ACADEMICS
ACADEMIC PURPOSE STATEMENT
The mission of the Academic Department is to provide students with a thoroughly biblical worldview utilizing a curriculum that covers all sixty-six books of the Bible and every category of theology while caring for the daily academic needs of the student and helping students and alumni transition to their future collegiate, graduate, and post-graduate level studies.
TOOLS FOR MEASURING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES 1. Individual assignment grades
2. Individual course grades 3. Grade runs every 5 weeks 4. Cumulative grade point averages 5. Academic Probation lists 6. Comparison of beginning and end-of-year Bible Content Test scores 7. Class averages in individual courses, cumulative grade point averages, and Bible Content Test scores 8. Transfer and academic success at other colleges 9. Faculty evaluations 10. Alumni testimonials, references, and job success 11. Employer testimonials, references, and training satisfaction
ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES I. CLASSROOM CONDUCT A. Attendance (class absence policy)
Word of Life Bible Institute (Bible Institute) is accredited as a classroom-based institution of higher learning, not as an online school. Physical class attendance is a basic requirement when enrolled in this type of program. For this reason, there is a limit to the number of class hours that may be missed for any reason, even though all missed class periods must be made up by watching video recordings. This limit is set at 24 class periods per semester, which represents approximately 10% of the total number of periods. Unused hours do not roll over to the following semester. This allowance exists to accommodate debilitating illness with a doctors’ note or fever over 100.3, family emergencies, or well-justified special occasions like weddings; not to provide an option for students to intentionally miss class due to issues including, but not limited to, fatigue, unpreparedness, mild headache or soreness, lack of motivation, etc. Using these hours for such reasons is the equivalent of skipping class and results in a grade reduction of 1% per skipped class in the affected course; even though the class(es) must be made up by watching recordings. Please note the following: 1. Students who miss class(es) due to debilitating illness must complete an online Health Excusal Form (with Doctor’s notes) by 12:00 PM on the day of their illness. This form can be accessed on the Campus Life home page in Canvas. 2. Special permission to miss class for any reason other than illness must be obtained from the Bible Institute Deans. If permission is granted, the missed class period(s) still count towards the 24-period limit. Prior to travel bookings, Special Permissions to be excused from class hours due to late arrivals or early departures must be approved by the academic department.
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