Application Requirements

Dreaming of your time as a student in Montana at MBC is exciting! You will grow in your faith and friendships, and you will be equipped to minister around the world.

As an international student, it will be crucial to submit all the following documents to specification to the MBC Office of Admission. All application materials become the property of MBC upon receipt.

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• Application for Admission: Applicants must sign and submit the completed application form, essay questions and recommendations. 

• Official transcripts and certificates (with notarized translations into English where appropriate) from all secondary schools, colleges, and universities attended. Students who have completed studies at a foreign college must send their transcripts for a detailed credential review to be evaluated for transfer credit and evaluated to correspond to a typical US 4-point scale or an assessment of academic proficiency based on national testing scores. There is a fee for this service. Students attending a foreign college that is accredited by a U.S. accrediting agency are exempt from the detailed credential review. Students may submit unofficial transcripts prior to submitting official records for an admission decision. 

• The U.S. Department of State requires you must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study. Please note, MBC does not offer scholarships to new international students. A bank statement or other official form of documentation of financial support must accompany an affidavit of financial support. For some cases, one year’s tuition may be required in advance and placed on the student’s account prior to issuance of the immigration document I-20. 

• Copy of passport 

• Proof of English Proficiency: Applicants must establish minimum proficiency in English by submitting official scores from one of the following or equivalent: 

  • A minimum score of 80 iBT/550pBT on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with acceptable minimum bandwidth scores 

  • A minimum score of 105 on the Duolingo English Test (DET) 

  • Applicants may submit unofficial test scores for an admission decision. Applicants must request official test scores sent directly to the Office of Admissions prior to enrollment. 

  • Alternatively, students who attended at least three years of one of the following secondary school options may also be exempt from providing proof of English proficiency: (1) an American school overseas or (2) an International school.