Academic Policies

Covenant Bible College & Theological Seminary is a leader in distance education. We are members of two Ecclesiastical Accrediting Associations, and have received the endorsement and recognition of several denominations, church groups and fellowships.

While we maintain that we are an openly Christian school of higher learning, we offer our students the opportunity to apply what they have already learned and accomplished through prior study, personal study, professional experience and guided learning towards their education through the LEAP Program.

Our beliefs system is simple:

• God is the eternal Creator and Sustainer and Provider of all things. He created the universe, man and all things in it.
• Jesus Christ is the only-begotten, virgin born Son of the Father, the Son of God according to the flesh and the very God according to the Spirit. He lived a sinless life, shed His blood for our sin, rose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and will return to the earth. He is the Lord and only Mediator between God and man, our Savior.
• The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment; in believers, the Holy Spirit affects the new birth, indwells, fills, empowers, bestows gifts, instructs and guides.
• Salvation is God’s grace received through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
• All men will be resurrected in the body; the saved unto life; and the lost unto damnation
• Believers have spiritual unity in the Lord Jesus Christ.
• The Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative, preserved Word of God.

Academic Policies:

Credit System:

Covenant Bible College & Theological Seminary operates on a semester system. The unit for counting credit is the semester hour.

Course Completion Date:

Each student is allowed to complete each course at his or her own rate of progress.

Grading System:

 

Academic Honors:

All honors (if applicable) will appear on the official transcript only. No honors will appear on the degrees earned by student.

Grade Appeal Process:

If a student feels that there is an error on his grade report, he must begin the appeal process within thirty days of receiving the grade report. After thirty days the grade is considered final and is not subject to appeal by the student or any third party.

Covenant Bible College & Theological Seminary is not responsible for lost tests, projects, etc. Please be sure to make a copy of all material prior to submitting material to Covenant Bible College & Theological Seminary for grading or evaluation.

Dropping/Adding Courses:

If there is a specific problem with the course content, the Registrar's Office of Covenant Bible College & Theological Seminary should be notified immediately.

Course Repeating Policy:

Students desiring to repeat a course for the purpose of having the first grade removed from the cumulative grade point average must follow these procedures:

(1) A course may be repeated once at no additional charge if the student receives a grade of less than "C".

(2) A course may be repeated for an additional charge if the student receives a "C" or higher.

(3) The second grade, in all circumstances, replaces the first grade for the purpose of calculating the cumulative grade point average.

Any student receiving an "F" or "I" must contact the Registrar's Office for further instructions. No student will be allowed to graduate with an "F" or "I" in a required course. Any undergraduate student receiving three "Fs" will be placed on academic probation. Any graduate student receiving two "Fs" will be placed on academic probation.

Course Selection:

If a student has completed a course that is required in his or her program of study, the student may request a change of course. The student must have received a grade of "C" or better on the previously completed course, and the course must have been offered on the same level (i.e.. Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) as the required CBCS course. CBCS reserves the right to require any course regardless of a student's previous courses.

Graduation Requirements:

Associates Degree requires the completion of 60 semester hours

Bachelors Degree requires the completion of 120 semester hours

Masters Degree - program specific requirements

Doctorate Degree - program specific requirements

Graduation Approval:

The Office of the Registrar must approve all candidates applying for graduation. Contact the Office of the Registrar to apply for graduation.

Transcripts:

The format of CBCS transcripts is as follows:

All courses taken at CBCS will be listed with course number, course name, course grade, course hours, and quality points.

All transfer hours will be listed by total hours transferred into and accepted by CBCS. No course names, course numbers, or grades will appear for transfer hours.

The courses taken will be listed under one of three academic semesters, as appropriate.

Degree earned and date of program completion will appear on each transcript.

Honors earned, if any, will appear on transcript.

No alterations will be made to transcript formats by CBCS. The format is fixed for all students.

No transcript will be issued until all financial, administrative, and academic requirements have been fully met by the student.

All students requesting transcripts must request the transcript in writing, including a handwritten signature. Requests must be received by traditional mail. (No e-mail or faxed requests will be accepted).

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