GUIDELINES FOR QUALITY FAITH BASED ACADEMIC UNITS

Quality faith based educational institutions may use a combination of the following minimum standard for excellent faith based educational methods to ensure that their students receive a quality faith based education.

I.  One Semester Credit Hour of Study is 15 Academic Hours or its equivalent.
     1. One 50 minute class at one time a week for 15 weeks including a written project, quizzes, assigned reading and/or a final exam.
     2. Fifteen pages of reading equals one class lecture. A one credit hour course would require
         225 pages of reading at the undergraduate level of study.
     3. Or any combination of the above methods of study which equal one credit hour of class
         room study.
     Examples:
                   a.) 1 credit hour course = (15) 50 minute class lectures including a written project, quizzes, assigned reading and/or a final exam.
                   b.) 1 credit hour course = (225) pages of reading including a written project, quizzes, assigned reading and/or a final exam.
                   c.) 1 credit hour course = (8) 50 minute class lectures and (100) pages of reading including a written project, quizzes, assigned reading and/or a final exam.

II. Graduate Study
     Graduate study requires 375 pages of reading for a one (1) graduate semester credit hour including a written project, quizzes, assigned reading and/or a final exam or an appropriate combination of equivalents under I. above.

III. Master Thesis
       Master’s thesis is 50 pages 8 ½ X 11 typewritten double spaced in size 14 type or less..

IV. Doctoral Dissertation
       Doctoral dissertation is 120 pages 8 ½ X 11 typewritten double spaced

V. Master and Doctorate of Ministry
     Master or Doctor of Ministry degrees do not require a thesis or dissertation respectively.