GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Persons desiring to enroll with Cornerstone as a student must complete an application with the office of the Registrar. Application forms may be obtained by request from the Seminary office via mail, telephone, email, or form CTS’s Website. This form is to be completed and mailed to the Seminary along with a bust photo of the applicant and the proper fees. Since the students will register for "Distance Learning Program," they may do so at any time during the year.  

Each applicant will be individually evaluated. On the application, each applicant must sign the testimony of having accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his or her Savior.  

Each applicant must also send a transcript of all previous high school; colleges or seminaries works to the office of the Registrar. A transcript request form is included in this catalog.

TRANSFER OF CREDITS TO CORNERSTONE

Evaluation of transfer credits is made only from official transcripts after the student has been accepted for admission. Students from accredited schools will receive full credit for equivalent courses if grades are "C" or better and if the content of the courses meet the requirements of the student's program. Students may receive provisional credits for previous work under certain circumstances. Such credit will be considered valid only when the student performs at the "C" level or better following his enrollment with Cornerstone. The school will do its best to evaluate and provide a fair assessment to transferred credits.

TRANSFER OF CREDITS TO OTHER SCHOOLS

Other participating seminaries, colleges, may accept cornerstone’s credits and school accredited by other member’s seminaries. However, the acceptance of transfer credits is subject to the applying school. There is no guarantee that they will accept them. Many factors come into play, including grade received, courses taken, major, and even the professional staff.

ACADEMIC POLICY

We believe Cornerstone offers one of the best in programming and Distance Learning. Regular textbooks are used along with study guides, CDs, and other materials needed to complete your particular program. A Faculty Advisor is assigned to the student who will provide personal attention to each student. The student is invited to call at any time for assistance.  

Since Cornerstone is a non-structured school, we can take each student at his present level of education and formulate his course of study. Whether you have much or little Bible background, your program will be set up to progress you from your point of entry.  

Our very broad curriculum allows us to do this, therefore eliminating the possibility of you having to repeat courses that you have already taken. In other words, your program with Cornerstone will be tailor-made for you and your ministry. No need to worry as to what course you should take. Students may request courses that are of special need or interest to them.  We will do our very best to accommodate any student’s needs.

TIME LIMIT ON STUDIES

Since all programs of study are assigned on the basis of one school year's work at a time, the student is expected to complete the assignments in one year. However, should circumstances arise causing a delay in completing one's studies, a one-year extension may be granted upon request.

CREDIT BY EVALUATION

Cornerstone recognizes that a great deal of valuable learning takes place outside the traditional classroom. This learning is obtained through on-the-job training in business, the classroom, the pastorate and other areas of full-time Christian work. This is done among the various crafts: such as carpenters. Brick masons, etc. One begins as an apprentice, and then moves up to a journeyman in a craft, and then to a master craftsman. These three steps are comparable to obtaining a Bachelor degree, then a Master and lastly the Doctorate.  

The ministry, while being a divine calling, is in many ways a profession. It is the belief of Cornerstone that if you have obtained the necessary skills in the field of the ministry, you should be able to obtain seminary credit for this work experience.  

Students, who feel that they have acquired substantial knowledge and skill in the appropriate subject areas, may apply for credit by evaluation. No specific works or learning experiences are assigned the student, but rather, an evaluation of a detailed resume, with as much supporting evidence as possible, is made by the registrar.

Pastors who have as much as 10 years in full-time ministry may receive up to 30-semester hour’s credit toward a degree in Ministry. Should credit be desired, the student should make a formal request to the Seminary office.