Admissions Requirements
What you'll need for the Admissions Process
Vocational Ministry Training Programs (Years 1-3):
In Cooperation with Vision International College Australia
- For Admission into Year 1 (Certificate IV), the prospective student must possess a high school or equivalent diploma and provide official transcripts.
- For admission into Year 2 (Diploma), the prospective student must possess either the Certificate IV from Vision International College Australia or at least 30 transferable credit hours in biblical studies, theology, or the humanities.
- For admission into Year 3 (Advanced Diploma), the prospective student must possess the Diploma of Christian Ministry Vision International College Australia or at least 60 transferable credit hours in biblical studies, theology, or the humanities.
All students applying for admission into the programs above must also submit a VIEN Application for Admission, related admissions documentation, and pay the application fee.
Bachelor's Completion Program (degree completion):
Prospective students must:
- Possess a high school or equivalent diploma.
- Provide transcripts of all high school and/or undergraduate work with a grade point average of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent from a recognized* college or university. Such transcripts must reflect a minimum of 90 semester hours of college-level work.
- Submit a VIEN Application for Admission and pay the application fee.
Master's Programs (M.A., M.T.S.):
Prospective students must:
- Possess a bachelor's degree (or its foreign equivalent) from a recognized* college or university.
- Admission into the Master of Arts program requires a minimum of 30 undergraduate transcript credit hours in General Education courses.
- Admission into the Master of Theological Studies program requires a minimum of 15 undergraduate or graduate transcript credit hours in Theological/Biblical Studies courses.
- Provide transcripts of all high school and/or undergraduate work with a grade point average of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent from a recognized college or university.
- Provide transcripts of any graduate courses, showing a grade of B or higher (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or its equivalent from a recognized institution. (See "Transfer of Credits.")
- Submit a VIEN Application for Admission and pay the application fee.
- Provide a professional résumé.
International Applicants:
Students with English as a second language are required to score a minimum of 450 on the TOEFL or an equivalent English-as-a-second-language test before they will be allowed to take VIU courses, which are taught in English.