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DEGREES
OFFERED
NOTES:
The following are approximate time frames.
Depending on the number of courses a student takes in
1 year the time frame will increase or decrease accordingly.
Students are to scan and submit any transcripts from previous Colleges
or Institutes if they have copies of those transcripts on hand, for pre-
assessment for possible credit transfers. Student will be notified
if credits are transferrable. At that time the student can have
the official copy of the transcript sent to us directly.
All transfer credits from previous educational institutions will
be added to the student's file when we receive an official
transcript directly from the College or Institute.
- GENERAL REQUIREMENT: All students are required to take enough courses from us to earn a minimum of 32 credits in order to earn a degree or a certificate of any level. No student can earn a degree or a certificate based solely on transfer credits or Life Experience credits.
CERTIFICATES:
MINORS:
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Listed
Minors - We offer minors in
Christian Education, Christian Literature, and Counseling.
In contrast to the free courses that utilize public domain textbooks
or textbooks for which permission from the author has been obtained
for their free use by our students, some of these minors require
studies utilizing textbooks that are not in the public domain or
ones for which the authors have not granted permission for their
free use by our students. The student will have to have access to those textbooks and, therefore, there probably will be a
textbook cost associated with some of those courses unless the student can gain access through other means, such as finding the book at a library. There will be no other cost to the student.
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Unlisted Minors - If
a student has a desire to have a minor in a field not listed, it may
be possible to earn that minor if the student has enough transfer
credits in that particular field from an approved educational institution. Please check with us to
discuss details concerning any particular minor not in the regular
list.
DOCTORATE PROGRAM:
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The
comprehensive Doctorate program is being prepared and
will be online by the time our current students reach that level next year (2013).
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Students
with enough accepted transfer credits can work on and earn
their Doctorate degree through those portions of the
programs already in place. Along with their transfer credits, all students will have to earn at least the required minimum of 32 credits through SLBC and
propose, compose, submit, and have accepted, a thesis of appropriate
size and caliber. Doctoral theses must be of publishing quality.
Thesis requirements and formatting are accessible by clicking HERE.
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Although you will earn credits for your thesis, those credits cannot be applied toward the minimum 32 credits that must be earned from us. The 32 credits required must be earned through course work.
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Contact us with your specific needs and
goals and we will try our best to work with you to help you attain
your desired degree.
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OR DEGREES
The question has been asked concerning, "How do I receive my degree?"
The following will answer that question along with others of a similar nature concerning degrees earned.
Credit requirement:
Each degree has a credit requirement. These can be found on this current page along with approximate time-frames to earn those credits. (See listings above.)
Type of degree, (Christian Ministries, Theology, Divinity, etc.):
The type of degree you are pursuing is up to you. All students take the basic courses. The difference between the degrees is in some of the latter courses which will be required for certain degrees plus the thesis that you will write to earn your Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate degrees.
The following are issued as email attachments upon request by the students:
A Certificate of Biblical Studies when students reach the 32 credit level.
An Associates in Christian Ministries at 64 credits.
The following are sent by email upon request.
Hard copies by regular mail will be sent only upon request by the students.
A Degree of Christian Ministries or Theology at 96 credits.
The following are issued and mailed as hard-copies by regular post:
Bachelor in Christian Ministries or Theology at 128 credits and upon proposal, submission, and acceptance by SLBC of a thesis of appropriate size and quality.
Thesis requirements and formatting are accessible by clicking HERE.
The following are issued and mailed as hard-copies by regular post:
Master in Christian Ministries or Theology at 160 credits and upon proposal, submission, defense, and acceptance by SLBC of a thesis of appropriate size and quality.
Thesis requirements and formatting are accessible by clicking HERE.
The following are issued and mailed as hard-copies by regular post:
Doctor in Christian Ministries, Theology, Divinity, or *Christian Literature, at 196 credits and submission, defense, and acceptance by SLBC of a thesis of appropriate size and quality Thesis must be of publishing quality.
Thesis requirements and formatting are accessible by clicking HERE.
* The Doctor of Christian Literature requires some external studies and may entail purchase of some textbooks which we cannot currently furnish to the students for free. However, there will be no other costs associated with that degree.
How to find you Current credit level and GPA at any time:
1. You can find your current level by adding all of the credits from your Course Record forms which you were required to keep for all courses that you study. Add all of the credits earned listed on those forms to compute your overall credit level.
2. To find your overall score/grade for each individual course, compute a simple average of all tests taken in that course, including your Final Test for that course.
3. To find your GPA, compute a simple average of the overal scores/grades from your Course Record forms for all of the courses taken thus far.
WHEN STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR a CERTIFICATE or a DEGREE:
When you are have reached one of the Certificate or Degree levels, please contact me and we will issue the appropriate Certificate or Degree.
NEW RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM IS IN PROGRESS of CONSTRUCTION:
We are currently rearranging the online record-keeping system so that students can access their records online at any time. This will take several months to effect the change-over because it will entail hundreds of hours to facilitate it. When the change-over is completed a general email will be sent out informing students of the completion of the change-over and instructions concerning how to access the new record-keeping system.
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