Admission Policy

Admission Policies

The following are the policies of NJUCA regarding admittance:

A. PHILOSOPHY: The primary reason for the existence of NJUCA is to provide Christian education for teens from Christian families.  By “Christian Families” NJUCA means those families who believe and are committed to the Scriptural principles which are enunciated in NJUCA’s Statement of Faith.  This is in harmony with the fact that the school views itself as an extension of the Christian home as it fulfills its Biblical responsibility for the education of children.

B. NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY: NJUCA admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at NJUCA.  NJUCA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, athletic program or other school-administrated programs.

C. ADMISSION REQUIREMENT: Admission will be limited to Christian families in which at least one parent expresses a clear testimony of the Scriptural principles which are enunciated in NJUCA’s Standard of Community Life.  In addition to this, all parents and students must be interviewed as outlined in this policy.

D. APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT: An application for enrollment is considered properly submitted when the application forms provided by NJUCA are completed and returned, together with signed Statement of Faith, signed Standard of Community Life, completed parent and student questionnaires, the appropriate non-refundable application fee, the student’s latest report card and the Pastoral Reference form.  No child will be assigned a position on enrollment lists until the application is completed in full.

E. PARENT/STUDENT INTERVIEWS: An interview of an applicant’s parents and student will be conducted by at least one administrator.  The purpose of the interview(s) is to:

  • Administer a placement test to the student;
  • Ensure that at least one parent believes and is committed to the Scriptural principles which are enunciated in  the NJUCA Statement of Faith;
  • Confirm the parents’ desire for a Christian education for their child;
  • Determine the parent’s understanding of Christian education;
  • The family beliefs and practices are consistent with the standards and values of NJUCA;
  • The student expresses a desire to attend NJUCA and agrees to live in harmony with school standards;
  • Academic records and/or transcripts of previous school work, health records, and references are reviewed and found to be acceptable under the standard set by NJUCA;
  • Students with a history of behavioral problems have cleared their records with previous schools and now demonstrate a commitment for a changed lifestyle in both personal testimony and character references;
  • Answer questions that parents/students may have regarding NJUCA.

F. ADMISSION DECISIONS:

Standard Admission – is offered by NJUCA administration to those students who meet all requirements for enrollment at NJUCA.

Probationary Admission – is set by NJUCA administration due to extenuating circumstances brought about by the student’s academic or behavioral profile.  This probationary period would vary in length from one term to the entire school year.  Disciplinary probation would be established due to past behavioral problems, attitudes expressed during the interview or concerns raised by references.  As with academic probation, students placed on disciplinary probation will be monitored during the length of the probation period and evaluation made as to the student’s continued enrollment at NJUCA.