Undergraduate Admissions

Christendom College is committed to academic and moral excellence. Successful applicants for admission to Christendom College must show promise of being able to do serious intellectual work at the college level. There will be no discrimination among applicants on the basis of sex, race, color or national origin. While there is a strong Catholic emphasis in all aspects of the curriculum and life at Christendom College, non-Catholics are encouraged to apply.

You can find out more about our academic requirements, recommended courses, advanced placement, home schooled students, transfer students, and international students below:

Tuition

Need-based and merit-based financial assistance would lower these costs for students.

Full tuition rate is for the standard course load of 12 to 19 credit hours per semester.

A monthly payment plan for tuition, room, and board is available to students. Arrangements must be made with the Business Office in advance of registration.

Academic Requirements

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Admission will be determined by a variety of indicators including, but not limited to:

Recommended High School Courses

The following are high school courses recommended (not required. 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.

Home Schooled Students

Home schooled 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 legitimate home schooling programs. However, if the student cannot provide an official transcript from an approved home-school program, documentation showing completed course work should be sent to the Admissions Office. Home School Transcript Forms are available from the College.

Transfer Students

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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 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 which 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 which 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.

International Students

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.

Advanced Placement

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.