Russell Haffner
We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from students who are excited about the recent changes to the school! Beginning in the new year, we introduced several new improvements designed to better support student needs and enhance the overall learning experience.
Informal students are no longer required to submit term paper assignments.Formal and Informal students are still issued a certificate of completion for each course they finish and after completing all required courses, Informal students earn an Associate Diploma, and Formal students earn an Advanced Studies Diploma. These changes are designed to benefit the students and improve the school.
There are three levels of enrollment in the school.
- Auditing Level: FREE
- Informal Level: FREE
- Formal Level: FREE
Auditing Students have complete online access to all course video lessons and course notes. They are allowed to take the courses in any order they desire. They are not required to follow the designated course schedule. They do not take exams or submit course assignments. Auditing Students do not receive certificates or a diploma.
Informal Students have complete online access to all course video lessons and they have free online viewing access to all course notes and exams. Their assignments include viewing all video lessons and taking course exams. They are not required to submit term papers. They are allowed to take the courses in any order they desire. Informal Students receive a certificate of completion for each finished course and an Associate Diploma when they successfully complete all required courses.
Formal Students have the same requirements for each course as the Informal Students, but they are also required to submit term papers for each course and they must follow the designated course schedule. The course schedule is designed to make their progression through the Bible easier. Formal Students are issued a certificate of completion when they finish all course requirements and they receive an Advanced Studies Diploma when they have successfully completed all required courses.
Current student enrollment status can easily be changed to the level of study you desire. If you are currently a Formal Student and no longer want to do term paper assignments you can simply send us an email using the Contact Us option and we will make the change to your account.
These improvements to the enrollment classifications will be of great benefit to the students. You can now more easily customize your learning experience. Our goal is to always improve the school for your benefit.
If you have already registered for a course you may have noticed the tab which is labeled "Instructions." This is where you will find the course syllabus that has information about the course and the requirements needed to earn a certificate for the course. This is a very helpful reference for the Formal and Informal Students who are taking the courses for credit. However, Auditing Students will also find the Syllabus to be an excellent starting point to understand the purpose of the course and the structure of the lessons. All students should begin each course by reading the Course Instructions.