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The College may grant both placement and credit toward the undergraduate degree through the Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board. Advanced placement credit may be given for American history, art history, biology, chemistry, computer science, English literature and composition, European history, French language, American government and politics, Latin, mathematics, physics, and Spanish language. Acceptance of advanced placement credit is not automatic; petition for acceptance of AP credit must be made to the Academic Dean. A score of 4 or 5 in any of the above-listed fields will be granted liberal arts elective credit, to the limit of 9 semester hours towards fulfillment of degree requirements. On the recommendation of the relevant department chairman, the Academic Dean may grant credit toward fulfillment of certain departmental major requirements.

Homeschooled applicants should follow all the same application procedures.

Christendom College recognizes Kolbe, Mother of Divine Grace, Our Lady of the Rosary, Seton Home School, and other homeschooling programs, and welcomes individually created homeschool programs as well. The college has no preference of one program over another. All students must provide documentation showing completed course work along with the student’s GPA (homeschool transcript) which should be sent to the Admissions Office. Homeschool Transcript Forms are available from the College, but families may use their own versions if they would like. Christendom College respects the family’s right to educate its students in whataver manner it wishes.  For more information on homeschooling and Christendom, go here: https://www.christendom.edu/admissions/homeschooled-students/

The following are high school courses recommended (Christendom does not require that any of these courses or classes be completed prior to applying or attending the College) for those students preparing for the Christendom College Liberal Arts Curriculum:

*Christendom recommends a combined minimum of 5 years in math and science, with a minimum of two years in each.

Students who have attended other colleges and universities must submit those credentials that are required of all applicants. In addition, they must have official transcripts sent from each college and university attended. Upon request, a prospective student’s college transcript will be evaluated by the Academic Dean for credits transferable to Christendom College. The College will inform all transfer students upon acceptance, or no later than Registration Day, of the amount of credit that will transfer.

Application for acceptance of credits earned from other institutions prior to matriculation at Christendom College must be made at the time of application for admission. Such credits will not be accepted retroactively at a later date.

The College’s transfer credit policy is as follows:

1. Accredited college-level courses in the humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social or behavioral sciences, and theology may be eligible for transfer credit.
2. Christendom College accepts in transfer only those credits carrying grades of “C” (2.0) or above;
3. In English composition at the introductory (freshman) level, the College accepts only those credits carrying grades of “B” (3.0) or above;
4. The College will count any non-repetitive liberal arts credits in the above categories toward the total number of credits required for either the A.A. or the B.A. degrees. Note that non-liberal arts courses are hereby excluded: e.g., mechanical arts, fine arts, vocational training, and specifically pre-professional programs in such fields as business, agriculture, health services, etc.
5. The College will count against its core requirements only those credits in the above categories which match the said requirements in content and, at the discretion of the Academic Dean, in point of view. Students must be prepared to give clear accounts of the content of any courses they wish to present in transfer to the College. Students should be aware that courses they have taken that match Christendom courses in terms of subjects covered may in some cases be disallowed in transfer because the point of view was so different as to fail to accomplish some of the important purposes of the corresponding Christendom course.
6. Transfer of credits toward a major at the College is determined by the appropriate department chairman on the recommendation of the Academic Dean, who may routinely act within limits that the respective chairmen set for their departments. Ordinarily, no more than nine (9) credits will be accepted in transfer toward a major at the College, or six (6) credits towards a minor at the College.
7. A maximum of ninety (90) semester hours may be accepted in transfer towards fulfillment of degree requirements at Christendom College.
8. Credits from courses taken by correspondence normally are not transferable to Christendom College.
9. Credits earned more than ten (10) years before matriculation at Christendom College will not be accepted.
10. Academic credit is not granted for life experience.

If interested in learning what credits will transfer and what your graduation track at Christendom would be, please email admissions@christendom.edu with your request and you will be connected to our Academic Dean who will assist you.

International students follow all of the same application procedures. Applicants whose native language is not English should arrange to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) from the Educational Testing Service and have the results sent to the Admissions Office of Christendom College. Tests of Written English (TWE) and of Spoken English (TSE) are also recommended, though not required. Further information about TOEFL, TWE and TSE may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service by either writing or calling TOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151; phone: 609-771-7500; Fax: 609-771-7500; TTY: 609-734-9362.

International students must be prepared to accept full financial responsibility for their studies and residence while at the College. An I -20 form will be issued to an international student after he has been accepted for admission.

Students must be at least 16 years of age on or by the first day in order to be considered for admission to the College.

However, students must be at least 17 years of age on or by the first day of the academic semester to live on campus in the residence halls. Students under 17 may not live in the residence halls and must make arrangements to live off campus while taking classes. They may move into the residence halls at the beginning of the academic semester that follows their 17th birthday (e.g. If a student turns 17 in October, he or she is eligible to live on campus in the spring semester).

Please note that the College believes that the lived community experience is a critical aspect of the College’s mission and therefore all students are expected to live on campus for the entirety of their enrollment at Christendom. To be approved to live off campus, a student must meet one of the following criteria:

1) The student lives with his or her parents or legal guardians in the local area.

2) The student has been approved through the Office of Student Support Services to live off campus due to a diagnosed and documented medical condition that cannot be accommodated on campus.

3) The student meets a specific threshold of financial need as determined by the College Financial Aid Office.

4) The student is 26 years or older by the first day of the academic semester.

5) The student is married.