A C A D EM I C H A N D B O O K A C A D EM I C M I S S I O N S T A T EME N T
Word of Life Bible Institute seeks to train each student within a rigorous academic atmosphere to maximize the student’s effectiveness for the Lord by the practical application of Biblical truth. The Bible is the primary textbook at Word of Life Bible Institute. By a detailed study of this textbook, students discover how to live, love, and learn like Christ. The academic goal of Word of Life Bible Institute is for the student to study, learn, and pass the course assignments. To achieve this desired end, the student must master the process of listening, reading, thinking, and note-taking in the collection of the raw facts for a knowledge base. The student must translate, interpret, correlate, and extrapolate these facts for comprehension. The student must learn how to apply the acquired principles to new situations. The student must be able to analyze the individual components of a principle and identify the interrelationships. The student must learn to synthesize principles and life experiences for new applications. Finally, the student must learn how to evaluate the whole academic process and end product. Certain facts, definitions, and scriptural passages must be memorized. The student must also be able to express information in well-organized oral and written form. To this end, each student will have the opportunity of leading devotional Bible studies and writing research essays, consulting both book and journal resources in the Library, complete with proper bibliographic entries.
TOOLS FOR MEASURING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES 1. Individual assignment grades 2. Individual course grades 3. Report cards
4. Cumulative grade point averages 5. Dean’s Lists and Dean’s Honor Lists 6. Academic Probation and Academic Discipline lists 7. Comparison of beginning and end-of-year Bible Content test scores 8. Class averages in individual courses, cumulative grade point averages, and Bible Content test scores 9. Transfer and academic success at other colleges 10. Faculty evaluations 11. Alumni testimonials, references, and job success 12. Employer testimonials, references, and training satisfaction
ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES I. CLASSROOM CONDUCT A. Attendance
Attendance is required at all scheduled classes. All missed classes must be made up (See “Make-up Work” below; IID). Students can miss up to 10% of classes per semester (24) for sickness. These hours do not roll over to the following semester. After being absent more than 24 class hours (10%), the student loses 3% off his/her grade, per class hour missed beyond the allowed 24 classes. Students may submit an appeal to the Academic Dean if they feel that an absence(s) should not count against their final grade. This appeal must be made within 48 hours of exceeding the maximum allowed sick hours. Class absences due to Word of Life ministry assignments will not be counted against the 24 hours. If a student abuses the sick day policy (skipping
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