International Students

International students need to walk through the application process above as normal. But there are also a few other important steps they need to take to be considered for admission into the program, which include the following…

• Apply for an F-1 Visa
• Take an ESL exam
• Get transcripts evaluated for accreditation

To find out more information about these requirements, click the button below…

International Student Requirements

ACBC Certified Students

Your application process will be the same as above. But the Graduate Biblical Counseling department allows students who are ACBC certified to receive advanced standing for certain master level biblical counseling courses. Students entering the program with ACBC certification usually receive advanced standing for 2 classes in the MABC. The following courses are typical for advanced standing…

Students who have been certified for less than one year prior to starting the MABC program may be required to take these courses and / or additional electives that will assist them in gaining the necessary experience, knowledge, and supervision in training as a biblical counselor. Students who have been certified for more than one year prior to starting the MABC program but have not been actively counseling or involved in biblical counseling ministry may also be required to take these courses to ensure adequate preparation for biblical counseling ministry.

TMS Students

Your application will be shorter than what is prescribed above. Please designate that you are a Current/Former TMS Student at the beginning of the application. This will prompt our system to reduce your application requirements automatically. In the application, you will not have to provide us a writing sample, pastor/elder reference, personal reference, or TOEFL. For your transcripts, we have your TMS record, so you will not need to request that from the Seminary.

There are several courses that a student from The Master’s Seminary can receive advanced standing for in the MABC program. The following courses are common for advanced standing…

*Class must be taught by an ACBC fellow.

TMU Undergraduate Students

Your application process will be the same as above. But the Graduate Biblical Counseling department allows students who take undergraduate biblical counseling classes at The Master’s University to receive advanced standing for certain master level biblical counseling courses. These are generally reserved for student who major in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Biblical Counseling, however, other students may be accepted in certain circumstances. Undergraduate students can receive advanced standing for up to 3 classes in the MABC. The following courses are common for advanced standing…

Readmit Students

If you have been admitted to the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program before, you can let us know in the application and your application process will be shorter than what is prescribed above. Please designate that you are a Re-Admit student at the beginning of the application. This will prompt our system to reduce your application requirements automatically. In the application, you will NOT be prompted to provide us a writing sample, educator reference, personal reference, or TOEFL (if applicable). Also, the short answers in the application will be uniquely fitted for you. For your transcripts, please send us only official transcripts of any schools you have attended since the last time you were enrolled as a student in our Graduate Studies program.

Audit Students

Please follow these instructions depending on the kind of student you are…

MABC Graduates
If you are an MABC graduate and want to audit classes in the program, you don’t need to fill out an application or pay a fee, and you can take as many audit classes as you want. Simply contact the Graduate Biblical Counseling office for more information on what to do to audit a class.

MABC Current Students
If you are a current MABC student and want to audit classes in the program, you do not need to fill out an application, but you will need to pay an audit course fee. The cost is $100/unit and you can take up to 3 audit courses in our program. Please skip to Step 2.

Non-MABC Students or Graduates
If you are not an MABC student or graduate and want to audit classes in the program, you will need to submit an application at least one week before the semester begins and pay an audit course fee. The cost is $100/unit and you can take up to 3 audit courses in our program. Please start with Step 1.

1. Complete an online application. On the application, select that you want to sign up for the MABC and that you are an audit student. A $50 application fee and a pastor’s recommendation is required to submit an audit application to the MABC. But no bachelor’s degree, writing sample, or initial deposit are required to apply. Once you have been accepted, you can begin step 2…
2. Complete the Audit Course Payment Form. A valid US credit card is required for payment. Once you pay the audit fee, you will be able to register for your audit class by following the next steps…
3. Complete Pre-Registration. Head over to the registration page and fill out the first step of registration, which is pre-registration. Once you are done with pre-registration, however, please do not finish the other steps of registration by adding courses into your cart. By doing so, you would be telling our Registrar office that you want to take classes for credit, which you don’t. Instead, do the following…
4. Complete and sign a PDF Add/Drop Form. Make sure you select “Audit” in the change column. Then depending on what kind of student you are, send your form to the appropriate person: (1) For all current MABC students, send your completed form to your academic adviser to sign. (2) For all non-MABC students or MABC alumni, please reach out to us here to find out where to send your completed form. From there, we will pass the form along to the Registrar’s office to finish your registration. You can find out what courses are being offered for the next semester here.

Once you become an audit student, please keep in mind the following policies or abide by the following guidelines…

1. You are welcome to do any of the homework or coursework the course offers, but please know that any work you choose to complete will not count for any course credit. Any coursework completed may also not be able to be applied to a future course, should you take it for credit.
2. Please reserve your in-class questions for the professor(s) until after class, so that our other students taking the class for credit can take advantage of the time that they paid for.
3. If you are auditing classes over the summer during our Summer Intensive Program, please know that you are welcome to take advantage of the meal and housing opportunity we offer the rest of our students. Meals and housing cost $495/week and includes 3 meals a day at our cafeteria (with the exception of 4 meals over the weekend) as well as housing in our campus dormitories. Please contact our Graduate Biblical Counseling office if you are interested in this option. When you do so, please let us know that you are an audit student looking for a spot.

The Graduate Studies in Biblical Counseling department reserves the right to remove you from any audited class if you, the audit student, are not following the guidelines stated above or stop holding to TMU’s doctrinal statement or Standards of Conduct.