CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS

There are five general classifications of students at American Baptist College: Certificate, Degree, Special, Conditional, and Unclassified. Students in these classifications may be either full-time or part-time, depending on their course load. A full-time student is one who carries a load of 12 hours or more, and a part-time student is one who is carrying fewer than 12 hours.

CERTIFICATE

Certificate students are those who have been admitted to work for the non-degree “Certificate in Bible.”

DEGREE

Degree students are those who have been admitted to work for a degree are classified as follows:

Freshman: 0 - 30 credit hours
Sophomore: 31 - 60 credit hours with 60 quality points
Junior: 61 - 90 credit hours with 120 quality points
Senior: 91 - 120 credit hours with 240 quality points

SPECIAL

Special students are those admitted to a limited or special program of study for personal improvement but not leading to the certificate or a degree.

CONDITIONAL

Students classified as conditional or transfer from a non-accredited college retain this classification throughout their first year. If the student’s work during that year is satisfactory, the condition is removed and he/she is given full admission to the degree program. This conditional classification shall not continue for more than two terms.

UNCLASSIFIED

Unclassified is a temporary category that is applied to students who would either be certificate or degree students but whose record is incomplete, thus delaying accurate classification. As soon as the record is clarified, the student will be automatically placed in his or her proper classification.