FINANCIAL NEED
C of O’s mission is to provide a Christian education to students with financial need. We’re looking for motivated students who don’t have the resources to pay tuition.
Financial need is an essential requirement (this requirement is waived for 10% of each entering class).
ACADEMIC ABILITY
Minimum academic requirements:
- 3.0 high school GPA
- 20 ACT | 1030 SAT | 63 CLT
- Missouri College Prep Core classes
STUDENT ON-CAMPUS/OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS
Students must be at least 17 years old by the first day of Character Camp (new student orientation) of the semester they are applying.
Students are required to live on campus. After the first year, they may be considered for commuting status within 40 miles of campus if they:
- Live with parents/legal guardians
- Are married
- Are veterans
STUDENT ON-CAMPUS/OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS
If you are admitted the College requires medical information and immunizations:
- Hepatitis B series
- Measles, mumps, rubella series
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Polio series
- T dap booster within the last ten years from date of enrollment in college
- Varicella series
A student may be exempt from the College’s immunization requirement with the appropriate certification signed by a licensed physician. In lieu of vaccination, the College will consider an immune titer (lab work that shows immunity) for the following diseases: hepatitis b, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella.