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Academic Information

Northland Baptist Bible College offers courses leading to the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science.

The credit hour is the unit of instruction at Northland International University. A minimum of one fifty-minute class period per week in lecture classes constitutes one hour of credit. A minimum of two class periods of laboratory work per week also constitutes one credit hour. A semester is fifteen weeks in length including final exams. Northland International University also offers three one-week undergraduate sessions, two in May and one in January, for the equivalent in semester hours.

Academic Advising

Northland International University maintains an academic advising program in which each new student is assigned a faculty member who will act as his advisor. In order to assist new students to adjust more quickly to campus life at Northland, a required orientation program is scheduled for the registration week prior to the start of classes. During this week, each new student meets with his advisor to discuss matters relating to course scheduling. The advisor continues to assist the student in personal and academic matters throughout the student’s college career and monitors the student’s academic record for satisfactory progress each semester.

Academic Appeals

All appeals to decisions regarding academic policy at Northland should be directed to the Academic Committee. Appeals to the Academic Committee should be made in writing and submitted to the recording secretary in the Registrar’s Office. Appeals should be made at least one week in advance of the date a decision is needed by an on-campus student and at least two weeks for a student away from campus.

Academic Honors

To qualify for academic honors, students must maintain 15 undergraduate credit hours and earn no grade lower than a B.

Dean’s List 3.90–4.00
High Honor Roll 3.75–3.89
Honor Roll 3.50–3.74

Academic Load

A minimum of 12 credit hours is required for full-time enrollment. A normal semester load is 17 credit hours. Registration for more than 19 credit hours in a semester constitutes a course overload and will result in further tuition charges. A student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher and obtain permission from the dean of his division to carry a course overload. A course overload exceeding 21 credits will not be granted. Any correspondence course in which a student is currently enrolled will be counted toward his overall course load for that semester. Audited classes will count one-half toward the overall semester load.

Academic Standing

Total Credits Attempted (Including Transfer Credits) Required for Good StandingMinimum Semester GPA
1–291.75
30–61 1.90
62+2.00

Academic Warning

A student is placed on Academic Warning when he is not in good standing according to the criteria above. A student on Academic Warning is required to participate in the Learning Assistance Program, is limited to a maximum of 16 credit hours, and is required to submit biweekly grade reports to his advisor for each class in which he is enrolled. He is also required to meet with the Academic Dean at the beginning of the semester.

Academic Probation
A student who is not in good standing for two consecutive semesters is placed on Academic Probation. A student on Academic Probation must enroll in the Learning Assistance Program, is limited to 14 credit hours, and is required to submit to each guideline for Academic Warning and additional campus restrictions delineated in the Northland International University Student Guide.

Academic Suspension
A student who fails to maintain good standing for three consecutive semesters will be placed on Academic Suspension and will not be allowed to return to the college for one full semester. The student will be placed on Academic Probation during the semester in which he returns. If he fails to return to good standing after having been suspended, he will be subject to academic dismissal by the Academic Committee. Academic work completed at any other institution during the period of Academic Suspension will not be accepted for transfer.

Classification

Students are classified at the beginning of each term on the following basis: 

Freshman0–29 credit hours earned
Sophomore 30–61 credit hours earned
Junior62–95 credit hours earned
Senior 96 and above credit hours earned

Course Numbering

Courses numbered in the 100 and 200 levels are primarily for freshmen and sophomores. Courses in the 300 and 400 levels are primarily for juniors and seniors. Graduate courses are numbered from 500–799. The college reserves the right to add or delete courses from the schedule of classes, to change meeting times and locations, or to change instructors at its discretion.

 

 

Grading System

Grades and Grade Points
Letter grades are used to evaluate academic achievement. Grade points are assigned according to the table below:

ScoreGradeQualityGrade Points
100A+ 4.00
95–99ASuperior4.00
94A- 3.67
92–93B+ 3.33
88–91BGood3.00
86–87B- 2.67
84–85C+ 2.33
79–83CAverage2.00
77–78C- 1.67
75–76D+ 1.33
72–74DPoor1.00
70–71D- 0.67
0–69FFailed0.00
WF Withdrew 
Failing  0.00

Grade Point Average (GPA)
Quality points are calculated by multiplying the grade points earned in a given class by the number of credit hours for that class. The GPA is computed by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of credit hours attempted.

The following grades do not affect GPA:
 

AU Audit
CR Credit
I Incomplete
IP Course in progress
P Passed satisfactorily
R Repeated course
W Withdrawal
WM Medical withdrawal
WP Withdrawal passing

Incomplete
Under extreme circumstances, the Academic Committee will grant an incomplete to a student. Consideration will be limited to a serious illness or a death in the immediate family. An incomplete is changed to a failing grade if the incomplete is not cleared within thirty days of the end of the semester.

Audit
On occasion, a student may desire to benefit from course instruction without being accountable for class assignments and exams. A student may audit a course by completing an Audit Request Form from the Registrar’s Office by the end of the first week of classes. Though no credit is given for an audit, it counts one half toward the student’s overall load. After the sixth week of classes, a credit may not be changed to an audit unless the student is earning a grade of C or above. A student auditing a course is expected to adhere to regular attendance and cuts procedures. A grade of AU is entered on the student’s transcript for an audited class. An audit does not result in further tuition charges unless a student’s overall academic load is under 12 or over 19 credits.

Repeat
A student must repeat a required course for which a grade of F was received. A student must receive a minimum grade of C- or higher in courses required for his major or minor. A student may elect to repeat a course in which a grade of D was earned. The repeated course grade will be averaged with the original grade, and both grades will count toward the overall GPA.

Withdrawal
To withdraw from a class, a student must complete a Course Withdrawal Form from the Registrar’s Office and obtain the signatures of his instructor, advisor, and the registrar. If a student withdraws from a class during the first week of instruction, neither the course nor the grade will appear on the student’s record. If a student withdraws from a class between the beginning of the second week of instruction and the end of the sixth week of instruction, a W grade will be assigned; and the withdrawal will not affect his GPA. If the student withdraws from a class between the beginning of the seventh and end of the twelfth week, he will receive a WP or WF; a grade of WF will affect his GPA. A student who withdraws after the twelfth week will receive an F.