Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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' 1 American Association for Teacher Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Bethel is certified by the State of Minnesota for Elementary and Secondary programs, and has recognition by the University of Minnesota. Bethel is a member of the Christian College Consortium and the Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education. Bethel is certified by the Council on Social Work Education for the preparation of professional social workers. Bethel does not have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. But then, Good Housekeeping doesn’t have Bethel’s seal of approval either. Bethel’s philosophy of education is reflected in the profile of its teaching faculty. Our professors have studied in institutions all over this country and in many others. About 51% have earned their doctorates and another 12% are Ph.D. candidates. More important, they have a deepcommitment to Christ and are serious about being accessible for consultation. The work load and schedule at Bethel follows the “four-one-four” plan, meaning that the normal load for each term is four courses with one course during the January interim. A course is expected to take one-fourth of a student’s time in a forty-hour study week. A total of 3

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This is supposedly an introduction to this book which is supposedly a representation of Bethel College which needs no introduction to most of you people reading this because you are, have been or will be a student, teacher, administrator, staff member or somebody otherwise connected with Bethel already. Nevertheless ... Bethel is an accredited, co-educational liberal arts college committed to an evangelical Christian position. It is located on the shores of Lake Valentine in Arden Hills, Minnesota. It has a faculty of approximately 80, and is attended by almost 1,300 students. The college is owned and operated by the Baptist General Conference and policy is set by the Board of Regents which reserves the right to change any charges or regulations listed in the catalog. The fees this year were as follows: Tuition ... $212.00 per course. Audit fee ... $50.00, Application fee ... $10.00, Registration fee ... $50.00, Room ... $150.00 to $250.00 per term. Food Service plan ... $200.00 minimum per term. Everything will be more next year. Bethel College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, The American Association of University Women, the 2

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34 courses is required for graduation. Seventeen of these are to be in the student’s special field, his concentration and cognates. The others include. 3 Bible courses; 2 Colloquy courses; 3 Division oriented courses, 1 each from 3 of the 4 divisions. Humanities, Arts and Letters, Behavioral Science, and Natural Science; 4 Concern-oriented courses. 1 from each area. Orientation, Communication. Environment, and Creativity; and S just plain balance courses. Quality of work is evaluated in terms of grades A, B. C. D, N. and in grade points with N meaning no grade and no points. No change of registration is completed until a Change of Registration form has been properly completed and filed in the Registrar’s office. Every student is accountable for all required work in each of his courses, including work missed because of absence, and as such, he must assume full responsibility for class attendance in a way satisfactory to the instructor. At the close of the Fall, and Spring terms, one v eek is provided for final examinations. Bethel College is located on a 214 acre campus in Arden Hills, Minn. On the campus there is one Residence Hall, known as New Dorm and two sections of townhouses known as Townhouse West and Town- 4