David W. Cook
President, IBC |
Online Welcome International Bible Center School of Ministry is happy to announce another venue for students to better equip themselves in Bible knowledge and skills for ministry. IBC is now offering online courses. Please take a moment to look at the offerings. I am confident that IBC has a course just for you.
- President David Cook
Glossary of Terms
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Directed Study occurs when a student receives a privately tutored course directly from an appropriate representative of the IBC academic community outside of regularly scheduled class meetings.
- Dual Enrollment occurs when a residential student enrolls in either an IBC online course or a course of any discipline in an institution other than IBC and does so at the same time.
- IBC Online Course is a course offered via the internet under the authority of IBC.
- IBC Online Program is a curriculum offered via the internet under the authority of IBC.
- Institutional Course is a course offered by any institution other than IBC. Normally, this would involve a course a student has been authorized to take to fill a deficiency in his/her residential program. This would typically occur when a course is not being offered by IBC in a time slot available to the student. Authorization for Directed Studies and Institutional Courses is the sole prerogative of the Chief Academic Officer of IBC.
- Residential Student is one who is enrolled in the morning weekly curriculum at the IBC campus at 2369 Benrus in San Antonio, Texas.
Policies Concerning Dual Enrollment
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Residential students may not substitute an IBC Online Course for a residential course without a written consent waiver signed by the VP of Academic Affairs. Residential Students may not be enrolled in Institutional Courses at the same time they are enrolled in courses at IBC without a written consent waiver signed by the VP of Academic Affairs. Residential students may be authorized in unique circumstances to take one of the Online Courses instead of receiving a directed study.
- When a student starts studies as an online student and then desires to transfer into the residential program, the courses completed online with grades of a “C” (2.0) or better will be received one-for-one into the residential program. A student thus transferring must complete at least his/her last semester in residence at IBC.
- Students wishing to transfer from IBC residential programs to IBC online programs and/or courses will be transferred on a one-for-one basis. The student’s current account balance must be cleared before being approved for the transfer.
Policy for Assurance of Student Identity
All students studying IBC Online Courses must personally accomplish and complete the courses. A student will not be permitted to continue studies if it is discovered that someone other than the student is doing the work the course requires. One method IBC will use to assure student identity is to require the student who is finishing a program to attend the Yearend Convention and Graduation. That student must attend the year he/she successfully completes all program requirements. Exceptions to this rule must have written approval from the IBC VP of Academic Affairs. During the convention the student will be expected to sit for an exit interview with a faculty panel who will examine the student about course work and content material.
Policy Regarding Online Programs
Since IBC is building its Online Courses on the foundation of the work done by Vision International Educational Network and since the courses are not presently synchronized with all of the courses in the residential programs, IBC is offering different online programs than is residential programs. For this reason transferability between residential and online programs occurs on a one-for-one basis.
At a point in the future the present online courses will be replaced with courses more compatible to our residential courses and online and residential courses will become interchangeable.
CERTIFICATE IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
IBC currently offers a one-year Certificate in Christian Ministry. This program consists of eleven courses and requires completing 33 credit hours. Each course earns three credit hours. When the student completes this program he/she will have completed 12 credit hours in Bible/theology studies, 18 credit hours in ministry skills studies, and 3 credit hours in general education studies. The student will be prepared to launch into Christian ministries having received a wholesome foundation for such ventures.
A student may attempt any course without having to commit to complete the program.
Admission and Matriculation
1. Contact us to let us know you are interested and request an admissions packet via U.S. mail.
2. Complete the Admission Application, Pastoral, and Personal Reference letters, Submit all with the non-refundable application fee [$25.00 USD].
3. Request in writing transcripts from former educational institutions to be sent directly to IBC.
4. Admissions will process your application, make a determination regarding your admission, and send you a communication informing you concerning acceptance for enrolling.
5. After receiving notice of acceptance register for the course(s) of your choice and pay the registration fee. The academic department will process the registration and send a tuition contract to you.
6. Sign and return the financial contract and a payment as scheduled. Textbooks purchases are the responsibility and may be acquired by the student from any source chosen by the student.
7. Upon receipt of your contract, tuition and textbook payment, IBC will forward the first course, a course syllabus, research writing guide, and any tests required for the course. You will also be assigned a course mentor who will be your contact person. The mentor will in essence be the teacher for your course.
8. Upon successful completion of your program and when all of your financial obligations are met, your diploma will be granted. You are required to attend our commencement exercise.
Certificate in Christian Ministries:
Registration Fee: $ 25.00*
Tuition (per cr. hr.): $ 140.00
Change of Grade: $ 10.00
Transcript Fee: $ 10.00
Program Graduation Fee : $ 75.00**
* This is an annual fee during duration of enrollment
** This includes full cap and gown participation at one annual graduation exercise at the IBC campus in San Antonio, TX.
Online Course Refund and Cancellation Policy
The student shall have the right to cancel before any materials have been sent to the student.
Online courses paid in full will be refunded the entire amount minus a $ 25.00 USD administration fee. If course materials have been sent to the student there is no refund for the course materials received by the student. Courses that are paid in monthly installments will be cancelled the month that the cancellation request is received with no refund of past payments.
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