Application Process

Create your CBU application

Start your online application at calbaptist.edu/apply beginning on September 15th. We offer rolling admissions which means there is no application deadline. We will accept applications throughout the year.

Submit your CBU application

• Write a brief 3-5 paragraph essay response on the following question, “What do you hope to gain from your experience as a student at California Baptist University?”

Provide examples from an academic, social and spiritual standpoint.

• Pay the $45 application fee (non-refundable) in order to submit your application.

Priority Application Deadline: December 1st

Send us your official transcripts calbaptist.edu/apply

First-Time Freshman: Official, sealed transcripts from your high school and college or university (if applicable) and have them sent directly to the Undergraduate Admissions office. We accept electronic transcripts as well as emailed transcripts from a school administrator.

Transfer: Official, sealed transcripts from each college or university attended and have them sent directly to the Undergraduate Admissions office. If you have completed less than 60 units of transferable college credit, you must send proof of high school graduation to the Undergraduate Admissions office.

Test scores are not required or used for admissions purposes. However, if you have already taken the SAT/ACT/CLT, you can still submit your scores for English/Math placement.