Admissions

Each student desiring admission to Life University must submit a completed application packet to the Life University Admissions Office. The packet must include a pastor’s recommendation, a short autobiography, documented previous transcripts, documented independent study and a resume of recent work experience.

Transfer and Granting Credit Hours:

Life University accepts transfer credit hours from other educational institutions, which are appropriate to the student’s degree program. Bachelor level students may transfer up to a maximum of 60 credit hours of the REQUIRED courses and 40 credit hours of ELECTIVE courses. In order to be eligible for graduation from the Life University Bachelor program, a transfer student must complete a MINIMUM of 20 credit hours of REQUIRED courses from Life University. The Heritage International Bible College Associate program is exactly fifty percent of the Bachelor program. Only credit hours with a grade of “C” and above will be transferred from other educational institutions. The credit hours granted for occupational experience in the ministry depend on the student’s position and how that experience relates to a degree program.

A general statement about prerequisites: To apply for an Associates Degree, you should have a high school diploma and be eighteen years of age. To apply for a Bachelors Degree, you should have an Associates Degree. To apply for a Masters Degree you should have a Bachelors Degree. To apply for a Doctorate Degree you should have a Masters Degree. You need not have a prerequisite degree in the same discipline. For example, you can have a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree and apply for a Master of Biblical Studies. This assumes that you have a church or Bible background in your history. If you are interested in pursuing an advanced degree but do not have this background, then you most likely will need to take two or three courses as prerequisites prior to starting your desired program. We will work with you on this point.

Withdrawals:

A student desiring to withdraw from school before the end of a semester must submit a completed withdrawal form to the Admissions Office. A student who withdraws officially will receive a grade of “W” (withdrawal) in all courses in which a passing grade has been maintained. A student who does not withdraw officially will result in forfeiture of any financial refund that would otherwise be due.

Adding and Dropping Classes:

A student who finds it necessary to add or drop a class must submit a completed form to the Ad-missions Office. A student, who drops a class without fulfilling the withdrawal requirement, will receive a grade of “UW” (unofficial withdrawal). Changes in registration may be made during the first two weeks of classes. Classes may not be added after the third week, unless approved by the Director of Ad-missions. When a student drops a class within the first week of the semester, no grade will be recorded on the official transcript. Classes dropped after the first week and before the third week will receive a grade of “W” (withdrawal). Classes dropped after the third week will receive a grade of “UW” (unofficial withdrawal).

Grading System:

Final grades are, for the most part, based upon the student’s individual work, such as: homework, quizzes, exams, and written paper. However, other areas are taken into consideration such as: attitude, attendance and participation.

Grades:

Incomplete Grades:

A student, who has not completed all requirements for a course because of extenuating circumstances, must obtain a Petition for Incomplete Grade form from the office and have it approved by the course instructor. The petition will be sent to the office, along with a final grade sheet. A $5.00 charge will be assessed for each petition submitted. Required work must be completed and submitted to the instructor within thirty days of the final class meeting. Instructors will assign incomplete grades as follows: I/B, I/C, I/D, I/F. Students who do not complete the required work within thirty days will receive the alternate grade (Example: B, C, D, F) assigned by the instructor.

Repeating Classes:

Upon approval of the instructor, a student may repeat a course for which a grade of “D” or “F” is received. The last grade received will be used in computing the student’s cumulative grade point average.

Intent to Graduate:

Each candidate to graduate from Life University must file an Intent to Graduate form with the Admissions Office at least six weeks prior to the time of graduation.

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