Admissions Requirements

Application materials are available on the NBC website at www.nbc.edu. The following items are required:

• a. Application
• an application form may be submitted by mail or electronically at www.nbc.edu by selecting “Apply Now.” Applications should be submitted at least 30 days prior to registration.

• b. Essay
• applicants will submit a written essay of 750-1000 words telling of their Christian experience and the reasons for applying to Nazarene Bible College.

• c. Transcripts
• applicants will submit an official high school transcript from public, private, or home school or official transcripts of studies undertaken at all colleges or universities. It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that these are mailed directly to Nazarene Bible College by the issuing school. Applicants who have not graduated from high school must successfully complete the General Educational Development (GED) exam before admission. Special consideration will be given to students currently enrolled in high school who have completed their sophomore year and have a letter from their high school guidance counselor indicating their ability to take courses and a letter of permission from the parents. Please contact the NBC Enrollment and Student Development Office for details.

• b. Recommendations
• two recommendation forms are required. One must be from the applicant’s pastor or someone who is knowledgeable about the applicant’s church involvement; the other may be from a friend, teacher, or employer. Neither recommendation should come from a relative of the applicant. An applicant who is ordained by the Church of the Nazarene or holds a district license in the Church of the Nazarene must obtain a recommendation from his/her district superintendent.