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SECOND
YEAR CLASSES
If you are taking classes for
credit, please SIGN
IN when you first start the course and then sign in again when you finish the course.
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only monitoring
classes and not taking them for credit, please SIGN
IN when you first start the course but
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After signing in, then click
on a class and that will take you to that class page where you will find
specific instructions on how to take the class. Please read and follow all instructions.
You
must
meet minimum attendance requirements for each course if you are taking the course for credit toward a degree.
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Unless
otherwise indicated, the following attendance guidelines are to be
followed.
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Any classes with less than 7 lessons are still considered to be one-quarter
classes.
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A one-quarter (7-8 weeks) class requires a minimum of 5 weeks attendance.
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A one-semester (14-16 weeks) class requires a minimum of 12 weeks attendance.
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A three quarter (21-24 weeks) class requires a minimum of 17 weeks attendance.
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A one school-year (28-32 weeks) class requires a minimum of 26 weeks
attendance.
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A one year (52 weeks) class requires a minimum of 46 weeks
attendance.
GENERAL
STUDY INSTRUCTIONS
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Each
section requires 1 week (minimum of 5 days) study.
You may NOT take more than one test in any one subject
on one day.
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Look
up every scripture referenced in the textbook/workbook.
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At
the end of each section, stop and take the section test if there is one.
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You
may NOT go on to the next section until you have passed the test
for the current section and found all of the answers in the textbook to
any questions missed on the current test, whether you passed it or not.
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TESTING:
Make sure you read the Testing
Instructions
if you have not already done so.
ATTENTION:
You may NOT take more than one test in any one
subject on one day.
If you fail
a test, you MAY NOT attempt
that test again on the same day. You must restudy the
textbook/workbook and find all of the correct answers to the
questions missed and then retake the test no sooner than the
next day.
CAUTION:
Some times the tests do not open when you first
download them. This is an unavoidable
quirk in the test writing program. If you get a blank page, please
refresh the page and the tests will open.
Either click the refresh icon or press F5 to
refresh the page and open the test.
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Attention:
Some of the courses allow 2 short sections to be
completed in one week. Because of a tendency by new students to rush through
some of the first courses
because they are so basic, the following explanation is given to
clarify study and testing matters.
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you are allowed in a particular course to take 2 short
sections in one week, the tests need to
be taken a minimum of 2-3 days apart. Study the first section for 2-3 days and then
take the first test and then study another section for 2-3 days
and then take the test for that section. Do not complete
more than 2 sections, at the very most, in any one week.
Even
in the courses that do have some short lessons, taking 2
sections in one week should be the exception and not the
rule.
In all
courses you must meet the minimum attendance requirement
before taking your first test.
Example: If the
requirement is that you can not do more than one lesson per
week in a course, then your first test cannot be submitted until at
least the last day of that first week of attendance.
Attendance will be figured from the day that you turned in
your sign in form for that course.
If a
test is not submitted according to the attendance requirement,
then that test will be disallowed and the student will have
to repeat it when the attendance requirement has been met.
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If you
proceed faster than the required pace, then you will not
retain the information in the text.
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Minimum attendance for
each course must be met. Tests must be spaced at least the
minimum required weekly attendance apart.
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If
a course is marked "(This
course is not yet available.)"
then proceed to the next course in the list.
NOTE:
Second Year Classes are being prepared at this time. The classes
with active links are available for study now and the others are in
preparation for activation before the next school year.
Comparative Theology
  
In this course you will study some of the
main-line Religions and Christian cults and work step by step through
some of their basic doctrines and see how they compare with those of God
as He has given them to us in His Bible. (2 credits)
Baptist History
and Distinctives
This course will
give you an understanding of the history of the Baptists. In this
course you will gain an understanding of them as the only group extant
today that never associated with Rome (meaning the Roman Catholic
Church) and, because of their refusal to bow to the Catholic
dictatorship, you will see their story written in fire and blood exactly
as it stained the pages of religious and secular history. (1
credit)
How
to Study the Bible 
(This class is not yet available.)
This class is
currently being prepared for online use.
II Timothy 2:15
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God..."
In
this class you will be instructed in 12 different methods for studying
the Bible.
When you complete this class you should have a good working
knowledge of how to effectively study God's Word in a variety of
different ways. (2 credits)
Pastoral
Theology 
In this course you will study what God says about the
Pastor. Who, why, how, when, his qualifications, his family, etc.,
will be discussed in this class.
This class is based upon the notes from a class taught by
Dr. Loys Vess who is now with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
This study is taken chiefly from that class and has been expanded
somewhat by Dr. T.E. VanBuskirk who is one of Dr. Vess' students.
This is a class from pastors to pastors about pastors as taught by the
Lord, the original New Testament pastor, in His Bible. (2 credits)
The
Church and Missions
In this course you will study the biblical concept of
missions and the Great Commission that was given to the Local Church by
Jesus Christ himself. This course will be a comprehensive study of
the who, what, where, when, how, and why, of the biblical precept of
world-wide missions and how it, and the responsibility for it, applies
to the Local New Testament Church. (2 credits)
HEBREWS
In
this course you will study the book of Hebrews, verse by verse.
After a brief introduction addressing the historical
arguments concerning date, authorship, to whom was it written, and
canonicity, we will go on to examine the book and its teachings and
comparisons concerning the New Covenant under Christ and the Old
Covenant under the Mosaic Law. (2 credits)
Methods of Teaching
I 
In
this course you will use the classic textbook "The Seven Laws of
Teaching" by John M. Gregory. The course is divided into 9 lessons with tests for each lesson.
In this course you will learn practical and scholarly
methods for teaching that have been used for decades.
Section Tests are "open book" but the Final Test
is "closed book." (1.5 credit)
Public
Speaking 
In this course you will learn the basics
of oral communication. You will sharpen your skills by using the
methods learned in this class while speaking before groups as well as
exercising your one on one communication techniques. (1.5 credits)
Publick
Ministry 
In this course you will learn the basics of the original method of
reaching the populace- street preaching. This was the method used
by the Apostles Paul & Peter, Stephen, Barnabas, and most of the
preachers of the Bible- both in the Old and the New Testaments.
(3
credits)
Ecclesiology
This course is not yet
available for study.
This course is an in-depth study of the New Testament
Church. You will learn what the term "Church" means and
what it does not mean. Some common ancient and modern beliefs
about the Church will be challenged and laid to rest by this study into
the truth concerning both the Local Church and the Universal
Church. And the truths presented concerning them will be learned
as they are taught in the final authority and teacher about the Church,
which is, of course, the Word of God. (1.5 credits)
Practical
Christian Ministry 
If you are actively involved in
a ministry in your local church on a regular basis, then you are
eligible for 1 credit per quarter (6 credits per year) for practical
Christian ministry. "Actively involved" is defined as at
least 1 or 2 days per week of some type of church ministry. |
