Application

1. A non-refundable fee of $25 is required with your application. Upon admission to the College of Zen Buddhist Studies, we will send you a link to enable you to do complete the enrollment process.

NOTE: We will not turn away honest seekers whose situation does not allow them to pay for this education. If you have extenuating circumstances, please explain them below. Your situation will be reviewed by an enrollment counselor and you will be contacted directly. Scholarship sponsors may be available for students with financial need.

2. All applications will receive prompt attention and be decided upon as soon as possible. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please send an e-mail to admissions@collegeofzenbuddhiststudies.org to inquire about your application.

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Please tell us why you are applying to the Five Mountain College of Zen Buddhist Studies: *

I would like to audit these classes and wish no other involvement with Five Mountain Zen Order (FMZO). I have done some research on FMZO and wish to deepen my understanding of your teachings. I have taken 5 precepts in FMZO and wish to deepen my studies I have taken 10 Precepts and am pursuing an Associates in Philosophy (Priest Track) I have taken 16 Precepts and am pursuing an Bachelors in Philosophy (Bodhisattva Priest Track)

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I want to audit courses as a non member of the Five Mountain Zen Order I am engaged in practice with the Five Mountain Order I am a Novice Priest in the Five Mountain Order I am a Zen Priest in the Five Mountain Zen Order

Statement of Interest

At the College of Zen Buddhist Studies, students wake up to their true natures while concurrently developing skills in deep, critical thinking as well as compassion and abiding love for all beings. This is accomplished through engagement in academic study, contemplative practice, service to others, and the creative arts. Given this, please tell us in an essay how you are prepared to participate in this distinctive community and how your life and educational goals would be reached by attending the College of Zen Buddhist Studies. If you are applying directly into a particular degree, please make sure your essay addresses your experience and interest in this field. * *

If you are a student on a monthly payment plan, please submit your payment of $50 to process your payment. Thank you!

Applying to the College of Zen Buddhist Studies? Please click here to submit your $25 application fee. Thank you!

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