The school’s employment application requires candidates to describe their faith in Jesus Christ, affirm they are a born-again Christian and vow to adhere to specific standards in their personal and professional lives.

The eighth item on the application’s “Articles of Employment,” which requires applicants to sign their initials next to a list of beliefs, outlines Immanuel Christian’s definition of marriage and stances on sexual identity.

“I understand that the term ‘marriage’ has only one meaning; the uniting of one man and one woman,” it reads, adding certain “moral misconduct” would be disqualifying, such as “heterosexual activity outside of marriage (e.g., premarital sex, cohabitation, extramarital sex), homosexual or lesbian sexual activity, polygamy, transgender identity, any other violation of the unique roles of male and female.”

It was not clear whether Karen Pence, who previously taught art at Immanuel Christian when her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, was a member of the House of Representatives, had to fill out an application. A spokeswoman for Karen Pence, whose office announced this week that she had accepted the job in December, did not answer a list of questions about her new job and her personal beliefs.

Unlike public schools, private schools can require students and employees to follow specific religious beliefs and adhere to certain behavior in their private lives. They are not restricted from teaching from religious texts and are not subject to employment discrimination laws.

In many ways, the religious beliefs set forth by Immanuel Christian School resemble those taught at religious schools across the country. But Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, a professor of politics and religion at Northwestern University, said the school’s requirements appeared more extreme than other religious schools and noted that not all Christians would agree with them.