PREPARING AND MAILING LESSONS

All lessons presented to the seminary shall be written on 81/2 x11 inch paper, on one side only. Typewritten lessons are preferred, but not required.

The student should make carbon copies of his or her work to protect against loss in mailing lessons to the seminary. All lessons should include the student's name, address, the name and number of the course. Each page of the assignment should be numbered. When answering a question, the student should include the question in his answer. This makes for easier grading.

All assignments should be legibly and neatly written where the instructor will have no problem reading you have written. All assignments, research papers, or theses should have a one and a half-inch margin at the top and left hand side of the paper. An inch margin should be at the bottom and the right-hand margin. The student should check his spelling and observe the rules of good English.

The student must pay postage on all lessons mailed to the Semi-nary. Insufficient postage will be charged to the student's account and must be reimbursed by the student to the Seminary. All lessons and assignments should be mailed to the Seminary as soon as completed. Any change of a student's name or address should be promptly reported to the Registrar. This will aid the Seminary in maintaining an accurate record of the student's status. Complete instructions are included in the workbook issued to each student.

 COMPLETING A COURSE

The student is asked to study only one course at a time. As each course is completed, the student is to move on to another. Normally, an average load for a student is about 16-20 per semester hours each semester. Even though, Off Campus students are not on semester or quarter hours as far as completing their courses is concerned, they are to be reminded on this approach as to help them complete their program in the shortest period of time as possible.

Undergraduate courses are normally three to five (3-5) semester hours. The curriculum is designed so the student can complete a three credits course in four weeks and a five credits course in six weeks time.  With this approach, the student has from eight to ten  (8-10) months to complete a year of work.

Graduate courses are normally five to eight (5-8) semester hours. The curriculum is designed so the student can complete a five credits course in six weeks and an eight credits course in eight weeks time.  With this approach, the student has from eight to ten  (8-12) months to complete a year of work.

Working at this pace, the student can complete his or her degree in no time. If a student needs more time, he is asked to contact the Seminary for an extension of time. Under normal circumstances the extra time is granted. Should the Seminary fail to receive any written communication from the student for 90 days, the Seminary has the right to dismiss the student without further notice. Any student, who has been dropped and desires to be reinstated, must pay a reinstatement fee. This must be done within one year of "drop" date.