Page 44 - THBI Student Handbook - 2020

Degrees are progressive. One level is built on the preceding one, each level representing a higher work
effort, and the equivalent of another season of study. The True Hope Bible Institute offers the three levels
of: Bachelor, Master, and Doctor - -
• BACHELOR – 120 credits minimum; some of our Bachelor Degrees will actually result in more
credits being completed than the minimum. Because this is a correspondence college and not a
campus school; and because we are not a secular liberal arts college but strictly Bible/Ministry
subjects, we do not require four years of full-time study to attain these credits for this degree.
• MASTER – (Bachelor’s Degree plus an additional 60 credits minimum)
This represents the equivalent credits of one year of study beyond the Bachelor (again if you were
to go to a secular campus college), but lower than the Doctorate, indicating that you have “mastered a subject.”
• DOCTOR – (Master’s degree plus an additional 60 credits minimum) this academic title is awarded
for the completion of advanced study and is the highest degree there is. It is the ultimate in the
educational world and has been a title of respect for learned persons since Biblical times, Luke 6:46.

It is important to note that the degrees offered by True Hope Bible Institute are not the same as those
you would earn at a secular, academic or liberal arts school.

➢ True Hope Bible Institute courses are strictly Christian and Bible specific studies that do not include
“academic” curriculum such as “English”, “Science”, and “Mathematics” etc.

It is because of this that our students are able to earn our degrees in a shorter time frame than a typical
secular college.

Therefore, although our degrees may be recognized by Christian Churches - - they may not
necessarily be recognized or accepted in secular professional settings and no church group or
ministry organization is required to recognize your THBI degree for their own needs or purposes.

EXAM SCORE REQUIREMENTS

NOTICE: All THBI Course Exams must be submitted on the forms provided; substitutes will not be
accepted for grading.
NOTICE: A minimum passing grade of 70% must be attained on each course test.
Grades are NOT averaged for the entire Course Units, so to fail one test will require the re-
taking of failed tests in order to earn your degree.

GRADING VALUATION:

Excellent Good Fair Passing Fail
A = 100 – 97 B+ = 92 – 90 C+ = 84 – 82 D+ = 76 – 75 F = 69 – 0
A- = 96 – B = 89 – 88 C = 81 – 80 D = 74 – 72 Note: See “Failed Exam Policy”
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B- = 87 – 85 C- = 79 – 77 D- = 71 – 70 & “Failed Paper Policy”
Incomplete: Recorded for Failed Exam unless/until a “Failed Exam Recovery” opportunity is
successfully completed.

Note: “Incomplete” delays award of degrees until tests are successfully complete.

W - Withdraw:
Refer to the policies on Student Drop-out & Student Withdrawal.
D - Dropout:
Withdrawal (W) or Dropout (D) are record keeping notations to explain the outcome of a student who meets the
policy criteria and do not represent any actual grades. ( See: Student Termination Policies) 44