Admissions Requirements

“The mind is not admitted by age, but by anointing.”

Overview

Atlas University admits scholars, builders, and believers not by their chronology or credentials, but by calling, capacity, and covenant.
We are not a system of grades and prerequisites; we are a community of mastery and revelation.

Our model rejects the modern notion that time equals learning.
At Atlas, advancement is based on demonstrated wisdom, proven mastery, and divine readiness.
Some students may complete an undergraduate or graduate formation within months; others may labor for years.

There is no age bar for any program.
We have had children publish canonical work before their fifteenth year, and adults complete doctorates after decades of hidden study.
In this, we return to the biblical model of education: a teacher recognizes the gift, not the résumé.

General Admissions Principles

  1. Covenant Alignment – Every applicant must affirm their pursuit of truth through Yahweh’s revealed order, and their willingness to study under a covenantal framework of discipline, holiness, and academic excellence.

  2. Demonstrated Mastery – Admission and placement are determined by what a student can prove, not what they can claim. Essays, interviews, creative works, inventions, or published thought may qualify for advanced standing.

  3. Spiritual Readiness – Every applicant undergoes discernment for humility, teachability, and moral seriousness. Atlas trains the wise, not the clever.

  4. Intellectual Curiosity – All admitted students must demonstrate an appetite for depth, reflection, and disputation. Atlas is not for passive learners but for thinkers who wish to reform the world.

  5. Public Witness – Every student of Atlas bears the name of the institution. Conduct, writing, and speech are expected to reflect integrity, humility, and reverence for Yahweh’s truth.

Program Requirements

I. Imago Dei Academy (Primary, Ages 4–12)

Purpose: To awaken the child’s awareness of God through creation, language, and order.

Requirements:

  • Parent or guardian willing to affirm the Imago Dei philosophy.

  • Demonstrated attentiveness and readiness to learn (through observation module).

  • No prior schooling required; all children begin at their developmental level.

Advancement:

  • Students progress by mastery of virtue and curiosity, not by chronological grade.

  • Early admission to Covenant Academy is possible upon readiness and mentor approval.

II. Covenant Academy (Secondary / Covenant Baccalaureate)

Purpose: To train the adolescent mind in reason, rhetoric, Scripture, and scientific understanding through the lens of covenantal truth.

Requirements:

  • Completed Imago Dei program or equivalent home, classical, or private education.

  • Demonstrated literacy, reasoning ability, and basic biblical familiarity.

  • Submission of written essay and interview with House Council.

Advancement:

  • Students may complete the Covenant Baccalaureate early upon demonstrated mastery of the Great Books, languages, and disputation.

  • Exceptional students may proceed directly to undergraduate or graduate studies without delay.

III. The Bachelors (Undergraduate Formation)

Purpose: To integrate theology, philosophy, science, and creativity into one unified discipline of divine intellect.

Requirements:

  • Statement of purpose and evidence of independent learning or project work.

  • Demonstrated writing ability or contribution to the Atlas Canon, journal, or related project.

  • Completion of admissions interview with faculty mentor.

Advanced Standing:

  • Applicants may test directly into the Master’s year if they can demonstrate Great Books mastery and theological comprehension.

  • Prior formal degrees are not required; published work, ministry experience, or innovation in any field may qualify.

Graduation:

  • Completion of at least one publishable work (thesis, business, or creative artifact).

  • Proficiency in two languages.

  • Contribution to at least one Atlas journal or canonical volume.

IV. Master’s Programs (Graduate Formation)

Purpose: To produce reformers capable of rebuilding disciplines under divine order—medicine, psychology, law, arts, or agriculture.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated academic or vocational maturity.

  • Submission of portfolio, thesis, or case study indicating readiness for advanced work.

  • Interview with Department Chair.

Advanced Placement:

  • Students may enter directly into doctoral-level work if mastery is evident.

  • Exceptional undergraduates may begin Master’s coursework concurrently with their final year.

Note: Time in program varies by pace and depth of research; self-directed pathways are encouraged.

V. Doctoral & Postdoctoral Formation

Purpose: To consecrate intellectual and spiritual mastery into public authority and contribution to the canon of civilization.

Requirements:

  • Master’s-level understanding or equivalent demonstration of thought and practice.

  • Written evidence of contribution to the field (books, inventions, protocols, reform projects, artistic oeuvres, or ministries).

  • Interview with the Atlas Council of Scholars.

Fast-Track Pathway:

  • Students who demonstrate doctoral-level command during the admissions interview or first semester may be conferred their doctorate upon successful defense and canonical publication.

Graduation:

  • Completion and defense of major thesis or work of equivalent significance.

  • Demonstrated teaching, mentorship, or institutional contribution.

  • Publication of at least one canonical text under the Atlas seal.

VI. Faculty Recognition & Professorial Appointment

Purpose: To recognize those who have reached mastery and are capable of training others.

Eligibility:

  • Publication of canonical work and demonstrated leadership in one’s field.

  • Endorsement by two faculty members and the Covenant Council.

  • Approval through oral disputation or defense of one’s discipline before the Council of Elders.

Professorial appointments are not given by tenure but by trust—the proven stewardship of truth and the ability to form others in wisdom.

Additional Provisions

  • No Formal Degree Prerequisites: Students may enter any level of study through the demonstration of competency, publication, or spiritual readiness.

  • Global Enrollment: Distance learning allows full participation from anywhere in the world.

  • Self-Paced Advancement: Progression is measured by mastery, not time.

  • Recognition by Work: Degrees are granted upon the fruit of knowledge, not its duration.

  • Age-Independent Access: The youngest may rise; the oldest may begin anew.