Application Requirements
Undergraduate Program
Accepting Applications Year Round
Priority Deadline for Fall ‘24: December 10
Application Fee: $5-50
An application is considered complete when the admissions office receives:
Initial Application Form
Personal Essay
Video Introduction
Official transcripts from your most recent educational institution
Character reference
Tuition and Fees
A schedule of tuition and fees for this program can be found here. Scholarships are only assessed after an application is complete.
Academic Requirements
To be accepted to the Institute for G.O.D, you must have:
Maintained a 2.5 GPA through high school and any previous colleges.
We highly recommend students take the ACT/SAT and submit their scores as a part of their application. Post-COVID, we do not require students to test due to the changing nature of testing in various states. If we do receive scores, we look for a minimum score of:
21 on the ACT OR (send to school code 7954)*
1000 on the SAT (send to school code 7650)*
*Failure to meet a requirement does not guarantee denial. Each application will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Homeschool students are welcome at the Institute for G.O.D., presuming their homeschooling was completed per the state's applicable laws. For academic scholarships to be awarded to home-schooled students, academic success must be verified via a secondary source (ACT/SAT, college courses, etc.).
Admissions Decisions
Acceptance or denial is communicated to applicants within two weeks of submitting the complete application.
Academic Requirements
To be accepted into our graduate programs, you must have:
Earned a bachelor's degree
Demonstrate strong Christian character evidenced by ministry practice, personal testimony, and recommendations.
Have a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA.
For both graduate programs, a basic knowledge of the Bible is assumed. Students who have not earned more than 30 units in Bible or theology at the undergraduate level must take a four-unit course titled “Biblical Foundations for Theological Studies,” applicable to both degrees.
Graduate Program
Accepting Applications Year Round
Application Fee: $5-50
An application is considered complete when the admissions office receives:
The application form linked on the school website
A 300-word essay describing their desire to pursue a theological graduate education
Official transcripts from a student’s undergraduate educational institution
Tuition and Fees
A schedule of tuition and fees for this program can be found here.
Scholarships are only assessed after an application is complete.
Transfer Policy
The Institute for G.O.D. International accepts up to 35 units of General Education from postsecondary schools. If the transferring student has units of a similar nature, the transfer of those units will be decided by the registrar. No accreditation guarantees the transfer of units from one school to another.
The Institute pre-accepts 30 credits from the OneLife gap year program graduates with a OneLife staff recommendation.
Admissions Decisions
Acceptance or denial is communicated to applicants within two weeks of submitting the complete application.
Transcripts can be sent to registrar@instituteforgod.org or mailed to:
The Institute for GOD
c/o Admissions Office
401 Center Street
Old Hickory, TN 37138
International Student Applications
The Institute does not provide student visas or a means to study internationally.
All “international” applications refer to online studies with potential participation at a ministry study site. Ministry study sites are available in The Philippines, El Salvador, Uganda, and India.
International (online) applicants must still submit verification of completion of secondary or postsecondary schools. If verification of completion is unavailable, students must pass the Duolingo English Test and complete at least six units in a postsecondary institution. These units can be completed at The Institute for GOD as individual non-degree courses that can be applied towards a degree after full admission to the college.
In some situations, we may request an in-person or virtual interview to assess English language proficiency further.
The Duolingo English Test is an online English proficiency test that can be taken on-demand in under an hour for only $59. The test is taken via a computer with a camera and includes a proficiency score, video interview, and writing sample, which are shared with The Institute for G.O.D. Int’l when you send your results. Certified results are available within 48 hours of the test session.