Enroll at GRTS
as a Non-Degree Student

When you are ready to apply to GRTS, the application process is easy to navigate. Our application forms are all available online and there is no application fee. On your application:

• Both non-degree for credit and audit students should select “Non-degree” as their admissions status.
• Under non-degree status, select the option that best fits your intentions.

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New students must provide official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate colleges attended. A minimum of a 2.5 GPA is required for admission. All transcripts must be sent from the originating schools directly to the Grand Rapids Theological Seminary’s Admissions Office:

GRTS Admissions Office
1001 E. Beltline, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Electronic transcripts can be sent to Grand Rapids Theological Seminary directly from the school via an electronic transfer service such as eScrip, National Student Clearinghouse or Parchment to the following email seminary@cornerstone.edu.

Once your application has been accepted for admission, you are eligible to register. Take a look at course schedules to identify the course(s) you’d like to take. Then contact your admissions counselor to register. If you have questions, contact us at seminary@cornerstone.edu or call 800.697.1133.

Once you have been accepted and registered for classes, you will receive a bill in the mail shortly before the start of the semester. Audit students will only have to pay $99. Non-degree students will pay full tuition. You have three payment options:

• Pay in-person with a check or credit card by the semester start date at the Business Office in the Administration Building (2.5 percent credit card fee applies).
• Pay by phone with a credit card at 616.222.1445 (2.5 percent credit card fee applies).
• Enroll in the automatic payment plan for four or five equal monthly installments ($50 fee/semester).