E. Overview of the School Year 1. The school year is divided into two academic semesters and a required Ministry Practicum. 2. One special seminar is held during the school year: Missions Conference. Since these sessions are considered by the government to be part of a Word of Life Bible Institute student’s training, attendance is expected and monitored. Those missing conference sessions will be expected to make up the conference videos. 3. Outside Summer Ministries: Only a few non-Word of Life ministries are approved each year for the summer. In order to be considered, the student must have previously worked at this ministry for an entire summer. The ministry opportunity must be similar to that offered at a Word of Life camp. There is a non-refundable outside ministry application fee of $10.00. The application and fee should be turned into the office no later than Monday of Thanksgiving week. Students starting in the spring semester have until March 1st to submit their application request and fee. F. Registration Registration for classes will be held at the beginning of each semester. All students are required to arrive by 5:00 PM on the scheduled dates in order to facilitate this procedure. All financial obligations for the semester must be met at this time. G. Withdrawal Procedure Students are not permitted to withdraw from the regular scheduled courses of the Institute. Students may withdraw from electives without a penalty before the second class. Students withdrawing from the Bible Institute are required to see the Dean of Men or Women, Business Manager, and Registrar for processing. Failure to do this may result in the student being issued F’s for all coursework taken during the semester. Keys and ID’s need to be turned in at this time. Refund policies are stated in the catalog. Students who withdraw at any point during the school year are responsible for getting their personal belongings home within two weeks. Students must contact the Dean of Men or Dean of Women to return to campus. Word of Life staff and students are not responsible for packing and shipping the belongings. After two weeks all belongings that remain on our property become abandoned property and will be donated or discarded. Please Note: The email address of any student that withdraws will be disabled. H. Transferring Students When courses have been approved for transfer credit, students have the option to replace them with electives for no additional fee. III. ACADEMIC STANDINGS When grades are finalized at the end of each semester, students are placed in one of several classifications depending upon their GPA for that semester. A. Dean’s Honor List Students achieving an average of 3.50 or higher at the end of a semester (not including the Ministry Practicum), are placed on the Dean’s Honor List. Students who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher for the entire year of the Bible Institute will graduate with High Honor. B. Dean’s List Students achieving an average of 3.00 to 3.49 at the end of the semester (not including the Ministry Practicum), are placed on the Dean’s List. Students who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 to 3.49 for the entire year will graduate with Honor.
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