Office of the Registrar

• Requirements for Graduation
• Senior Assessment Completion Policy
• Requirements for Majors, Minors, Concentrations, and for the B.A. in General Studies

Requirements for Graduation

In order to receive a degree, a student must apply for graduation when he/she completes degree requirements. Brewton-Parker Christian University confers degrees, grants diplomas, and annotates transcripts to reflect degrees earned at the end of each semester.

One annual graduation ceremony is held at the end of spring semester on the main campus. Participants are those who have or will have completed their degrees during that academic year [fall, spring, winter, and summer]. In order to be eligible to participate as a summer graduate, the student must be pre-registered for all remaining classes in the summer semester and have satisfied all financial obligations to the university.

The graduation fee is applied per term. The student who does not complete all graduation requirements in the term indicated on the graduation application must re-apply. Students will incur a graduation fee each time they reapply. Students applying for more than one degree must pay the fee for each application. There will be an additional $50 charge added to the original graduation fee. Students who will earn more than one degree in the same term or academic year will pay an additional $30 fee for the second diploma and tassel. Students who get one degree in an academic year and another degree in another academic year will pay the graduation fee for each year. Brewton-Parker Christian University schedules commencement exercises only once per academic year at the end of the spring semester. Students completing all requirements for graduation in August or December may participate in the next following commencement but also may request prior to the ceremony a transcript that reflects their degree completion and a diploma.

To receive the associate’s degree from Brewton-Parker Christian University, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 semester hours credit in university work.
2. Maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (a “C” average) on all work submitted for graduation.
3. Complete a prescribed or approved curriculum.
4. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours at Brewton-Parker Christian University with at least a 2.0 grade point average.
5. Satisfactory completion of Chapel and other non-academic requirements.
6. Submission of a Graduation Application to the Office of the Registrar by the first day of classes in Session 2 of the semester in which all degree requirements will be met (please refer to the “Academic Calendar ” in the Academic Catalog).
7. Approval by the faculty for graduation.
8. Discharge of all financial obligations to the university.

To receive the bachelor’s degree from Brewton-Parker Christian University, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. Complete all general education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Ministry, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Science degree.
2. Complete all course requirements in an approved major field of study or in a concentration, including at least two courses designated as writing intensive (WI) courses. Majors and concentrations vary with respect to requirements of specific courses and total hours.
3. Complete the last 30 semester hours of credit at Brewton-Parker Christian University
4. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours of the approved program of study requirements at Brewton-Parker Christian University
5. Complete at least 42 semester hours in courses numbered 300 or above (junior- and senior- level credit)
6. Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all university work; for all courses in the approved program of study, inclusive of any required allied courses; and for all upper-level courses (300 or above) in a major, concentration, minor, or in the B.A. degree in general studies. NOTE: individual programs of study are at liberty to require a higher cumulative grade point average; please refer to specific requirements of degree programs elsewhere in this catalog.
7. Satisfactory completion of Chapel and other non-academic requirements, including all workshop, tutoring, and assessment requirements related to the university’s QEP, and academic program assessments.
8. Submission of a Graduation Application to the Office of the Registrar by the first day of classes in Session 2 of the semester in which all degree requirements will be met (please refer to the “Academic Calendar ” in the Academic Catalog).
9. Approval by the faculty for graduation.
10. Discharge of all financial obligations to the university.

To receive the master’s degree from Brewton-Parker Christian University/Temple Baptist Theological Seminary, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. Complete all education requirements as required by the Brewton-Parker catalog.
2. Completion of program with a cumulative 2.5 grade point average.
3. Completion of each required core course with a minimum grade of C range or higher.
4. Minimum of 33% of the program must be completed at BPCU.
5. Program time limit is four years.

Senior Assessment Completion Policy

To ensure the integrity and value of our academic programs, all graduating seniors are required to complete designated assessments with earnest effort and in good faith. Any student who fails to demonstrate a reasonable effort-such as completing the assessment in an unacceptably short amount of time or submitting incomplete or careless responses-will be required to retake the assessment prior to receiving their diploma. Please note that students who must retake the assessment will be responsible for covering the cost of the additional license or testing fee associated with their subsequent attempt.

Requirements for Majors, Minors, Concentrations, and for the B.A. in General Studies

A major field of study or a concentration consists of at least 30 semester hours of coursework in a specified discipline, together with any required courses in allied disciplines, and must include at least two courses designated as writing intensive (WI) courses. For a minor field of study, no fewer than 15 semester hours nor more than 21 hours may be required.

At least 18 semester hours in junior- or senior-level courses must be included in a major field of study or in a concentration, and at least nine such upper-level hours must comprise a minor field of study. However, individual divisions or departments may include more than these minimum upper- level requirements.

Courses in which grades below “C” have been earned may not be used to meet requirements either for a major or minor field of study or for a concentration, including required allied courses and core courses that directly relate to a major, minor, or concentration of study. Nor may such grades be used in the B.A. degree in general studies to satisfy the required minimum number of junior- and senior-level credits required for a bachelor’s degree.

Specific requirements for majors and concentrations are listed elsewhere in this catalog under degree program requirements in each academic division. Requirements for minors are listed in a separate section immediately preceding the course descriptions.

Office of the Registrar Record Retention Policy

Brewton-Parker Christian University requires that some specific types of records be retained for specific periods of time and in designated official repositories. The schedules attached to this policy list these records and the time of required retention for the Brewton-Parker Christian University Registrar’s Office for students with enrollment history. The Brewton-Parker Christian University Registrar’s Office is committed to effective records retention to preserve its history, ensure that critical records are available to meet business needs, comply with legal requirements, optimize the use of space, and minimize the cost of record retention.