INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS Due to difficulties that often arise, international students are advised to make early contact with the Admissions Department. Please note that all documents must be translated into U.S. English. Applicants are advised to adhere to the following procedures: 1. Complete and return the application, autobiography, and two reference forms. 2. Applicants must be able to read, write and communicate in English. If English is not the student’s first language, he or she must pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a 61 or better on the internet-based test. Students who have attended one of Word of Life’s SYME programs must pass the MPT (Michigan Placement Test) with a score of 81 (with 4 months completed), 71 (with 6 months completed) or 61 (with 8 months completed) to attend. Students should submit TOEFL scores to Word of Life Bible Institute using our TOEFL Code 3955. 3. Submit high school and any postsecondary transcripts. 4. Obtain and complete a Financial Support Declaration. Return to the Admissions office: ATTN: International Student Advisor. TRANSFERRING TO WORD OF LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE Word of Life Bible Institute will consider for transfer coursework completed at accredited institutions of postsecondary education whose accrediting agencies are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Only coursework completed at a C average or better will be considered for transfer after a review by the Academic Dean. Students need to provide a transcript for all accredited coursework taken and indicate a desire to transfer coursework before enrolling in the current semester. Coursework earned at a non-accredited institution may be submitted for review with an official transcript and course descriptions. Coursework earned at non-accredited institutions will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Academic Dean. In most cases, refusal to transfer work will be based on content or academic standards incompatible with the courses required for graduation at Word of Life Bible Institute. Since Word of Life Bible Institute offers a unified curriculum in each of the four academic semesters and exists as a discipleship program requiring that all resident students maintain a full load of coursework each semester, students may transfer in only the number of courses that would enable them to maintain a full load, substituting the transferred courses with electives or video coursework. Students may also transfer in an entire semester’s worth of coursework or an entire year’s worth of coursework once the coursework has been evaluated by the Academic Dean. Graduates of the Word of Life Bible Institute must complete 50% of the work towards graduation at Word of Life Bible Institute. TRANSFERRING FROM WORD OF LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE Depending on the anticipated course of study and academic record, up to two years of credit is granted by most Christian colleges. Among the schools that have granted credit for coursework completed at Word of Life are the following:
• Appalachian Bible College • Clarks Summit University
• Lancaster Bible College • Liberty University • Moody Bible Institute • Pensacola Christian College • Piedmont International University • Southeastern College at Wake Forest • The Masters College • Truett-McConnell University • And many others
(formerly Baptist Bible College)
• Cairn University • Calvary University • Cedarville University • Davis College • Grace College • Cornerstone University
Scholarships are often offered by many of these schools to Word of Life Bible Institute graduates.
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