo ID (.jpg or .pdf). It must be emailed to Admissions to complete your application and for the integrity of the administrative and academic process within 90 days from your application submission.
• A good quality .jpg photo (preferably color, 2 x 2 in./51 x 51 mm, head and shoulders with a light background but we can work with what you have). It must be emailed to Admissions to complete your application and for the integrity of the administrative and academic process within 90 days from your application submission.
• Meet any additional requirements and provide any further information required by McDowell Bible College Admissions in the follow-up email.
Audit/Non-Credit Admission
There is no admission for the purpose of auditing classes. All students are required to take exams or quizzes and submit class assignments.
Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
U. S. Freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of college
• You must provide a copy of an official transcript listing all of your courses from your high school with the award of the high school diploma stated on the document (not a copy of the diploma) OR request probationary admittance under the Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program (APDSP) and make 70 on the MBC Entrance Examination.
• You are not required to take any entrance examination unless you are being admitted under the Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program (APDSP), then you must make 70 on the MBC Entrance Examination.
• Must have a 'C+' or 2.5 average on the 4.0 grade point scale for all courses taken in high school. Students with lower than a C+ average, students from high schools with pass/fail, students with degrees with an insufficient number and/or required number of academically diverse courses (i.e. English/Writing, math, science, and social studies), or students with questionable standards, will be required to score 70 on the McDowell Bible College Entrance Examination and be admitted probationally under the Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program (APDSP)
U. S. Transfers/Readmissions
(Applies to students who have completed 12 hours of college or more with a 2.5 grade point average, otherwise use freshman requirements and send high school transcript as well or be admitted probationally under the APDSP program.)
• Must have a grade point average of 2.5 out of 4.0 for all courses taken by all previous colleges according to the college transcript(s) sent by the school(s).1
• Students from non-accredited colleges will be evaluated on a case by case basis according to the quality of the school as represented by their own admissions standards, academic standards, and reputation. Students from non-accredited schools will be required to make 70 on the McDowell Bible College Entrance Examination and be admitted probationally under the APDSP program. Course transfers will also be similarly evaluated on a course by course basis.
• Courses graded below 2.0 out of 4.0 will not transfer or count towards the 12 semester hour minimum.
International Freshmen:
• You must provide a copy of an official transcript listing all of your courses from your high school with the award of the high school diploma stated on the document (not a copy of the diploma) OR request probationary admittance under the Advanced Placement for Disadvantaged Students Program (APDSP) and make 70 on the MBC Entrance Examination.
• For students from non-English speaking countries (where English is not either the official primary or secondary language), must take the MBC Entrance Examination.
• Must have a 'C+' average or 2.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for all courses taken in high school at the time of admission according to the high school transcript sent by the school. Students with lower than C+ average or from high schools with pass/fail or with questionable standards will be required to score 70 on the McDowell Bible College (MBC) Entrance Examination.
International Transfers/Readmissions:
(Applies to students who have completed 12 hours of college or more with a 2.0 grade point average, otherwise use freshman requirements and send high school transcript as well.)
• Send a certified college transcript from each school attended with seal in both the original language and a certified copy translated to English. English translations may be verified as an additional admissions procedure. Transcript documents in both languages are required.
• For students from non-English speaking countries (where English is not either the official primary or secondary language), must make 70 the MBC Entrance Examination.
• Must have a grade point average of 2.5 out of 4.0 for all courses taken by all previous colleges according to the college transcript(s) sent by the school(s).1
• Students from non-accredited colleges will be evaluated on a case by case basis according to the quality of the school as represented by their own admissions standards, academic standards and reputation. Students from non-accredited schools will be required to make 70 on the McDowell Bible College Entrance Examination.
• If you did not attend an English speaking college, you need to make a TOEFL score of 70 iBT OR IELTS score of 6 OR make 70 on the MBC entrance examination.
1No courses will transfer below 2.0 out of 4.0 grade points ('C'). Only courses directly related to program credits will transfer up to a maximum of 30 semester hours for 2- and 4- year diplomas, up to 12 semester hours accepted for certificate and seminary graduate programs. Some secular credits will not transfer for diplomas or certificates, because courses are tailored with a religious theme that should be taken with MBC for the sake of quality and intent. Exceptions to additional credit transfers may be made by the Dean for up to all but 30 semester hours required for an undergraduate degree program and 50% of a graduate degree program.
Graduate Admissions Requirements
• Send a certified college transcript from each college or university attended including at least one indicating the completion of a four-year degree program of any major from an acceptable college or university (please, no degree mills). International students should ensure that it has a seal in both the original language and a certified copy translated to English. English translations may be verified as an additional admissions procedure. Documents in both languages are required for international students.
• You must have a grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 for all courses taken by all previous colleges according to the college transcript(s) sent by the school(s). Students may enter the graduate school with a 2.5 out of 4.0 probationally as long as they maintain a 3.0 average in all courses taken within the first 12 semester hours. After two terms or 12 semester hours of maintaining 3.0 grade point average, the student may be removed from probationary Status. Any student who fails to maintain a 3.0 average after any term will be put on probation. After two terms with an average lower than 2.5, a student may be suspended or academically removed from the program.
• Students from non-accredited colleges will be evaluated on a case by case basis according to the quality of the school as represented by their own admissions standards, academic standards and reputation.
• For students from non-English speaking countries (where English is not either the official primary or secondary language), whose undergraduate work was not completed in an English speaking college, must make 70% the MBC Entrance Examination as a test of English ability and general level of academic background.
• We allow up to 4 courses (12 semester hours) to transfer to any graduate program if those courses have a score of B (or 3.0 grade points). Those courses must be directly related to the courses in the degree requirements and must have grades of a B or 3.0 grade points or higher.
Admissions Appeals
Because the requirements laid out above are the minimal for success in our programs, an appeal of an admissions denial may be sent by email directly to Admissions@McDowellBibleCollege.com, but overturning a decision requires really special circumstances or evidence of an administrative error.
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