What You Need to Do

• A non-refundable application fee of $30 (Come visit our campus, and we'll waive your application fee!  Click here to fill out a visit request form.)
• A letter of recommendation from the Dean of Students or other college official from the school you most recently attended.(Optional for any student who meets our minimum admissions requirements.)
• An official transcript from all post-secondary institutions previously attended.
  • An official high school transcript plus SAT or ACT test scores are required for any student with fewer than 24 semester hours of transferable credits
• An essay about yourself and what you will add to our campus: How will you enhance the quality and spirit of a Christ-centered, student-focused, service-driven school like Montreat?

This essay should be between two paragraphs and one page long. Since its an important part of your application, your essay should have correct spelling and punctuation.  For content, you may want to share about leadership skills, your school spirit, desire to learn new things, desire for service and/or ministry, etc.  If you choose to apply online, you can include your essay in the personal statement section of the application. 

Montreat College requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for any student with 24 transferable hours of credit.  If you don't quite meet our minimum requirements, don't let that discourage you from applying.  Admission is based on your total application, so a student who does not meet our minimum criteria can still be accepted, pending an interview with the Director of Admissions.

• Only work from a regionally accredited school with a grade of “C” or better will be accepted in transfer. Courses that do not apply to a student’s degree program will not be accepted.
• Credits from regionally accredited institutions will be considered for courses for which Montreat College offers no equivalent course, provided that the transferred course is considered within the general framework of the liberal arts curriculum.
• Only courses that are academic in nature and purpose will be accepted in transfer. Vocational training courses, such as air conditioning repair, electrical circuitry, welding, and keypunch are not accepted. Some vocational courses that are academic in content, such as a course in anatomy and physiology, may be considered up to 30 semester hours. Any vocational course accepted toward a general education requirement will not apply to this 30-hour limit.
•  Montreat College endorses the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement which can be viewed at www.northcarolina.edu. Transfer students who have earned the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree from an institution and who meet the minimum requirements for admission to Montreat College will receive transfer credit for all eligible courses subject to normal transfer credit policy. No more than 66 semester hours may be transferred from a two-year school. You may visit www.montreat.edu/registrar/ transfer credit for additional information.
•  Courses will be transferred as “P” and will be considered as earned credit but will not affect the grade point average or graduation honors.