Chapter 2

Johnson Bible College seeks to enroll students who are committed to specialized Christian service or who have a serious purpose to profit from a Bible College education. Admission to the College is based on evidence that an applicant has Christian character and motivation, maturity, breadth of interests, seriousness of purpose and intellectual capacity to participate successfully in the program of the College.

While Johnson remains firmly committed to its historic purpose of educating students for Christian ministry, the College recognizes that some people who desire the benefits of a Bible college education for personal enrichment and Christian leadership training may have other career goals in mind

Prospective students desiring to enroll or seeking further information about College programs may communicate with the Graduate Teacher Education Office as follows:

· Mail: Graduate Teacher Education Office, Johnson Bible College, 7900 Johnson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37998

· Telephone: 1-865-251-2348

· Email: khunt@jbc.edu

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Students who desire to apply to this program must meet the following requirements

v A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the last two years of full-time work.

v A current State or Christian school teaching license or employed as a teacher in a school.

v Access to a multimedia computer with high-speed modem or broadband access and an account with a full Internet access provider (AOL is not adequate).

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Top

Admissions Documents

The following admissions documents constitute the admissions file. Candidates must submit all documents before their applications will be considered

v Acceptable application form with fee

v Official College transcripts from all colleges attended

v Letters of reference

Ø From the applicant's minister

Ø From the applicant's principal or supervisor

Ø From the applicant's colleague or other selected individual

v Lifestyle statement

v A written statement describing why the applicant wants to enter this program and how he/she hopes to use this training upon graduation

v A phone or on-campus interview with the Graduate Program Coordinator. Top

Applicants may expect a response from the graduate teacher education committee to be mailed within two weeks after their application file is completed. The decision of the committee may be to admit, to admit conditionally, or to deny admission.

Deadlines. Application files must be complete by May 1 to begin in the summer, by July 1 for fall entry and November 1 for spring semester.

Special admission category. Applicants who graduated more then ten years ago and who did not have a 3.0 CGPA in the last two years of their undergraduate degree may petition the graduate committee for admission on probation. Applicants so admitted must have at least a 3.0 CGPA at the end of nine credit hours to continue on the program.

Transfer Credit. Relevant credit earned at an institution recognized by an approved accrediting agency may be applied toward the requirements of a degree program at Johnson Bible College providing the grade earned is "C'' or better and the course is applicable to the JBC degree. No student may transfer in more than nine hours of relevant credits.

Applying for Financial Aid. Because the paperwork for Federal Financial Aid requires adequate lead-time, students may apply for Financial Aid concurrent with their application for admission to the College. See pages 19 for more details.

Applying for Housing. Campus housing is assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students who have housing preferences should get their housing applications in as early as possible. Applications for campus housing may be made concurrent with application for admission to the College. See campus housing section for more information, page 17.

Veterans and War Orphans. Johnson Bible College courses are approved for veterans' training. Credit will be given for previous college work and for schooling completed in the service through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) sponsored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). If veterans fail to complete the course, the amount charged for a portion of the course will not exceed the approximate pro rata portion of the total charges for tuition, fees, etc. Veteran students do not have a leave policy while enrolled for classes. The Registrar is the Coordinator with the Department of Veterans Affairs at Johnson Bible College.

Eligible VA students must have completed formal College admission requirements and must be fully admitted into a degree program before they request certification for VA payment. Students should contact the Office of the Registrar for specific information about requesting VA payments for their course enrollment. The Department of Veterans Affairs will make the final decision regarding approval of payments for students in special admissions categories. Students are required to inform the Financial Aid Office of the type and amount of any VA benefits.

To ensure receipt of benefits, eligible VA students must inform the Veterans Affairs Coordinator of their intention to register for classes and supply the number of credit hours for which they will enroll each semester. After the appropriate paperwork has been submitted to the Veterans Affairs Coordinator, it is then submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for processing and, generally, payment.

Specific procedures and forms for application and enrollment certification may be obtained from the Registrar. Each student's request will be handled individually according to the type of VA Education Assistance Program for which the student is eligible and the student's enrollment status at the College.

All students receiving VA Educational Assistance payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs are responsible for immediately notifying the Registrar of any changes in their degree program and/or their credit hour load during a semester, to include changing degree program or major, dropping or adding a course, withdrawing from school, or auditing a course. Generally, the VA will not allow payment for courses not computed in a student's GPA or not counted toward graduation requirements for a student's degree program.