Registration

To receive course credit, a student must meet all prerequisites and be registered for the course in the Records Office.

Registration dates are listed on the Calendar of Events.

Students registering late must pay a $40 Late Fee.

Plan for Learning

Pensacola Christian College offers a yearly program of instruction in which two semesters are divided by a five-week Interterm beginning this year December 18 and ending January 22. Interterm may be used by students to simply enjoy as a vacation, seek employment, travel with a college ensemble or sports team, or to earn credits on or away from campus. Students may attend Interterm classes on campus January 9–21, 2011, and earn two or three credits. Two Post-term sessions are held, May 12–25, 2011, and May 26–June 8, 2011. Two or three credits may be earned during each session.

A student may take a maximum of 12 credits of video courses including Interterm and Post-term. Up to 9 of those 12 credits may be taken by correspondence from another institution or by video from PCC Distance Learning.

Additions

During the drop/add period each semester, a student may, upon obtaining approval from the Registrar, add a course to his schedule and register the change with the Records Office. A change of course fee will be charged.

Drops

To drop a course without receiving a failing grade, a student must acquire the approval of the Registrar and register the change with the Records Office by the end of the first four weeks of the semester. Courses dropped after this time will show a grade of “WF.” A drop fee will be charged.

Withdrawals

Anyone whose circumstances force him to withdraw from the College must have a withdrawal form properly executed by the Student Life Office.

If the withdrawal is deemed honorable and if all financial obligations have been met, the student’s permanent record will show an honorable withdrawal and grades of “W.” Unregistered withdrawals and other dishonorable withdrawals will show a dishonorable withdrawal and grades of “W.”

Irregular Scheduling

Pensacola Christian College cannot schedule courses for the convenience of individual students who cannot or who do not take courses in their regular sequence.

Course Cancellation

Any course with insufficient enrollment may be canceled.

Regular Student

Students who satisfy entrance requirements and are informed of regular standing by the Director of Admissions are considered regular students. Students may be enrolled part-time or full-time but must work toward a degree.

Conditional Students

Students who do not completely satisfy entrance or continuance requirements and are informed by the College Administration may be classified as conditional.

The Administration will inform the students in writing of the cause of their conditional standing. Students placed on conditional standing for disciplinary reasons may not hold any elective office and his participation in extracurricular activities is restricted.

Postgraduate Special and Nondegree Students

Students who already have a baccalaureate degree and desire additional undergraduate work may be classified as postgraduate special students.

Undergraduate students not working toward a degree will be classified according to number of credits and may enroll as nondegree students. Students classified as nondegree pay a $40 Academic Program Fee per semester or $10 per payment. Click here for explanation of fee.

Part-Time Students

Students enrolled for fewer than 12 credit hours per semester are part-time students.

Full-Time Students

Students enrolled for 12 credit hours or more per semester are full-time students. Residence hall students must be classified as full-time students.

Freshman

A freshman has satisfied entrance requirements and has completed fewer than 28 credit hours.

Sophomore

A sophomore has completed at least 28 but fewer than 60 credit hours.

Junior

A junior has completed at least 60 but fewer than 94 credit hours.

Senior

A senior has completed at least 94 credit hours.

All students, regardless of classification, are expected to attend all scheduled classes. Classes missed the day before and/or after holidays are counted as double absences.

Students missing more than a week of scheduled classes automatically lose one full letter grade; students missing more than two weeks receive “F” for the course unless otherwise exempted by the Administration.

Students are expected to take all examinations on their assigned dates. If examinations are missed, as a rule, they may not be taken later. However, if the student gains both the teacher’s and the Registrar’s approval and pays the Late Exam Fee, he may make up an examination.

As a rule, distance-learning credits are not acceptable for a degree. If the course credits come from a recognized school and the Registrar determines that the courses fit the particular academic program at Pensacola Christian College, a maximum of 9 hours of distance-learning credit may be acceptable. Distance-learning courses that are taken at another institution (new applicants) must be completed before beginning the first semester at PCC. Approved distance-learning work not completed before the beginning of a semester is included in the student’s academic load for that semester. Credits earned by distance-learning reduces the number of credits a student may earn by video courses.

Students may take courses for transfer from other colleges only with advance approval from the Registrar. These courses when taken to meet graduation requirements must be equivalent to PCC course requirements. Submission of course descriptions from the College may be helpful in determining this.

Students who fail to follow PCC procedures for work completed elsewhere may forfeit credit for this work. Only grades of “A,” “B,” or “C” are accepted in transfer credit. Students may take a maximum of 12 credits each summer, including correspondence work.

Grades are issued at midterm and after final examinations. Midterm grades are not entered on the student’s permanent record.

The following 4.00 grading system is for all students:

Students may determine their grade point average by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credit hours attempted. (Students who have taken a course more than once should see Repeating a Course below.) A student must achieve a final grade point average of 2.00 (at least twice as many grade points as credit hours attempted) or higher for all courses that he attempts at PCC to satisfy the grade point requirement for graduation.

Other grade report and/or transcript codes are:

All “Incompletes” must be made up before midterm of the following semester. Students have 60 days after the end of the semester to report grade discrepancies to the Registrar.

Repeating a Course

A student may repeat courses he previously failed or courses in which he did not earn the minimum grade required for graduation or his major. All grades earned by a student become a part of his permanent record and will show on any transcript issued by the College; however, the highest earned grade of repeated courses is used in computing the grade point average, and the credit hours are counted only once. A student’s grade point average will improve providing the repeated grade is higher than the previous grade. If a student repeats a course at another college, the credits and grades earned on another campus will not be used in improving the student’s academic record at PCC.

No student may repeat a course more than twice. A student must secure the permission of the Registrar any time he repeats a course more than one time.

A normal full-time undergraduate academic course load is 15–17 credit hours; a maximum load is 20 credit hours that includes any distance-learning work in which the student is currently enrolled.

Student academic load limits are determined on the following basis: Students whose grade point average drops below 2.00 are restricted to 14 credit hours unless they are on academic probation. New freshmen and students with a grade point average of 2.00 or above may register for 17 credit hours; students with a grade point average of 3.00 or above may register for 18 credit hours; those students with a grade point average of 4.00 may register for 20 credit hours. No student is allowed to exceed his academic load limit without the Registrar’s approval.

Students register for courses each semester according to the required course sequence for their chosen program of study. They should also consider their own ability to maintain a 2.00 grade point average while completing their program.

No student will be placed on academic probation until he has completed 3 semesters at PCC. A student is placed on academic probation when he falls a certain number of grade points below the 2.00 grade point average depending on the number of semesters attended.

A student on academic probation may take a maximum load of 12 credit hours. He will remain on academic probation until he raises his grade point total above the standard listed above.

If a student reaches the point where he has a deficiency of 22 or more grade points for the credits he has earned on this campus and he has completed three semesters here, he is not permitted to continue in his baccalaureate degree program. At that point, he is required to transfer into a Bible Studies program. Students in a Bible Studies program who reduce their grade point deficiency to less than 22 may request permission to resume their baccalaureate degree program.

Registrar’s Office will publish the President’s List students achieving a grade point average of 3.90 or higher for the semester, and will publish a Dean’s List of those achieving a grade point average of 3.00 or higher for the semester. To qualify, students must be carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours and must not have any “Incompletes,” “Ds,” “Fs,” or “WFs” for that semester.

To qualify for academic honors a student must have earned at least a 3.50 grade point average for his entire academic record, have completed at least 60 hours at Pensacola Christian College, and have completed all graduation requirements for a four-year degree. The scholastic honors are as follows:

Each student submitting a signed request will receive a copy of his permanent record at no charge. Additional copies sent to someone other than the student are also free of charge. Records Office will not issue any transcripts of a student’s record for any student whose account is not paid in full.

Baccalaureate Degree

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree are offered to students who satisfactorily complete a four-year course of study outlined under their major field of concentration. In addition, a student must:

1. complete at least 128 credit hours, including the courses required for his degree and the prescribed minor courses and general requirements.
2. earn at least a 2.00 grade point average at Pensacola Christian College.
3. receive at least a “C” in all courses required in his major field, EN 101, EN 102, MA 111 (or higher MA course); and in addition a minimum grade of “B” may be required in specified courses.
4. complete at least two semesters in residence at Pensacola Christian College including the last semester of the senior year. (A student’s final course must be taken on campus at PCC during a regular fall or spring semester or standard Interterm or Post-term session.)
5. complete at least 8 credit hours of Bible courses in residence at Pensacola Christian College. (All students must take a Bible course each semester unless a waiver is given.)
6. successfully pass the Sophomore English Exam taken the spring semester of the sophomore year. (If the test is not completed successfully, a remedial English course must be taken the following year.)
7. take one of the following exams; no student will be recommended for advanced work unless he presents satisfactory scores on one of these tests:
   • Dental Admission Test (DAT)
   • Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
   • Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
   • Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
   • Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
   • National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX)
8. complete a Petition for Graduation in the Records Office at least by the end of the drop/add period of the semester of anticipated graduation.
9. settle all financial obligations to the College.
10. attend commencement activities if enrolled the spring semester.

General Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree

Additional B.A. Requirements

BL Biblical Languages Elective(s) or
ML/LA Modern/Classical Language Elective(s)* 6–12 Credits

* Students whose majors require them to take 12 credits of a foreign language may satisfy that requirement by taking 3 or 6 credits of Elementary Latin and all the remaining credits in one modern language. Music ministries concentrations, church music proficiencies, and prelaw majors must take all 6 credits in the same language. Missions and music majors may not take Latin to satisfy any of their language requirement.

Candidates for baccalaureate degrees must also select a certain number of elective courses other than those in their major or minor fields to complete their degree program. The number of electives allowed for a particular program will vary. Students should consult their faculty advisors and see the schedule of courses in this catalog for their fields of study.

Part-time and special students are not required to take physical education activity classes, unless they continue toward a degree. The following students are also exempt from physical education: (1) married students, (2) anyone excused by a physician, (3) anyone more than 25 years of age when first enrolling at Pensacola Christian College. These exemptions do not apply to physical education majors, minors, or second teaching fields. Students who first enroll prior to age 25 must take one physical education activity course for each semester of full-time enrollment prior to reaching age 25, or until all physical education graduation requirements are met. Students enrolled part-time prior to age 25 must take one physical education activity course for each 12 hours of part-time academic work prior to reaching age 25, or until all physical education graduation requirements are met.

All degree requirements are listed in the catalog. An advisor is assigned to assist the student in following the course of study for the student’s degree requirements. However, the student bears the final responsibility in scheduling completion of the degree requirements for his chosen program of studies. PCC cannot schedule courses for the convenience of individual students who cannot or who do not take courses in their regular sequence.

Second-semester sophomores should apply at the Records Office for a checksheet. The checksheet lists both completed courses and courses to be completed for the specific major and minor.

Associate of Science Degree

The Associate of Science degree is offered to students who satisfactorily complete one of the two-year courses of study. In addition, a student must

1. complete at least 64 credit hours, including the courses required for his degree.
   
2. receive at least a “C” in all courses required in his major field, EN 101, EN 102, MA 111 (or higher MA course).
   
3. complete at least two semesters in residence at Pensacola Christian College including the last semester.
   
4. complete requirements 2, 5, 8, 9, and 10 under Baccalaureate Degree.

A student may graduate with a double major provided that both majors are on the same level (for example, both Bachelor’s degrees). The second major is completed in lieu of a minor. The double major is subject to the following conditions:

1. All catalog requirements listed for both majors must be satisfied.
2. The Petition for Graduation must show the name of both majors.

A student who has previously been granted a college-level degree may seek to earn a second degree in another major at Pensacola Christian College. The second degree may be earned in the same division as the original degree, or it may be earned in a different division. All catalog requirements for the second degree must be satisfied.

Credits from the original degree will be transferred according to the policies stated under Transfer of Credit. A Petition for Graduation must be submitted and a graduation fee must be paid for the second degree to be granted. Ordinarily, earning a second degree requires more than one year of course work. For further information, contact the Registrar.

The Bible Studies program is designed specifically for students who wish to receive further training in both pure and applied Bible courses after having completed a baccalaureate degree in another area. Students whose prior academic preparation has been insufficient for successful completion of a regular college-level course of study or older students who later in life have surrendered themselves for the Lord’s work may wish to pursue a pure and applied Bible curriculum rather than a liberal arts course of study.

Course Numbering System

In general, 100-level courses should be taken in the student’s first year, 200-level the second year, 300-level the third year, and 400-level the fourth year. A two-letter prefix indicates academic department. Exceptions to this pattern must be authorized by the Registrar.