The following information is required prior to evaluation of admissibility:

Application, Statement of Agreement, and Personal Statement

The undergraduate application, which includes the statement of agreement and the personal statement, should be completed, signed, and submitted.

Test Score Options for Applicants

Test scores are not required for admission, but freshman applicants may submit scores, if they wish, from the American College Testing (ACT) program, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), or the Classic Learning Test (CLT). It is recommended that all high school applicants take the ACT or SAT by October of their senior year; applicants may obtain detailed information on testing schedules from their high school. For the CLT, it is best to take it early in your junior year and again at the start of your senior year. We recommend checking the official CLT website for the exact dates and deadlines, as they are offered nearly every month throughout the year, in remote and in-school formats.

Recommendations

Applicants are encouraged to supply contact information for a character recommendation. The recommender must be a person who has observed the applicant’s character and/or spiritual development over a reasonable period of time. When possible, APU prefers pastors or youth pastors/leaders. Alternatively, a coach, employer, or adult family friend is also acceptable. Contact information for a recommender who is a relative, friend, peer, or someone who knows the applicant from a purely academic setting will not be accepted.

Transcripts

Applicants are responsible for submitting transcripts from the high school from which they graduated and each college or university they attended. An official transcript is one that Azusa Pacific University receives unopened in an envelope sealed by the issuing institution(s) and bears the official seal of that high school, college, or university. Azusa Pacific University reserves the right to request that the transcript be sent directly from the issuing institution(s). High school students applying for admission as freshmen should submit a preliminary transcript showing courses and marks for freshman through junior years, or through the first semester of the senior year if the application is made after the completion of that semester. A final transcript must be sent following graduation. To be considered final, the high school transcript must show grades for each course taken as well as the high school graduation date. The transcript(s) and other documents submitted as part of the application become the property of APU and cannot be returned to the student or forwarded in any form to another college or university.