Admission

Accuracy of information

All information submitted in the admissions process must be accurate, authentic, complete and honestly presented. Providing incorrect or erroneous information or omitting information on the admission application form or any other official document will be cause for denial of an official application or revocation of a degree awarded if discovered later.

Important: IATS reserves the right to admit applicants without the necessary documentation for more than 60 days from the date of notification from the Admissions Office. Exceptional cases (upon written request by the applicant) will be evaluated by the Academic Committee, which may approve an additional period of time, and will be notified in writing to the applicant.

Denial of Admission

An applicant may be denied admission when the evidence presented shows that the person:

  1. Does not meet admission requirements or is below the level of readiness to pursue a college degree.
  2. If you have submitted fraudulent, incomplete or inaccurate information/documentation.
  3. Engaged in behavior or exhibited characteristics contrary to established standards.

Admission Fee

Since the programs are funded by the DIA, sponsored students do not have to pay the admission fee. Non-sponsored students will be required to pay a non-refundable fee of $50.00 USD. This fee can be sent through the payment methods specified in the Finance section of this Catalog.

Student Status

  1. Regular: Students who meet all requirements for admission to IATS graduate programs and all specific requirements of the affiliated institutions where they propose to study. The local Coordinator indicates the evaluation of the above on an appropriate form that accompanies the academic application documents sent to the Central Admissions Committee, which in turn is sent to the Admissions Office for further processing and consideration. Any exceptions to these minimum standards for Regular admission must be recommended and justified in writing by the local Coordinator and sent to IATS Admissions and Records Management.
  2. Provisional: Students who do not meet one or more of the requirements for Regular admission, but who in the judgment of the local Coordinator and after consultation with Seminary officials, it is believed that the missing requirements can be completed within a reasonable period of time.
  3. Permission to take classes (PTC): Any student who wishes to pursue advanced studies without the intention of achieving an academic degree at IATS; and those listeners who meet the admission requirements also fall under this category.
  4. Academic probation: Students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.67 for the master’s level and 3.00 for the doctoral level during the first two semesters. Failure to achieve the minimum GPA constitutes conditional or probationary status. They are required to reduce their academic load to no more than 75% of the normal semester credit load of a summer intensive course. If a conditional or probationary student’s cumulative average remains below the minimum average in a third consecutive semester, he/she will be asked to leave the program.