Application Requirements

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Understand how to complete your application. Are you a first-time freshman or a transfer student?

• First-time freshman: Students who are currently enrolled in high school or have completed less than 24 units of transferable college credit
• Transfer student: Students who have completed 24 or more units of transferable college credit

• Write a brief three- to five-paragraph essay response to the following question:
  "What do you hope to gain from your experience as a student at California Baptist University?"
  Provide examples from academic, social and spiritual standpoints.
• Pay the $45 nonrefundable application fee in order to submit your application. 

CBU no longer requires letters of recommendation for admission.

First-time freshmen: Send official, sealed transcripts from your high school and college or university (if applicable) directly to the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

We accept electronic transcripts and emailed transcripts from a school administrator.

• Home-educated students: Contact your admissions counselor regarding proper formatting standards for your official transcript.

Transfer students: Send official, sealed transcripts from each college or university attended directly to the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

• If you have completed less than 60 units of transferable college credit, then you must send proof of high school graduation to the Undergraduate Admissions Office.

Test scores are not required or used for admission purposes. However, if you have already taken the SAT, ACT or CLT, you may submit your scores for English and math placement.