ACTIVITIES
The official kickoff to the school year is our Welcome Weekend. Welcome Weekend activities begin on Friday night and end on Sunday morning after the church service. Parent/Student Orientation is held on the Saturday prior to the first day of school to help students and parents get acquainted with faculty, school procedures, student life, and other activities.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students are required to attend chapel, classes, regular church services, and home groups which provide a rich atmosphere in which to grow spiritually. Students are expected to demonstrate accountability and responsibility for being punctual and for participating in all school and church activities.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Upon completion of two years of regular class attendance resulting in at least a C average, students will receive a Certificate of Completion. A third year is optional and must be applied for.
WITHDRAWAL / SUSPENSION
Students considering withdrawal from the School are encouraged to seek the advice of appropriate staff members, parents, and their home pastors before withdrawing.
Students with poor academic performance will be counseled and the best course of action to take will be considered. A student will be placed on academic probation if he or she fails to maintain a minimum C average. If a student's average stays below a C for two consecutive semesters, the student will be suspended for a minimum of one semester. The student may reapply after one semester.
Students who are unwilling to abide by the rules and policies of the School will be disciplined and placed on probation. If the student does not show sufficient improvement, he or she will be suspended.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICY
Any request for a leave of absence, both short and long term, needs to receive prior approval by appropriate staff members.
Grading System
Blue Ridge Bible College utilizes the following grading system:
A = 90 - 100 ( 4.0 GPA) Excellent
B = 80 - 89 ( 3.0 GPA) Good
C = 70 - 79 ( 2.0 GPA) Average
D = 60 - 69 ( 1.0 GPA) Poor
F = 0 - 59 ( 0 GPA) Failure
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Blue Ridge Bible College endeavors to maintain a high level of academic integrity in all program areas. This is a foundational element of both the personal and academic responsibilities of each student.
Students enrolled in academic programs at BRBC are responsible for complying with the following standards. Participation in any prohibited conduct shall be considered a violation of Academic Integrity.
Exams
- Unauthorized giving or receiving of course material during an exam in considered cheating.
- Reproducing and sharing information from an exam that helps another student is considered cheating.
- Discussing an exam or its contents with a student who has not taken the exam.
- Sitting in close proximity to another student while taking a test for the purpose of viewing another student’s answers or for providing answers to another student.
Plagiarism
- Presenting ideas or words of another person without attributing credit to the original author.
- Copying work from another student and submitting as original work.
- Submitting written assignments with copied or paraphrased material without including reference to the original author.
- Creating a written work for another student with the intention of the other student submitting the work as their own.
- Assisting another student in any prohibited conduct.
