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Degrees

Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degree:

African Bible College offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies and minors in Radio Communication and Christian Education. In addition to earning a minimum of 124 semester hours credit and to maintaining an overall "C" (2.0) average, a candidate for a degree from African Bible College must complete basic course requirements, meet all departmental requirements for a major and a minor.

In order to graduate, the following conditions must ALSO be met:

1. Christian Character — Both the attitude and the actions of the student must demonstrate a godly character, the quality of which our college can recommend
2. Christian Service — The performance of the entire Christian Service requirement must be completed in a satisfactory manner.
3. English — Each student must exhibit a satisfactory knowledge of the English language.
4. Finances — All financial obligations to the college must be met. Until this is accomplished, the student will not receive a diploma, nor will the transcript of grades be released.

Graduation with Honors:

A student will be graduated cum laude who has been enrolled at African Bible College for at least two years and who at the time of graduation has a quality point index of not less than 3.40 on the entire college course; a student will be graduated magna cum laude who has been enrolled for at least three years and who at the time of graduation has not less than 3.80 on his entire college course; a student will be graduated summa cum laude who has been enrolled at African Bible College for at least three years and who at the time of graduation has not less than 4.00 on his college record.

Course Descriptions

Course Decscriptions are provided here.

Core Curriculum

First Year

1^st Semester	Hours	2^nd Semester	Hours
The Book of Genesis	3	The Book of John	2
The Book of Acts	2	The Book of Exodus	3
English I	3	Business Ethics	2
Christian Ethics	2	English II	3
World History I	3	World History II	3
Typing IA	1	Typing IB	1
Physical Education	1	Physical Education	1
Fundamental Math	2	Personal Evangelism	2
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	17

Second Year

1^st Semester	Hours	2^nd Semester	Hours
Joshua/Judges	3	I & II Corinthians	3
Speech Communication I	2	Hermeneutics II	2
Hermeneutics I	2	Speech Communication II	2
Church History I	3	Leadership Training	2
Scripture Memory	2	African Church History	3
Physical Education	1	Physical Education	1
Typing IIA	2	Typing IIB	2
Elective	2	Elective	2
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	17

Third Year

1^st Semester	Hours	2^nd Semester	Hours
Romans	3	Social Science	2
Systematic Theology I	2	Systematic Theology II	3
Educational Psychology I	2	Educational Psychology	3
Literature	3	Creative Writing	3
Physical Education	1	Physical Education	1
Sermon Preparation	2	Sermon Preparation	2
Elective	2	Elective	2
Elective	2	Elective	2
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	17

Fourth Year

1^st Semester	Hours	2^nd Semester	Hours
Hist./Phil Chr. Ed	2	Revelation and Daniel	3
Homiletics I	3	Homiletics	3
Missions	3	African Cult. Anthro	3
Counseling	2	Open Air Evangelism	2
Elective	2	Elective	2
Elective	3	Elective	2
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	15

Grading System

Although grades are not regarded as an end in themselves, they usually reflect not only a student's knowledge of a subject, but also his diligence in study. African Bible College uses the 4.0 grade system based on the following percentages.

GRADE	RANGE	GRADE POINTS*
A	96 - 100	4.0
A-	93 - 95	3.7
B+	90 - 92	3.3
B	87 - 89	3.0
B-	84 - 86	2.7
C+	81 - 83	2.3
C	78 - 80	2.0
C-	75 - 77	1.7
D+	73 - 74	1.3
D	71 - 72	1.0
D-	66 - 70	0.7
F	< 66	0.0
*per semester hour