UNDERGRADUATE

• Submission of the application form, checking of the applicant’s recommendation letter, transcripts, certificates and other paper works must be received by the Admission Officer.
• Undergraduate applicants are required to take entrance examinations, including English Language and Bible Knowledge. The pass mark required is a minimum of 50% for English Language and 75 marks for Bible Knowledge.
• Successful applicants then proceed to the Spiritual Formation Department for an interview.
•  Names of applicants who scaled through the spiritual formation interview will be forwarded to the Admission Officer.
• The Registrar then issues a Provisional Admission Letter to successful applicants

BA IN THEOLOGY

• The following conditions and requirements also apply:
  Graduates of institutions not formally recognized by WATS will be required to show genuine transcripts from such institutions and evidence that those institutions are affiliated to government-approved higher institutions and/or accredited by recognized bodies, nationally or internationally. Students may be asked to register for courses that will make up for the deficit content of their previous programs.
• Candidates with the requisite SSCE or alternative qualifications who wish to enter WATS from unknown or recognized institutions may be required to start from year one the program to which they have been admitted.
•  Mature candidates of not less than 60 years of age may be considered for admission based on their years of experience in their fields of Christian ministry of not less than 20 years, and they must have at least 3 credits.
•  Any candidate with a WATS Diploma or a Diploma from any other recognized institution, with a minimum of 2.5 GPA, will be admitted into the second year of the BA in Theology program, or any candidate with a three-year Diploma, but less than 2.5 GPA.
•  Any candidate with a three-year Diploma from any recognized institution with a GPA of above 3.0 will be admitted into the third year.
•  Any candidate with a BA/BSC/HND in another discipline will be admitted into the second year of BA in Theology or MDiv program.
•  Any candidate wishing to register for the Masters in Biblical Studies program, who has no Hebrew or Greek background, will be required to undergo one year study in Hebrew or Greek languages. He or she may also be asked to undertake other relevant courses in the BA Theology program, before being admitted into the Master’s program.
•  All our undergraduate students will be required to take World Christian Movement and Biblical Languages (Hebrew and Greek). If they have not learnt the languages previously, or if they have learnt but are deficient, they will be required to undergo these studies at WATS.
•  No student, post graduate, graduate or undergraduate, may be admitted into two programs at the same time.
• Credits from other institutions are transferable only on the basis of their relevance and similarity to courses at WATS.
• No grades below ‘B’ are transferable.
•  All candidates for admission will be required to do a medical examination at the WATS clinic. Students will be required to pay a specified medical fee (see financial information). Other conditions may apply.
•  Students in the BA program can major in theology or religion. In addition, they may specialize in one of the following tracks: (1) Biblical Studies (2) Pastoral (3) Missions (4) Christian Education
•  Performance is measured by academic and non-academic criteria. If one’s average grade is below 2.0 in the previous semester, the Academic Dean will place such student on academic probation, issuing a written warning that if, after the next semester, their overall average grade does not improve to 2.0, they will be asked to withdraw.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (UNN)

Applicants generally must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in religion or theology, with a second-class pass, from any recognized university or theological college or seminary which is either affiliated with a Nigerian university at the degree level or accredited by the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA) or any candidate with equivalent qualification(s) from outside Nigeria. Admission into all master’s programs is monthly, except the Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, which has been upgraded to include a Fast Track option of two years (January, April, July and October) in addition to the Regular three years January and July contacts depending on availability.

Master of Divinity (M.Div)
Master of Arts in Christian Leadership (MACL)
Master of Arts Biblical Studies (MABS)
Master of Arts Intercultural Studies (MAIS)
Master of Arts, Christian Education (MACE)

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY