Transfer and International
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 studies at New Saint Andrews.

Admission of Transfer Students
The nature of the personal instruction and intensive readings at New Saint Andrews permits only minimal transfer of credit or course equivalencies from other colleges and universities. The college will consider applications for advanced standing on an individual, course-by-course basis. Applicants must declare their desire to transfer credit from another postsecondary institution at the time they apply to New Saint Andrews, and they must do so by noting the appropriate place on the application form. They must also have an official transcript (not a copy) sent from their previous postsecondary institution in order for a request for transfer credit to be considered.

New Saint Andrews reserves the right to evaluate each transfer student’s proficiency, knowledge, and skills gained from courses taken at other institutions, accredited or non-accredited, prior to accepting them as meeting its graduation requirements. We believe that all knowledge is related and integrative, so that any single subject can never be fully understood as a discrete, isolated entity. All subjects and the courses addressing them can only be understood minimally when contextualized by biblical revelation, the broader fabric of the created order, the academic curriculum, and the intellectual community of which it is a part. Therefore, we reserve the right to take into account the integrative contexts of the applicant’s academic record and the educational institution whence that record came when considering the transfer credit equivalency of any particular course. W e also reserve the right to grant transfer credit upon condition of satisfactory completion of a designated higher-level New Saint Andrews course in a related field.

Upon admission of a transfer student to New Saint Andrews, our Admissions Committee evaluates all courses taken or attempted and all grades received at accredited and non-accredited postsecondary institutions. The committee determines at that time the applicability of any course equivalencies or transfer credits to the student’s program of study at New Saint Andrews. All course equivalencies, transfer credits and academic conditions are recorded on the student’s permanent record after he or she is officially matriculated. Transfer courses and credits are not used to determine a student’s overall academic standing (grade point average) at New Saint Andrews.

Advanced placement
New Saint Andrews grants advanced placement only for classical language competency demonstrated by a placement/proficiency examination administered at the beginning of each academic year. Please note, however, that advanced placement means students will begin their required language study at a more advanced level; it does not reduce the number classical language courses (B.A.: 1 6 terms; A .A.: 7 terms) a student must take in order to meet the graduation requirement in classical languages.

Notification of advanced status
Applicants with previous experience seeking advanced status at New Saint Andrews will be officially notified of the acceptance of their previous coursework and advanced standing at the time of admission. Because of the integrated nature of our curriculum, transfer students should consult with the Registrar and the Dean as soon as possible for official clarification of remaining academic requirements and to develop an academic plan suited to the student’s specific circumstances.

Transfer credit limitations
A maximum of 60 credits earned at the post-secondary level may be applied to a student’s B.A.-degree program at New Saint Andrews. We accept transfer course equivalencies only for courses completed with a grade of B or better. W e usually do not allow transfer credit for the Lordship or Principia Theologiae Colloquia, and limit transfer course equivalencies or credits in cultural colloquia, languages, and cultural electives. W e accept no transfer course equivalencies or credits for students in our Associate of Arts program. At least eight of a student’s final 12 credits must come directly from New Saint Andrews coursework; no more than four of the final 12 credits may come from transfer credit.

Transfer of New Saint Andrews College credits to other institutions
Courses taken and degrees received at New Saint Andrews College have been accepted at many highly regarded colleges and universities in the United States and around the world. Students who have taken courses at New Saint Andrews who are interested in transferring to another institution should be aware, however, that each institution establishes its own policies and criteria for acceptance of transfer credits. Therefore, students should carefully consult the published transfer policies of the institution they may be considering attending with hopes of transferring credits from New Saint Andrews. Unfortunately, not all accredited colleges and universities recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) follow CHEA's Joint Statement on Transfer and Award of Credit. Contrary to CHEA's standards, a number of state universities in particular do not accept credits from nationally accredited and CHEA-recognized institutions like New Saint Andrews, but accept credits only from "regionally" accredited schools. Before applying to another institution, NSA students should speak to the New Saint Andrews Registrar and to an admissions counselor at the "receiving" institution(s) the student is considering. Many institutions that may not initially accept transfer credits have a formal academic petition process that allows transfer students to request consideration of credit acceptance or satisfaction of specific course requirements on a course-by-course basis.

Transferring NSA credits to Idaho state institutions
Courses taken and degrees received at New Saint Andrews College may be accepted at Idaho's state institutions. Contact the New Saint Andrews College Registrar to discuss your particular transfer interests and needs. Lewis-Clark State College and the University of Idaho have approved several specific courses (and their institutional equivalents) for transfer. New Saint Andrews graduates have also been admitted to graduate and professional programs at Boise State University, the University of Idaho, and Lewis-Clark State College. The class-by-class chart below displays some of the NSA courses currently accepted at these Idaho institutions. A transfer student, whose NSA courses are not identified below, may be eligible to submit a formal academic petition to the receiving institution’s curriculum committee for consideration of credit acceptance or satisfaction of specific course requirements on a course-by-course basis. Students should read the receiving institution’s catalog and published transfer information carefully and contact the institution's Registrar’s office for more information about the transfer process and its academic petition policies.

International Students
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.