Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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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

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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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house East, Individual Townhouses are known as A.B.C.D.E.F and so on. With the same originality, the 4 buildings which house the academic complex of the school are known as AC, FAC. LRC, and PEC. Meals are served in the LRC at the cafeteria but food may also be bought in the coffee shop. There are general principles by which student behavior is guided at Bethel. Hopefully legalism and negativism is avoided as much as possible in order to place primary stress upon personal vital relationship to Jesus Christ as Lord. The Student Association is the governing body which exercises a general control of student affairs. It coordinates activities of college life through ... but actually, all of these facts and figures. these vital statistics, don’t tell us the things we need to know to survive at Bethel. There are certain important things to know: You can’t use Food coupon’s (Bethel Fun Money) in the coffeeshop, but the French fries are worth spending real money on. Doc Dalton’s coffee is 5£ and has cookies to go with it. The art history room and the yellow chairs in the library are both under enchantment by an evil fairy to make you fall asleep when you can’t afford to. The bus leaves promptly 3