Solomon University, SU

ADMISSION INFORMATION

The mission statement of the University clearly declares that the school's purpose is to prepare men and women for Christian service. Prospective students, therefore, should be born-again believers. They should also be evangelical believers since this is the University's position as seen in the doctrinal statement.
However, the school does not discriminate on the basic of race, color, national origin, sex, age of disability in student admission or employment. Harrassment in any of these areas is prohibited.

Prospective studentsshould request application forms from the Registrar's Office.
Application who live within a reasonable distance completion of the application process.

Application for Admission
Now students are accepted at the beginning of each semester. The application must submit the following:

A completed application form;
A non-refundable $50.00 application fee;
An official transcript from high school, college, of seminary previously attended(foreign documents must be accompanied by a notarized English translation);

Once the application file is complete, the student will be notified of the University's decision. All application documents submitted become the property of be University and will not be returned.

International Students
Prospective students who require and I-20 form should contact the Registrar's Office for information in specific admission requirements. Means of financial support, student sponsorship, and previous education must be indicated. Official transcripts are required for issuance of a student visa. There is no additional charge for this service.

Academic Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Arts Programs
An applicant for regular standing must be at least a high school graduate with a scholastic record which indicates the ability to pursue and complete a baccalaureate program.

Master of Arts and Master of Divinity Programs
An applicant for regular standing must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited College.
An applicant for provisional standing must hold a Baccalaureate degree from an approved unaccredited school with a grad point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. After one year of satisfactory work the student will be granted regular standing. Requirement for the the M.G. 15 doctor degree appear on p.3.4.

Master of Theology Program
An applicant for regular standing must hold Master of Divinity degree from an accredited seminary of school of theology with a grade point average of 3.00 of higher. For provisional standing an applicant from an approved unaccredited school must have achieved a 3.00 grade point average in the M. Div. program. After one year of satisfactory work the student will be granted regular standing.

Advanced Standing
Applicants for baccalaureate and masters degrees who desire advanced standing must submit official transcripts from all schools previously attended. Credit may be given for course which are equivalent to those offered by the University. To be accepted, course from accredited schools must carry a grade of C or higher while those from approved unaccredited schools must have a grade of C+ of higher. The last thirty-two units in any program must be taken in Solomon University in order for a student to graduate from this school.
No transfer credit is accepted for those in the doctoral programs. Neither is experience credit granted in any of the graduate programs.
Experience credit may be granted at the baccalaureate level. For information concerning this an applicant should contact the Registrar's Office prior to matriculation.

Instructional Language
Currently, students of the University are Koreans who are fluent in the Korean language.
Therefore, classes are taught in the Korean language or an interpreter is provided for English-speaking instructors.

Registration
Students are to register in person during the scheduled registration period. Registration is Complete when students have completed their class schedules and made satisfactory Financial arrangements. Credit will be granted only for those courses in which students are Officially enrolled through the Registrar's Office.
Late registration is allowed through the fifth day of class and reuires a fee of $10.00

Pre-registration
Since many of the students are part-time and the University seeks to be financially responsible, it is beneficial for planning purposes to have a pre-registration for the fall semester in May and for the spring semester in November. All currently enrolled students are expected to pre-register at these times. Continuing students who do not pre-register during the scheduled time will be assessed a late registration fee of $10.00

Class Changes
Class changes are made by completing an add/drop form in the Registrar's Office. The charge is $5.00 per class for each add or drop. Classes may be dropped during the first two weeks of a semester. Classes may be dropped without penalty until the end of the seventh week of a semester. Classes officially dropped uring this time will not appear on a student's permanent record. International students with an I-20 minimum per semester.
If a student stops attending a class and dose not file a drop form with the Registrar's office, a grade of UW will be given for that class. A UW affects a student's grade point average in the same way as an F. Classes dropped after the end of the seventh week will also receive a UW.

Withdrawal
A student may withdrew officially during the first seven weeks of a semester by completing a departure card in the Registrar's Office. Except for extenuating circumstances which must be approved in advance by the Registrar a student withdrawing after the end of the seventh week will receive an F of UW in all courses for which the student is registered. A student who withdraws unofficially at any time during the semester will receive a UW in all courses in which the student is registered and will not receive a refund.
Students who are out of school for a year or more will be required to meet the requirements of the catalog current at the time of their readmission.

Attendance
Students are expected to attend all sessions of the classes in which they are enrolled.
Attendance is recorded beginning with the first period of each class. Only two absences are allowed in a semester except for extenuating circumstances which must be approved by the registrar. Three tardies equal one absence. The final grade may be affected by additional absences.

Grading Scale
The quality of a student's work will be reflected by the following scale with letter grades being assigned grade points, which are used to determine a student's over-all academic standing.
The following letter grades may also be given:

Grade Quality Grade Points

A Excellent 4.00

A- 3.67

B+ 3.33

B- Good 3.00

C+ 2.67

C Satisfactory 2.00

C- 1.67

D+ 1.33

D Unsatisfactory 1.00

D- 0.67

F Failure 0.00

AW Unofficial Withdrawal 0.00

Windicates an official withdrawal from class and does not affect the grade point average; INC indicates a course in which the work has not been completed prior to the conclusion of The semester. An INC and only be given when the student has obtained permission in advance from the Registrar to be late due to serious illness of other extenuating circumstances. Incomplete work which is not completed within three weeks after the close of a semester will be given a grade of F.

Repeating a Course
Students may repeat courses for which grade of D, F, of UW were given in Solomon University. However, the student must notify the Registrar's Office the semester a course is repeated. Both the first and the later grade will appear on the permanent record, but only the better of the two grades will be used in computing the grade point average.

Reporting of Grades
Grade reports will be given to students by the Registrar's Office as soon as possible after the close of a semester. If a student believes that a grade has been given in error, it is the student's right to talk to the instructor. The request for reconsideration must be made to the instructor and the Registrar no later than the last day of the next semester.

Auditors
A student who wishes to audit a course must obtain permission from the Registrar and the professor of the class and pay the auditor's fee. A course that has been audited connot be taken for credit at a later time. A student who is enrolled for credit may not change to audit after the second week of the semester. Auditors do not participate in class discussions, homework nor examination. Audited courses appear on a student's permanent record but have no effect upon the grade point average.

ACADEMIC LOAD

Generally a unit of credit consists of one class hour(fifty minutes) a week for a semester. The minimum load for full-time students in the master's programs is international students with an I-20 is twelve units per semester. The normal load is fifteen units per semester with an occasional eighteen units required (see program requirements). Except for those semesters where eighteen units are required, students wishing to take more than fifteen units must have a grade point average of 3.00 and file a petition to do so with the registrar. Under no circumstances may a student take more than twenty units in a semester.
In the doctoral programs the maximum number of units allowed in a semester is nine. International students with an I-20 must take nine.

MAJOR OR DEGREE CHANGES

Students wishing to change their major of degree program must file a petition in the Registrar's Office. Students must meet the requirements for that major of degree which appear in the catalog for the year in which the change is made.

DOUBLE OR DEGREE CHANGES

DOUBLE MAJOR AND SECOND DEGREE

Students wishing to graduate with a double major must meet all the requirements of each major. Students wishing to graduate with two degrees at the same commencement must take at Least thirty-two additional units and meet all requirements necessary for each degree.

ACADEMIC PROBATION

A baccalaureate student who fails to meet the minimum grade point average(2.00) in any semester will be placed on academic probation and restricted to a maximum of twelve unites in the following semester. The student who fails to meet the minimum average for two consecutive semesters may be dismissed from the University. Appeals for reconsideration may be filled with the Registrar's Office and reasons given why reinstatement should be considered.
A student in a master's program who fails to meet the minimum grade point average of 2.5 in any semester will be placed on academic probation and restricted to a maximum of twelve units in the following semester. A student who fails to meet the minimum average for two consecutive semesters my be dismissed from the University. Appeals for reconsideration may be filed with the Registrar's Office and reasons given why reinstatement should be considered.
A student in a master's program fails to meet the minimum grade point average of 2.5 in an semester will be an academic probation and restricted to a maximum of twelve units in the following semester. A student who fails to meet the minimum average for two consecutive semesters may be dismissed from the University. Appeals for reconsiderstion may be filed with the Registrar's Office and reason given why reinstatement should be considered.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Baccalaureate students must complete 126 units with an over-all grade point average of 2.00 of higher on a 4.00 scale. Included in the total number of units there must be a major of at least 30 units with no course grade lower than a C.
Master of Arts students must complete 66 units with an over-all grade point Average of 2.25 of higher in a 4.00 scale. Those who do not wish to write a thesis must Complete 68 units of work. All courses in the major emphasis must have a grade of a least 2.25.
Master of Divinity students must complete 96 units with an over-all grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Students not writing a thesis must complete 98 units.
Doctoral students must complete 35 units with an over-all grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Credit will not be given for any course receiving a grade of less than a B-.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

In keeping with the University's mission statement and objectives, it is the desire of the board, administration, and faculty that the following standards of conduct will be observed by students while in school and will continue to govern their conduct after graducation.
It is the responsibility of students to maintain academic honesty and integrity. following procedures consistent with due process, a student may be placed on probation, suspended, dismissed, or given a lesser sanction for such things as the following: cheating, such as copying another student's paper of examination, of altering grade records; and plagerism, this is the verbatim use or paraphrasing of another person's work without giving the appropriate reference, or making use of commercially prepared papers of examinations normally used by a professor.

STUDENT SERVICES

Office of Student Services
The Office of Student Services is responsible for special services and programs designed to complement the formal education environment for students. The Office is open to individuals for expression of their needs and concerns. Services provided by this office include new student orientation and assistance with grievance involving students. The office also provides students with information regarding housing, transportation, and reference materials. International Student Services and Placement Services are part of the office of Student Services.

International Student Services
International Student Services, a branch of the Office of Student Services, provides a wide range of assistance to international students who come to Solomon on visas, as well as to resident I-aliens studying at the University. Services include immigration assistance(visa papers and related processes), orientation to American culture, guidance for personal and financial issues that arise when studying in the United States, help with furnishings, utensils, and other needed household items (for students from overseas), and social activities for international students and families.

POLICY ON STUENTS WITH DISABILITIES

It is the policy of Solomon University to provide reasonable help for students with disabilities. Students whose disabilities may require modification of testing or examination procedures are encouraged to discuss these with the President as soon as possible. Appropriate modifications will be worked out on a case by case basis. There is no promise Or assurance that the same, of any, modifications will at any tine be made or offered to any other person. The University may require documentation from a professional skilled in the diagnosis of treatment of a student's disability. The professional's statement should describe the disability and the limitations if imposes upon the student.

Academic Advisement and counseling
Students experiencing academic problems are encouraged to speak with their instructors, or, if necessary with the Dean. Administrative officers of faculty members are available for counseling in other areas as well. There is no charge for these services.