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Admission Requirements

Current APU Students Applying to the School of Theology’s Youth Ministry Major

Currently students must meet the following requirements:

  • Priority for fall admission to the School of Theology’s youth ministry major will be given to students who have completed a minimum of 12 units of study at APU and submitted an application for admission to the Youth Ministry Undergraduate Program prior to the July 1 application deadline, between the student’s freshman and sophomore years, and hold a minimum cumulative gradepoint average of 2.70. Students will be notified of acceptance into the youth ministry major during the fall semester prior to course registration for the spring semester. Students may enroll in YMIN 200 and CMIN 206 without acceptance into the major.
  • Students must have completed YMIN 106 Introduction to Youth Ministry; CMIN 108 Christian Life, Faith, and Ministry; and may currently be enrolled in YMIN 200 Philosophy and Theology of Youth Ministry and CMIN 206 Introduction to Practical Theology, prior to submitting an application.
  • Upper-division courses (YMIN 300-499) require admission to the School of Theology Undergraduate Youth Ministry Program and may not be available to students outside the School of Theology, except as required by other majors, or by approval from the chair of the Department of Practical Theology.
International Students

International students must meet the above requirements for admission as well as the following requirement:

  • The admission requirement for international students with English as a second language (ESL) is a minimum TOEFL score of 600. The Youth Ministry Undergraduate Program specifies that the TOEFL Test of Written English (TWE) and TOEFL Test of Spoken English (TSE) be included in the TOEFL assessment score since these are critical to the success in navigating through the course work and practicum of youth ministry.

To learn more, visit www.apu.edu/international/.

Transfer Students
  • Transfer applicants must make an appointment with a School of Theology youth ministry academic advisor prior to enrolling in upper-division youth ministry courses.
  • Transfer applications may be completed before March 15 or October 15 of the student’s first semester at APU. Transfer students must have completed or be enrolled in YMIN 100 and CMIN 108 at the time of application.
  • Transfer students will be notified regarding acceptance into the major prior to course registration of their second semester at APU.
Application Procedure
  1. Application for admission to the youth ministry major may be secured from the School of Theology, Department of Practical Theology.
  2. Applicants should be in compliance with the above noted requirements.
  3. Applicants must complete every section of the application and return it to the School of Theology, Department of Practical Theology.
  4. All recommendation and references documents must be returned to the School of Theology, Department of Practical Theology prior to or by the application deadline date.
  5. Applicants in the final phase of the application process will schedule a formal interview with an application committee. After that interview the committee will consider the following factors:
    1. Information on the application form
    2. References
    3. Student performance in youth ministry/practical theology courses as well as direct contact with those faculty in the classroom
    4. Evidence of good character and personality attributes and attitudes with a predisposition for appropriate behaviors relating to ministry and work with minors.
    5. Evidence of strong commitment to Christ, His Church, and adolescents, as well as those who touch the lives of adolescents
  6. Applicants will be notified in writing of acceptance into the youth ministry major. Students may be admitted fully, without provisions; on provisional status; or denied admission. If a student is admitted on provisional status, a plan for attaining full admission will be provided by the committee. If this plan is not met in full, the student will not be allowed to continue in the program.
    Successful completion of the major requires a 2.70 cumulative GPA, plus a 2.70 GPA in youth ministry major core courses. At any point a student fails to meet the GPA criteria, that student will not be allowed to enroll in further upper-division youth ministry courses until the requirements are reached.
    The School of Theology requires that all youth ministry majors undergo a background check in anticipation of the student having direct contact with adolescents in ministry settings. The cost for the background check is the responsibility of the student; the results are due prior to enrollment in YMIN 200, or before the student commences any direct ministry experience with minors.
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
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