Policies

Credit for relevant courses will be awarded for scores of 5, 6, or 7 on the IB 7–point scale.

For students with an IB diploma, a score of 4 will be accepted for credit.

Credit will be awarded for college–level courses completed in high school under the Advanced Placement (AP) program of the College Entrance Examination Board, provided a score of 3, 4, or 5 is earned on the official AP examination administered in high school at the end of the course.

Score at least 55 or higher on the CLEP Exam.

Score at least 65 or higher on the CLEP Exam.

Transfer courses with grades of A, B, C, Satisfactory, Pass, or Mastery will be evaluated by the registrar and program coordinators. For students with fewer than twenty-five (25) hours of transfer credit, a high school transcript is required for admittance and financial aid purposes.

Students who have been granted advanced standing must apply for admission to candidacy upon completion of eighteen (18) hours and may not take more than twenty- four (24) hours without candidacy status.

Transfer Credits A student generally may transfer a maximum of six (6) semester hours into an approved degree program or three (3) hours for the certificate program. The University is not obligated to accept any courses for transfer of credit. The Master of Business Administration student may transfer in a maximum of twelve (12) hours to count toward degree requirements as long as, in the director’s judgment, those courses are reasonable substitutes. in Instructional Leadership student may transfer a maximum of 50 percent of the hours required for the degree to count toward degree requirements as long as, in the director’s judgement, those courses are reasonable substitutes. Students in the Education Specialist program may transfer a maximum of 50 percent of prior coursework from a regionally accredited institution into the Ed.D. No more than nine hours of licensure coursework may be transferred from another institution.

Transfer credits accepted by FHU count as both hours attempted and hours completed. Hours accepted for transfer credit will reduce this time frame.

Transfer Students Transfer hours accepted by FHU are counted as hours attempted and hours completed for calculating pace of completion. New transfer students will be eligible for federal aid their first semester at FHU unless they have already exceeded their maximum eligibility period. Transfer students who previously were enrolled at FHU will have their eligibility determined by evaluating past credits/grades earned at FHU combined with transfer credits accepted.

(See the Academic Credit by Examination and Special Studies sections.)  Complete an approved program of study in a major.  Submit all transfer credit to the registrar’s office by mid-term of the semester of graduation.

(See the Academic Credit by Examination and Special Studies sections.)  Complete an approved program of study in a major, including licensure requirement, where applicable.  Submit all transfer credit to the registrar’s office by mid-term of the semester of graduation.  Complete all credit by examination and submit that credit to the registrar’s office by mid- term week of the semester of graduation.  Complete all credit by examination, comprehensive exams, thesis defense, and dissertation defense by mid-term of the semester of graduation.

A student so admitted may receive up to sixty (60) hours of transfer credit after evaluation of an official transcript. Each transfer student will be considered individually within the guidelines of this policy. Students are therefore encouraged to make the request for transfer credit early in their first semester of enrollment at FHU or during the admissions process. Credit for Bible languages will not be accepted for transfer.

Advanced Standing Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies may request advanced standing up to twelve (12) hours. Some consideration for advanced standing will be given to any student who has completed previous coursework in Ministry and Theology with a grade of “B” or higher. in Old Testament, and Master of Divinity, advanced standing reduces the text course requirement from three to two courses in either the Old Testament or New Testament category. (Advanced standing is not available in the M.A.

in Ministry 48 HOURS Program Coordinator: Dr. Josh Ketchum I. Required Courses: 30 hours BIB One Old Testament Text course 3 BIB Three New Testament Text courses* 9 BIB 525 Communication in Ministry OR 3 BIB 526 Introduction to Homiletics (3) BIB 535 Family Ministry OR 3 BIB 536 Pastoral Counseling OR (3) BIB 575 Suffering and the Human Condition (3) BIB 545 Spiritual Leadership OR 3 BIB 546 Education Program of the Church (3) BIB 547 Missions and Church Growth OR 3 BIB 555 Contemporary Ethics (3) BIB 565 Internship 6 II. Electives (taken from other BIB courses): 18 hours Areas of Emphases (optional): A. Preaching: 9 hours BIB 526 Introduction to Homiletics 3 BIB 529/435 Expository Preaching 3 BIB 530 Inductive Preaching 3 B. Missions: 9 hours BIB 547 Missions and Church Growth 3 BIB 548 Contextualization 3 BIB 550 Missionary Anthropology 3 C. Leadership: 9 hours BIB 525 Communication in Ministry 3 BIB 545 Spiritual Leadership 3 BIB 535 Family Ministry OR 3 BIB 546 Education Program of the Church OR (3) BIB 555 Contemporary Ethics (3) *If the student is granted 12 hours of advanced standing, due to completion of a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies, this requirement will be reduced to two courses.

in New Testament 48 HOURS Program Coordinator: Dr. Donnie DeBord I. Required Courses: 33 hours BIB Three New Testament Text courses* 9 BIB 527 New Testament Theology 3 BIB 528 New Testament World 3 BIB 531** Elementary Greek I 3 BIB 532** Elementary Greek II 3 BIB 533A,B Greek Readings 3 BIB 534 Greek Exegesis 3 BIB 585 Thesis 6 II. Electives (taken from other BIB courses): 15 hours *If the student is granted 12 hours of advanced standing, due to completion of a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies, this requirement will be reduced to two courses.

in Old Testament 48 HOURS Program Coordinator: Dr. Justin Rogers I. Required Courses: 33 hours BIB Three (3) Old Testament Text courses* 9 BIB 537 Old Testament Theology 3 BIB 541** Elementary Hebrew I 3 BIB 542** Elementary Hebrew II 3 BIB 543 Hebrew Readings 3 BIB 544 Hebrew Exegesis 3 BIB 577 Biblical Text, Canon, and Inspiration 3 BIB 585 Thesis 6 II. Electives (taken from other BIB courses): 15 hours *If the student is granted 12 hours of advanced standing, due to completion of a bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies, this requirement will be reduced to two (2) courses.