ACADEMIC POLICIES Degree & Academic Policies Academic Year and Credit: The academic year at Maranatha consists of two semesters of 15 weeks or more each. A semester hour of credit represents 50 minutes weekly of classroom or direct faculty instruction for one semester and for an equivalent amount of time for other delivery formats. For example, a student who earns a satisfactory grade in a course that meets 50 minutes a day, three times each week, will receive three semester hours of credit. Students are expected to invest a minimum of two hours of work outside of class per class period. Degree Requirements: Students pursuing a four-year baccalaureate degree must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 128 hours (or 256 quality points), including the Biblical Studies core and the Liberal Arts core (pg. 21). Students pursuing a two-year associate degree must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 64 hours, including the Biblical Studies core and the Liberal Arts core. • Students pursuing the Bible Certificate must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 24 hours. • Students pursuing a four-year degree must complete a minimum
of 30 of the last 60 credits at Maranatha. Students pursuing two-year degrees must complete a minimum of 15 of the last 30 credits at Maranatha. • Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 to graduate with a bachelor’s or associate’s degree. Some programs require more hours and a higher GPA. • Students must earn a minimum GPA of 1.7 to graduate with a Bible Certificate. • A grade of C- or above is required in all courses applied toward any major, minor (18 to 28 semester hours), concentration (12 to 18 semester hours), program proficiencies, the Basic Skills Proficiency, and English Composition 1 and 2. Other requirements for particular academic programs are stated in the department sections of this catalog and in department handbooks. • At least one-half of the credit hours in the major field must be completed in residence at Maranatha. • To earn a bachelor’s degree, 24 of the last 30 semester hours must be completed at Maranatha. To earn an associate’s degree, 6 of the last 12 semester hours must be completed at Maranatha. 205
