Every student who has full-time status on the last day to add a class at OVU must successfully complete a Bible course each semester until all of the following conditions have been met:

1.      Four of the five core courses (see below) or the approved equivalents are completed;
Core Courses

BIB 105 Introduction to the Bible

BIB 106 Life of Christ

BIB 107 Acts through Revelation

BIB 205 Old Testament Survey

BIB 206 Christian Thought

2.      A total of sixteen hours in Bible have been completed;

3.      A total of 112 credit hours have been completed.

Freshmen and sophomores are required to select from BIB 105 (Introduction to the Bible), 106 (Life of Christ), 107 (Acts through Revelation), 205 (Old Testament Survey), and 206 (Christian Thought), preferable in sequence. Students may apply to the Bible department for exceptions to this freshman and sophomore requirement. Juniors who have not taken BIB 206 are encouraged to select this course. Transfer students (or students who complete graduation requirements on an accelerated schedule) may normally complete the Bible course requirement by passing a Bible course during each full-time semester of enrollment. To meet graduation requirements, part-time students must pass one Bible course for each 16 hours of course work successfully completed.

Certain courses that do not have a BIB prefix may fulfill the university’s Bible course requirement. These include PSY 211 (Marriage and Family), any Religion (REL) course, and BUS 371 (Business Ethics).

Students who are enrolled in only one Bible course during a semester may not drop the course.

Students who are dismissed from a required Bible class face suspension from the University for the next full semester.