Admissions Requirements
The minimum entrance requirement is a general high school diploma (GED) or equivalent award recognition and basic knowledge of the Bible.
NCIU reserves the right to include general education subjects in the nominated degree program if the faculty determines that the student would benefit from some remedial assistance.
Students may be required to undertake a general Bible knowledge survey as well as English language and grammar review on admission to the college to assist in their personal development.
All students must demonstrate a broad general knowledge of the world and common subjects such as history, literature, art, social science, geography, etc.
NCIU reserves the right to require the student to complete a General Equivalency Entrance Examination, if the assessment information reveals major learning inadequacy.
There is no maximum age limit or male/female discrimination regarding enrollment.
Tuition Fees
Students are assessed individually and credits are given based on Recognized Prior Learning (RPL). There is no charge for the initial assessment. However, upon acceptance, the following fees (in US dollars) apply:
| Registration (non-refundable) | 250.00 |
| Certification & Transcripts (non-refundable) | 220.00 |
| RPL credit per hour Bachelor Master Doctor | Cost 20.00 30.00 40.00 |
| Credit cost per hour Diploma Bachelor Master Doctor | Cost 50.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 |
These fees do not include textbooks or other study resources, which students have to acquire themselves or borrow from libraries.
Pay Fees
Examples
Bachelor (128 credit hours)
If a student has, for example, 60 RPL credits, this would work out as follows:
| Non-refundable | 470.00 |
| RPL Credits (60x20) | 1200.00 |
| Coursework Credits (68x150) | 10,200.00 |
| TOTAL | 11,870.00 |
Master (56 credit hours)
If a student has, for example, 16 RPL credits, this would work out as follows:
| Non-refundable | 470.00 |
| RPL Credits (16x30) | 480.00 |
| Coursework Credits (40x200) | 8,000.00 |
| TOTAL | 8,950.00 |
Doctor (48 credit hours)
| Non-refundable | 470.00 |
| Dissertation/Coursework Credits (48x250) | 12,000.00 |
| TOTAL | 12,470.00 |
Scholarships
NCIU offers four types of scholarships:
- President’s Scholarship for prospective undergraduate students
- Vice President’s Scholarship for prospective postgraduate students
- Research Scholarship for prospective doctoral students
- Registrar’s Scholarship
Transcript Fees (in US dollars)
| Electronic Transcripts, personal or institutional use | 15.00 |
| Requests for transcripts that need to be mailed | 15.00 + postage (international or within the U. S.) |
Pay Fees
Non-payment of Fees
Each student’s Offer Letter contains a Fee Payment Schedule that the student agrees to by signing the Letter of Acceptance.
In the event that the fees due have not been paid on time, NCIU’s Office Administrator will notify the student of the lack of payment.
If the fees have not been paid in full within four weeks from the date(s) given in the Offer Letter, the student shall ordinarily be suspended from his/her studies, i.e., any submission shall not be accepted, scheduled mentoring sessions shall not take place, and access to the student learning platform shall be removed.
If the student pays the outstanding fees within this four-week period, (s)he will be reinstated.
If the student does not pay the outstanding fees after another four weeks from the date of suspension, (s)he will be given another four weeks to pay the outstanding balance. If payment is not received within this additional four-week period, the student will be removed from the Register of Students. Removal from the Register of Students constitutes a cancellation of any applicable scholarships.
In the case of exceptional circumstances, the student can explain in writing to the Registrar why payment has not been possible. The Registrar will bring this matter to the attention of NCIU’s Board of Directors, who will make the final decision.
