ADMISSIONS PROCESS
All new student applicants are required to complete the following action items and submit the supplemental application documents listed below before an application will be considered by the Admissions Committee.
In order to receive a Friendship Christian School diploma, students are expected to be enrolled at FCS a minimum of four semesters of their high school career. The primary exception to this would be a student who is moving into the local area from out of state or a distant region of Tennessee. Students from local high schools will not be considered for transfer if they will not meet this requirement.
Students must be enrolled at FCS for all four years of high school in order to be considered for Valedictorian or Salutatorian.
Step 1: Submit the Online Application, Application Fee, and Tuition Deposit
- Application
- Submit Online Payment of $525 (see breakdown below)
$75 Application Fee (non-refundable)
$450 Tuition Deposit (applied to tuition or refundable per the terms of the Tuition Deposit Agreement)
- Previous teacher(s)' contact information provided within the application in order for FCS to request Confidential Student Recommendation Form(s).
Step 2: Submit Supplemental Application Documents
Birth Certificate
Official Tennessee Certificate of Immunization
Report Card/Progress Report/Transcript
Most recent achievement test scores (if applicable)
Legal custodial documentation (if applicable)
Step 3: Admissions Testing
PreK
No testing required
K-4th Grade
Grade level evaluation
5th-12th Grade
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
Reading Assessment
Mathematics Assessment
Step 4: Student Interview
A personal interview is required of all 5th-12th grade applicants.
Step 5: Enrollment Contract
All applicants are required to submit an enrollment packet. If accepted, the contract becomes binding on June 1st. After June 1st, parents are obligated to pay tuition according to the school withdrawal policy.
ACCEPTANCE PRIORITY POLICY:
1st Priority
Returning students whose re-enrollment contract is submitted by the priority re-enrollment deadline.
2nd Priority
New student applicants who have completed all admissions requirements by the priority acceptance deadline of February 1 will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee based on the student selection criteria listed below. Notification of the admission decision will be sent no later than March 1.
3rd Priority
All other new student applicants who complete the admissions requirements after the priority acceptance deadline of February 1 will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee on a case-by-case basis using the student selection criteria listed below.
Applicants may be placed in a waiting pool if the grade level has limited or no capacity. Inclusion in the waiting pool is not a guarantee of class placement. As openings become available, class placement will occur based on the same student selection criteria.
STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA:
Selection for class placement is determined by the Admissions Committee. Primary criteria include academic records, behavioral records, and the ability to pay full tuition or qualify for partial need-based tuition assistance. Secondary criteria include date of application, siblings enrolled, number of applicants in a family, gender balance in a grade level, alumni child, and positive contribution to the student body.
*A new Waiting Pool will be created each academic year if needed and will require a new application.
