Admission and Finance

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
As a private Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences, Gordon College seeks students who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  A successful application for admission to Gordon gives evidence of strong academic promise and of a decision to follow Jesus Christ. Other factors that contribute to an applicant's chances of acceptance include athletic experience, musical or dramatic experience, multicultural perspective or proven leadership ability in service to school, church and community. Students are prepared for the curriculum at Gordon when they have successfully completed courses in the following areas at the college preparatory level:

• English - 4 years
• Mathematics - 2 years, 3 years preferred
• Science - 2 years, 3 years preferred, including at least 1 year of a laboratory science
• Social studies - 2 years
• Foreign language - 2 years required (of the same language), 4 years strongly recommended
• Five courses of acceptable electives

APPLICATION DEADLINES

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Required application materials include the following:

• Application (application fee is waived for international students and we encourage you to apply online)
• Personal and Academic References (forms may be downloaded from the web)
• Interview (by phone, or second personal reference in lieu of interview). An interview should be scheduled only after the application is submitted. To schedule an interview, email Gordon College admissions at judy.spatesgordon.edu with two dates and times that would be convenient for you. Confirm your phone number with country and city code prefixes. Gordon will reply confirming one of those dates and times, and then call you at the scheduled interview time. Please use your local time when communicating your date and time preferences-we will translate it to Eastern Standard Time
• Officially translated academic records from all secondary school(s), as well as all records from universities attended if applying as a university transfer student. A translation of grading policies for schools/universities attended is also required. If needed, there is a translation service provided by the Association of American Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), or the World Education Services, Inc. See links below.
• Official SAT 1 or TEOFL results (please keep in mind the difference in time between date of test taken and date of test score results submitted). See links to SAT 1 and TOEFL below.
• International Student Financial Aid Application. Please email judy.spatesgordon.edu to request an electronic version of
  this form.

Helpful Links:

• Gordon College Scholarship and Honor Programs
• Standardized Achievement Test (SAT 1)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• University Transcript translation services may be found at either of the following organizations:
• • AACRAO Foreign Education Credential Services
  • World Education Services, Inc.

The College Board also provides very helpful information for your college search and application process.

GORDON'S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
Scholarships and grants range from a minimum of $1,000 per year to full tuition. Total cost for the 2008-09 academic year is estimated to be $36,500. This covers tuition and fees, room, board (meals), books, health insurance and miscellaneous personal expenses. It does not cover laboratory, music and other miscellaneous fees. See page 19-20 of the 2007-2008 Gordon College catalog (Acrobat Reader program needed to open file).

A Gordon education is a valuable investment worthy of hard work and sacrifice. Students are expected to draw upon every resource available to them--personal and family assets and income, and other sponsors--in financing their share of the cost. In an effort to reduce financial burden, Gordon awards merit-based scholarships to deserving students. Scholarships awarded are renewable each year as long as grade point average (GPA) requirements are met for the specific scholarship offered. GPA requirements are determined by scholarship level awarded and range from a minimum of 3.0 to 4.0 on a 4.0 scale. (For those who are unfamiliar with the GPA requirements, we want to assure you that applicants will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. A student's academic performance will be viewed according to standing in their respective class.) For example, Dean's Scholars are awarded $8,000 based on SAT 1 result (1800 combined minimum score), academic performance and strength of overall application. The scholarship is renewed annually contingent upon a minimum cumulative Gordon GPA of 3.25.

For international students who do not take the SAT, but opt to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), scholarships will be determined by TOEFL score and strength of academic performance as evidenced in student's academic records and overall application. In addition to academic scholarships, deserving international applicants are also eligible to receive Gordon College International Grants.
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BASIC SEMESTER EXPENSES FOR 2008-2009
The academic year is divided into two semesters of 15 weeks each. The following rates are per year and are estimates only:

AFTER YOUR FIRST YEAR AT GORDON
Lastly, as you and your family plan for studying abroad, you must also consider that colleges and universities have increases in their total costs each year due to inflation and other factors. Gordon has maintained a minimal increase of approximately 5-6% each year for the past several years. You will be responsible for planning and covering that additional increase in cost since Gordon will be unable to increase your academic scholarship and international grant.

CONTACT
Mr. Silvio E. Vazquez
Vice President for Enrollment
Gordon College
255 Grapevine Road
Wenham, MA 01984
U.S.A.

p: 978.867.4217
f: 978.867.4682
www.gordon.edu
silvio.vazquezgordon.edu