European Nazarene College
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Academic Policies
Entry Requirements
The minimum educational requirement for admission is a high school certificate or 10 years of primary and secondary education.
Students who are taking courses in their non-native language need to meet the language proficiency requirements as established by the learning centres. Students enrolling in courses with English as the instructional language, need to take a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The following entry requirements apply:
TOEFL CBT*
First Level Courses 450 133
Second Level Courses 500 173
Online Courses 525 193
Third & Fourth Level Courses 550 213
* Computer Based TOEFL score
Admission is granted on the basis of individual evaluation. A TOEFL score of 450 is needed for entry into the Büsingen campus programme.
EuNC allows for the possible admission of students without formal qualifications on the basis of life experience. This is subject to individual assessment, and bridging courses may be required before entrance into the full academic programme.
Student Responsibility
The administration and faculty of European Nazarene College attempt to clearly outline and to consistently advise students concerning requirements for graduation and their progress in meeting these requirements. Part of the student’s personal development, however, is the recognition and acceptance of his or her responsibility in meeting all graduation requirements. The student is expected to take the initiative and to follow through in the completion of all requirements and details of the academic programme. Any questions the student has regarding his or her academic progress, or course of study, should be directed first to the Registrar or the appropriate Learning Centre Coordinator, and ultimately to the Academic Dean of EuNC.
Applicable Catalogue
Students will graduate under the requirements of the catalogue in effect at the beginning of their first year, except where outside agencies require additional courses. If a student’s academic career is interrupted for longer than five years, the student must graduate under the current catalogue. Regulations apply to all students as soon as they are published in the catalogue.
Transfer Credits
EuNC should receive official transcripts directly from institutions previously attended for evaluation. No accepted transfer work will be included on the student’s EuNC transcript until a year has been successfully completed (2.00 GPA) in residence at EuNC, or the first level of studies completed in one of the learning centres. After the first year, a maximum of 49% of the required number of credits can be transferred into any of the programmes. No transfer of previous course work will be accepted for the Spiritual Formation Certificate (Level 1).
Graduation Clearance
Each candidate for graduation is responsible for meeting all requirements for graduation. The Academic Dean approves the courses designed to meet programme requirements. The Registrar reviews other requirements including ECTS credits, upper division credits, residency, minimum GPA and general education credits.
1. All degree requirements for specific programmes as listed in the catalogue must be met.
2. All financial obligations must be satisfied in the Financial Office.
3. Clearance must be given to each prospective graduate by the administrative offices, including the Librarian, Dean of Students, and Academic Dean.
No certificate or degree will be awarded until this clearance is validated.
Definitions of School Year and Terms
A complete school year consists of four terms. The Autumn Term runs from September till November; the Winter Term from December till February; the Spring Term from March till May; and the June Term from June till August.
At the Büsingen Campus, the terms are divided into various sessions.
2. COURSE WORK
Academic Load
The average full time load for a student is 60 ECTS per academic year. The minimum course load for a student to be still considered full-time is 40 ECTS per year. One ECTS is equivalent to 25-30 student learning hours.
Academic Integrity
Honesty in all academic endeavours is vital as an expression of the Christian life. It is required that students at European Nazarene College will not participate in cheating, plagiarism (using someone else’s words and ideas without giving credit to the original source), fabrication, or other forms of academic dishonesty (for example, working in groups when individual work is required).
As stated in the EuNC Style Manual, it is the student’s responsibility to learn the appropriate methods of citing the sources they have used.
Any student who knowingly assists another student in dishonest behaviour is equally responsible.
Academic dishonesty is a serious ethical violation of academic integrity. The minimum penalty for academic dishonesty will be failure of the assignment. At the discretion of the faculty, more stringent measures may be applied, including failure of the course, academic probation, or academic suspension.
Language Proficiency
A general rule across all courses is that 10% of the grade of a written assignment such as papers and reviews will be designated to language such as grammar and spelling. Students who are taking courses in their non-native language and have not yet met the language proficiency requirements, will not be evaluated as strictly as those students who have met those proficiency levels.
Class Attendance
Students are expected to attend all class sessions except for serious illness or because of other unavoidable circumstances. They are responsible directly to the lecturer to see that course requirements are met.
Absenteeism above 10% will be penalised according to the syllabus of each class. If a student misses 25% or more of classes, for any reason, the student will be dropped from a class and awarded either a “W” or an “F”, depending upon the timing and performance.
This rule applies to all absences, including those caused by unavoidable circumstances. The Academic Dean upon a written petition by the student may grant exceptions to this rule. Lecturers must notify the student when students are endangering their credit or grade because of excessive absence. The faculty member of each course is responsible to present to the student in writing at the beginning of the semester all policies regarding attendance in that class.
Policy for Handing in Work Late
Each lecturer needs to formulate a certain policy for work that is handed in late. The policy needs to stipulate the penalty for every day an assignments is late with a certain maximum number of days after which no assignment will be received and no points given. The lecturer has the freedom to give students extensions if they approach the lecturer in time with valid reasons.
Campus Course
Campus courses are all courses offered at the campus location in Büsingen, or courses organised by the campus yet offered in English in other teaching locations. Course numbers without any suffix are campus courses.
Learning Centre Course
A Learning centre course is a course at a location other than the campus in Büsingen, organised by the learning centre and offered in English or the vernacular. All learning centre course numbers have the suffix “L”.
Online Course
An online course is a course delivered through the Internet using the Blackboard Course Management made available to EuNC by MNU. The instructional language of theses courses is English, and requires a TOEFL score of 525, unless the course is intended for one particular language group other than English. All online course numbers have the suffix “O”.
Directed Study
A directed study is an individualised course for a particular student directed by a faculty member and involves significant independent study. These courses are the exception to the academic programme and require application to and approval from, the Academic Council. Directed study courses should rarely be general core subjects. The maximum number of credits allowed for directed study courses will normally be 15 ECTS (during a four-year baccalaureate programme). Priority will be given to third and fourth level students. Applications and enrolment for directed study courses are finalised during the official registration period. All directed studies course numbers have the suffix “D”
When less than three students enrol in a certain class, this class will be offered as a directed study with a limited number of class sessions compared to a regular class, but students will not be charged the tuition for a directed study, nor will this count towards their allowed maximum number of directed study credit. Therefore these courses will also not receive the suffix “D”.
3. GRADES
Grading System
The academic work of the student is graded in accordance with the system listed below.
PERCENT LETTER GRADE EXPLANATION
GRADE POINT
100
99 A 4.0 EXCELLENT. Ability to discern and analyse
98 with scholarly treatment of problems arising.
97
96
95 .
94
93------------------------------------------------
92 SUPERIOR WORK. But lacking creative
91 A- 3.7 originality.
90------------------------------------------------
89 VERY GOOD WORK. Can argue forward
88 B+ 3.3 logically and thoroughly to a proposed
87------------------ solution of problems.
86
85 B 3.0 ABOVE AVERAGE. Ability to expose and
84 explore issues.
83----------------- COMPETENT WORK. Showing some ability
82 in analysis and solution of problems but more
81 B- 2.7 limited than the above grades.
80------------------------------------------------
79 GOOD WORK. Showing limited analysis and
78 C+ 2.3 problem solving ability. Usually ability in only
77------------------- one of these areas.
76 AVERAGE WORK. Satisfactory
75 C 2.0 understanding and comprehension of
74 material with ability to apply facts in arguments.
73--------------------
72 ADEQUATE WORK. Understands and
71 C- 1.7 comprehends material, little ability to apply facts.
70------------------------------------------------
69 BELOW AVERAGE WORK. Ability to answer
68 D+ 1.3 with facts without demonstrating real
67--------------------- comprehension of material.
66
65 D 1.0 INADEQUATE WORK. Failure to grasp
64 meaning of the material and handle facts.
63---------------------
62 POOR WORK. Failure to show more than
61 D- 0.7 basic understanding of material.
60-----------------------------------------------
59 F 0.0 FAILURE. Does not obtain the minimum
and below standard. Shows only a minimal familiarity
with that standard.
A grade of “F” indicates failure and necessitates a satisfactory repetition of the course before credit can be granted.
The grade-point average of a student is determined by dividing the total number of grade points earned in any term by the total number of ECTS attempted in the academic load, excluding neutral credits.
Auditing Classes
Upon payment of the fee, students may enrol in most courses in any term as an auditor. Language, laboratory, and activity courses may not be audited. Auditing students cannot submit course work or take exams, and they receive no credit for the class. To indicate a student has audited a class, an “AU” will appear on the student’s transcript, provided that two thirds or more of the class sessions were attended.
Withdrawal From A Course
Students may withdraw from a course with a “W”, provided they withdraw when they have participated in no more than 55% of all class sessions. “WF” is recorded when the student has a failing grade at the point of withdrawal. Students who find it necessary to withdraw from a course must complete a withdrawal form.
Failing – Repeat Option
If students make a grade of D+ or less, they may repeat a course. If students wish to repeat other courses, they may petition the Academic Dean. Only the repeated grade will be figured in the cumulative grade-point average. Grades of “W” and “I” are not considered as replacement grades.
Incomplete Grade
A grade of “I” indicates incomplete work and is given to a student to indicate that some part of the work, for good reason, has not been done while the rest has been satisfactorily completed. The work for the incomplete grade must be completed within the time frame established by the teacher and should not exceed one academic term or three months from the date that the incomplete was given. In case of an incomplete grade, an Incomplete Grade Form needs to be signed by teacher and student that documents the arrangement and provides the final grade when the requirements are not met. The teacher will submit this form to the Registrar along with the final grades of the entire class.
Academic Probation and Eligibility
For continued enrolment in an academic programme at European Nazarene College, the student is required to maintain satisfactory progress toward an educational objective. The College recognises three measures of progress:
1. The grade-point average (GPA) for the last term in which the student has been enrolled;
2. The cumulative grade-point average for all of the college work that has been attempted by the student;
3. TOEFL score as required at each level of study.
The first two apply to all students, where as the third only applies to on-campus students.
Any student whose cumulative grade-point average at the end of any term falls below the following minimum standards (including transfer credits) may be placed on probation. As such, the on campus student will receive special guidance and will be mentored more closely to improve his or her academic performance.
TOEFL CBT* GPA
Entry 1st level 450 (133) -
Entry 2nd level 500 (173) 2.0
Entry 3rd & 4th level 550 (213) 2.5
*Computer Based TOEFL SCORE
A student who fails to improve the cumulative average in the determined time of probation, may be declared scholastically ineligible to continue enrolment in an academic certificate or degree programme. Progress of every student wishing to continue studies will be reviewed at the end of each term. These entry requirements need to be maintained during the year in order to graduate.
Transcripts
Upon graduation, students are entitled to one official transcript free of charge. A fee of €7 is charged for each transcript request. Official transcripts are released only if all financial obligations are satisfied and the student has requested the transcript in writing.