| Dates | Deadlines | Admissions Schedule | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 | Early Application Deadline | First Application Review | Complete application for priority review and Early Confirmation Scholarship. |
| January 9 | Early Confirmation Scholarship Deadline | Confirm by this date to qualify for the Early Confirmation Scholarship. | |
| February 1 | Merit and Needs-based Scholarship Deadline | Second Application Review | To qualify for merit and needs-based scholarships, complete the application to New Saint Andrews, as well as the merit and needs-based applications. |
| March 1 | Scholarship Notification and Third Application Review | Scholarship applicants will be notified of their scholarship awards. As space allows, completed applications will be reviewed including AA applicants. | |
| April 1 | Scholarship Award Deadline | Fourth Application Review | This is the last day for applicants to accept their scholarship awards. As space allows, this will be the final review. |
| May 1 | Final Review | As space allows, this will be the final review, which will include waitlisted and non-matriculating applications. | |
| June 1 | Enrollment Deadline | Last day to enroll for fall 2021. |
Graduate Application deadlines are listed separately in the Graduate Studies section under the Academics heading.
In 500 words or less, the Admissions Committee wants to know how serious a student is about attending the College and how well the student will fit in with the other Christian scholars in our community. Because New Saint Andrews admits only 50-60 full-time firstyear students annually, each new student is an important addition to the character and culture of the College. The Committee tries to identify applicants whose educational goals and interests will be best served by the College, and whose presence will be a positive addition to the College. The Committee encourages applicants to explain why they think New Saint Andrews meets their specific academic and personal goals, and why they think they will benefit from the College’s programs.
The Admissions Committee has found that copies of previously graded academic work are helpful in assessing an applicant’s rhetorical skills. Because these abilities are so important for academic success at New Saint Andrews, applicants are encouraged to provide an example of what they consider their best work. The essay must be the student’s work alone, and preference is given to original copies of essays graded by a parent or teacher. The essay may be on any subject and in any style of writing, but it should be an example of what the student considers his or her best academic work.
The Admissions Committee considers confidential pastoral evaluations very seriously. These evaluations provide non-academic indicators of basic personal, familial, social, and spiritual traits that are essential to the Committee’s assessment of how well a student will fit in at New Saint Andrews. When a pastoral evaluation seems to contradict other evidence in the applicant’s portfolio, the Admissions Committee may contact the pastor and/or the applicant directly to seek additional information and clarification.
The applicants are responsible for contacting their pastors and requesting that they fill out the Pastoral Evaluation Form. The completed pastoral evaluation form must be returned directly to the College and should not be returned by the applicant.
The Admissions Committee values the confidential academic evaluations of educators who know the applicant well. These evaluations provide academic indicators that are essential to the Committee’s assessment of how well a student will fit in at New Saint Andrews. When an academic evaluation seems to contradict other evidence in the applicant’s portfolio, the Admissions Committee may contact the teacher/ advisor and/or the applicant directly to seek additional information and clarification. The applicants are responsible for contacting their teachers/advisors and requesting that they fill out the Academic Evaluation Form. The completed academic evaluation form must be returned directly to the College and should not be returned by the applicant.
Because the College limits its enrollment, the Admissions Committee wants to know whether applicants can meet their financial obligations so it does not displace qualified applicants who are able to pay.
The point is not to pry into your personal financial records, but to simply receive personal assurance that you will be able to meet your financial obligations to the College if accepted and that you are willing to take responsibility for this commitment.
Successful applicants typically average “B” or better grades in their general secondary-level studies. The Admissions
Committee gives careful attention to an applicant’s record in English, languages, history, and social studies in order to assess the student’s ability to meet the College’s significant reading and writing requirements. Previous Latin and classical studies are not required, but they may prove helpful in demonstrating a student’s ability and commitment to pursuing the College’s classical curriculum.
Home-schooled applicants should provide evidence of completion of secondary-level studies by submitting GED scores or other record of academic assessment, such as a full transcript of courses completed, including grades earned, date of graduation or completion and/or narrative evaluation of performance.
(ACT, CLT, or SAT)
The College uses these standardized tests as one way (among several) to identify an applicant’s areas of academic strength and weakness. The College has found these tests to be generally reliable indicators of future academic success at the undergraduate level, but the Admissions Committee never considers them apart from the context of the student’s overall academic record and application portfolio.
The College requires a composite score of:
Students who score below the required minimums may still be admitted on a provisional basis and given the opportunity to demonstrate their academic abilities during one academic term.
New Saint Andrews welcomes applications from prospective students who have completed post-secondary level coursework at other colleges or universities and who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at New Saint Andrews.
The integrative and intensive nature of the New Saint Andrews curriculum usually allows a limited number of transfer credits or course equivalencies from other colleges and universities.
The College accepts transfer course equivalencies only for courses completed with a grade of “B” or better. The College accepts no transfer course equivalencies or credits for students entering its two-year Associate of Arts program.
Applicants transferring from other institutions must request that official transcripts of all their prior college- level coursework be sent directly to the New Saint Andrews Admissions Office.
International students whose native language is other than English must achieve either a score of at least 570 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and 4.5 on the Test of Written English (TWE), or a score of at least 230 on the computer based TOEFL with a 4.5 minimum on the essay portion of the exam.
The Admissions Committee has found that copies of previously graded academic work are helpful in assessing an applicant’s rhetorical skills. Because these abilities are so important for academic success at New Saint Andrews, applicants are encouraged to provide an example of what they consider their best undergraduate (or previous graduate) work. The essay may been any subject and in any style of writing, but it should be an example of what the student considers his or her best academic work.
4,000 to 6,000 words of prose (which may be any combination of short fiction, nonfiction, a novel, or manuscript excerpt)
Optional:
The Admissions Committee considers confidential pastoral evaluations very seriously. These evaluations provide non-academic indicators of basic personal, familial, social, and spiritual traits that are essential to the Committee’s assessment of how well a student will fit in at New Saint Andrews. When a pastoral evaluation seems to contradict other evidence in the applicant’s portfolio, the Admissions Committee may contact the pastor and/or the applicant directly to seek additional information and clarification. The applicants are responsible for contacting their pastors and requesting that they fill out the Pastoral Evaluation Form. The completed Pastoral Evaluation Form must be returned directly to the College and should not be returned by the applicant.
Because the College limits its enrollment, the Admissions Committee wants to know whether applicants can meet their financial obligations so it does not displace qualified applicants who are able to pay. The Point is not to pry into your personal financial records, but to simply receive personal assurance that you will be able to meet your financial obligations to the cCollege if accepted and that you are willing to take responsibility for this commitment.
Applicants should ask two academic faculty members with first-hand familiarity of the applicant’s abilities and character to write letters of recommendation. The letters should evaluate the applicant’s:
Letters of recommendation should provide specific examples of the applicant’s most noteworthy strengths and weaknesses in the areas of evaluation rather than general remarks without supporting details. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the College’s Graduate Admissions office (not to the applicant).
Two letters of recommendation from former professionals or former teachers who know your writing. The recommendations should comment specifically on the student’s writing ability and suitability/qualification for a terminal degree. Letters should be sent directly to the College’s Graduate Admissions at:
New Saint Andrews College
Graduate Admissions
P.O. Box 9025
Moscow, ID 83843
Please arrange to have sent official copies of academic record from all postsecondary education to:
New Saint Andrews College
Graduate Admissions
P.O. Box 9025
Moscow, ID 83843
Please have your GRE scores sent directly to the College.
The Graduate Admissions Committee looks for a clear, concise, and honest statement of an applicant’s background, beliefs, and reasons for wanting to pursue graduate study at New Saint Andrews Students are not required to subscribe to the college’s statement of Faith, but they should indicate what they believe with regard to basic Christian doctrine. All students who attend New Saint Andrews must pledge in writing to maintain sound Christian doctrine, to regularly attend an orthodox church, and to maintain a teachable spirit. The Committee encourages applicants to explain why they think New Saint Andrews meets their specific academic and personal goals, and why they think they will personally benefit from our graduate program.
The Graduate Admissions Committee looks for a clear, concise, and honest statement of the Applicant’s background, beliefs, and reasons for wanting to pursue graduate study at New Saint Andrews.
Students are not required to subscribe to the College’s Statement of Faith, but they should indicate what they believe with regard to basic Christian doctrine, to regularly attend an orthodox church, and to maintain a teachable spirit.
In 300-500 words, please discuss: