26 Western Street PO Box 5125 Sussex, New Brunswick Canada E4E 5L2
Phone: 506-432-4400 Toll-Free: 888-432-4444 Fax: 506-432-4425
www.kingswood.edu
CHARTER
Kingswood University is operated under a charter granted by the legislature of the Province of New Brunswick and authorized thereby to confer degrees in church-related education.
ACCREDITATION
Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) 5850 T G Lee Blvd., Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32822 Telephone: 407-207-0808 www.abhe.org
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC)
The University reserves the right to make necessary changes without further notice. The regulations, courses, personnel, and costs listed herein are subject to change after date of publication of this bulletin through established procedures. In such cases, the University will attempt to communicate such changes to all students, faculty, and staff through written means. It is important that each student familiarize themselves with the regulations set forth in this Catalogue and assumes their proper responsibilities concerning them.
Kingswood University 2020-2021 Catalogue Published August 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHARTER ...... 1 ACCREDITATION ...... 1 OTHER ASSOCIATIONS ...... 1 STAFF DIRECTORY ...... 3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ...... 4 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT ...... 5 MISSION & CORE VALUES ...... 6 GENERAL INFORMATION ...... 7
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOGUE ...... 11 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ON-CAMPUS ...... 12 ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ONLINE ...... 13 ENROLMENT INFORMATION (UNDERGRADUATE) ...... 14 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ...... 17 SPIRITUAL LIFE ...... 30 CAMPUS LIFE ...... 32 ACADEMIC INFORMATION ...... 34 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS ...... 43 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS ...... 63 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ...... 67
GRADUATE CATALOGUE ...... 82 ACADEMIC CALENDAR ...... 83 ADMISSIONS INFORMATION (GRADUATE) ...... 84 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ...... 86 ACADEMIC INFORMATION ...... 88 MASTER OF ARTS (PASTORAL THEOLOGY) ...... 92 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ...... 94
UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE FACULTY ...... 96
INDEX ...... 102
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STAFF DIRECTORY
Office of the President President ...... Stephen J. Lennox, 506-432-4401 Office Manager ...... Debbie Benson, 506-432-4411
Academic Affairs & Spiritual Life Vice President for Academic Affairs...... Janet M. Starks, 506-432-4407 Registrar ...... Marilee Rodgerson, 506-432-4406 Receptionist ...... Amanda McFadzen, 506-432-4460 Director of Kingswood Extended ...... Erik Ireland, 506-432-4459 Director of Library Services ...... Virnna Sabine, 506-432-4417 Library Assistant ...... Amanda McFadzen, 506-432-4427 Campus Pastors ...... Rod & Joy Guptill, 506-434-4468 Administrative Assistant, Kingswood Extended ...... Nikki Ebbett, 506-248-0708 Online Advisor, Kingswood Extended ...... Lindsey Budovitch, 506-248-0704
Faculty Biblical Studies, Old Testament ...... Clinton Branscombe, 506-432-4466 Biblical Studies, Theology ...... Axel Kazadi, 506-432-4461 Children & Youth Ministries ...... Drew Donovan, 506-432-4472 Christian Counselling ...... Allen Lee, 506-432-4419 Christian School Education ...... Pamela Alward, 506-432-4465 Evangelism & Compassion Ministry ...... Michael MacNeil, 506-432-4467 General Education ...... David Trouten, 506-432-4473 Intercultural Studies ...... Matthew Friedman, 506-432-4462 Pastoral Ministry & Church Planting ...... Stephen Elliott, 506-432-4464 Worship Arts ...... Candice Jackson, 432-4463
Campus Life & Operations Vice President for Campus Life & Operations ...... Kirk G. Sabine, 506-432-4408 Administrative Assistant ...... Judy Kearley, 506-432-4428 Men’s Resident Director ...... Aaron Doucette, 506-432-0226 Women’s Resident Director ...... Morgan Miller, 506-435-4414 Director of Plant Operations ...... Ben Canney, 506-435-0207 Director of Food Services ...... Greg Mann, 506-432-4478 Assistant Cook ...... Lynn Floyd, 506-432-4478 Assistant Cook ...... Bonnie Hatheway, 506-432-4478 Housekeeper ...... Dianne Hornbrook, 506-432-4478
Finance Executive Director for Financial Affairs ...... Ivan R. Graham, 506-432-4403 Comptroller ...... Rob McMillan, 506-432-4413 Finance Cashier/Receptionist ...... Jo-ette Branscombe, 506-432-4400
Enrolment & Marketing Vice President for Enrolment & Marketing ...... Andrea Gunter, 506-432-4402 Enrolment Counsellor ...... Zach Painter, 506-435-4647 Enrolment Counsellor ...... Shaun Miller, 506-434-4428 Director of Financial Aid ...... Shelley Vail, 506-432-4423 Director of Marketing ...... position open Director of Information Services ...... Dean Landry, 506-432-4492
Donor Engagement Director of Annual Fund ...... Debbie Benson, 506-432-4411 Co-Director of Alumni Relations ...... Rod Guptill, 506-434-4468 Co-Director of Alumni Relations ...... Shelley Vail, 506-432-4423
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Executive Committee Rev. Peter Moore, Chair ...... Moncton, NB Rev. Maurice Diggs, Vice-Chair ...... LaPlata, MD Mr. Robert C. Strum, Secretary ...... Wilmington, DE Mrs. Tammy Leonard, Assistant Secretary ...... Woodland, PA Dr. Stephen J. Lennox, University President ...... Sussex, NB
Members at Large Rev. Pete Benson ...... Mount Juliet, TN Rev. Dean Brown ...... Queensbury, NY Rev. Mark Collins ...... Oxford, NS Rev. Richard Cox ...... Altoona, PA Dr. Anita Eastlack ...... Allentown, PA Dr. Philip S. E. Farrell ...... Toronto, ON Mrs. Barbara Farrow ...... Buffalo, NY Mr. Philip Fletcher ...... St. Petersburg, FL Dr. Eric Hallett ...... Lyn, ON Dr. Kevin Johnson ...... Truro, NS Dr. Valerie Lewis ...... Halifax, NS Dr. Peter Rigby ...... Kingston, ON Mr. Steve Trueman ...... Moncton, NB Dr. H. C. Wilson ...... Moncton, NB Rev. Harry F. Wood ...... Orefield, PA
Trustees Emeriti Dr. Laurel D. Buckingham ...... Moncton, NB Dr. Wayne E. Caldwell ...... Indianapolis, IN
Advisory Members – The Wesleyan Church Rev. Russell Gunsalus, Division of Education & Clergy Development ...... Indianapolis, IN Dr. Wayne Schmidt, General Superintendent ...... Indianapolis, IN
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Direct correspondence to the appropriate department at:
Kingswood University 26 Western Street, PO Box 5125, Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada E4E 5L2 Telephone: 506-432-4400 Toll Free: 888-432-4444 Fax: 506-432-4425 Web: www.kingswood.edu
E-mail Addresses: Office of the President ...... [email protected] Academic Affairs ...... [email protected] Enrolment Office ...... [email protected] Finance Office ...... [email protected] Donor Engagement Office ...... [email protected] Campus Life ...... [email protected]
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A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
Kingswood University exists to serve Jesus Christ by strengthening the local and global church through forming Christ-like servant leaders in a community that creatively blends academic excellence and practical ministry experience with intentional spiritual formation.
This is the mission Kingswood University has been seeking to accomplish for over 75 years, preparing men and women to serve Christ by strengthening His church. At Kingswood, students discover the truths of God’s world and Word. The Bible is the heart of our curriculum. It isn’t the only textbook we use, but it is the standard against which we measure everything else.
From the very first month, students dive into a wide variety of ministries. Most programs culminate in a four- month Supervised Ministry Experience in a church, school, or cross-cultural context. This experience is the gold standard in ministry preparation.
Most important, Kingswood students experience the transforming power of God’s Spirit throughout campus life. Chapel services are rich times of worship and learning. In the classroom, professors seek to impart not only information, but wisdom. Residence life and athletics offer a wealth of opportunities for students to grow into the leaders God has called them to be.
Our students love learning amid the beauty of this area, minutes away from some of North America’s most wondrous sites, like the Bay of Fundy. They also relish the opportunity to take the gospel to our own community and those metropolitan areas a short drive away.
The proof of Kingswood’s effectiveness can be seen in our alumni, now serving God in 27 countries, 10 provinces, 42 states, and over 20 denominations. Across North America and around the world, Kingswood graduates are known as well-prepared servants of Christ and His Church.
Whether you are seeking to prepare yourself for vocational ministry, to be more effective in ministry through your vocation, or just to discover what God might have in store next, Kingswood is an excellent choice. Why not come for a visit? You’ll quickly discover the “Kingswood difference”!
To those who have already made the decision to become part of the Kingswood experience, welcome to the family.
For the King and Kingswood,
Stephen J. Lennox, Ph.D. President, Kingswood University
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MISSION & CORE VALUES
Kingswood University exists to serve Jesus Christ
by strengthening the local and global church
through forming Christ-like servant leaders
in a community that creatively blends
academic excellence and practical ministry experience
with intentional spiritual formation.
We are committed to …
• upholding the authority and inspiration of the Bible;
• proclaiming the whole Gospel; for the whole person throughout the whole world;
• encouraging each person to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ;
• providing a theological context that respects and serves the broader church;
• operating from a Wesleyan/Arminian theological perspective;
• supporting the doctrine and lifestyle expectations of The Wesleyan Church.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Doctrinal Statement Christian, physically, mentally, emotionally, Owned by The Wesleyan Church, Kingswood socially, and spiritually; upholds the Articles of Religion as found in The • a formation of a biblical worldview, in- Discipline of The Wesleyan Church, which includes corporating a biblical sense of values, an the following summary of doctrinal beliefs: understanding of God’s plan for their lives, and their privileges and responsibilities in We believe in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy contemporary life; Spirit. • an understanding of the way academic excellence and practical ministry experience We believe that Jesus Christ the Son suffered in our are inseparably intertwined with intentional place on the cross, that He died but rose again, that spiritual formation. He now sits at the Father's right hand until He returns to judge every person at the last day. General Objectives
We believe in the Holy Scriptures as the inspired Kingswood graduates will: and inerrant Word of God. • demonstrate a greater knowledge of the Bible and the central doctrines of the Christian faith; We believe that by the grace of God every person • articulate a developing biblical worldview based has the ability and responsibility to choose between on study and experience, and which impacts all right and wrong, and that those who repent of their areas of life; sin and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ are justified • apply research and critical thinking skills for by faith. independent research and effective comm- We believe that God not only counts the believer as unication of truth; righteous, but that He makes such persons • develop as Christ like servant leaders, righteous, freeing them of sin's dominion at exhibiting ongoing development in all areas of conversion, purifying their hearts by faith, perfecting life; them in love at entire sanctification, and providing • reflect on ministry experiences in church and for their growth in grace at every stage of their parachurch settings. spiritual life, enabling them through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to live victorious lives. History and Heritage Kingswood University was founded in October 1945 Goals in Woodstock, New Brunswick by the Alliance of the In the accomplishment of the mission of the Reformed Baptist Church of Canada. Known as the University, the specific goal of Kingswood University Holiness Bible Institute, its primary purpose was the is to enrich the knowledge, skills, and Christ-like training of ministers to serve the Reformed Baptist disposition of ministers of all types - pastors, Church within the Atlantic region. In 1947, the missionaries, children’s and youth pastors, church school was relocated to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and planters, worship leaders, teachers for Christian renamed Bethany Bible College. In 1965, Bethany schools, general Christian service workers, and relocated a second time, to the present location in committed lay people who will strengthen the local Sussex, New Brunswick. and global church. This is to be achieved by guiding In July 1966, the Alliance of the Reformed Baptist student development in: Church of Canada joined the Wesleyan Methodist • an appreciation for their role in the church Church. Two years later, in June 1968, the universal (through space and time); Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the • an understanding and experience of what it Pilgrim Holiness Church to form The Wesleyan means to be a well-rounded wholesome Church.
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Over the course of time, the University has made Campus Resources advances academically. In May 1970, the General The campus is situated on fifty-seven acres of land Board of Administration of The Wesleyan Church overlooking the town of Sussex. authorized Bethany Bible College to award the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion, the basic four- The Saunders Irving Chapel is the focal point of the year program for those entering full time ministerial upper campus. In addition to the chapel, the building service. In 1983, the Province of New Brunswick, houses Wesley Hall meeting facilities. The through official legislations, authorized Bethany to Enrolment, Communications, and Academic grant church related degrees. Departments are housed on the upper campus with faculty offices in close proximity. In 2011, Bethany Bible College was renamed Kingswood University. The upper campus is also the site of four student residences, Stairs Hall containing the Greg Mann Accreditation Dining Commons and classrooms, the Mitchell Kingswood University has been accredited by the Student Centre, which includes recreation facilities, Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), the Blazer Café, lounge, and Campus Life office. Commission on Accreditation to grant certificates The Benson Athletic Complex is easily accessed and degrees at the Associate, Bachelor, and from the upper campus. Master’s level, receiving initial accreditation in 1987. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2019. ABHE is the The lower part of the campus is located along Main major North American accrediting agency for biblical and Western Streets. Nicholson Hall contains the higher education and is recognized by the United Earle & Marion Trouten Library and the Student States Department of Education. Success Centre. The Burbury Administration Centre accommodates administrative offices, including the Alumni Association Finance and Donor Engagement offices, the Kingswood has a growing alumni organization with President’s office, and the Kingswood University members in various parts of the world. Those Counselling Centre. Both these buildings also serving in vocational ministry fill such vital roles as house classrooms. pastors, church planters, missionaries, Christian educators, and chaplains. Many others serve the The Nutrien Civic Centre, for which resident Church as qualified lay people. The primary students hold membership, is adjacent to the lower objective of the Alumni Association is to promote the campus. Facilities at the Civic Centre include a 25- welfare of the University by being informed of its metre competition pool, an indoor walking/running needs and progress, contributing prayerfully and track and fitness equipment. financially to its support, and alerting the public to its Notification of Disclosure of Personal values. Information to Statistics Canada Kingswood and the Community of Sussex Statistics Canada is the national statistical agency Kingswood is located in the town of Sussex which and as such carries out hundreds of surveys each has a population of approximately 5,000 and is year on a wide range of matters, including nestled in the beautiful hills of the Kennebecasis education. River Valley. It is well-suited for the outdoor To carry out such studies, Statistics Canada asks all enthusiast, being a short drive from various ski colleges and universities to provide data on resorts, Fundy National Park, and the Bay of Fundy, students and graduates. Institutions collect and which boasts the highest tides in the world. Sussex provide to Statistics Canada, student identification is conveniently located along provincial highway 1 information (student’s name, student ID number, providing easy access to Moncton, Saint John, and Social Insurance Number), student contact Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick. Sussex information (address and telephone number), is also within a two-hour drive of the state of Maine student demographic characteristics, enrolment and is therefore not far from some of the major cities information, previous education, and labour force of the north-eastern United States, such as Boston, activity. Massachusetts.
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The Federal Statistics Act provides the legal identification and contact information from the authority for Statistics Canada to obtain access to national database. personal information held by educational institutions. The information may be used only for Further details on the use of this information can be statistical purposes, and the confidentiality obtained from the Statistics Canada website: provisions of the Statistics Act prevent the http://www.statcan.gc.ca or by writing to the information from being released in any way that Postsecondary Section, Centre for Education would identify a student. Statistics, 17th Floor R.H. Coats Building, 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6. Students who do not wish to have their information used may ask Statistics Canada to remove their
Campus Map Key to the map is on the next page
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1. Burbury Administration Centre 10. Tom Phillippe House (Split Male/Female 26 Western Street Residence) - President’s Office 35 Wesley Drive - Finance & Donor Engagement Offices 11. Ingersoll House (Male Residence) - Counselling Centre 76 Summit Avenue - Classroom 12. Joan Phillippe House (Female Residence) 2. Nicholson Hall 83 Summit Avenue Corner of Main & Western Streets - Earle & Marion Trouten Library 13. Nutrien Civic Centre - Student Success Centre 240 Main Street - Classroom 14. Volleyball Court 3. Edgett Hall (Faculty offices) 15. Basketball Court 55 Summit Avenue 16. Tetherball 4. Academic Affairs Office 63 Summit Avenue 17. Benson Athletic Complex Clubhouse 5. Saunders Irving Chapel 74 Blazer Way 20 Wesley Drive - Athletic Fields Wesley Hall - Pond Lower level of Chapel, rear parking - Classroom 18. President’s Residence 98 Summit Avenue 6. Stairs Hall 80 Summit Avenue 19. Staff Residence - Classrooms 44 Wesley Drive - Greg Mann Dining Commons 20. Vice President for Campus Life Residence 66 Summit Avenue 7. Mitchell Student Centre 78 Summit Avenue 21. Staff Residence - Campus Life offices 60 Summit Avenue - Solid Grounds Café 22. Staff Residence 8. Bridgeo House – Welcome Centre 54 Summit Avenue 89 Summit Avenue 23. Staff Residence - Enrolment offices 70 Summit Avenue - Communications & Marketing offices
9. Town House Apartments 64, 66, 68 Wesley Drive
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UNDERGRADUATE CATALOGUE
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ON-CAMPUS
Fall Semester 2021 Registration & Orientation ...... September 4-6 Classes begin ...... September 7 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... September 13 Spiritual Emphasis Services ...... September 21-22 Canadian Thanksgiving – no classes ...... October 11 Monday/Thursday class day ...... October 13 Board of Trustees meeting ...... October 15 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... November 8 Pre-registration for spring 2022 ...... November 8-12 Monday/Thursday class day ...... November 17 Last day of on-campus classes ...... November 23 Last day of fall semester ...... December 10
Spring Semester 2022 Registration & Orientation ...... January 10 Classes begin ...... January 11 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... January 17 Holiness Emphasis Services ...... January 25-26 (TBC) Family Day (provincial holiday) – no classes ...... February 21 March Break ...... March 7-14 Missions Emphasis Services ...... March 15-16 (TBC) Last day to withdraw without academic penalty ...... March 21 Pre-registration for fall 2022 ...... March 21-25 Board of Trustees meeting ...... April 8 Easter Break – no classes ...... April 15-18 Last day of classes ...... April 26 Baccalaureate Service & Graduation Reception ...... April 29 Commencement ...... April 30
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ONLINE
Term 1 – September/October 2021 Term dates ...... September 6 – October 23 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... September 13 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... October 2
Term 2 – November/December 2021 Term dates ...... November 1 – December 18 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... November 8 Pre-registration for Terms 3 and 4 ...... November 8-12 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... November 27
Term 3 – January/February 2022 Term dates ...... January 3 – February 19 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... January 10 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... January 29
Term 4 – March/April 2022 Term dates ...... March 7 – April 23 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... March 14 Pre-registration for terms 5 and 6 ...... March 21-25 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... April 2
Term 5 – May/June 2022 Term dates ...... May 2 – June 18 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... May 9 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... May 28
Term 6 – July/August 2022 Term dates ...... July 4 – August 20 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... July 11 Pre-registration for terms 1 and 2 ...... July 18 - 22 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... July 30
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ENROLMENT INFORMATION (UNDERGRADUATE)
ADMISSION POLICIES ADMISSION PROCEDURES
General Requirements Applications and information may be obtained The prospective student is assessed according to online (www.kingswood.edu/admissions) or from academic background, moral behaviour and the Enrolment Office (506-432-4422 or 888-432- character, personal Christian testimony, and 4422). Applications for admission should be made ministry graces. In the process, the applicant's early so that necessary arrangements for entrance complete academic record, recommendations, may be made. However, applications will be plans, and personal information are reviewed. If received up to one week before the last day to enrol applicants meet the required standards in these (see Academic Calendars). In no case will a student areas, they are admitted to the University. The be permitted to enrol more than two weeks after the University does not discriminate based on race, beginning of the semester. colour, national origin, age, or gender in admission to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and All applicants must submit the following to the activities. Enrolment Office.
Academic Requirements • Application for Admission - Applications may be made online through the University website Applicants must have a high school diploma or (www.kingswood.edu/admissions/apply-now) equivalent and achieve satisfactory grades in the or submitted to the Enrolment Office: following Academic or College preparatory level Kingswood University, 26 Western Street, PO courses in grades 10, 11, or 12: Box 5125, Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, • 2 English credits E4E 5L2. A non-refundable $40 application fee • 2 Math or Science credits must be submitted with the application. All • 2 Social Studies credits (e.g. history, sociology, questions on the application form are to be geography, civics, psychology) answered or marked N/A if not applicable. • Transcripts - All secondary, and post-secondary Students without the necessary background or transcripts where applicable, are required to grades may be admitted on a conditional basis. The assess a candidate for admission. All first semester or term for these students will be a transcripts are to be sent directly to the qualifying period. University. Applicants will need to ask their high Character Requirements school guidance counsellor to send a transcript Applicants are expected to be of high moral to the University. Transcripts may be reviewed character and are therefore expected to be a for admission at the completion of the minimum of six months from participation in tobacco applicant’s grade 11 year. An official transcript products, non-prescription drug use, alcohol, certifying graduation will be required for pornography, inappropriate sexual relationships, enrolment. gambling, and occult activities. • Reference Form - All applicants must have the Pastoral reference form completed according to Ministry Graces the instructions on the form. This form must be The mission of Kingswood University, as a single- received to make an evaluation. focus institution, requires that an applicant possess natural skills and temperaments appropriate for All applicants accepted for on-campus classes ministry. In some cases, an applicant may be asked must submit the following before enrolling: to complete additional testing to help in this • Health Records - A completed Student Health evaluation. Data Form must be submitted. U.S. and other international students are required to purchase
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medical insurance provided through the evidence of readiness: University. • Third-party test results, such as SAT, ACT, or • Scholarships & Grants Application - All GED scores, sent directly to the University from accepted applicants are expected to make the testing agency, or; adequate financial arrangements. Applicants • A college or university transcript showing wishing to apply for scholarships and courses taken as part of a homeschooling grants through the University must submit experience; where appropriate, transfer credit a Scholarships and Grants Application. may be awarded for such courses. Specific opportunities for financial assistance through the University are listed in the Financial Mature Students Information section of this Catalogue. Kingswood may accept into a degree program a • Room/Tuition Deposit - A $100 room/tuition limited number of mature students whose academic deposit must be submitted by all students prior background is deficient in some respects. The first to enrolment. Details can be found in the semester or term for these students will be a Student Handbook and the Financial qualifying period. Mature student applicants must Information section of this Catalogue. To be complete all the forms previously mentioned and will eligible for entrance scholarships, the deposit be given consideration if they meet the following must be received by May 1, 2022. Further requirements: information regarding entrance scholarships is • evidence of being 21 years of age before online at: www.kingswood.edu/ admissions/ registration; financial-aid/scholarships. • evidence of at least two years of responsible activity since attendance at school; All applicants accepted for online classes must • evidence of ability to profit from university study; submit the following before enrolling: • successful completion of a General Education • Tuition Deposit - A $100 tuition deposit must be Development test (GED) or its equivalent. submitted by all students prior to enrolment. Details can be found in the Student Handbook Early Enrolment and the Financial Information section of this High school students in grade 12 may enrol for up Catalogue. to six hours of university level courses per semester. These may be a combination of on-campus and Applicants for both on-campus and online studies online courses. Students must have an average of must submit all required forms and transcripts at least 85% (3.3 on a 4.0 scale) and must have before they may enrol. All acceptances are written approval of their parent or guardian and the contingent upon continued Christ-like character high school they attend. Applications may be made development. Accepted students are to abide by all online (www.kingswood.edu/admissions/apply- expectations regarding moral conduct as described now) or by contacting the Enrolment Office. by the Student Handbook. Transferring From Other Institutions Home Schooled Students The transfer applicant is to complete the required Because all home school experiences are different, forms as above. In addition to this, the applicant applicant files are reviewed on an individual basis. must request an official transcript to be sent directly Applicants must submit an official high school to the University from all schools attended. Credits transcript for grades 10-12 with the course names, being transferred to Kingswood must be from a credit values, and grades earned. Supporting recognized accredited institution and have at least a documentation must be provided indicating "C" grade. The University will only transfer those curriculum or program used, course descriptions, credits that can be applied directly toward the and assessment process. Additional information desired program of study at Kingswood. may be requested. Students transferring credits to Kingswood must
take at least thirty hours through Kingswood to earn Upon evaluation of the transcript, students may be a Kingswood degree, even though they may have required to submit one of the following as further
Undergraduate Information 15 more than the required number of hours for Applications for re-enrolment following dismissal will graduation. This must be the final year of the be accepted up two weeks prior to the first day of program unless special arrangements have been classes in the semester. made with the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students who were dismissed for academic reasons A student who is on academic probation at another will return on academic probation. institution and who is accepted to study at Kingswood will be placed on academic probation for International Students at least one semester. A student dismissed from An individual wishing to enter Canada as a student another institution must wait a minimum of one must have the following documentation upon entry: semester before enrolling at Kingswood. • a valid passport; • evidence of acceptance from the University; See page 37 for the details about transferring credit • evidence of sufficient funds for living expenses, and page 24 for information about the President’s full tuition, and all other necessary expenses, Scholarship program requirements for transfer including return transportation. This may be in students. the form of a bank draft or a notarized letter from a parent, guardian, or sponsor indicating full Part-time Non-degree Study financial support while studying in Canada. A part-time applicant wishing to take for-credit courses without enrolling in a degree program may Students from the U.S. will be issued a student do so by submitting an application form. No authorization form (student visa) upon fulfillment of transcripts or references are necessary for the above requirements. Immigration Canada will Kingswood courses not requiring prerequisites. charge a fee of $150 (Canadian funds, payable by Transcripts will be made available upon request cash, certified cheque, MasterCard, or Visa) for the after the course is completed and paid in full. student visa.
Re-enrolment Applicants from countries other than the U.S. must A student who has withdrawn from the University for obtain their Canadian Student Visa prior to traveling any reason must apply for re-enrolment through the to Canada. They are also required to have proper Enrolment Office. If it has been two years or less medical documentation before leaving their own since the student was last enrolled at the University, country and should contact a local Canadian it may not be necessary to complete the entire Consulate for additional immigration requirements admission process. The student should complete a for their country. Such applicants should allow a new application form indicating on the form that they minimum of one year to complete the application for are applying for re-enrolment. Students who re- admission process. enrol return under the same academic standing as when they withdrew from Kingswood. Students If English is not their first language, international must meet the academic requirements of the students must provide a score report for a test program in effect at the time of re-enrolment. demonstrating their proficiency in the English language, in addition to the forms and information Re-enrolment following Dismissal listed above, before an admission decision can be Students who were dismissed from Kingswood will reached. need to provide the following items in addition to completing an application form: Kingswood University will accept scores from either • an updated pastoral reference; the “Test of English as a Foreign Language” • a letter of intent indicating progress made since (TOEFL) or the “International English Language dismissal; Testing System” (IELTS). The minimum acceptable • transcripts of courses completed since the last scores for admission to Kingswood University are as attendance at Kingswood, if applicable. follows: • TOEFL Internet-based test - 80 • IELTS - 6.5
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Students from schools in countries other than the submit their transcripts to World Education Services United States and Canada may be required to for evaluation (https://www.wes.org/ca/).
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Tuition income does not cover the entire cost of a cost of their education. Therefore, each student is student's education. Substantial amounts must be required to exhibit financial responsibility in payment raised each year by the University to cover the of their tuition and fees. difference between what students pay and the total
FEES FOR 2021-2022 (in Canadian Dollars)
Please note that all fees listed below are not applicable to all students. See Definition of Financial Charges for a description of all charges and fees.
Tuition: On-Campus: 12 – 16 credit hours per semester ...... $5,800 per semester Less than 12 credit hours per semester ...... $390 per credit hour More than 16 credit hours per semester ...... $370 per credit hour Online tuition ...... $ 390 per credit hour Audit Fee, for part-time students ...... $100 per credit hour Early Enrolment ...... $100 per credit hour Tuition/Audit – Senior Citizens (60 and over) ...... ½ tuition Tuition Deposit (off-campus & online students only) ...... $100 Music Lesson fee (45-minute lesson) ...... $585 per semester Music Lesson fee (30-minute lesson) ...... $390 per semester
Room: Double Occupancy – Standard ...... $1,425 per semester Double Occupancy – Premium ...... $1,675 per semester Single Occupancy Fee (where available) ...... housing + $490 per semester Town House - married – 2 bedrooms - unfurnished ...... $4,000 per semester Town House - married – 2 bedrooms - furnished ...... $4,500 per semester Town House - married – 3 bedrooms - unfurnished ...... $4,525 per semester Town House - married – 3 bedrooms - furnished ...... $5,025 per semester Town House Satellite TV ...... $125 per semester Town House Phone ...... $125 per semester Room Deposit Fee ...... $100 Town House – Family Housing Deposit ...... $400
Meal Plans: 21 Meals per week ...... $2,315 per semester 14 Meals per week ...... $2,215 per semester Family Meal Plan (120 meals per semester) ...... $1,285 per semester Off-Campus Noon Meal Plan ...... $635 per semester
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Fees: Campus Life Fee for US & Canadian Students ...... $220 per semester Campus Life Fee for Non-North American Students...... $600 per semester Spiritual Life Fee (on-campus) ...... $125 per semester Online Student fee ...... $ 20 per credit hour Resource Fee ...... $520 first semester only Payment Plan Fee ...... $100 per semester Late Payment Fee ...... $100 International Student Medical Insurance ...... $550 per year Praxis Ministry Fee (Evangelism & Compassion Ministry programs) ...... $480 per semester Graduation Fee ...... $170
SAMPLE OF BASIC FEES FOR 2020-2021 – ON-CAMPUS PER SEMESTER ANNUAL (2 semesters) Tuition* $ 5,800 $ 11,600 Room (Standard Housing) $ 1,425 $ 2,850 21 meal plan $ 2,315 $ 4,630 Campus Life Fee $ 220 $ 440 Spiritual Life Fee $ 125 $ 250 Total $ 9,885 $ 19,770
Note the addition of the $520 Resource Fee in a student’s first semester * On-campus courses are offered in two semesters per year. Full-time students usually take up to sixteen credit hours per semester, for a total of up to thirty-two credit hours per academic year
SAMPLE OF BASIC FEES FOR 2020-2021 – ONLINE PER TERM (8 weeks) ANNUAL (6 terms) Tuition* $ 2,340 $ 14,040 Online Student $ 120 $ 720 Total $ 2,460 $ 14,760
Note the addition of the $520 Resource Fee in a student’s first semester * Online courses are offered in eight-week terms, with six terms per year. Full-time students usually take six credit hours per term, for a total of up to thirty-six hours per year with year-round study
sixteen credit hours in a semester will pay an additional $370 per credit hour for every hour over DEFINITION OF sixteen hours. Part-time students, taking less than twelve credit hours per semester, pay $390 per FINANCIAL CHARGES credit hour. Tuition – On-Campus Tuition – Online Tuition for on-campus students who enrol in twelve Tuition for online students is charged a rate of $390 to sixteen credit hours per semester will be charged per credit hour. a flat rate of $5,800. Students enrolling in more than
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Audit Fee Single Occupancy Fee A $100 per credit hour fee is charged to part-time Subject to the occupancy level, private rooms may students who wish to attend a course, but not be available. Requests are to be indicated on the receive credit. Full-time on-campus students may Room Reservation form. audit up to four hours per semester free of charge. If they audit more than four hours, they will be Room Fee/Damage Deposit charged the regular audit fee for each hour over the All resident students must submit a $100 room four-hour limit. Students who audit music lessons reservation fee/damage deposit to ensure a room may have the audit fee waived but will still pay the assignment in the resident hall. Students submitting music lesson fee. Spouses of full-time students may fees after August 1 will be assigned rooms subject audit on-campus courses free of charge. to availability.
Early Enrolment Individuals who have paid this fee but do not plan to Students currently in grade 12 (senior) who take attend Kingswood, or plan to live off-campus, are courses through the Early Enrolment program pay eligible for a full refund. A written request must be $100 per credit hour. submitted prior to July 31 for the fall semester or December 31 for the spring semester. If a written Senior Citizen’s Rate request is not received by these dates, the room Individuals 60 years of age or over are charged one- reservation fee/damage deposit will not be half of the tuition or audit fee for the courses taken. refunded.
Tuition Deposit At the end of the academic year this fee may be After initial acceptance, all off-campus and online used to secure a room assignment for the next fall students must submit a $100 tuition deposit before semester. If the assigned room was damaged, costs they can pre-register for classes. Upon enrolment, incurred for repairs will be deducted from this fee or this fee will be applied to the student’s account. refund amount. The room reservation fee/damage deposit must be maintained at the $100 level to Individuals who have paid this fee but do not plan to ensure a room assignment for the next fall attend Kingswood are eligible for a full refund if they semester. submit a written request prior to July 31 for the fall semester or December 31 for the spring semester. Town House Family Housing If a written request is not received by these dates, A limited number of two- and three-bedroom the tuition deposit will not be refunded. apartments (furnished and unfurnished), are available for family housing. Utilities are included Music Lesson Fee but there is an extra charge for telephone and This is the charge for 30 or 45 minutes of private satellite television. The semester rental periods are instruction per week. In addition to the lesson fee, August 1 to December 31 and January 1 to May 31. one credit hour or audit hour will be added to the number of credit hours charged. To maintain their apartment for the fall semester, families must pay rent for the months of June and Room Fee July. There is a 50% discount rate for families who This fee is the charge for a dual occupancy want to maintain their apartment for the fall residence room. The residences are closed for semester but will not be occupying it for the entire Christmas and March breaks and reopen the day month(s) of June and/or July. before classes resume. The first meal is served at noon on this day. Town House Family Housing Deposit When a town house apartment is assigned, a $400 Room furnishings include drapes, bed, mattress, housing deposit must be submitted to secure that dresser, chair, and study desk. Bed and bath linens apartment. This deposit is refundable upon vacating are not provided by the University. Students are the apartment without damages or other responsible for the care of the room they occupy, outstanding fees payable to the University. and the furnishings allotted to them.
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Outstanding fees and/or the costs for repairs will be Payment Plan Fee deducted from the refund amount. If students do not pay their student account in full on registration day, they will be required to establish a Meal Plans payment plan and will be charged an additional fee All resident students, except for town house of $100. residents, must purchase either the 14-meal or 21- meal plan. If a town house is used for single student Late Payment Fee accommodations, students must purchase the 14, A late payment fee of $100 will be charged when a 21, or the town house meal plan (120 meals per student fails to make a required payment. semester). International Student Medical Insurance Town house family students and off-campus Upon enrolment, all international students (including students may purchase any of the meal plans U.S.) are required to purchase the medical including the noon meal plan which provides a noon insurance plan provided through the University. This meal from Monday to Friday. Students cannot plan provides emergency medical coverage for the transfer their meal plan privileges. entire academic year. There is no refund of premiums if a student withdraws or is dismissed. Students with food-related medical concerns should contact the Vice President for Campus Life. Praxis Fee This fee covers the cost of many of the practical Campus Life Fee ministry experiences associated with the on- This fee is paid by all students living in residence campus two-year and four-year Evangelism and and full-time commuter students. The fee is used to Compassion Ministry programs. The fee is attached enhance the student’s campus life experience while to each of the following courses, usually taken in a at Kingswood. student’s first three semesters in the program: • Regional Praxis I (PX 115) Spiritual Life Fee • Regional Praxis II (PX 117) This fee is paid by all degree and/or on-campus • Urban Praxis (PX 250) students except those completing their Supervised Ministry Experience or Student Teaching. Graduation Fee Resources from this fee are used to provide This fee is charged to all graduating students. It opportunities which will enhance the student’s includes all items related to graduation including cap spiritual life experience while at Kingswood. purchase, gown rental, diploma charges. Online Student Fee Textbooks This fee is paid by all online students to enrich the The cost of textbooks is not included in the tuition online experience through community experiences, opportunities, and support. fee. Students are responsible to purchase the books and other materials required for their courses.
Resource Fee All degree students pay this one-time fee when they take their first Bible/theology course. It covers the PAYMENT OF TUITION & FEES cost for an online biblical resource licence. This electronic tool and resource for Bible study is used Payment Terms – Full-time Students in many Bible and theology classes. Transfer Charges for each semester or term, less any students with extensive credits in Bible and applicable financial aid, are due and payable on Theology may not be required to purchase this Registration Day. Students who will be unable to resource; determination will be made on an pay their bill in full must establish a Payment Plan individual basis. with the Director of Financial Aid prior to Registration Day. A $100 Payment Plan Fee will be charged to all students who do not pay their bill in full on Registration Day.
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For a plan to be approved it must indicate the Canadian is based on the bank exchange rate for desired payment plan option and include one or the date payment is received. more of the following: • proof of funds through student loan documents; • postdated cheques for the required payments, or; REFUND POLICIES • credit card information where the payments are When a student drops a course, or leaves the to be charged (Visa or MasterCard accepted). University, either by dismissal or withdrawal, he or she may receive a refund. The amount of the refund Payment plan options for on-campus students: is determined as outlined below. • Two installments, requiring payment of half the amount owing on Registration Day and the Full-time Students – On-Campus remaining half on the 15th of the following month Refunds for tuition, room, Praxis, Spiritual Life and (October 15 or February 15); Campus Life fees are calculated as follows: • Three installments, requiring payment of one- Week Percentage third of the amount owing on Registration Day (or part thereof attended) and one-third on the first day of the following 1st week 100% two months (October 1 and November 1 or 2nd week 80% February 1 and March 1). 3rd week 65% 4th week 50% Payment plan option for online students: 5th week 35% • Two installments per term, requiring payment of After 5 weeks 0% half the amount owing on Registration Day and
the remaining half on the first day of the Full-time Students – Online following month (October, December, February, Refunds for tuition and Online Student Fees are April, June, and August). calculated on the following basis: A Late Payment Fee will be charged when a student Week Percentage (or part thereof attended) fails to make a required payment. Failure to make a 1st week 100% required payment within five business days of the 2nd week 50% payment due date may result in the student being After 2 weeks 0% excluded from attending class and participating in
University-sponsored trips. This includes Praxis and other ministry trips, ministry team events, Practicum Credits departmental enrichment trips, etc. Failure to fulfill No refund is given for Practicum credits after the Payment Plan obligations in a timely manner may Practicum Contract has been signed. result in the denial of payment plan privileges in Applied Music Lessons subsequent semesters. Lessons are billed for the entire semester unless Payment Terms – Non-Traditional Programs they are dropped during the first ten days of classes Full payment for intensive courses and those taken in the semester. There is no refund for music lesson online at the certificate level is due seven days prior fees after the first ten days of classes. Students are to the commencement of the course. Students will eligible for a full refund of music lesson fees if they not be considered registered for or be eligible to have had only one lesson. participate in a course until all fees are paid. Room Deposit Payment Options for All Programs When a student withdraws, or is dismissed, a refund The University accepts Visa, MasterCard, and for the room deposit will be issued only if the student Canadian and American currencies. The rate of has paid the full semester room charge and exchange used to convert American currency to submitted a completed Withdrawal Form to the Finance Department. Any damages for which a
Undergraduate Information 21 student is liable will be deducted from the room OUR COMMITMENT deposit refund. AN AFFORDABLE EDUCATION Meal Plans No refunds are given for unused meal plan Kingswood is committed to offering a high-quality privileges unless a student withdraws or is education at an affordable price. Kingswood’s total dismissed from the University. In this event, meal fees are lower or comparable to those at similar plan charges are pro-rated on a weekly basis and institutions. the amount of the unused portion refunded. A Guide to Financial Aid Resource Fee Kingswood offers a strong program of financial aid. The one-time Resource Fee is non-refundable. This includes grants, scholarships, and on-campus jobs. However, institutional financial aid, excluding Financial Aid on-campus jobs, cannot exceed the total cost of If a student withdraws or is dismissed at any time tuition during any semester. during a semester, financial aid is re-calculated based on the following policies: • All scholarships including Annual Scholarships, Entrance Scholarships, Milestone Scholar- GRANTS – ON-CAMPUS ships, International Wesleyan Ministerial Scholarship, and Presidential Scholarships Campus Visit Grant (Distinction, Excellence, and Merit), are (Up to $800) completely withdrawn from the student’s This grant is available to students in their junior or account. senior year of high school who have a campus visit • All grants including Kingswood University to Kingswood University. Recipients must live Grant, Mile 0 Grant, Campus Visit Grant, outside the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Florida District Grant, MK Grant, Multiple Family Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, or the state of Member Grant, Shepherd’s Grant, Sussex Maine. The grant is applied upon enrolment in an Community Grant, and Wesleyan Heritage on-campus program. Grant are pro-rated on the same basis as Church Matching Grant tuition. (Up to $500 per year) • The institutional portion of Matching Grants is We salute the partnership shared with local completely withdrawn from the student’s churches in raising up a new generation of spiritual account. The church’s portion remains, unless leaders. a refund is requested by the contributing church. This determination is made before any A Church Matching Grant is available to full-time on- refund is given to the student. campus students when a local church, district, or denomination contributes to a student’s account. Intensive Courses This policy applies to courses which are taught in a Details: one to three-week intensive format. Students who • The University will match the contribution up to withdraw or are dismissed before or within the first $500 per year. day of an intensive course will be eligible for a full • Funds contributed must not be from the parents refund of all charges but will be charged a $50 of the student receiving the benefit. processing fee. Students who withdraw or are • Payments or stipends for any services rendered dismissed after the first day of a course will be by the student are not eligible for a matching ineligible to receive any refund. grant. • After their initial year, recipients must maintain
a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 to be eligible.
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• The Matching Grant form and funds to be • Recipients must enrol in a degree program at matched must be received by the University Kingswood University. prior to January 31 of the applicable academic • Recipients must be full-time, resident students year. who are considered exemplary spiritual leaders.
Kern Scholars Loan/Grant Multiple Family Member Grant (Up to a total of $4,000) ($250-$750 per year) This loan/grant is provided by the Kern Family This grant recognizes the increased financial Foundation through The Wesleyan Church. It burden of having more than one person in a family promotes mentoring and increased ministry attending university at the same time. It is available experience for those preparing for vocational church to full-time on-campus students with multiple family ministry. American citizens or permanent residents members enrolled at Kingswood University in on- may apply to join the program in their first or second campus undergraduate programs. Multiple year. Funding starts in the student’s second year. members include father; mother; unmarried For students who complete Kingswood’s MA in dependent children; and husband/wife if they are Pastoral Theology or a 36-hour MA from Wesley married prior to enrolment. After their initial year, Seminary the funding will become a grant, with no recipients must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA to repayment requirement. For students who do not remain eligible for this grant. complete a graduate degree, the funding will become an interest-free loan, with a personalized Shepherd’s Grant repayment plan. ($500 per year) This grant is available to all full-time, on-campus Kingswood University Grant dependent students of parent(s) who are under (Up to $1,000 for first-year students; $500 for all current appointment by The Wesleyan Church or other students) comparable appointment by another denomination. A limited number of grants are available to full-time After their initial year, recipients must maintain a 2.0 on-campus degree students who have significant cumulative GPA to remain eligible for this grant. financial need. Recipients must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average to remain eligible Sussex Community Grant for this grant. (1/2 of block tuition) This grant is awarded to first-year students who are MK Grant currently residing in Sussex and have graduated (cost of ½ block tuition per semester) from Sussex Regional High School, PALS, or This scholarship program is restricted to dependent Sussex Christian School, or have been a long-term children of missionaries under current appointment, resident of the Sussex area. The Sussex area is recognizing the unique financial pressures facing considered to be the area from which students families involved in overseas ministry. Preference is would normally attend Sussex Regional High given to dependent children of Wesleyan School. A long-term resident is one who has lived in missionaries. A letter from the supervising mission’s the Sussex area for at least ten years. organization stating the status of the applicant’s parents must accompany the application. Students must be full-time and enrolled in an on- campus degree program. To maintain their grant, Details: students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or • This grant is renewable, providing students higher; the GPA will be reviewed at the end of each maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and fully semester. If a student loses the grant, it will not be participate in the program. reinstated. • The value of this grant is the equivalent of half of the cost of block tuition. • Recipients must express a call into ministry along with appropriate gifts and graces.
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GRANTS – ONLINE SCHOLARSHIPS – ON-CAMPUS Mile 0 Grant President’s Scholarship Program (Up to $1500) All applicants for full-time on-campus admission will Part of the Milestone Scholarship Program, this be considered for this scholarship program. Award grant is available to every first-time KU student, amounts will be determined at the time of enrolling in an online degree program or those re- acceptance, as outlined below. enrolling after a 5-year absence, without restriction. These scholarships are renewable each year if the Details: appropriate cumulative GPA is achieved. If at the • This $500 grant is applied to each of the first end of any semester the cumulative GPA drops three courses taken in the first two consecutive below 3.0 the scholarship will be discontinued. terms of enrolment. Maximum value is $1500. President’s Scholarship of Distinction • Non-degree students taking individual courses Requirement (one of): Average 90% are not eligible until a degree is declared. GPA 3.90 • Students transitioning from on-campus to online SAT 1200 are not eligible. ACT 25 Award: $4,000 per year Minimum cumulative 3.90 GPA for renewal: GRANTS – ALL PROGRAMS 4 Year Total: $16,000
Wesleyan Membership Grant ($500 per year for on-campus; $75 per term online) This grant recognizes the significant financial President’s Scholarship of Excellence support Kingswood University receives from The Requirement (one of): Average 80-89% Wesleyan Church of North America. GPA 3.70-3.89 SAT 1100-1190 Details: ACT 22-24 • This grant is available to full-time on-campus Award: $2,000 per year students who are official members in good Minimum cumulative standing of a Wesleyan Church in North 3.70 GPA for renewal: America. 4 Year Total: $8,000 • Recipients must be recommended by a
Wesleyan pastor from their local church. President’s Scholarship of Merit • After their first year, recipients must maintain a Requirement (one of): Average 75-79% 2.0 cumulative GPA to remain eligible for this GPA 3.30-3.69 grant. SAT 1000-1090 Wesleyan Loan/Grant ACT 19-21 This loan/grant provided by The Wesleyan Church Award: $1,000 per year Minimum cumulative is available to third- and fourth-year Wesleyan 3.50 students who are pursuing ordination in The GPA for renewal: Wesleyan Church. Students must maintain a grade 4 Year Total: $4,000 point average of at least 2.0. This loan is interest- free while the student is enrolled. Those who serve Details: in qualifying appointments in The Wesleyan Church • Scholarships will be awarded to Canadian and subsequent to graduation are eligible to have a American students based on the average of the portion of the loan and its interest cancelled after six college preparatory courses required for each year served. admission (see page 14).
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• Scholarships will be awarded to international students based on their SAT or ACT score. Annual Scholarships for Returning Students • Scholarships will be awarded to transfer (Up to $5,800) students who were full-time students at other Over $88,000 is awarded annually to full-time, institutions based on their cumulative GPA. returning students. These scholarships are awarded Scholarships for transfer students who were according to the criteria established by their donors. part-time students will be based on high school To be eligible to receive these scholarships, grades, SAT, or ACT scores, as above. students must apply for them, and be enrolled full- • As the President’s Scholarship is a time during the semester in which the scholarship is comprehensive program, in subsequent years, applied to their student account. recipients will receive their scholarship at the level appropriate to their cumulative GPA. Entrance Scholarships and Grants • Scholarships are renewable for up to nine All full-time incoming first-year students are semesters for a bachelor’s degree and four considered for one or more entrance scholarships, semesters for an associate’s degree, if the which are awarded according to the criteria minimum cumulative GPA is maintained. established by the donor of the scholarship. After their initial year, recipients must maintain a 2.0 International Wesleyan Ministerial cumulative grade point average to remain eligible Scholarship for these scholarships. (Full-block tuition scholarship) In its commitment to prepare spiritual leaders for The Wesleyan Church internationally, the SCHOLARSHIPS – ONLINE International Wesleyan Ministerial Scholarship program aids students with potential as emerging Milestone Scholarship Christian leaders from economically challenged This scholarship is designed to reward online countries of the world. This scholarship is not students for perseverance over time in recognition available for dependents of missionaries. of the unique challenges the online learning environment presents. The scholarship is renewable providing students maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and Details: participate fully in the program. • Awarded upon completion of every 24 credit hours of online coursework. Details: • $500 Milestone Award will be applied to the • A recommendation through personal next online course in which the student enrolls. acquaintance from a District, General, or Field • Or, $750 Academic Excellence Milestone Superintendent, or missionary. Award for a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.8 will • An exemplary student and spiritual leader. be applied to the next online course in which the • A member of The Wesleyan Church or an student enrolls in. alumnus of Caribbean Wesleyan College. • Transfer credits do not count toward Milestone • A full-time, resident student accepted into a hours; all Milestone hours must be completed degree program at the university. through KU. • A letter of intent expressing commitment to • Milestone hours and rewards accumulate and return to the home country for ministerial will not expire while the Milestone Scholarship service in The Wesleyan Church. Program is active. There is no requirement that • A working knowledge of the English language. a student be enrolled for consecutive terms. See page 16 for required TOEFL or IELTS scores for applicants for whom English is not their first language.
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EMPLOYMENT When to Apply Application for a Canada Student Loan should be Campus Employment made by July 15 to ensure that loan documents will The University has a variety of on-campus positions be available by registration day. available to all full-time students. These positions include resident assistants, library, office, kitchen Where to Apply and janitorial workers. For information about the Students are required to apply for their Canada application process, contact Director of Financial Student Loan from the province where they have Aid. resided for the last twelve consecutive months.
International Student Employment How to Apply Full-time international students (including U.S.) are All provinces encourage students to apply online. eligible to work off campus without a work permit. Applicants should read the application and Students must be registered and enrolled as full- instructions carefully to ensure that all required time students and must get a Social Insurance information is provided. Number from Service Canada. Students may work off campus for up to 20 hours per week during Alberta: https://studentaid.alberta.ca/ regular academic sessions and may work full-time British Columbia: https://studentaidbc.ca/ during regularly scheduled breaks. Manitoba: www.gov.mb.ca New Brunswick: www.studentaid.gnb.ca International Spousal Employment Newfoundland: Spouses of full-time international students https://www.gov.nl.ca/education/studentaid/ (including U.S.) may be able to accept employment Nova Scotia: www.studentloans.ednet.ns.ca in the general labour market if they obtain an Ontario: https://osap.gov.on.ca employment authorization. Applications for Prince Edward Island: www.studentloan.pe.ca employment authorizations may be obtained from Quebec: www.afe.gouv.qc.ca Immigration Canada at point of entry. Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/ education- An immigration medical exam may be required if the and-learning/student-loans applicant is to work in an occupation where there is concern for the protection of public health. Any fees Canada Student Loans Program: required are the responsibility of the applicant. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/educ ation/student-aid.html For additional information or clarification on international student employment, contact the Current Loan Provider Financial Aid Office or the nearest Canadian (Contact information for Canada Student Loans Immigration Centre. after the loan(s) have been negotiated). National Student Loans Service Centre P.O. Box 4030, Mississauga, ON L5A 4M4 CANADIAN STUDENT LOANS Phone: 1-888-815-4514 Fax: 1-888-815-4657 All Canadian students are eligible to apply for financial assistance through the Canada Student Loan Program. The actual amount of assistance received will vary depending on individual family U.S. FEDERAL AID circumstances and province of residence. American citizens and permanent residents A full-time student is one who is taking at least 12 studying full-time can apply for subsidized and credit hours per semester; however, for loan unsubsidized Direct Loans, Parent Plus Loans purposes a full-time course load is 15 hours per and/or Private Loans. A student may be eligible to semester. borrow the maximum annual loan limit amount for each year of study. These limits are effective for
Undergraduate Information 26 periods of enrolment during the Federal Student Aid Parents may still be eligible to receive a Direct PLUS fiscal year which begins on July 1 and ends on June Loan, by one of the following methods: 30. Students are expected to have their paperwork • obtain an endorser and complete PLUS completed and submitted to Kingswood University Counselling at www.studentloans.gov; Financial Aid Office by July 15. • request a review to determine extenuating circumstances at www.studentloans.gov Applying for a Direct Loan Create a user ID at www.studentloans.gov. Private Loans Complete the FAFSA application online at Private loans are available to students with a co- www.fafsa.ed.gov. Students, parents, and signer. Contact Sallie Mae at www.salliemae.com. borrowers are required to use an FSA ID, made up Choose “Private Student Loan” option. of a username and password, to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites. Your FSA ID is Disbursement of Loans used to confirm your identity when accessing your Loans come in two disbursements, mid to late financial aid information and electronically signing August and late December or early January. your federal student aid documents.
Complete a Loan Agreement/Master Promissory Note at www.studentloans.gov. You will need your U.S. SATISFACTORY FSA ID to complete this step. ACADEMIC PROGRESS POLICY Email the request letter to Kingswood University. Download the form indicating how much you would The U.S. Department of Education regulations like to borrow, up to the maximum of your academic stipulate that students must maintain certain level (for example, first-year students are permitted academic standards in order to remain eligible for all to borrow up to $3,500 + $2,000). Email the types of U.S. Direct Loans. The Satisfactory completed form to [email protected]. Academic Progress Policy (SAP) applies to all students applying for US Direct Loans under Title IV For first time applicants at Kingswood: complete the of the US Higher Education Act. These types of Entrance Counselling (Direct Loan) at loans include Direct Loans (Subsidized and www.studentloans.gov. Unsubsidized) and Direct Parent PLUS loans.
For a student’s last year at Kingswood: complete the Evaluation of Satisfactory Academic Exit Counselling at www.studentloans.gov. Progress All students enrolled at Kingswood University have Parent Plus Loan their Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Direct PLUS Loans are loans for parents of assessed by the Director of Financial Aid at the end dependent undergraduate students. Direct PLUS of each semester to determine eligibility for Loans help pay for educational expenses up to the continued Financial Aid. cost of attendance, minus all other financial assistance. Interest is charged during all periods. A student is considered to be making satisfactory academic progress when he or she: To apply for a Parent Plus Loan you will need your • meets minimum grade point average own FSA ID. Apply at www.studentloans.gov. requirements each semester. Follow the directions for completing a Master • completes the program of study within the Promissory Note. Parents will need their own FSA maximum allowable time frame. ID to log in. • does not repeat any course more than twice. Note: If the parent has received an adverse credit Minimum Requirements for Degree Students decision, the student can receive an additional A student is considered to be making satisfactory unsubsidized loan. Contact the Director of Financial academic progress when he or she: Aid at 1-506-432-4423.
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• successfully completes 75% of attempted credit requirements and include all documentation hours each academic year (quantitative supporting the appeal. assessment); 2. The appeal will be reviewed by the Director of • achieves a minimum semester GPA as outlined Financial Aid, Vice President for Academic in the chart below (qualitative assessment): Affairs, and Vice President for Enrolment to decide to uphold ineligibility or to allow a 1st & 3rd & reversal of the decision.
2nd subsequent 3. A written response to the appeal will be Minimum Hours provided to the student. 12 12 Attempted Quantitative: Financial Aid Probation 9 9 Credit Hours earned If a student’s appeal is successful, the student will Qualitative: be placed on Financial Aid Probation and will be 1.75 2.0 Semester GPA eligible to receive U.S. Federal Aid for the following semester, after which time SAP requirements will be Financial Aid Warning reviewed. If the student is successful in meeting the Students who fail to achieve the required SAP requirements, the Financial Aid Probation will minimum standards of academic progress after one be removed. semester, will receive a Financial Aid Warning and If the student is denied U.S. Direct Loans after an will be notified in writing and by email. appeal but in subsequent years meets SAP Kingswood University will reinstate the student’s requirements, it is the student’s responsibility to eligibility for aid for one semester. If a student who notify the Director of Financial Aid Office that SAP has been given a Financial Aid Warning fails to meet requirements have been met. The Financial Aid the GPA or completion requirements to return to Director will verify SAP requirements have been met regular eligibility status in the next term of study, prior to originating any U.S. Direct Loans for the they will be placed on Financial Aid Suspension following semester. and lose all US Federal Aid eligibility. Financial Aid Suspension Financial Aid Appeals If a student fails to meet the GPA or completion In certain circumstances, students whose U.S. requirements to return to regular eligibility status in Federal Aid eligibility has been removed may appeal the next term of study, the student will be placed on if at least one of the following criteria is met: Financial Aid Suspension and will lose all U.S. • death of an immediate family member; Federal Aid eligibility. • extended illness of the student – illness that causes the student to be absent from class at Maximum Timeframe Eligibility least 15 days (medical documentation Students who have taken more than 150% of the required); published length of degree completion time are not • extended illness of a family member that places considered to have fulfilled SAP requirements and hardship on the student (medical docu- therefore become ineligible for U.S. Direct Loans for mentation required); that degree at Kingswood University. • mitigating circumstances as determined by the Incompletes, Withdrawals, Repeated Courses Director of Financial Aid. For the purpose of U.S. Direct Loans, the following definitions apply: Appeal Process: • Incomplete courses are considered in the credit To appeal the decision for eligibility: hours attempted and are included in the 1. Submit a written appeal letter to the Financial cumulative GPA calculation upon completion of Aid Director within 14 days of receipt of the the course. notification of ineligibility. This letter must • Withdrawals without academic penalty are outline the reasons for the failure to meet SAP considered in the credit hours attempted but are
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not considered in the determination of the Returning Excess Title IV Funding cumulative GPA Kingswood University is required to return a portion • Repeated course grades are included in the of the excess funds equal to the lesser of: credit hours attempted and in the cumulative • the University’s charges multiplied by the GPA as per Kingswood academic policy. unearned percentage of the funds, or; • the entire amount of excess funds. U.S. Title IV Refund Policy If a student withdraws or is expelled during the If the University is not required to return all the semester (payment period), U.S. law specifies that excess funds, the student must return the remaining Kingswood University must recalculate Title IV amount. (Stafford Loan) funding to determine what amount the student has “earned.” Title IV funds will be returned to the lender in the following order: Calculation of Title IV Funding Earned • unsubsidized Direct Loans; To earn 100% of Title IV funding a student must • subsidized Direct Loans; complete 60% or more of the semester. If a student • Parent Plus Loans. has not completed 60% of the semester, the amount earned will be determined by the number of Kingswood University will return all excess funds to calendar days completed divided by the number of the lender within 45 days of the last date of days in the semester. For example, a student who attendance. has completed 25 days of the 103-day semester, will be eligible for 24.27% (25 divided by 103 equals Withdrawal Date 24.27%) of his or her previous Title IV eligibility. When a student withdraws during a semester, the withdrawal date for Title IV refund purposes will be If the student received (or the University received on established as the earlier of the following dates: the student’s behalf) less assistance than the • the date the student notifies the Registrar of his amount that was earned, the student may be eligible or her intent to withdraw; to receive those additional funds. If the student • the date the student submits a withdrawal form. received more assistance than was earned, the excess funds must be returned by the University If a student does not submit a withdrawal form or and/or the student. notify the Registrar of intent to withdraw, the withdrawal date will be established as the last date Post Withdrawal Disbursements of class attendance. In the case that a student has withdrawn, and the US Title IV funding has arrived after the withdrawal If a student receives all failing grades for a semester and the student is still eligible for some of the loan and it is determined that this is a result of lack of funding, the student will be notified that there is class attendance, the last date of attendance will be money available to the student or parent. The established and used to calculate the amount of decision on if the funds will be accepted will be Title IV funding earned for the semester. determined by the student or parent before the money is posted to the student’s account. The student will be notified via email and will have 14 days to respond.
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SPIRITUAL LIFE
It is God’s desire that we not only come to know Annual Spiritual Life Emphases occur in Christ as Saviour, but that we continually grow in His September, January, and March on campus and image (2 Corinthians 3:18). Traditionally, we call this livestreamed on YouTube. Spiritual Emphasis in ‘Christian spiritual formation.’ It is our purpose to September brings spiritual focus to the entire assist in the Christian spiritual formation of every campus at the beginning of the fall semester, student at Kingswood University, both on-campus challenging each student and staff member to new and online. This includes spiritual, moral, and levels of spiritual vitality, victory, and vision. The character development. This can only be Dunlop-Mullen Holiness Emphasis in January accomplished as each member of the community is proclaims the Biblical doctrine of holiness with committed to a diligent and conscientious daily walk conviction, anointing, and clarity that results in with Jesus Christ. students and staff experiencing significant advancement in their transformation into the Spiritual growth occurs best when we are intentional likeness of Christ. Missions Emphasis in March about it. At Kingswood, we are intentional in our heightens campus awareness of what God is doing approach to holistic spiritual formation by offering a in our world, particularly outside of North America. variety of experiences to help facilitate the personal Opportunity is given for both students and staff to spiritual growth of students. respond positively to God’s direction for personal involvement in the great cause of missions, Chapel Services are conducted on Tuesdays and especially as accomplished through The Wesleyan Fridays at 9:30 am on campus and livestreamed Church. through YouTube. Chapel is a time for the campus family, students and staff, to meet to worship and Campus Pastors are staff members who provide give praise, participate in the preaching of God’s pastoral care to staff and students. Student Word, celebrate holy communion, join in corporate Chaplains are present in each residence hall. They prayer, and thus be changed into the likeness of help provide spiritual leadership in the residences. Christ by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Prayer chapels are available in each residence for Chapel services are livestreamed for the benefit of personal and small group prayer, Bible study, and those who cannot come to campus worship.
Pulse is an on-campus cocurricular program that Requirements for On-Campus Students facilitates holistic development through a Christian Weekly attendance is required at Chapel, Pulse, worldview. On Wednesday mornings we examine a small group meetings, and Weekend Worship variety of topics under the banners related to Services. Attendance is also required during the development of head, heart, hands, and habits. As spiritual life emphasis services. Attendance at other part of Pulse, students are divided into Pulse spiritual formation experiences is encouraged but Groups which are interactive and supportive not mandated. through serving and learning alongside each other. Excused absences from any of the required Small Groups/Bands allow students to experience components may be issued under the same spiritual formation in a small group. All students are provisions as for excused absences from classes; required to be part of a group of two to four students that is, for University sponsored activities (e.g. who meet weekly for ongoing development and Kingswood sponsored ministry teams, accountability. intercollegiate sports, and class or program field trips), documented extended illness, serious illness Weekend Worship Attendance at a local church of or death in the student’s immediate family, or in their choosing is expected of all Kingswood students similar extenuating circumstances. Absences are and staff. granted by the Vice President for Academic Affairs within one week of the absence.
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Requirements for Online Students each week. Participation in such events and Weekly attendance at church services and small practices as those described above does not group meetings is also required for online students. guarantee spiritual growth, they place students in These students must also be intentional in finding environments where they can be shaped by God other ways in which God can speak to them; this and develop in their relationship with him. may be through reading, podcasts, or watching other services online, such as campus chapel A grade of at least B in this course each semester services. or term is a graduation requirement (see page 31) and thus is required for all degree students. Because ministry flows out of our relationship with Students who fail to achieve this grade may be Christ, online students must also be engaged in required to repeat the SF Component. ministry each week.
Reporting All students are enrolled in a Spiritual Formation Component ‘course’ each semester or term where they report participation in the required activities
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CAMPUS LIFE
For complete information about student life at Kingswood, please refer to the Student Handbook.
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Kingswood University is committed to student Student Council development as an essential element of the total Student government at the University is facilitated educational and formational experience of each through the Student Council. This elected body student. This commitment is based upon the consists of administrative officers, a first-year assessment that student development en- student representative, senior class repre- compasses all areas of life, including physical, sentatives, an off-campus representative, and the intellectual, emotional, interpersonal, character, and directors of the student organizations listed below. spiritual formation. Spiritual Life Association The purpose of student development is that all The purpose of the Spiritual Life Association is the students make significant progress in their overall building of character and the transformation of personal growth and maturity, develop genuine conduct to the example of Christ's spiritual Christlikeness, and gain an abiding understanding leadership. By servitude and submission to Him, the of, and commitment to, their calling and ministry association promotes growth in grace so that it can within the body of Christ. be said with the Apostle Paul, “The things you have learned and received or heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you” (Philippians 4:9). The Spiritual Life SOCIAL LIFE Association assists in leading the annual spiritual and holiness emphasis services. Becoming a responsible, discerning, and respected leader is accomplished by learning to make wise Outreach Association choices and developing strong interpersonal The Outreach Association seeks to model and live relationship skills. Thus, a meaningful, well-rounded out the love and compassion of Christ through education at Kingswood University includes various ministries in the community. Servant- cultivating Christ-centred relationships. University evangelism projects and creative ministries that administrators, faculty, and staff count it a privilege meet real needs in the community of Sussex provide to participate in this lifestyle development. students with wonderful opportunities to experience the challenges and joys of serving others.
Student Global Impact RESIDENT LIFE The purpose of this organization is fourfold:
Kingswood is a resident housing institution. • to promote among the students an interest in Therefore, resident life is intended to be a vital part missions; of the total learning, character-building experience. • to help all students discover God's plan for them Resident life provides special opportunities to learn in His work; and practice the discipleship lifestyle (servanthood, • to foster spiritual growth; mutual respect, selfless caring, and sharing). We • and to encourage students to become involved want the community life shared with friends in the in Christian witnessing. residence halls to have a positive impact on the Kingswood experience and to be the beginning of Student Global Impact assists in leading the annual many lifelong friendships. missions emphasis week.
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Student Fellowship Association environment for students that is free of such It is the desire of the Student Fellowship Association objectionable and disrespectful conduct. Students to assist in all aspects of the student's social should review Kingswood’s Student Policy and development. The goal of the association is to Procedure on Sexual Harassment to help ensure enhance the spiritual growth of each student by self-awareness and protection. While a student may providing a positive, wholesome atmosphere for choose to discuss or report sexual harassment social interaction and the development of lasting directly with law enforcement or any trusted friendships. Kingswood staff member, the Vice President for Enrolment & Marketing and the Professor of Athletic Association Counselling serve as University Sexual Harassment This student organization seeks to promote Advisors. These advisors provide information, personal health and fitness, the building of advice, assistance and support on a confidential character, and leadership skills through athletic basis regarding this policy. Complaints of sexual events, both on the intercollegiate and intramural harassment brought to the university’s attention by levels. Participation is encouraged as a player a student will be treated as a serious matter and will and/or spectator. be acted upon promptly and with due regard to the confidentiality of all those involved. Drama Association The Drama Association provides students with an opportunity for ministry outreach to the community and for involvement in unique University GRIEVANCE POLICY presentations. Its goal is to present biblical truths in The fundamental criterion for initiating a grievance a creative and contemporary form that is both clear is that a student believes that a decision of a to listeners and effective in evoking positive University authority or the action of a University personal change. member affecting some aspect of his or her University life has not been reasonable, just or fair. Every student in the University community has a SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY right to institute and participate in proceedings under this grievance procedure without reprisal or Unwelcomed sexual invitations, demands for sexual threat of reprisal for so doing. favors, repeated sexual innuendos, and taunting about a person’s body, appearance or sexuality can The grievance process is divided into the three constitute sexual harassment. The university is stages which are described in the Student committed to creating and maintaining an Handbook.
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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
ACADEMIC POLICIES Affairs as well as the professor. Following permission, all arrangements must be made by the Class Attendance - Synchronous Classes student and the details confirmed with the professor. The faculty and administration of the University A class session accessed in this manner may be believe many of the benefits acquired during counted as attendance at class. university years cannot be measured adequately or accurately through assessments. Among these If a student is absent on the day of a pre-announced benefits are those received through class test, an automatic “0” will be received on that test, participation. Consequently, students are expected unless there are extenuating circumstances. to attend all sessions of the courses for which they Students will be assessed one absence for each are registered. three times they arrive late to class or leave class Students may not miss more than one-fourth (25%) early. Students arriving twenty minutes or more after of the class hours in a course for any reason. If they the start of a class or leaving twenty minutes or more miss more than one-fourth of the class hours in a before the end of class will be marked absent. course they will fail the course. Faculty may have additional attendance policies for Students who miss more than one-tenth (10%) of a course. When this is the case, the requirement will the class hours in a course will receive a grade be explained in the course syllabus. Faculty are reduction penalty which is equivalent to a 2% grade under no obligation to repeat any class material or reduction for each additional hour of class missed. demonstration, either in class or in private sessions, Most classes are 3 credit hour classes which meet when a student has been absent. in two sessions of 75 minutes per week. Missing more than two of these 75-minute classes will result Academic Load – On-Campus Programs in a 3% grade reduction for each additional class Students who take twelve or more credit hours in a session missed. Students should check the syllabus semester are considered full-time students. for details about specific classes. Incoming students are normally permitted to take up to 16 credit hours per semester in their first year. Excused absences from class or Spiritual Life Incoming students may be advised to take less than events will be granted only for University sponsored 16 hours if their academic background is weak or if activities (e.g. Kingswood sponsored ministry it has been several years since they have been a teams, intercollegiate sports, and class or program full-time student. Students wishing to take more field trips), documented extended illness, serious than 16 hours must be second, third, or fourth-year illness or death in the student’s immediate family, or students and have a grade point average (GPA) of in similar extenuating circumstances. Students who 2.5 or higher for the two previous semesters. The live outside Sussex and commute to campus may maximum number of credit hours permitted per also be granted excused absences in the event of semester is 19, however, a student who has adverse weather conditions. Absences will be maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above for the two granted by the Vice President for Academic Affairs previous semesters may, through their advisor, within one week of the absence. Excused absences petition the Vice President for Academic Affairs for do not result in grade reduction but do contribute to an exemption from this restriction. the one-fourth rule. Academic Load – Online Programs A student may be given permission to attend in- Students who take six or more credit hours in a term person classes virtually in extenuating are considered full-time students. Students may circumstances (extended illness, death in the take up to nine credit hours in a term but are student’s immediate family, etc.). Permission must discouraged from this if they are employed more be granted by the Vice President for Academic than half-time. Students wishing to take more than
Undergraduate Information 34 six hours per term must maintain a grade point Academic Probation average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher. Students enrolled in at least nine credit hours in a semester will be placed on academic probation Dropping a Course when their fall semester, spring semester, or Students may withdraw from a course within the first cumulative GPA falls below the minimum academic seven calendar days of the course without probation threshold as set forth in the table. academic penalty. Courses from which a student withdraws during the second to ninth week of a Students enrolled in at least six credit hours in a semester or second to fourth week of a term will be term will be placed on academic probation when recorded with a grade of “W.” After this date, their term or cumulative GPA falls below the courses dropped will incur an "F" unless a student minimum academic probation threshold as set forth can document extenuating circumstances. Students in the following table. must follow the appropriate procedures for dropping a course by completing the Drop/Add form available Total Hours Successfully Completed includes hours on the University’s intranet. For information about transferred from other institutions. tuition refunds see the Financial Information section Total hours Minimum GPA of this Catalogue. successfully completed Adding a Course 1 - 30 credit hours 1.75 Students may add a course only during the first 31+ credit hours 2.00 seven calendar days of a semester or term. Students must follow the appropriate procedures for Students on academic probation will be restricted to adding a course by completing the Drop/Add form a thirteen credit-hour course load per semester on- available on the University’s intranet. campus or a three credit-hour course load per term online. They may be required to enrol in the course, Auditing a Course - Synchronous Classes Study Methods (GE 102). Students who wish to attend a course but not receive academic credit or a grade may audit the While on academic probation, on-campus students course. This must be indicated at the time of course may not participate in student ministry teams, registration. Students who audit a course are not collegiate sports requiring travel, or hold student required to do the course work or take any tests in offices. Students on Academic Probation must have the course; however, students are required to attend the permission of the Vice President for Academic at least 75% of the classes to have the audited Affairs to participate in other time-intensive campus- course recorded on their transcript. related activities or ministries.
Qualifying Semester or Term On-campus students will not be removed from The first semester or term for students who do not academic probation unless their semester course have the required academic background for load is nine hours or more. Online students will not admission or who are accepted as mature students be removed from academic probation unless their will be a qualifying period. To promote academic term course load is three hours. success, during the semester on-campus students Academic Dismissal and Re-Admission will not be permitted to participate in student ministry Students will be dismissed automatically for a teams, collegiate sports requiring travel, or hold minimum of one semester or term if their: student offices. Online students with a qualifying • GPA in any fall semester, spring semester, or term will be permitted to enrol in only one course for term is 1.0 or below, or; the first term. • current fall semester, spring semester, or term Students whose GPA is above the academic GPA is below the academic probation threshold probation threshold at the end of the qualifying for a second consecutive semester or term. semester or term will have all restrictions removed. Those whose GPA is below the threshold will be Students who are dismissed may apply for re- placed on academic probation. admission by contacting the Enrolment Office.
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Upon timely receipt of all required materials and courses, meeting for 150 minutes per week, usually reports, a determination will be made about if there in two 75-minute sessions for thirteen weeks. On- is any basis for a student’s continuing study at the campus students should plan to spend two hours on University. A personal interview may be requested. out-of-class work for every hour spent in class. To Students re-admitted after academic dismissal will receive credit for a course, the student must attend be on academic probation. 75% of the class sessions, fulfill the requirements of the course (papers, class assignments, A second dismissal will be for an indefinite period. examinations, etc.) to the professor’s satisfaction and receive an acceptable passing grade in the Grading System course. Although some professors may use numerical designation in grading, a letter system is used for Most online courses are also three credit-hour the final evaluation of the student’s work in a course. courses, lasting seven weeks. Online students The grades indicate the following assessments of should plan to spend about 15 hours per week on work: course related work for each course. To receive credit for a course, the student must fulfill the A Excellent work. This grade represents requirements of the course (papers, class originality, insight, and achievement. assignments, examinations, etc.) to the professor’s B Good work. This grade represents satisfaction and receive an acceptable passing fulfillment of the course requirements with grade in the course. diligence and thoroughness, yet with something less than mastery. Grade Point Average (GPA) C Minimally acceptable work. This grade The number of quality points earned for a course is represents steady work at a low level of equal to the number of hours assigned to the course competence. It may indicate an outward multiplied by the number of quality points for the fulfillment of requirements with little letter grade earned. For example, if a student personal involvement or application to receives a B for a three-credit course, he or she will studies. earn nine quality points for that course. D Unsatisfactory. This grade represents work below an acceptable level. For 300 Numerical averages of letter grades are computed and 400 level courses, a D grade is not by means of quality points as follows: satisfactory for graduation (see Degree Graduation Requirements), therefore, any Letter Grade Quality Points Percentage such course receiving a D grade must be A 4.0 95 -100% re-taken. For 100 and 200 level courses, a A- 3.7 90 - 94% D grade is adequate for graduation. B+ 3.3 87 - 89% F Failure. B 3.0 82 - 86% I Incomplete. This is a temporary grade B- 2.7 80 - 81% which will be changed to a passing or C+ 2.3 77 - 79% failing grade by the end of the following C 2.0 72 - 76% semester. C- 1.7 70 - 71% W Withdrawal from a course. D+ 1.3 67 - 69% WF Withdrawal from a course while doing D 1.0 62 - 66% failing work. D- 0.7 60 - 61% AU Audit: No grade assigned. F 0.0 0 - 59%
Credit To determine a student’s GPA for a given semester, One credit hour represents about 35 hours of the accumulated quality points are divided by the engagement with course content for an average number of credit hours attempted. For example, if a student. student accumulates a total of 39 quality points in 15 credit hours, the GPA for that semester will be 2.6. Most on-campus courses are three credit-hour
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Contesting a Grade on an Assignment student’s immediate family, or similar A student may contest a grade for an assignment by extenuating circumstances. Normally, discussing it with the professor within five days of extensions should be requested at least five receiving the grade. If this does not bring about days prior to the due date of an assignment. No satisfactory resolution, the student may bring the extension will be granted if requested on the assignment to the attention of the appropriate day the assignment is due. Division Chair who will then discuss the assignment • No assigned work will be accepted after the last with the professor. The decision of the Division day of the semester or term unless a Chair will be final. If the professor involved is also prearranged extension has been granted the Division Chair, the student may bring the because of extenuating circumstances. assignment to the attention of the Vice President for • Assignments submitted past due dates, when Academic Affairs. approval to do so has not been granted, will be penalized for each day the assignment is late, Contesting a Final Grade in a Course as follows: A student may contest a final grade in a course o 100 and 200 level courses – 10% per day informally by discussing it with the professor upon o 300 and 400 level courses – 25% per day receipt of the grade. If this does not bring about satisfactory resolution, a student may contest the Class Standing grade formally by the following procedure: Class standing is based on the number of credit • The student will submit to the professor, in hours successfully completed, including those writing, the reasons for contesting the grade transferred from other institutions. Students are within five days of receiving the grade. classed as follows: • The professor will respond in writing to the student within five days. Credit Hours Year • If this does not bring about satisfactory Successfully Completed resolution the student may take the grievance First year 0-29 hours to the Vice President for Academic Affairs who Second year 30-59 hours will rule on the matter. The procedure is as Third year 60-89 hours follows: Fourth year 90+ hours o The student must submit a written request for a review of the issue(s) to the Vice Early Enrolment President for Academic Affairs within 21 High school students in grade 12 may enrol for up days. to six hours of university level courses per semester o The request must include a copy of the or three hours per term. Students must have an student’s statement to the professor and average of at least 85% (3.3 on a 4.0 scale) and the professor’s response. must have written approval of their parent or o The decision of the Vice President for guardian and the high school they attend. Students Academic Affairs will be final. may take regular classroom courses on-campus o If the professor involved is the Vice and/or they may take courses online through President for Academic Affairs, the written Kingswood Extended. request may be submitted to applicable Division Chair. High school students may also be able to earn university credit for participation in other University Late Assignments sponsored ministries or events. This credit is not All assignments are due as described in the counted in the six hours of credit identified above. syllabus. Transferring from Other Institutions The policy governing the acceptance of All transcripts are assessed individually for transfer assignments handed in late is as follows: credit. Credit can usually be transferred seamlessly • Extensions may be granted by faculty in the from: event of sickness, death or serious illness in the • other recognized accredited educational institutions owned by The Wesleyan Church;
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• other institutions accredited by the Association program may transfer all credit from those for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on programs towards a bachelor’s degree at Accreditation; Kingswood University. Credit from one of Elim’s • recognized Canadian educational institutions; Applied Ministry Certificates may also transfer. • institutions whose accreditation is recognized • Through a formal articulation agreement with U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the the Advent Christian General Conference, Council for Higher Education Accreditation students who have earned the Certificate in (CHEA). Biblical Studies from Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies (MA) will be awarded at least Kingswood University only transfers those credits one year of credit towards a bachelor’s degree that can be applied directly toward the desired at Kingswood University. program of study at Kingswood. Grades for courses • Transfer of credit from non-accredited transferred must be at least C-, though the grade will institutions is based on the nature of the not be recorded or calculated in the student’s GPA. institution and credentials of faculty who taught the courses to be transferred. Up to 60 hours of Principles: credit may be transferred. A maximum of 18 • Students transferring credits to Kingswood hours of Bible and Theology courses can be must take at least thirty hours through transferred; however, transfer credit will not be Kingswood to earn a Kingswood degree, even awarded for Christian Doctrine I and II or though they may have more than the required Doctrine of Holiness. Students requesting number of hours for graduation. This must be transfer credit from such institutions may be the final year of the program unless special asked to provide syllabi for courses to be arrangements have been made with the Vice transferred. President for Academic Affairs. • Therefore, students can transfer a maximum of Transfer credit is not awarded for Student Teaching 90 credit hours into a bachelor’s degree or the Supervised Ministry Experience. program and a maximum of 30 credit hours into an associate’s degree program. A student who is on academic probation at another • Within a bachelor’s degree, normally a institution and is accepted for study at Kingswood maximum of twelve hours can be transferred will be placed on academic probation for at least one towards a major program of study and nine semester or term. A student dismissed from another hours towards a minor program of study. institution will be required to wait a minimum of one semester or term before enrolling. Details: • Most courses can be transferred from reputable Graduation Requirements Canadian schools or other accredited A student will be granted a degree upon meeting the institutions (those which are recognized by the following conditions: U.S. Department of Education or the Council for • a life of high moral standing and a committed Higher Education Accreditation) according to discipling relationship with the Lord and the above principles, especially from those Saviour, evidenced by full engagement in local which operate from a Wesleyan Arminian church worship and all Kingswood worship and theological perspective. ministry requirements, and quantified by a • A maximum of 18 hours of Bible and Theology grade of at least B in each semester or term’s courses can be transferred from institutions Spiritual Formation Component. On-campus which do not operate from a Wesleyan Arminian students are required to attend chapel, Pulse, theological perspective; however, transfer discipleship groups and official campus spiritual credit will not be awarded for Christian Doctrine formation events; I and II or Doctrine of Holiness. • successful completion of all program • Through a formal articulation agreement with requirements; Elim Bible Institute and College (NY), students • a minimum of 30 credit hours, and the last 30 who have completed Elim’s one- and two-year credit hours preceding the conferring of the
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degree, earned through Kingswood University, Students in associate degree programs who, at the unless special arrangements have been made time of graduation, are no more than one course with the Vice President for Academic Affairs; (maximum three credit hours) away from completing • a letter grade of "C-" or above attained in all 300 their program of study may be granted permission and 400 level courses; by the Vice President for Academic Affairs to • a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0; participate in Commencement with the designation • full payment of all financial commitments to the August Graduate. University. If all course work is not completed by August 31 of Additional graduation requirements may apply to that year, graduation will be withheld until some degree programs. Online students may be Commencement of the following year. A student is required to complete an interview with a faculty not permitted to participate in Commencement a committee. second time and will graduate in absentia.
Graduation Honours Academic Integrity The following honours are awarded to graduates in The Senior Dictionary of Canadian English defines bachelor’s degree programs. Students who transfer plagiarism as “an idea, expression, plot, etc. taken to Kingswood University must have completed at from another and used as one’s own.” Plagiarism is least 60 credit hours through Kingswood University a serious offence in the academic community and is to qualify for graduation honours. especially offensive in the Christian academic community since it is an act of dishonesty, In recognition of academic achievement, graduates evidencing a lack of integrity. Cheating on tests, with superior GPAs will be designated as follows: exams, and other assignments is equally offensive. • 3.4 – 3.59 cum laude (with honours) For this reason, any source that is quoted directly, • 3.6 – 3.79 magna cum laude (with high honours) and all statements of fact or opinion that are not • 3.8 – 4.0 summa cum laude (with highest honours) common knowledge, must be referenced with a parenthetical reference. Plagiarism and other Recipients of the Valedictorian and Salutatorian academic dishonesty will not be tolerated at awards are chosen by the faculty, primarily for high Kingswood University and normally will result in the academic achievement. following academic penalties: • A first offence will result in failure of the Recipients of the Delta Epsilon Chi Honour Society assignment or test. award are chosen by the faculty based on having • A second offence (even if occurring in a achieved a cumulative grade point average of not different course than that of the first offence less than 3.3 and demonstrated an outstanding and/or in a subsequent semester or term) will Christian character and leadership ability. This result in the failure of the course in which the award is made available through the Association for second act of plagiarism or academic Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). dishonesty occurred. August Graduates • A third offence (even if occurring in a different course than that of the first or second offence Students in bachelor’s degree programs who, at the and/or in a subsequent semester or term) will time of graduation, are no more than two courses result in dismissal from the University. (maximum six credit hours) away from completing their program of study may be granted permission All students enrolled in online courses are required by the Vice President for Academic Affairs to to submit an Integrity Statement at the conclusion of participate in Commencement with the designation the course indicating that all work submitted is their August Graduate. This provision also applies to own and that resources have only been used as students who are completing their Supervised permitted in the course. Grades in these courses will Ministry Experience during the summer semester if not be finalized until the signed statement is the supervised ministry marks the conclusion of submitted. Online students may be required to use their academic work. a proctor for significant exams.
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Use of Electronic Devices in the Classroom Intensive Courses (Seminars) Computers and other electronic devices are helpful The University sometimes offers courses in a tools to assist the learning process; students are modular format. These are times of concentrated encouraged to use them. However, tools can be study which employ instructors from across the used for the wrong reasons. Because Kingswood is church who share their knowledge and experience an expression of the body of Christ where members with students. Students complete pre-course and care for one another, professors want students to post-course assignments. practice mutual accountability. Therefore, the following guidelines will be in place for the use of Advising electronic devices in classrooms (synchronous Upon enrolment, each degree student is assigned classes): an advisor who will guide the student through his or • Computers and any other electronic devices will her Kingswood experience. The advisor will help the be used in class only for notetaking, approved student with academic matters, such as program class presentations, or by other direction of the and course selection, and will serve as a mentor and professor. They will not be used for activities counsellor throughout the student’s university such as, but not limited to, messaging, playing career. games, watching movies, or browsing. Students whose GPA is below 2.0 at the end of any • If a student sees a classmate using a device in grading period will be encouraged to meet with their an inappropriate way, student-to-student advisor for specific guidance in this area. accountability is encouraged. However, if there is no resolution, or if a student feels Course Numbering uncomfortable with this course of action, he or Courses are classified in the following manner: she may talk to the professor. When it comes to • First-year courses - 100s the attention of the professor, appropriate • Second-year courses - 200s action will be taken. The professor will not share • Third-year courses - 300s with the offending student who did the reporting. • Fourth-year courses - 400s • A student may lose the privilege of using his or her device if it is determined by the professor Students may register for a course that is one year that it was used in an inappropriate way. above their classification, provided necessary pre- requisites have been met, and only with permission Faculty may have additional requirements about from the professor and the Registrar. Any course use of devices. Check the syllabus for specifics. may be cancelled due to insufficient enrolment.
Change of Program Current students desiring to change their program ACADEMIC PROCEDURES of study must submit an online Change of Program Academic Year form, found on the University’s intranet Program The on-campus calendar operates with two main changes processed in the first two weeks of the semesters each year. The first semester concludes semester will take effect immediately. All requests prior to Christmas and the second semester for program changes received after the first two concludes in late April or early May. Courses may weeks of the semester will be processed and also be taken through a summer semester which effective at the beginning of the next semester. runs from the beginning of May to the end of August. Second Degree The online calendar operates with six terms per Students wishing to earn a second undergraduate year. Terms begin on the first Monday of odd degree must take at least thirty credit hours above months (January, March, etc.) and end on that which is required for the first degree and meet Saturdays seven weeks later. the specific requirements of the additional degree.
On-campus students may take online courses Kingswood Extended during the two summer terms. Kingswood Extended is the branch of Kingswood
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University through which degrees, certificates, and organization, reading, writing, research, test courses are delivered to students who are away preparation, and proof-reading. from campus. A Kingswood degree or certificate is the same whether delivered on-campus or online. Dean's List The Dean’s List is calculated at the end of each Physical, Mental, and Learning Disabilities semester (fall and spring). Full-time on-campus Kingswood desires to support all students in fulfilling students who earn a semester grade point average the unique call of God in their lives including their of 3.5 or above have earned the distinction of being academic success. Applicants with disabilities on the Dean’s List, published by the Vice President conform to the same academic conditions of for Academic Affairs at the close of each semester. acceptance as other applicants. However, they are Full-time online students who achieve a grade point encouraged to submit additional information about average of at least 3.5 in the two corresponding their life circumstances so that these can be terms (1 and 2, 3 and 4, or 5 and 6) will also be considered in the evaluation of their application. identified as being on the Dean’s List.
Students who have a diagnosed disability must Transferring to Other Institutions inform the Academic Affairs Office prior to initial Students from Kingswood University transferring to registration if they wish to request accommodation other colleges or universities are encouraged to of any form. Professional and current contact the college or university they wish to attend documentation that establishes the nature of the regarding their policy on transferring of credits. disability and the recommendations for accommodation must be provided. Kingswood Articulation Agreements seeks to work with the student and any medical Kingswood University has entered into formal and/or psychological professionals involved to agreements with several institutions, allowing for develop an appropriate accommodation plan. The smooth transfer from Kingswood to other accommodation plan will outline the student’s institutions, for undergraduate or graduate study. particular needs and required changes to the Transfer of credit is always guided by the policies of delivery of the academic content to the student. The the receiving institution. Registrar will notify faculty of suggested Students can transfer credit between the five accommodations based upon documentation Wesleyan educational institutions. In addition to this students provide. general transfer of credit between Wesleyan The University can provide some support for institutions, the following transfer agreements are in students who have documented learning place: disabilities. Examples of support include making • Houghton College (Houghton, NY) – graduates accommodations for tests and lectures and offering of Kingswood’s AA degrees will have satisfied tutoring for study skills and improved learning. The the core requirements for Houghton College’s University ultimately determines the types and bachelor’s degrees (main campus); extent of support offered. Kingswood will not • Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) – accommodate a student to the extent that graduates of Kingswood’s AA (General educational experiences and integrity are Education) will have satisfied the general compromised for the student or for other students in education requirements for IWU-Marion the course. bachelor’s degrees, except for the Intercultural Experience, a lab science and a fine arts credit; Student Success Centre • Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville, The Student Success Centre, located in the Earle & OK) - graduates of Kingswood’s AA (General Marion Trouten Library, exists to promote the Education) will have satisfied the general academic success of all students, both on-campus education requirements for Oklahoma and online. The Centre is supervised by the Director Wesleyan’s bachelor’s degrees; of Library Services and staffed by student • Southern Wesleyan University (Central, SC) - volunteers. Assistance is available in areas such as graduates of Kingswood’s AA (General
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Education) can transfer up to 53 hours of credit degrees. Senior undergraduate students at towards Southern Wesleyan’s core curriculum. Kingswood may also take courses from Wesley Seminary for dual enrolment in undergraduate Agreements also exist with other higher education and graduate degrees. institutions: • Association for Biblical Higher Education Denominational agreements: (ABHE). Because of accreditation by ABHE, • Advent Christian (ACGC) – an agreement with students can transfer credit to and from other the Advent Christian General Conference ABHE schools across North America; allows students from the ACGC to meet • Acadia Divinity College (Wolfville, NS) – credentialing requirements through their degree Kingswood graduates may be awarded up to 24 at Kingswood University. In addition, the hours of advanced standing with credit towards agreement provides for seamless transfer of the M.Div. degree. Acadia has a standing policy credits from Berkshire Institute of Christian which makes it possible for those who hold an Studies to Kingswood University, though undergraduate degree in theological education transfer is assessed on an individual basis. (such as Kingswood’s bachelor’s degrees) to • Church of the Nazarene (CotN) – an agreement complete an M.A. degree in as little as one year. between Kingswood University and the Canada • Asbury Seminary (Wilmore, KY and Orlando, Atlantic District of the Church of the Nazarene FL) – Kingswood graduates may be awarded up allows Kingswood to serve as an approved to 18 hours of advanced standing with credit. institution for ministerial preparation for the • Cairn University (Philadelphia, PA) – graduates Church of the Nazarene denomination (see of Kingswood’s B.A. (Christian School page 58 for program details). Education) may be awarded up to 6 hours of • Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) – a advanced standing in the M.S. (Education) three-way agreement between Kingswood degree. University, the Pentecostal Assemblies of • Crandall University (Moncton, NB) – Kingswood Canada (Maritime District), and Master’s and Crandall have an agreement that credit can College and Seminary (Peterborough, ON), be transferred in both directions. Specifically, allows Kingswood to serve as an approved graduates of Kingswood’s BA (Christian School institution for ministerial preparation for the Education) degree may complete the B.Ed. PAOC denomination (see page 61 for program degree in three or four semesters and thus be details). eligible for teacher certification in New Brunswick. Advanced Placement • Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) – Students with grades 3, 4, or 5 on Advanced third- and fourth-year Kingswood students Placement (AP) examinations or grades 5, 6, or 7 enrolled in the Christian Counselling major may on International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations be eligible for enrolment in up to five graduate may be awarded transfer credits up to a maximum counselling courses. of eighteen credit hours. Official Advanced • Prairie College (Three Hills, AB) – students Placement or International Baccalaureate reports wishing to earn Prairie’s Associate of Arts must be submitted to the Registrar for credit to be degree in Mission Aviation may complete the awarded. Students with other advanced placement first academic year (eight months) at credits should contact the Registrar’s office for Kingswood before moving to Alberta. further information. • University of Maine (Presque Isle, ME) - Transcripts graduates of Kingswood’s BA (Christian School Official transcripts are issued upon request from the Education) degree may complete the Teacher student through the University website. The cost is Education program in three semesters and thus $10.00 per transcript, payable before the transcript be eligible for teacher certification in Maine. can be released. Students can print unofficial • Wesley Seminary (Marion, IN) – Kingswood transcripts from their Populi account without charge. graduates may be awarded up to 19 hours of All financial obligations to the University must be advanced standing with credit towards graduate met before grades and transcripts can be released.
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Withdrawal from the University catalogue is published. In such instances a student A student wishing to withdraw from the University is permitted to graduate under the catalogue must complete the necessary withdrawal form, provisions at the time of enrolment. If a student available from the Academic Affairs, Campus Life or changes program or withdraws and later re-enrols, Financial Aid Office. the requirements at the time of change or re- enrolment will be those which the student must Changes to Programs and/or Requirements meet. Any changes in University programs and/or requirements become effective when a new
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
The University is committed to providing quality Oral Communication 3 education for students preparing for a broad range Scientific Thought 3 of culturally relevant, results oriented and Wellness 3 relationally based Christian ministries. Kingswood is Writing & Research 3 noted for preparation that stresses both theoretical education and practical training of the head, hands, Bible & Theology and heart for ministry. Inductive Bible Study 3 Biblical Literature 6 Bachelor’s degree programs at Kingswood Gospels 3 University are designed to provide the student with Acts & Romans 3 a broad education, which includes approximately Pentateuch 3 one-third of the courses in general education, one- Basic Christian Beliefs 3 third in biblical and theological studies, and one- Christian Doctrine 6 third in practical training in professional Doctrine of Holiness 1.5 competencies. Bible or Theology elective 3
All Bachelor’s degree programs are built upon a Ministry core of General Education, Bible and Theology, and Introduction to Ministry 3 Ministry courses as follows: Spiritual Formation 3 Personal Evangelism 3 Credits Homiletics 3 General Education Management in Ministry 3 General Psychology 3
History Elective 3 Practical Ministry Introduction to Philosophy 3 Practicum credits 3 Introduction to Sociology 3 or Cultural Anthropology Other courses are added to this core to bring the Literature of Western World 3 total earned hours to at least 120.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS (MINISTRY)
The Bachelor of Arts (Ministry) program of study is Objectives of the B.A. (Ministry) program designed to train students for multiple forms of Christian ministry. In addition to excellent classroom Graduates will: instruction, during their fourth year B.A. (Ministry) • demonstrate an understanding of the central students complete a four-month Supervised Ministry doctrines of the Christian faith and articulate Experience under the direct supervision of a them clearly; qualified ministry leader in their field of study. During • apply analytical and critical thinking skills in the this time, students are exposed to the broad range study of a broad range of topics; of hands-on ministry experience within a local or • communicate God’s truth to make disciples; international church or parachurch ministry. This • articulate a philosophy of ministry and have Supervised Ministry Experience gives opportunity experience in applying it; for students to sharpen and focus ministry skills • embrace leadership responsibilities and serve learned in the classroom. Students are also required competently in a variety of ministry settings; to complete a minimum of three practicum credits • express how they are developing in their during their four-year degree program. relationship with God and as a Christlike servant leader. Students completing the B.A. (Ministry) degree will meet the academic requirements for licensing in Electives in the B.A. (Ministry) program The Wesleyan Church. Some major courses of study contain the academic requirements for The B.A. (Ministry) program affords students the ordination in The Wesleyan Church; students in option to customize their degrees, allowing them to other majors may elect to add the additional courses select electives which match their gifts, interests, as electives. In most cases, students can still calling, and plans. While ministry is the primary complete the degree in four years. All students major, students may elect to follow an additional enrolled in the B.A. (Ministry) degree are required to specific ministry major below or they may complete take a history and polity course that focuses on their the four-year B.A. (Ministry) degree without an home denomination. additional designated major. Students from other denominations may be able to • Business meet many of the academic requirements for • Children & Family Ministry ordination in their denomination. • Christian Counselling • Church Planting • Evangelism and Social Justice • Intercultural Studies • Marketplace Ministry (major only) • Pastoral Ministry (major only) • Worship Arts • Youth & Family Ministry
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BACHELOR OF ARTS (CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION)
The Bachelor of Arts (Christian School Education) • be introduced to and utilize pedagogy for the (CSE) degree is designed to prepare teachers with elementary school and beyond; professional competency and a biblical philosophy • recognize and differentiate among the various of education for leadership in the Christian stages of child and adolescent development; elementary school classroom. • be equipped to be creative and flexible in planning lessons and leading classrooms; Upon completion of seven semesters of course • practice teaching before and during the student work, B.A. (CSE) students spend fourteen weeks teaching assignment; observing and teaching in Christian school • utilize skill in relating with pupils, parents, classrooms, seven weeks with each of two grades, colleagues, and school administration. under the direction of qualified teachers and the supervision of the CSE Program Director. Students Kingswood University has an articulation agreement are also required to complete a minimum of three with the University of Maine at Presque Isle whereby practicum credits, two in a school setting. Those those who hold the B.A. (CSE) degree from who possess a sound knowledge base of middle Kingswood will be able to complete further study and/or high school curriculum may elect to complete leading to teacher certification in Maine which is practicum credits and student teaching at those recognized in approximately forty other states and levels. several Canadian provinces. Teacher Certification Kingswood University also has an articulation The components of the B.A. (CSE) program meet agreement with Crandall University in Moncton, the requirements for teacher certification with the New Brunswick, where students can transfer to earn Association of Christian Schools International a B. Ed. which leads to teacher certification in New (ACSI) which supports and accredits Christian Brunswick’s public schools. schools around the world. Graduates of Kingswood’s B.A. (CSE) may be Purposes of the B.A. (CSE) program: awarded up to 6 hours of advanced standing in the • provide a theoretical and practical foundation M.S. (Education) degree at Cairn University for a life of intellectual and spiritual (Philadelphia, PA). development that will serve as a model, thus impacting students in their schools; In addition to the core courses for all Bachelor’s • provide specific course work and practical degrees (see page 43), these courses are required experiences to enhance student abilities to for the B.A. (CSE) degree: function as effective Christian teachers in any vocational setting, and specifically in Christian Credits school classrooms; General Education • equip students with advanced preparation for Developmental Psychology 3 continuing education which will lead to life-long Educational Psychology 3 ministry in education. Elementary/Middle Math Proficiency 3 History & Philosophy of Christian Ed. 3 Objectives of the B.A. (CSE) program (meets history requirement) Classroom Technology 3 Graduates will:
• consider teaching as a sacred calling and a Ministry Theory & Practice in Classroom ministry to the students under their care; 3 • have developed a philosophy of education Management which balances biblical integration and 21st Instructional Design & Assessment 3 century methods of education; Teaching Diverse Learners 3
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Foundations of Education/Teaching 3 Practical Ministry Curriculum & Pedagogy: Literacy 6 Student Teaching 12 Curriculum & Pedagogy: Math/STEM 3
Curriculum & Pedagogy: Science 3 Total Credit Hours 120 Curriculum & Pedagogy: Social 3 Studies
BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
The Bachelor of Theology is a specialized • have a thorough working knowledge of and undergraduate degree with a primary concentration competence in the use of tools and resources in biblical and theological studies. This focus available for ongoing study and research; includes an introduction to Bible study tools for • feel confident in their ability to undertake working with the biblical languages, a well-rounded graduate level study; foundation in general education and a foundation in • demonstrate a maturing Christian walk through vocational ministry training. This degree enhances the practice of prayer, the exercise of faith, the preparation of students for a career in Christian edification through the Word, and obedience to higher education (Christian liberal arts universities the Holy Spirit. and seminaries) and provide a solid preparation for those who desire to serve in pastoral ministry. In addition to the core requirements for all bachelor’s degrees (see page 43), the following courses are Students completing the Bachelor of Theology required for the Bachelor of Theology degree: degree will meet the academic requirements for licensing in The Wesleyan Church. With careful Credits selection of electives, students may also meet the General Education academic requirements for ordination in The Church History 3 Wesleyan Church. (meets history requirement) Philosophy for Understanding 3 Students from other denominations may be able to Theology meet many of the academic requirements for Reformation Church History 3 ordination in their denomination through this degree Worldview 3 program.
Bible & Theology Objectives of the Th.B. degree Apologetics 3 Graduates will: Contemporary Theology 3 • have a comprehensive knowledge of the Bible; Hermeneutics 3 • demonstrate an understanding of, and Historical Theology 3 appreciation for, the central doctrines of the Introduction to Bible Study Tools 6 Christian faith and articulate them clearly; (Greek & Hebrew) • have a firm grasp of the historical and philosophical development of Christian Total Credit Hours 120 (Wesleyan students must also take Wesleyan History & doctrine; Discipline) • conduct skillfully, biblically sound, theologically accurate exegesis;
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MINISTRY MAJORS & MINORS
In addition to the primary majors in the bachelor’s Business degrees (Ministry, Christian School Education, Theology) students may wish to add another The business major is designed to prepare students specific area of study to their degree program. for ministry roles of which business will be a key Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Ministry) degree component, for example, using small businesses as may add a major area of study (24 hours) to their ministry, serving overseas in small business degree. Students in any bachelor’s degree program operations, as well as pastors and ministry leaders may add a minor area of study (18 hours) to their who wish to be well-prepared for some of the degree. executive duties required of these positions.
Unless otherwise noted, the program objectives are This major will help those interested in the fulfilled to a lesser extent in the minor program of philosophy of Business as Mission which falls under study and to a greater extent in the major program the larger philosophical umbrella of Marketplace of study. Ministry. Business as Mission focuses on “holistic transformation and the multiple bottom lines of The selection of some combinations of majors economic, social, environmental and spiritual and/or minors may require more than 120 hours to outcomes” (Lausanne Movement). complete. In some cases, adding more than one major or minor to a degree program will necessitate Objectives of Business Program adding a semester to the student’s program, thus taking four and a half years to complete the degree. Graduates will: • integrate their faith to guide business and Courses credited towards a degree or major cannot personal interactions; also be credited towards a minor. For example, a • understand the relationship between faith and student enrolled in the Christian Counselling major work; and the Youth & Family Ministry minor cannot count • understand how business can be used as Developmental Psychology towards both the major ministry beyond the walls of the church; and the minor. An alternate course will need to be • demonstrate foundational business skills selected for the minor. including analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making; • apply leadership principles to business and ministry settings.
Courses The Business major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes the following courses: Credits General Education Accounting Principles* 3 Basic Economics* 3 College Math 3 Introduction to Business* 3 Introduction to Marketing* 3 Personal Finance* 3 Principles of Entrepreneurship* 3 Software Tools* 3
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Children & Family Ministry Ministry Marketplace Ministry 3 The Children & Family Ministry program is designed to equip students to serve effectively in children’s Bible & Theology ministry in churches or parachurch organizations. Work & the Bible 1.5 The inclusion of family ministry acknowledges that ministering to children means ministering to the Total Credit Hours 120 entire family. The program is grounded in Christ’s love for children as expressed in His words “Let the The Business ministry minor is built on the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, bachelor’s degree core and includes the following for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” courses: (Matthew 19:14, NIV). Credits Accounting Principles* 3 Students enrolled in the Children & Family Ministry Basic Economics* 3 program may also elect to complete all academic Introduction to Business* 3 requirements for ordination in The Wesleyan Introduction to Marketing* 3 Church. The four-month Supervised Ministry Personal Finance* 3 Experience for students enrolled in this program Principles of Entrepreneurship* 3 takes place under the supervision of a children’s ministry specialist in a church of the student’s own Courses marked with an asterisk are taken online denomination or in a parachurch ministry. through Indiana Wesleyan University. Objectives of Children & Family Ministry Programs
Graduates will: • have a solid Biblical and theological foundation for effective ministry to children and their families; • learn practical and effective team dynamics for serving on a multiple staff ministry with professionalism; • be effective communicators of the claims of God’s word in culturally relevant and age- appropriate ways; • have a working knowledge of the childhood phases of development and learn how to assist children in life transitions through incarnational relational ministry; • participate in practical hands-on ministry experiences, implementing practical models of creative, need-meeting ministries for both outreach and discipleship; • understand the importance of partnering with families and have tools to support parents as the spiritual leaders of the home.
Courses The Children & Family Ministry major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes the following courses:
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Credits Christian Counselling General Education Developmental Psychology 3 The Christian Counselling major and minor are Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 designed to train students in recognized counselling methods and techniques. The programs also Ministry emphasize the importance of blending strong Ministry to Children 3 biblical and spiritual principles with appropriate Models of Children’s Ministry 3 therapeutic disciplines. Family & Adult Ministry 3 Children & Family Ministry electives: 6 Objectives of Christian Counselling Camping, Retreats, Event Ministry Programs Caring for Self (1.5) Developmental Psychology Graduates will: Educational Psychology • develop competence and confidence in utilizing Empowering & Equipping Lay Christian counselling skills at an introductory Ministry level; Principles & Practices of Discipleship • develop a philosophy of Christian counselling which is Christ-centred and therapeutically Total Credit Hours 120 relevant; • complete a self-examination of personal The Children & Family ministry minor is built on the preparation for an effective ministry in Christian bachelor’s degree core and includes the following counselling; courses: • grasp counselling theory and a knowledge of Credits basic skills; Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 • be prepared to serve in a local church or other Ministry to Children 3 counselling ministry setting; Models of Children’s Ministry 3 • be prepared to continue education by pursuing Family & Adult Ministry 3 a master’s level degree through which students Children & Family Ministry electives: 6 will further equip themselves for church-based Camping, Retreats, Event Ministry ministry or community-based service (major Caring for Self (1.5) program of study only). Developmental Psychology Empowering & Equipping Lay The Christian Counselling major and minor are not Ministry degree programs in professional psychology, nor Principles & Practices of Discipleship are they terminal degrees for those who are pursuing licensure to practice. As a step towards licensure, students who have earned the Christian Counselling major from Kingswood University have successfully enrolled in master’s counselling programs at institutions such as Asbury Theological Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University, Liberty University, and Yorkville University.
Courses The Christian Counselling major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes the following courses: Credits General Education Ethics in Counselling 3 Developmental Psychology 3
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Introduction to Addictions 3 Church Planting Introduction to Counselling 3 Psychopathology 3 The Church Planting major and minor programs are designed to prepare students either to lead or be Ministry part of a church planting team. Crisis Counselling 3 Group Process 3 Students are exposed to both the biblical and Marriage & Family Counselling 3 theoretical foundations of church planting, along Multicultural Counselling 3 with effective church planting strategies and culturally relevant church growth principles in the Total Credit Hours 120 context of contemporary North American society. All church planting classes are taught by those who The Christian Counselling minor is built on the have first-hand experience in church planting. To bachelor’s degree core requirements and includes maximize the integration of classroom instruction the following courses: and ministry experience, students visit several Credits recent church plants. Introduction to Addictions 3 Students enrolled in the Church Planting program Introduction to Counselling 3 also complete academic requirements for ordination Christian Counselling electives: 12 in The Wesleyan Church. The four-month Crisis Counselling Supervised Ministry Experience for students Developmental Psychology enrolled in the Church Planting major takes place in Group Process a church planting setting within the student’s own Marriage & Family Counselling denomination. Multicultural Counselling Psychopathology Objectives of the Church Planting Programs
Graduates will: • understand the biblical mandate and the current need for church planting; • understand a variety of church planting methodologies and networking/support opportunities; • have the passion, excitement, and confidence to lead or be part of a church planting team; • have the skills needed to exegete a local community, and thus design culturally relevant and effective outreach/evangelism strategies; • appreciate how local churches and denominations assess the readiness of individuals and teams to be effective church planters; • design effective discipleship and healthy congregational-care ministries; • understand the need for vision-casting, teambuilding, communication, leadership, and people-skills.
Courses The Church Planting major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes the following courses:
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Credits Evangelism, Compassion, and Social General Education Justice Church History (meets history requirement) 3 Denominational History & Policy 1.5 There is a growing recognition in the evangelical (focuses on student’s own denomination) world that when evangelism, compassion ministry Introduction to Counselling 3 and social justice are separated from one another it Any music course 1-3 leads to an incomplete representation of the gospel.
The Great Commission and the Great Bible & Theology Commandment are a both/and, not an either/or Theology of Worship 3 proposition. Kingswood is perfectly positioned to
educate students in a biblical balanced ministry of Ministry outreach to “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40) Church Health, Growth & Leadership 3 through the major and minor program of study. Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry 3 Expository Preaching 3 The four-month Supervised Ministry Experience for Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 students following the Evangelism and Social Pastoral Ministry 3 Justice major takes place with a compassion or Principles & Practices of Discipleship 3 social justice ministry in an urban or cross-cultural Principles of Church Planting 3 setting. Strategies of Church Planting 3 Students wishing to enroll in the Evangelism & Total Credit Hours 120 Compassion minor program of study must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program and have The Church Planting minor is built on the bachelor’s completed no more than 16 hours of credit towards degree core requirements and includes the a bachelor’s degree. following courses: Credits Objectives of the Evangelism, Compassion, Ministry and Social Justice Programs Church Health, Growth & Leadership 3 Graduates will: Pastoral Ministry 3 • have a biblical understanding of the Principles of Church Planting 3 relationships between compassion, Strategies of Church Planting 3 evangelism, and social justice issues; Church Planting electives 6 • Demonstrate an understanding of, and Family & Adult Ministry appreciation for the spiritual and social issues Denominational History & Polity present in the world and be able to address Empowering & Equipping Lay them from a Biblical perspective; Ministry • Demonstrate an understanding of God’s heart Introduction to Compassion Ministry for the poor and lost peoples of the world; World Religions • Be prepared to do evangelistic and The Church Planting minor program of study is not compassionate outreach work in a wide variety available to students following the Pastoral Ministry of environments outside of traditional church major; however, pastoral ministry students may take settings, such as soup kitchens, missions, jails, church planting courses as electives. drug rehabs, and at-risk youth programs; • Evaluate and assess the particular needs of specific situations and provide appropriate solutions; • Be equipped to work in organizations and churches already focused on compassion and social justice, as well as to establish and lead evangelistic and compassion outreach ministries
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Courses Intercultural Studies The Evangelism and Social Justice major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes The Intercultural Studies major is designed to the following courses: prepare students to serve globally, missionally, and Credits strategically in any location of the world. Its focus is General Education on contemporary mission in The Wesleyan Church Foundations of Social Justice 3 and beyond. History of Civil Rights & Social Justice 3 (meets history requirement) The Intercultural Studies minor is designed for Urban Ministry/Community 3 students who wish to be exposed to and trained in Development cross-cultural ministries, but who do not desire to World Religions or Worldview 3 concentrate most of their courses in this area. The minor is also for those who may not sense God Ministry leading them to vocational cross-cultural service, Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 but who do have a strong interest in cross-cultural Introduction to Counselling 3 service. Counselling Elective 3 Intercultural Studies Elective 3 The program is grounded on the philosophy that Praxis Senior Project 1.5 reflects Jesus’ command to “go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation and make Practical Ministries disciples of all nations, and to go as the Father has Regional Praxis 2 sent me” (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19, John 20:21). Urban Praxis 1 The four-month Supervised Ministry Experience for Cross Cultural Praxis 1 students in this major takes place in a cross-cultural Directed Praxis 1 setting; this may be internationally or within a North Leadership Praxis 1 American ministry with a cross-cultural focus.
Total Credit Hours 120 Objectives of Intercultural Studies Programs
The Evangelism and Compassion Ministry minor is Graduates will: built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and • identify, understand, and articulate the central includes the following courses: doctrines of the Christian faith; Credits • highly value mission today by studying biblical, General Education historical, cultural, and strategic perspectives; Foundations of Social Justice 3 • understand the contemporary global scene and History of Civil Rights & Social Justice apply a biblical perspective to it; (meets history requirement) 3 Or • know and use an understanding of Urban Ministry/Community Development contemporary missiological principles in a World Religions or Worldview 3 ministry setting; Ministry • connect strategic intercultural competence Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 training with cross-cultural ministry practice; Introduction to Counselling 3 • relate accurately and proclaim with conviction God’s word to a needy world; Practical Ministries • value an effective evangelistic and discipleship Regional Praxis 2 ministry passionately; Urban Praxis 1 • model the example of the life of Christ in prayer, Cross Cultural Praxis 1 exercising faith, teaching the Scriptures, following the guidance of the Spirit, and living a life of public and private integrity; • remember and communicate a biblical philosophy of intercultural ministry;
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• provide missional leadership for the local and Marketplace Ministry international Church; • approach with confidence key practical issues The Marketplace Ministry major is designed to for cross-cultural preparation; prepare students to view their vocation and ministry. • create a plan for becoming life-long learners in The program equips servant leaders with biblical missions and intercultural studies; foundations, vocational training, faith-work • consider pursuing master’s level studies in integration, and practical work-ministry experience, related programs such as intercultural studies, providing for the local and global church those who missiology, or divinity. can serve effectively inside and outside the church. This program is designed for those who have Courses vocational training and wish to pursue second- The Intercultural Studies major is built on the B.A. career ministry training, for those who wish to take (Ministry) core requirements and includes the vocational and ministry training, and for those who following courses: wish to minister in the marketplace in North America Credits and around the world. General Education Students are awarded one year of Kingswood credit History of World Christianity 3 for a certificate or diploma from a recognized World Religions 3 institution, career, or community college. Worldview 3 The Marketplace Ministry program is available as a Bible & Theology major program of study only. Biblical Foundations of Missions 3 Objectives of the Marketplace Ministry Major Ministry Intercultural Competencies 3 Graduates will: Introduction to Missions 3 • possess the knowledge, values, and skills of a Practical Issues for Cross-Cultural 3 specific vocation; Preparation • know how to use their specific vocation for Spiritual Conflict Resolution 3 ministry; • understand the biblical foundations for God’s Total Credit Hours 120 call to Christians in the marketplace; • develop a biblical worldview to prepare for a life The Intercultural Studies minor is built on the of ministry in the marketplace. bachelor’s degree core and includes the following courses: Courses Credits The Marketplace Ministry major is built on the B.A. Cross Cultural Ministry 3 (Ministry) core requirements and includes the Intercultural Competencies 3 following courses: Spiritual Conflict Resolution 3 World Religions 3 Credits World View 3 Transfer credit Elective 3 Career or trade certificate Introduction to Missions Introduction to the Muslim World Ministry course Practical Issues - Cross-Cultural Prep Marketplace Ministry 3
The TESL Certificate program (6 credit hours) is a Total Credit Hours 120 strongly recommended option for all students enrolled in the Intercultural Studies major and minor as they seek additional and creative ways to serve cross-culturally.
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Pastoral Ministry • understand the need for vision-casting, teambuilding, communication, leadership, and The Pastoral Ministry major is specifically designed people-skills. to prepare students to be effective pastors in leading culturally relevant and effective ministries in Courses contemporary, North American society. It includes The Pastoral Ministry major is built on the B.A. a strong emphasis on character development, (Ministry) core requirements and includes the biblical and theoretical classroom instruction, and following courses: practical hands-on skill training for those preparing Credits for pastoral ministry roles. General Education Church History 3 This program prepares students for kingdom service (meets history requirement) through the curriculum, the influence of faculty who Denominational History & Policy 1.5 all have had real-life ministerial service, interactions (focuses on student`s own denomination) with current pastors and special guest lecturers, as Introduction to Counselling 3 well as visits to leading edge local churches. World Religions or Worldview 3 Students learn in a dynamic and heart-shaping Any music course 1-3 campus environment and serve in a variety of Practicum assignments. Bible & Theology Theology of Worship 3 Students enrolled in this program will complete all academic requirements for ordination in The Ministry Wesleyan Church. The four-month Supervised Church Health, Growth & Leadership 3 Ministry Experience for students enrolled in the Expository Preaching 3 Pastoral Ministry major takes place in a local church, Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry 3 within the student’s own denomination. Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 Pastoral Ministry 3 The Pastoral Ministry program is available as a Principles & Practices of Discipleship 3 major program of study only. Total Credit Hours 120 Objectives of the Pastoral Ministry Major
Graduates will: • demonstrate love and understanding of the importance of the church of Jesus Christ; • be acquainted with the diversity of specialized pastoral roles and ministry responsibilities within a variety of Christian denominations; • understand church health/growth principles and practices; • demonstrate the passion, excitement and confidence to lead culturally relevant and effective ministries; • have the skills needed to exegete a local community, and thus design culturally relevant and productive outreach/evangelism strategies; • be able to design effective discipleship and healthy congregational care ministries; • have the determination to model and raise up passionate, Spirit-filled, life-long followers of Jesus Christ;
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Worship Arts musicianship skills. At the student’s request, an audition may be scheduled for this purpose. Such The Worship Arts major and minor are designed to an audition will be based on the proficiency prepare worship leaders with servant hearts, requirements for the major and will measure the increased music skills, theological understanding, prospective student’s current skill levels and overall and a biblical philosophy of worship for effective aptitude in voice and piano or guitar. service in the local church and beyond. The programs include basic education in music studies, The goal of a Kingswood Worship Arts audition is to both practical and theoretical. In addition, students highlight a student’s strengths while helping to will benefit from a well-rounded foundation in assess potential to thrive in the focused program. general studies and as well as in ministry training. Since the intent of the Worship Arts major is to develop worship leaders who are expected to lead The purpose of the Worship Arts minor is to provide vocally, students will be auditioned for their vocal students the opportunity to add some worship stability and on their secondary instrument if leading training to their overall ministry preparation. desired. The primary purpose of the audition is to ascertain that a student has the innate musical The four-month Supervised Ministry Experience for ability necessary for success in this program. students enrolled in the Worship Leading major takes place in a worship leading setting, within the Practical Experience student’s own denomination. Students enrolled in the Worship Arts major are required to participate in worship ministries for at Objectives of the Worship Arts Programs least four semesters. Students enrolled in the Worship Arts minor are required to participate in Graduates will: worship ministries for at least two semesters. • competently lead congregations in meaningful Opportunities will include ministry in local churches, and inspiring times of worship, demonstrating as well as in a variety of university ministries and theological integrity, the anointing of the Holy ensembles. In addition, students enrolled in the Spirit, musical excellence, and cultural diversity Worship Arts major must participate in the Campus as the hallmarks of their ministry; Choir for four semesters. • prayerfully and carefully plan, prepare, and lead services of worship for their local congregations Courses with a goal to spiritual formation; The Worship Arts major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) • articulate a philosophy of worship that is core requirements and includes the following grounded in Biblical reflection, historical courses: development, and theological consideration, as Credits well as being culturally relevant; General Education • demonstrate a pursuit of musical excellence Music Theory I & II 6 and a commitment to lifelong learning; Group Voice Class 1
• develop general music skills that will prepare them vocationally to serve as worship leaders; Bible & Theology • exhibit character qualities of humility and Theology of Worship 3 service. Ministry Entrance Requirements Applied Music Lessons* 5 All applicants will be accepted into the Worship Arts Introduction to Songwriting 3 program but will initially enrol in the Worship Arts Technical Ministry 3 minor program of study. Worship Leading I & II 6 Worship Arts Labs 2 To be fully accepted as into the Worship Arts major program of study, potential for success in the Total Credit Hours 120 program must be demonstrated. Full acceptance will occur as students demonstrate basic vocal and
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In addition, prior to graduation, students will Youth & Family Ministry demonstrate proficiency in voice, and either guitar or piano. The Youth & Family Ministry program is designed to equip students to serve effectively in youth ministry The Worship Leading minor is built on the bachelor’s in churches or parachurch organizations. The degree core and includes the following courses: inclusion of family ministry acknowledges that Credits ministering to youth means also reaching their Music Theory I & II 6 families and working together to help navigate the Theology of Worship 3 teen years and transition to young adulthood. Worship Leading I 3 Worship Arts Labs 1 Students enrolled in the Youth & Family Ministry Applied Music Lessons* 3 program also complete all academic requirements Worship or Music elective 2 for ordination in The Wesleyan Church. The four- month Supervised Ministry Experience for students * The type and length of Applied Music Lessons (30 enrolled in this program takes place under the or 45 minutes) will be determined in consultation supervision of a youth specialist in a church of the with the Program Director. student’s own denomination or in a parachurch ministry.
Objectives of Youth & Family Ministry Programs
Graduates will: • have a solid Biblical and theological foundation for effective ministry to students and their families; • learn practical and effective team dynamics for serving in a multiple staff ministry with professionalism; • be effective communicators of the claims of God’s word in culturally relevant and age- appropriate ways; • have a working knowledge of the adolescent phases of development and learn how to assist students in life transitions through incarnational relational ministry; • participate in practical hands-on ministry experiences, implementing practical models of creative, need-meeting ministries, for both outreach and discipleship; • be prepared to equip students to take part actively in the mission of God as members of the church; • understand the importance of partnering with families and have tools to support parents as the spiritual leaders of the home.
Courses The Youth & Family Ministry major is built on the B.A. (Ministry) core requirements and includes the following courses:
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Credits The Youth & Family ministry minor is built on the General Education bachelor’s degree core and includes the following Developmental Psychology 3 courses: Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 Credits Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 Ministry Introduction to Youth Ministry 3 Introduction to Youth Ministry 3 Models of Youth Ministry 3 Models of Youth Ministry 3 Family & Adult Ministry 3 Family & Adult Ministry 3 Youth & Family Ministry electives 6 Youth & Family Ministry electives 6 Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry Caring for Self (1.5) Caring for Self (1.5) Developmental Psychology Developmental Psychology Empowering & Equipping Lay Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry Ministry Principles & Practices of Discipleship Principles & Practices of Discipleship
Total Credit Hours 120
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BACHELOR OF ARTS (MINISTRY)
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (CotN)
Through a formal arrangement with the Canada Ministry courses Atlantic District of the Church of the Nazarene, Introduction to Ministry 3 students who are enrolled in a degree program at Spiritual Formation 3 Kingswood University can meet the educational Expository Preaching 3 requirements for ordination in the Church of the Introduction to Missions 3 Nazarene. Pastoral Ministry 3 Management in Ministry 3 The credential application process with the Church Homiletics 3 of the Nazarene is a separate process and is not Introduction to Counselling 3 covered under the terms of the agreement, nor does the agreement guarantee credentials for students Practical Ministry who complete this course of study. Practicum credits 3 Supervised Ministry Experience 12 Courses The curriculum for the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) has Other courses are added to this core to bring the been customized to meet the credentialing total earned hours to at least 120. requirements for students from this denomination, and is as follows: The four-month Supervised Ministry Experience for students enrolled in this version of the B.A. Credits (Ministry) degree must be completed at a CotN General Education courses church or ministry. Writing and Research 3 Literature of the Western World 3
Wellness 3 Majors and Minors Church History 3 Students enrolled in this degree, and pursuing History & Polity of the Church of the 1.5 credentialing with the Church of the Nazarene, may Nazarene add any major or minor course of study to their Ethics 3 degree, however some may require taking more General Psychology 3 than 120 hours to complete the program. Scientific Thought 3 Oral Communication 3 Those which can be completed in 120 hours are Introduction to Sociology 3 listed on the following page. See page 47 for details or Cultural Anthropology of all majors and minors.
Bible & Theology courses Inductive Bible Study 3 Biblical Literature I (OT) 3 Pentateuch 3 Biblical Literature II (NT) 3 Gospels 3 Acts & Romans 3 Basic Christian Beliefs 3 Christian Doctrine I & II 6 Doctrine of Holiness 1.5 Theology of Worship 3
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Children & Family Ministry minor (CotN) Church Planting minor (CotN) See page 48 for description and objectives of the See page 50 for description and objectives of the Children & Family Ministry minor. Church Planting minor.
The Children & Family Ministry minor (CotN) is built The Church Planting minor (CotN) is built on the on the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following following courses relate specifically to the minor. courses relate specifically to the minor.
Credits Credits General Education courses Ministry courses Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 Principles of Church Planting 3 Strategies in Church Planting 3 Ministry courses Pastoral Ministry 3 Ministry to Children 3 Church Health, Growth & Leadership 3 Models of Children’s Ministry 3 Principles & Practices of Discipleship 3 Principles & Practices of Discipleship 3 Church Planting electives: 6 Family & Adult Ministry 3 Family & Adult Ministry Children’s Ministry elective: 3 Empowering & Equipping Lay Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry Ministry Caring for Self (1.5) Introduction to Compassion Ministry Empowering & Equipping Lay World Religions Ministry Principles & Practices of Discipleship Intercultural Studies minor (CotN) See page 52 for description and objectives of the Intercultural Studies minor. Christian Counselling minor (CotN) See page 49 for description and objectives of the The Intercultural Studies minor (CotN) is built on the Christian Counselling minor. B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following courses relate specifically to the minor. The Christian Counselling minor (CotN) is built on the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following Credits courses relate specifically to the minor. General Education courses World Religions 3 Credits Worldview 3 General Education courses Introduction to Addictions 3 Ministry courses Introduction to Missions 3 Ministry courses Cross Cultural Ministry 3 Introduction to Counselling 3 Spiritual Conflict Resolution 3 Counselling/Psychology electives: 12 Intercultural Competencies 3 Crisis Counselling Developmental Psychology Group Process Pastoral Ministry major (CotN) Marriage & Family Counselling See page 53 for description and objectives of the Multicultural Counselling Pastoral Ministry major. Psychopathology The Pastoral Ministry major (CotN) is built on the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following courses relate specifically to the major.
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Credits Credits General Education courses General Education courses World Religions 3 Understanding Contemporary Culture 3 or Worldview or Intro to Compassion Ministry Ministry courses Any Music course 1-3 Introduction to Youth Ministry 3 Models of Youth Ministry 3 Bible/Theology courses Family & Adult Ministry 3 Theology of Worship 3 Principles & Practices of Discipleship 3 Youth & Family Ministry electives 3 Ministry courses Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry (3) Expository Preaching 3 Developmental Psychology (3) Caring for Self (1.5) Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry 3 Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry (3) Introduction to Counselling 3
Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 Church, Health, Growth & Leadership 3 Pastoral Ministry 3 Bachelor of Theology Degree The educational requirements for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene can also be added to the Worship Arts minor (CotN) Bachelor of Theology degree and completed in 120 hours. See page 56 for description and objectives of the Worship Arts minor.
The Worship Arts minor (CotN) is built on the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following courses relate specifically to the minor.
Credits General Education courses Music Theory I & II 6 Applied Music Lessons 3
Bible/Theology courses Theology of Worship 3
Ministry courses Worship Leading I 3 Worship Leading Lab-Scripture 1 Presentation Worship or Music electives 2
Youth & Family Ministry minor (CotN) See page 56 for description and objectives of the Youth & Family Ministry minor.
The Youth & Family Ministry minor (CotN) is built on the B.A. (Ministry) (CotN) degree core; the following courses relate specifically to the minor.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS (MINISTRY) PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF CANADA (PAOC)
Through a formal arrangement with the Maritime Basic Christian Beliefs 3 District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Christian Doctrine I & II 6 and Master’s College and Seminary (MCS), Holy Spirit 3 students who are enrolled in a degree program at – Pentecostal Perspective* Kingswood University can meet the educational requirements for the Licensed Minister credential Ministry courses with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Introduction to Ministry 3 Spiritual Formation 3 Five specific courses are taught by faculty of Ministry of Teaching 3 Master’s College and Seminary, either on-campus Introduction to Missions 3 at Kingswood University, or online through Master’s Church Health Growth & Leadership 3 College and Seminary, at no additional cost to the Management in Ministry 3 student. Homiletics 3 Pastoral Theology* 3 The credential application process with the
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada is a separate Practical Ministry process and is not covered under the terms of the Practicum credits 3 agreement, nor does the agreement guarantee Supervised Ministry Experience 12 credentials for students who complete this course of study. * Courses taken through MCS
Courses Other courses are added to this core to bring the The curriculum for the B.A. (Ministry) (PAOC) has total earned hours to at least 120. been customized to meet the credentialing requirements for students from this denomination, The four-month Supervised Ministry Experience for and is as follows: students enrolled in this version of the B.A. (Ministry) degree must be completed at a PAOC Credits church or ministry. General Education courses Writing and Research 3 Literature of the Western World 3 Majors and Minors Wellness 3 Students enrolled in this degree, and pursuing Church History 3 credentialing with the Pentecostal Assemblies of History of Pentecostalism* 3 Canada, may add any major or minor course of Ethics 3 study to their degree, however some may require General Psychology 3 taking more than 120 hours to complete the Scientific Thought 3 program. Canadian Culture & Evangelism* 3 Those which can be completed in 120 hours are Bible & Theology courses listed on the following page. See page 47 for details Interpreting the Bible* 3 of all majors and minors. Biblical Literature I (OT) 3 Pentateuch 3 Biblical Literature II (NT) 3 Gospels 3 Acts & Romans 3
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Children & Family Ministry minor (PAOC) Pastoral Ministry major (PAOC) See page 48 for description and objectives of the See page 53 for description and objectives of the Children & Family Ministry minor. Pastoral Ministry major.
The Children & Family Ministry minor (PAOC) is built The Pastoral Ministry major (PAOC) is built on the on the B.A. (Ministry) (PAOC) degree core; the B.A. (Ministry) (PAOC) degree core; the following following courses relate specifically to the minor. courses relate specifically to the major.
Credits Credits General Education courses General Education courses Canadian Culture & Evangelism 3 World Religions 3 or Worldview Ministry courses or Intro to Compassion Ministry Ministry to Children 3 Any Music course 1-3 Models of Children’s Ministry 3 Ministry of Teaching 3 Bible/Theology courses Family & Adult Ministry 3 Theology of Worship 3 Children’s Ministry elective 3 Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry (3) Ministry courses Caring for Self (1.5) Expository Preaching 3 Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry (3) Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry 3 Principles & Practices of Discipleship (3) Introduction to Counselling 3
Church Planting minor (PAOC) Youth & Family Ministry minor (PAOC) See page 50 for description and objectives of the See page 56 for description and objectives of the Church Planting minor. Youth & Family Ministry minor.
The Church Planting minor (PAOC) is built on the The Youth & Family Ministry minor (PAOC) is built B.A. (Ministry) (PAOC) degree core; the following on the B.A. (Ministry) (PAOC) degree core; the courses relate specifically to the minor. following courses relate specifically to the minor.
Credits Credits Ministry courses General Education courses Principles of Church Planting 3 Canadian Culture & Evangelism 3 Strategies in Church Planting 3 Pastoral Theology 3 Ministry courses Church Health, Growth & Leadership 3 Introduction to Youth Ministry 3 Church Planting electives: 6 Models of Youth Ministry 3 Family & Adult Ministry Family & Adult Ministry 3 Empowering & Equipping Lay Youth & Family Ministry electives 6 Ministry Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry Introduction to Compassion Ministry Caring for Self (1.5) World Religions Developmental Psychology Empowering & Equipping Lay Ministry
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
The two-year Associate of Arts degrees target Articulation Agreement students who desire a quality educational Kingswood has an articulation agreement with experience, a strong spiritual environment, and a Houghton College’s main campus in Houghton, small, intimate campus. Credits earned upon New York. The agreement states, “A student with an completion of these programs can be applied A.A. degree will have satisfied all core requirements toward any bachelor’s degree program at (general education) for a Houghton College Kingswood University or to a degree program at bachelor’s degree. Students who transfer at least 60 another Christian or public university. hours that are applicable towards a bachelor’s degree will automatically be classified as juniors. All Associate degree programs are built upon a core of General Education, Bible and Theology courses, For most Houghton College academic programs, and Practical Ministry experiences as follows: graduation in four semesters is the norm with good advisement, but for selected academic programs it Credits is less likely, however, such questions can usually General Education be resolved with confidence before enrolment at General Psychology 3 Houghton College.” Introduction to Sociology 3 or Cultural Anthropology Oral Communication 3 Wellness 3 Writing & Research 3 Humanities/Fine Arts elective 3 Math/Science elective 3
Bible & Theology Biblical Literature 6 Basic Christian Beliefs 3 Bible or Theology elective 3
Practical Ministry Practicum credits 2
Other courses are added to this core to bring the total earned hours to at least 61.
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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (BIBLICAL STUDIES)
The A.A. (Biblical Studies) degree is designed for • be strengthened in their faith through study of students who desire a quality education, practical Scripture and theology, as well as Christian ministry experience, and a strong spiritual disciplines; environment. It will be of special interest to those • demonstrate an understanding of, and who wish to deepen their knowledge of and appreciation for the basic doctrines of the appreciation for the Bible and theology and to serve Christian faith and articulate them clearly. as active lay people within local churches and ministries. In addition to the core courses for all associate’s degrees, the following courses are required for the It may also be of value to those who already have A.A. (Biblical Studies) degree: an undergraduate degree who wish to enrol in Kingswood’s Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology but who do not have the necessary foundational Credits courses. Bible & Theology Inductive Bible Study 3 Objectives of the A.A. (Biblical Studies) Pentateuch 3 degree Gospels 3 Acts & Romans 3 Graduates will: Bible/Theology electives 6 • be enriched through intensive study of Scripture and its application in ministry, including lay Ministry ministry; Spiritual Formation 3 Personal Evangelism 3 Ministry electives 6
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (EVANGELISM & COMPASSION MINISTRY)
The Associate of Arts degree in Evangelism and Objectives of the A.A. (Evangelism & Compassion Ministry is designed to prepare Compassion Ministry) degree students to serve and lead in evangelism and compassion ministry in various church and Graduates will: parachurch settings. The course of study embraces • demonstrate an understanding of, and both the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and appreciation for the spiritual and social issues the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-39) as present in the world and be able to address essential to Christian witness, and uses the head them from a biblical perspective; (knowing), heart (being), and hands (doing) method of disciple-making that Jesus modeled in the • demonstrate an understanding of, and Scriptures. As well as a strong Christian community appreciation for God’s heart for the poor and and excellent classroom instruction, there is a lost peoples of the world; strong experiential component that allows students • be prepared intellectually and experientially for life-on-life encounters with lost and hurting people in further study in the fields of evangelism, their own cultural context, in large urban centres, compassion, and social justice; and in another culture. Students are also exposed • be prepared to do evangelistic and to a variety of social and spiritual issues, and ways compassionate outreach work in a wide variety of addressing these issues. of environments outside of traditional church
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settings, such as soup kitchens, missions, jails, Bible & Theology drug rehabs, and at-risk youth programs; Inductive Bible Study 3 • evaluate and assess the particular needs of
specific situations and provide appropriate Ministry solutions. Introduction to Compassion Ministry 3 Introduction to Ministry 3 In addition to the core courses for all associate’s Personal Evangelism 3 degrees, the following courses are required for the Spiritual Formation 3 A.A. (Evangelism & Compassion Ministry) degree:
Practical Ministry Credits Regional Praxis 2 General Education Urban Praxis 1 Foundations of Social Justice 3 Cross Cultural Praxis 1 Introduction to Counselling 3 World Religions or Worldview 3 Total Credit Hours 61
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (GENERAL EDUCATION)
The Associate of Arts (General Education) degree Credits is designed for students who desire a quality General Education educational experience, a strong spiritual College Mathematics 3 environment, and a small, intimate campus with a Music Theory I 3 ministry focus. It is designed to assist students in: History courses 6 Introduction to Philosophy 3 • understanding themselves and others; Literature of the Western World I & II 6 • understanding society; Scientific Thought 3 • understanding creation; • understanding creativity; Total Credit Hours 62 • understanding communication (with God and others). Articulation Agreements Objectives of the A.A. (General Education) Articulation agreements with the four Wesleyan degree liberal arts institutions in the United States and with Crandall University in New Brunswick allow Graduates will: students who have earned the A.A. (General • have a foundation in general education Education) degree from Kingswood to transfer to courses; one of these institutions with advanced standing and • be adequately prepared for continuing complete a bachelor’s degree in as little as an education in an arts related field; additional two years. The Enrolment Office can • receive quality education in a Bible-based provide the specific details for each institution. university context for enriched spiritual growth and development; Students who plan to further their education • learn fundamentals for enhanced lay ministry in elsewhere beyond the A.A. (General Education) the church. degree should contact the university or college where they intend to complete their bachelor’s In addition to the core courses for all associate’s degree to discuss credit transfer into their desired degrees, the following courses are required for the program of study. A.A. (General Education) degree:
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TESL – TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
The TESL Certificate provides a thorough University will be eligible to receive a Certificate that introduction to the concepts, theory, and methods includes, “100 hours of instruction plus a 20-hour related to teaching English as a second language. teaching practicum.” Many universities offer TESL Such preparation helps graduates to instruct certificates that do not include the practicum. competently in local or international settings, such Potential employers will generally choose teaching as in creative-access countries where traditional experiences (such as volunteering once a week for ways of doing mission are prohibited. a few months) over a teaching practicum.
TESL in Canada is equivalent to TESOL (Teachers To be awarded the TESL Certificate, students must of English to Speakers of Other Languages) in the complete satisfactorily both TESL I and TESL II, United States. The program is offered through The each worth three credit hours, with a grade of at Institute of TESL, a ministry of Kingswood least C in each course. Students may choose to take University. the courses for credit or non-credit. If taken for credit these hours may fill elective or other course The practicum is an optional component of the TESL requirements. experience at Kingswood. Students may complete a practicum by their own arrangement and at their Students who do not want university credit for the own expense. If a student chooses to pursue the TESL courses will be expected to meet the same optional practicum, it is his or her responsibility to requirements (attendance, assignments, etc.) for obtain the location for the practicum, as well as to the courses as those who do. The courses will show work fully with its teachers and administration to the as an audit on a transcript. satisfactory completion of the practicum. The successful completion date will be mutually agreed Students enrolled in the Intercultural Studies major on by the student and the Director of the Institute of or minor are strongly encouraged to take TESL as TESL. Any student who completes satisfactorily all part of their overall preparation for cross cultural classroom responsibilities is eligible to receive the ministry. TESL Certificate from Kingswood University that For further information and details, please contact includes the words, “100 hours of instruction.” the Enrolment Office. Students who choose the option of completing the practicum under the terms stated by Kingswood
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Course descriptions include notation of when courses are offered on-campus. Online courses are offered at least once per calendar year in group model and are available every term by independent study.
DIVISION OF BIBLICAL & THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Inductive Bible Study (BT 200) introduces the basic principles of inductive Bible study. Emphasis OLD TESTAMENT is also placed on identifying, understanding, and interpreting the various types of literature found in Biblical Literature I (OT 101) is a comprehensive the Bible. survey of the Old Testament. Problems relating to 3 credit hours On-Campus - every semester its proper understanding are considered. Online – every year 3 credit hours On-Campus - every semester Online – every year Hermeneutics (BT 301) uses and builds upon the skills developed in Inductive Bible Study. This Pentateuch (OT 201) is a detailed study of the genre-sensitive course leads students into greater content and spiritual significance of the first five depth and breadth in their study of Scripture. Some books of the Bible (Genesis through Deuteronomy). of the most important advanced study methods of Pre-requisite: Biblical Literature I. interpretation from the past and present are 3 credit hours On-Campus - every fall presented and evaluated, and opportunity is given Online – every year to apply some of these to the biblical text. Pre- requisite: Inductive Bible Study. Major Prophets (OT 303) studies the writings of the 3 credit hours On-Campus only prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, with Alternate years, fall careful examination of the religious, moral, and civil decline of the Hebrew nation. Pre-requisites: Biblical Biblical Foundations of Missions (BT 304) Literature I and Inductive Bible Study. provides the theological and biblical basis for 3 credit hours participation of Christians and the church in God’s worldwide mission, with an emphasis on the Minor Prophets (OT 304) studies the writings of the trajectory of the global expansion of the church. twelve minor prophets by considering their historical Students will be given a comprehensive introduction backgrounds and messages. Their writings are to the Old and New Testament foundations of applied to similar conditions today. Pre-requisites: missional theology and praxis. Pre-requisites: Biblical Literature I and Inductive Bible Study. Biblical Literature I and II and Basic Christian 3 credit hours Beliefs. 3 credit hours On-Campus only Introduction to Bible Study Tools - Hebrew (OT Alternate years, fall 308) focuses on using electronic tools to work with the major language behind the Old Testament. It Work & the Bible (BT 305) does not concentrate on the technical details of This course provides a survey of what the Bible says learning Hebrew such as memorizing vocabulary about work. It begins by considering the identity and and mastering the details of grammar, but rather the character of the worker. It then explores the nature ability to use tools to examine the words and and importance of work, as well as the money concepts with the purpose of being able to better generated. This course also contains opportunities understand and interpret the Old Testament. to develop the disposition needed to become a 3 credit hours On-Campus only marketplace minister. Alternate years, fall 1.5 credit hours Online – every year
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Psalms (OT 404) is a study of Hebrew poetry for interlinear Bibles, concordances, lexicons, literary and spiritual value. Pre-requisites: Biblical grammars, and commentaries based on the Greek Literature I and Inductive Bible Study. text to open to students the rewarding process of 3 credit hours interpreting the New Testament in the language in which it was written. Wisdom Literature (OT 405) is an exegesis and 3 credit hours On-Campus only exposition of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song Alternate years, fall of Solomon. Pre-requisites: Biblical Literature I and Inductive Bible Study. 3 credit hours THEOLOGY
Basic Christian Beliefs (TH 203) lays the NEW TESTAMENT foundation of a firm belief in the Christian religion. It introduces the student to the basic doctrines of the Biblical Literature II (NT 101) is a comprehensive Bible and furnishes evidence which supports the survey of the New Testament. Problems relating to divine origin of the doctrines, morals, and its proper understanding are considered. institutions of Christianity. 3 credit hours On-Campus - every semester 3 credit hours On-Campus - spring semester Online – every year Online – every year
Gospels (NT 205) centres on the life of Christ as Christian Doctrine I (TH 305) provides a seen through a careful study of the Gospels of systematic treatment of the nature and sources of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Particular attention theology. Considered are the problems of is given to the unique historical and theological knowledge and authority, the proper approach to the contributions of each of the Gospels. Key themes Bible as God’s written revelation, and the doctrines are surveyed. Pre-requisite: Biblical Literature II. of God, creation, anthropology and sin. Pre- 3 credit hours On-Campus – every fall requisite: Basic Christian Beliefs. Online – every year 3 credit hours On-Campus – every fall Online – every year Acts and Romans (NT 206) considers the beginning of the Christian Church, including the Christian Doctrine II (TH 306) is a continuation of places and personalities involved, and provides a Christian Doctrine I, focusing on a systematic background for a better understanding of Paul's treatment of the doctrines regarding the person and Epistles, especially the book of Romans. An work of Jesus Christ, the atonement, the nature and inductive survey of Romans provides an in-depth function of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, study of Paul's theological positions developed sanctification and the Christian life, the nature of the throughout this historically important book. Pre- church, and eschatology. Pre-requisites: Basic requisites: Biblical Literature II and Inductive Bible Christian Beliefs and Christian Doctrine I. Study. 3 credit hours On-Campus – every spring 3 credit hours On-Campus – every spring Online – every year Online – every year Theology of Worship (TH 310) serves the primary Introduction to Bible Study Tools - Greek (NT purpose of assisting students in the development of 308) enables students to master Greek language a theological understanding of worship, and of tools and bypass most of the hard work of corporate worship in particular. To aid this memorizing the technical details of the language discovery, the course will offer opportunity to and free them to focus on its meaning. The special consider biblical precedents and historical practices features of New Testament Greek will be for maximum Kingdom impact in the 21st century introduced, and training will be provided in the church. This course is considered foundational, not proper use of tools such as electronic resources, only for worship leaders, but for any pastor or church
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Contemporary Theology (TH 403) is a study of Apologetics (TH 405) introduces the theory and contemporary movements in theology. Primary practice of explaining why Christians believe what attention is given to liberation, feminist, process, they do. The course includes an overview of five and other modern theologies, particularly as they methods of doing apologetics. These principles and articulate their doctrine of God, humanity, and models are illustrated through the development of salvation. Pre-requisite or co-requisite: Christian specific arguments for the Christian faith. Pre- Doctrine I and II. requisites or co-requisites: Christian Doctrine I and 3 credit hours On-Campus only II. Recommended: Worldview. Alternate years, fall 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, spring Historical Theology (TH 404) focuses particularly on the connection between theological thinking and Doctrine of Holiness (TH 411) offers an intensive the historical situation in which that thinking study of Christian perfection from a Wesleyan developed. This course gives attention to the way in perspective in its biblical, doctrinal, historical, and which historical theology informs the shape of practical aspects. Pre-requisites: Christian Doctrine theology today. The course includes a survey of the I and II. four broad periods of the history of Christian 1.5 credit hours On-Campus - every fall thought, identifying historical background, key Online - every year theological developments, individual theologians,
DIVISION OF GENERAL EDUCATION David E. Trouten, Chair
Wellness (GE 100) is designed to develop the total TESL I (GE 310) introduces students to the well-being of students. The course provides concepts, theory, and methodology related to fundamentals of physical wellness coupled with teaching English as a second language and to the additional aspects of holistic wellness and promotes various components of language classes. Students skills to assist students in becoming dynamic will apply what they learn by demonstrating students, family members, community partners, and techniques and developing teaching materials, workers. including detailed lesson plans. 3 credit hours On-Campus only 3 credit hours On-Campus only Every fall Alternate years, fall
Study Methods (GE 102) provides academic TESL II (GE 311) continues TESL I and further assistance for students. Topics covered include develops the student’s understanding of theory and time management, reading, writing, and test-taking methodology related to teaching English as a skills. Attendance is mandatory for all students on second language. Students will develop and critique academic probation. Other students are invited to curriculum, including detailed lesson plans. any class session they wish to attend. Prerequisite: TESL I. 0 credit hours On-Campus - every semester 3 credit hours On-Campus only Online – every semester Alternate years, spring
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World Religions (GE 301) studies basic theological personal written communication. The primary concepts and characteristics of the world's religions, purpose of the course is to ensure the student gains including, but not limited to, Hinduism, Judaism, a level of competency in the use of written language Buddhism, and Islam. Major new North American and research skills. religious movements also are examined closely. 3 credit hours On-Campus- every fall How these concepts deal with the nature of God and Online – every year humankind, as well as how their major teachings compare to Christianity and to each other, are Literature of the Western World I (EN 201) is the analyzed. Strategies for effective Christian witness first part of a two-semester survey of western among these religions are also studied. Pre- literature with emphasis on its beginnings to the requisite: Basic Christian Beliefs. Dickens era. This study of the works will consider 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall the historical and cultural context, recognition of Online – every year revealed moral and spiritual issues, and appreciation of why the composition is upheld as Worldview (GE 302) analyzes the nature and significant. The successful student will acquire a function, and dynamic of the concept of worldview. general knowledge of the form, content, and This course seeks to provide tools for students to direction of western literature and become more examine the theoretical and practical expressions of aware of the inter-relationship of literature and various worldviews from a biblical perspective, culture. Pre-requisite: Writing and Research. including an appropriate missional response in 3 credit hours On-Campus- every fall these contexts. Online – every year 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall Online – every year Literature of the Western World II (EN 202) continues a study of literature from the post-Dickens Introduction to the Muslim World (GE 307) is a era to the present, with prominence placed on the survey of the beliefs and practices of Islamic faith novel and film as literary forms. and traditions, including diverse expressions of 3 credit hours Annually, spring Islam in various parts of the world. This includes such topics as Islamic mysticism, folk Islam, the Oral Communication (EN 203) is an introductory position of women in Muslim societies, and Islamist course in public speaking aimed to help the student movements. Integral to the course is an introduction develop verbal communication skills. to ministry in the context of Muslim society. 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, spring
Independent Study (IS 489) is a course for upper HISTORY division students which may be arranged in any division of instruction, but only for in-depth study or History and Philosophy of Christian Education in the event of course conflict. Permission from the (HI 205) surveys the people and thought patterns Vice President for Academic Affairs is required. that have significantly affected and continue to 2 or 3 credit hours Every semester influence the development of an evangelical philosophy of education. The contributions of both Christian and secular thinkers are considered. Students begin to articulate a personal philosophy of education. ENGLISH 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, fall Writing and Research (EN 135) is an introductory course in expression using the written word. The Church History (HI 303) provides a survey of the course covers a wide variety of styles and forms history of the Christian Church from its birth to the needed for successful collegiate, vocational, and present day in the context of world history. Attention
Undergraduate Information 70 is given to how the past impacts present and future MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE ministry. 3 credit hours On Campus - alternate years, fall Elementary/Middle Math Proficiency (MA 110) Online – every year serves as a refresher course in topics covered in a comprehensive elementary and middle school History of Civil Rights & Social Justice (HI 300) mathematics curriculum, including a study of traces the development of the concepts of rights and algorithms, numeration, statistics, geometry, justice through history, especially focusing on the measurement, and basic algebra, and their role of Scripture and the church in the Civil Rights application and significance in everyday life. The Movement of the 1950's and 1960's in America. course is provided to Christian School Education 3 credit hours Online – alternate years, spring students in preparation for Curriculum & Pedagogy: Mathematics & STEM. This course may be History of World Christianity (HI 404) examines exempted by exam. how God’s people have been answering the call to 3 credit hours On-Campus only join God in his mission since the earliest period of Every spring Christian history. As we observe the history, victories, as well as negative examples through the College Mathematics (MA 201) is a survey course entire history of the Christian community worldwide, designed to develop students’ mathematical we will find that there are crucial lessons to be reasoning through a study of algorithms, learned – this is applied history, recognizing that in numeration, statistics, geometry, measurement, and considering our own place in obedience to God’s algebra, and their application and significance in call, we stand on the shoulders of the innumerable everyday life. The course also addresses the work women and men who have gone before us. of well-known mathematicians of history. 3 credit hours On-Campus only 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, spring Every spring
Wesleyan History and Discipline (HI 403) Scientific Thought (SC 205) is a survey of the provides an overview of the history of the Wesleyan history of science and its interaction with society. movement, with a focus on the development of Discussions will encompass: a synopsis of how today’s Wesleyan Church, and how the past affects scientific thought has shaped cultural norms, the church’s ministry today. The course also seeks politics, and religious thought in western civilization; to assist in the understanding and application of The how partisan political ambition and media Discipline. permeation has directed scientific thought; and the 1.5 credit hours On-Campus - every fall ebb and flow of the relationship between religion Online – every year and science. Pre-requisite: Second year standing, Writing and Research. Reformation Church History (HI 405) is a careful 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring survey of the major figures, events, predecessors, Online – every year and consequences of the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Attention will be given to the Magisterial Reformers, the Anabaptist movement, and the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. PHILOSOPHY Similarities and differences in theology and worship practices will be explored. Prerequisite: Church Introduction to Philosophy (PH 201) acquaints History. the student with the terminology and the significant 3 credit hours On-Campus only problems of the field of philosophy especially in Alternate years, spring relation to the Christian faith. 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring Online – every year
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Philosophy for Understanding Theology (PH development to late adulthood. Emphasis is placed 302) provides exposure to some of the essential on factors that impede and foster healthy philosophical concepts and distinctions necessary development and adjustment in children, to understand theology. Although the course adolescents, and young adults. Pre-requisite: focuses on philosophy, the content is determined by General Psychology. how theologians have been influenced by and used 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring philosophy. The course looks selectively at Online – every year philosophers and philosophical movements as they have influenced such key Christian doctrines as Introduction to Counselling (PSPM 301) gives an God, Christ, and human beings. Pre-requisites: overview of counselling theory, and reviews and Introduction to Philosophy; Basic Christian Beliefs. practices skills of being a good helper and 3 credit hours On-Campus only counsellor. The integration of theology and Alternate years, fall psychology is considered and foundational understanding of people and what is needed to Ethics in Counselling (PH 401) presents concepts promote healing is studied and practiced. Pre- regarding ethical issues encountered by pastoral requisite or co-requisite: General Psychology or counsellors and licensed professional counsellors. have “mature student” designation. Areas of interest include ethical principles, 3 credit hours On-Campus – every fall professional codes of ethics, identifying and Online – every year resolving ethical dilemmas, ethical decision-making models, and legalities of the profession. Group Process (PSPM 305) provides an overview 3 credit hours On-Campus – alternate years, fall of counselling group development, dynamics, and Online – every year processes. Issues related to group leadership, ethics, and work with special populations will also be discussed. Pre-requisite: Introduction to Counselling. PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELLING 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring Online – every year General Psychology (PS 104) is a study of the behaviour of organisms from the simple Educational Psychology (PS 402) acquaints stimulus/response mechanism to the human mind in students with various learning theorists and models its reactions to conditions and environment. of learning. It also addresses pupil variability, its 3 credit hours On-Campus – every spring measurement and evaluation, and student Online – every year motivation. Pre-requisite: General Psychology. 3 credit hours On-Campus only Introduction to Addictions (PS 202) presents an Alternate years, spring overview of addiction. This course examines the cultural attitudes toward substance use and abuse; Psychopathology (PS 405) provides the physical, psychological, social, emotional, and student with a basic understanding of abnormal spiritual factors related to addiction; as well as human behaviour. Models of abnormal behaviour, issues of prevention and treatment. Pre-requisite: methods of classification of mental disorders, and General Psychology. approaches to treatment of these disorders are 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall discussed. Pre-requisites: General Psychology. Online – every year Pre-requisites for Counselling students: Developmental Psychology. Developmental Psychology (PS 205) discusses 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring major theoretical concepts and evidence-based Online – every year insights pertaining to lifespan development. It focuses on key perspectives related to foundational Marriage and Family Counselling (PSPM 409) is theories and methods and considers various designed to give the student an overview of the aspects of individual growth from prenatal issues involved in marital and family counselling.
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Various models are examined, and time is SOCIOLOGY designated to utilize and understand processes and interventions used in therapeutic practice. Pre- Introduction to Sociology (SO 221) studies social requisite: Introduction to Counselling or have systems and their development from early times to “mature student” designation. the present. The course is designed to enhance the 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall student's appreciation of the various forms of social Online – every year life as well as show the complex forces at work within the scope of social life. Students will conduct Crisis Counselling (PSPM 411) seeks to provide a sociological research project as part of the course both theoretical and practical approaches to crisis requirements. intervention and counselling. Pre-requisite: 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall Introduction to Counselling or have “mature student” Online – every year designation. 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring Understanding Contemporary Culture (SO 223) Online – every year is a course designed to help students navigate the diverse hybrid cultures in our current cultural Multicultural Counselling (PSPM 413) presents climate. Students will study basic cultural concepts regarding competent multicultural anthropology focusing on what it means to be part counselling. Counselling practices surrounding of the Kingdom church of Christ in our post-Christian major ethnic groups are studied in-depth. The world. We will explore the effects of globalization, overarching cultural context of relationships, deconstructionism, secularization, and generational including factors such as age, race, gender, sexual ideologies. This class will also focus on cultural orientation, religious and spiritual values, family topics, such as but not limited to; sexuality, identity, values, and socioeconomic status are examined. media, and consumerism. Multicultural counselling theories are considered in 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall the area of client work. Likewise, counsellor self- Online – every year awareness toward the management of biases, prejudice, discrimination, and the like will be Foundations of Social Justice (SO 230) explores addressed. the biblical mandate to transform not just the 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall individual but social patterns and institutions with Online – every year the love of God and the truth of the Scriptures. 3 credit hours On-Campus – every spring Online – every year
Cultural Anthropology (SO 309) is an introductory anthropology course taught from a Christian perspective. The focus of the course is in gaining skills to analyze and understand, appreciate those of other cultures, as well as to be able to adapt more effectively to new cultural and ministry settings. The practical component of the course is the successful completion of the ethnographic and/or quantitative study of a cultural or social situation in the
surrounding community and beyond.
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DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Dr. Allen A. Lee, Chair
GENERAL MINISTRY Caring for Self (MIN 210) is an essential practice that will help individuals manage the stresses that Introduction to Ministry (MIN 100) provides are inevitable for all, often impacted by personal students an opportunity to examine and professional factors. Activities and practices that contemplate the broad nature of ministry from can be engaged on a regular basis can enhance biblical, theological, philosophical, historical, and one’s short-term and longer-term health and practical perspectives, and to help them begin to wellness. Particular areas of interest include articulate a personal philosophy of ministry. The physical health, emotional health, emotional course also includes an overview of characteristics intelligence, and legacy. of people to whom we minister, types of ministry 1.5 credit hours On-Campus only programs, and issues faced in ministry. Alternate years, spring 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring Online – every year Principles and Practices of Discipleship (MIN 300) studies the biblical mandate, history, current Spiritual Formation (MIN 105) introduces students realities, breadth, and challenges of Christian to the concepts of holistic Christian spiritual discipleship. Emphasis is placed on studying the formation and historic spiritual practices for spiritual ‘best practices’ of those churches which take growth. Personal spiritual assessment and seriously their responsibility to facilitate Christian opportunity for developing a practical plan for discipleship. personal spiritual formation are also emphasized. 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring 3 credit hours On-Campus - every semester Online – every year Online – every year Homiletics (MIN 301) introduces the student to Introduction to Compassion Ministry (MIN 110) preaching. Emphasis is placed on the principles and explores what Scripture says about God’s concern practices underlying the preparation and delivery of for the poor and disenfranchised of the world, and effective, creative, dynamic sermons. Topics the implications of that concern in the lives and include discovering and studying the text; the role of ministry of individual Christians and the Church. the Holy Spirit in sermon preparation and delivery; 3 credit hours On-Campus – every fall the importance of voice and body language; various Online – every year sermon structures; finding and using sermon illustrations; and the spiritual development of the Ministry of Teaching (MIN 203) gives an overview preacher. of teaching as a ministry. Areas of study include the 3 credit hours On-Campus - every fall biblical foundations for Christian teaching, a Online – every year developmental approach to the teaching/learning process, and the methodology of the instructional Empowering and Equipping Lay Ministry (MIN process. 312) explores the skills and procedures involved in 3 credit hours Online as needed empowering and equipping lay people to be involved effectively in front-line ministries. Christian Personal Evangelism (MIN 209) is designed to leaders are taught to identify, develop, deploy, and assist students in using the Bible, other tools, and support lay people as they serve in both church- practical methods in leading people to Christ. The based and community-based ministries, according effective use of follow-up methods is also explored. to their God-given gifts and passions. 3 credit hours On-Campus - every semester 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring Online – every year Online – every year
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Management in Ministry (MIN 415) seeks to Introduction to Youth Ministry (YM 101) develop an understanding of the practicalities of the introduces the student to the concepts of ministry to ‘behind-the-scenes’ administration in the local teens in contemporary culture. Key to the course are church and other Christian organizations. the practical skills, planning strategies, and Consideration is given to the specific responsibilities programming required for ministry to youth, as well of pastors and Christian leaders in such areas as as serving as a member of a team. It includes an leadership and management basics, managing introduction to practical preaching to youth. volunteer teams and paid staff, time and self- 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring management, change management, and financial Online – every year and operational management. This course also includes an introduction to parliamentary/business Camping, Retreats & Event Ministry (CMYM 205) meeting procedures. considers the value, purpose, and techniques of 3 credit hours On-Campus – every fall ministry through camping, retreats, and special Online – every year events including, but not limited to, rallies, major church outreach events, and special programs. It Marketplace Ministry (MIN 420) provides the provides practical instruction and experiences in student with an overview of calling, vocation, and designing programs for these ministries and mission of marketplace ministers. Students will teaches systematic event planning methods. explore ministry and work from a theological and 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall social scientific perspective. On-line – every year 3 credit hours Online every year Models of Children’s Ministry (CM 313) involves Supervised Ministry Experience (MIN 425) is a a theological and philosophical study of children’s four-month, full-time supervised ministry experience ministry as well as an exploration and evaluation of in the final semester of bachelor’s degree programs. various models of ministering to both children and Students work under the direction of a University their families. The student develops his or her own faculty member and a field supervisor ministering in philosophy and model of children’s ministry. Pre- the student’s area of study. The Supervised Ministry requisite: Ministry to Children. Experience includes real-life ministry, leadership 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, fall opportunities, readings, and writing elements to Online – every year allow students to process and reflect on their experiences. Models of Youth Ministry (YM 313) involves a 12 credit hours On-Campus - every semester theological and philosophical study of youth ministry Online – every year as well as an exploration and evaluation of various models of ministering to both churched and unchurched teens. The student develops his or her own philosophy and model of youth ministry. Pre- CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY requisite: Introduction to Youth Ministry. Rev. Drew Donovan, Program Director 3 credit hours On-Campus - every fall Online – every year Ministry to Children (CM 101) equips students to work with children from infancy through grade six. Family & Adult Ministry (CMYM 414) explores the The course focuses on the structure of children’s dynamics of family life and ministry for, to, and with ministry programs, the development of children, families, considering the variety of family situations evangelism and discipleship of children, in our culture. The course focuses on the organization, serving as a member of a team, importance of home discipleship, intergenerational volunteer management, specific learning activities ministries, and community outreach through the geared to age-level traits, and the preparation and church. Students will learn to consider the whole use of curriculum to speak to children about Jesus. family in their focused area of ministry. 3 credit hours On-Campus - every spring 3 credit hours On-Campus - alternate years, spring Online – every year Online – every year
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CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION Curriculum & Pedagogy: Mathematics & STEM Mrs. Pamela Alward, Program Director (CSE 336) is designed to acquaint the student with the content, learning theory, and methods Foundations of Education & Teaching (CSE 103) appropriate to instruction in elementary math. is designed to acquaint prospective teachers, Philosophical emphasis is placed on the primarily K-8, with the nature of the teaching understanding of mathematics as one aspect of a profession, the disposition and role of the educator, structured universe created by a rational, orderly the dynamics of classroom and school life, and the God. Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of Mathematics governance of schools, particularly within the and Instructional Design & Assessment. Christian school setting. Attention will be given to 3 credit hours On-Campus only related pedagogical principles and skills for Alternate years, spring successful integration of the student teacher into the classroom and the profession. Curriculum & Pedagogy: Science Education 3 credit hours On-Campus only (CSE 337) is a course of study that examines the Every spring nature of science instruction and learning. Attention is given to the development of science process Instructional Design & Assessment (CSE 205) skills, as well as to the content and concepts that surveys strategies for inspiring learning in the typically appear in elementary to middle school student and the effective delivery of lessons by the science curriculum. The latest teaching models and teacher. Attention is given to active learning as it strategies for science learning are explored. relates to instructional techniques, lesson and unit Students demonstrate they understand clearly that designs, the use of cooperative group work, the faith is not in conflict with science. Pre-requisite: review and mastery of information, as well as the Instructional Design & Assessment. development of thinking skills. 3 credit hours On-Campus only 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, spring Every fall Curriculum & Pedagogy: Social Studies (CSE Theory & Practice in Classroom Management 338) is a study of the multidisciplinary subject of (CSE 310) equips students in understanding of social studies. The art of social studies education is various principles in life in the classroom. Through learning methods to bring together history, global real-life examples, students examine these awareness, geography, cultural anthropology, principles and determine best practices for current government and community in the generations. Problem solving is applied as a means elementary/middle classroom. Emerging teachers of providing effective management strategies to will understand pathways to helping students better enhance and maintain a positive learning understand the world around them. Pre-requisite: environment. Instructional Design & Assessment. 3 credit hours On-Campus only 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, fall Alternate years, fall
Integrating Play, Movement & the Arts (CSE 335) Classroom Technology (CSE 339) provides an equips students do the “extras” often required of introduction to the integration of technological tools elementary teachers. Students learn how to design into an education setting, both pedagogically and activities which enhance areas of a health life, a administratively. Emphasis is placed on developing healthy body, and an appreciation of the arts, and an innovative mindset that leads to sound how to implement play into daily classroom routines educational rationale in the proper selection of and lessons. Pre-requisite: Instructional Design & technology and implementation into a classroom Assessment. environment. 3 credit hours On- Campus only 3 credit hours On-Campus only Alternate years, spring Alternate years, fall
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Curriculum & Pedagogy: Literacy Education I EVANGELISM, COMPASSION MINISTRY, (CSE 341) provides an overview of the language SOCIAL JUSTICE (PRAXIS) arts including listening, speaking, writing, and Mr. Mike MacNeil, Program Director reading. These are studied relative to objectives, instructional methods, and materials appropriate for Regional Praxis I (PX 115) provides students with the elementary classroom. The nature of the an opportunity to participate in a wide range of local reading process and an introduction to current and regional ministries on a weekly basis under the instructional strategies are provided. Phonics is supervision of an experienced program director. stressed as an approach for beginning reading. 1 credit hour On-Campus only Included are topics related to skill development, Every fall reading diagnosis, and the implementation of a classroom reading program. Pre-requisite: Regional Praxis II (PX 117) continues the Instructional Design & Assessment. experiences of Regional Praxis I, with an emphasis 3 credit hours On-Campus only on going deeper. Students are encouraged to look Alternate years, fall below the surface of ministry models and step more into development of leadership and their gifts. Curriculum & Pedagogy: Literacy Education II 1 credit hour On-Campus only (CSE 342) builds on Literacy education I and Every spring continues to equip the student in literacy education. Pre-requisite: Literacy Education II. Urban Praxis (PX 250) is a week-long, intensive 3 credit hours On-Campus only plunge into ministry in a more urban context. Alternate years, spring Students spend a week living in Brooklyn, New York, and participate in two to three ministries per Teaching Diverse Learners (CSE 403) introduces day in the greater New York City area. Prerequisite: several different areas of special needs and a brief Regional Praxis I and II. overview of the educational reports which follow 1 credit hour Every fall these children to the classroom needs through individualization and/or referral to appropriate Cross Cultural Praxis (PX 251) is a ten-day professional services. Pre-requisite: Foundations of immersion into ministry in another culture. Students Education & Teaching. work through the process of fundraising, putting 3 credit hours On-Campus only together a prayer team, learning language and Alternate years, fall culture, and preparing ministry tools before the trip. Prerequisite: Regional Praxis I and II. Student Teaching Experience (CSE 425) provides 1 credit hour Every spring the student with fourteen weeks observing and teaching in Christian school classrooms at two Urban Ministry/Community Development (PX different grade levels. Students teach under the 305) explores how communities and churches can direction of a qualified cooperating teacher and a partner together to solve complex social problems, University supervisor. The Student Teaching especially in a poor, urban context. Experience may not be completed until all Christian 3 credit hours Online - alternate years School Education requirements have been Directed Praxis (PX 350) allows students to focus completed. on one aspect of compassion/social justice ministry 12 credit hours Every semester for the entire semester, building on experiences gleaned in the Regional Praxis ministries in the first year of the program. Directed Praxis is usually completed in the third year. Prerequisite: Regional Praxis I and II. 1 credit hour Every semester
Leadership Praxis (PX 351) provides an opportunity for students to assume a leadership role
Undergraduate Information 77 and assist with the first-year Regional Praxis weekly Spiritual Conflict Resolution (MI 402) examines ministry. Leadership Praxis is usually completed in spiritual encounter with the powers of darkness by the third year. Prerequisite: Regional Praxis I and II. reflecting biblically, theologically, historically, and 1 credit hour Every semester culturally on the topic. The believer’s identity and authority in Christ are explored, as well as Praxis Senior Project (PX 400) is a self-directed techniques to counter the influence of spiritual evil study completed in the senior year of the B.A. in the life of believers. Defensive and offensive Ministry (Evangelism & Social Justice major). The postures of the ministry worker are also examined. student focuses study on an area of particular The practical focus of the course is two-fold: to help interest within the realm of evangelism, students experience and maintain complete compassion, or social justice ministry. Areas of freedom in Christ, and to consider the missiological interest may arise from participation in previous implications spiritual conflict resolution has to the Praxis experiences. Prerequisite: Regional Praxis I training for modern day mission. Pre-requisite: and II, Directed Praxis. Worldview. 1.5 credit hours Every semester 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring
Intercultural Competencies (MI 403) is designed to help today’s Christ follower live as a competent INTERCULTURAL STUDIES intercultural communicator in an increasingly Dr. Matthew Friedman, Program Director diverse world. The course examines and engages in intercultural interactions, investigates strategies for Introduction to Missions (MI 100) is an adjusting to and working with people who are of a introductory level course exposing students to the different ethnicity and/or culture than one’s own. world of contemporary missions. The course is The course will also explore and develops new skills designed for students majoring in intercultural for intercultural communication, including managing studies or for those who want to increase their and resolving conflict cross-culturally. Pre-requisite: understanding of missions and their participation in Cultural Anthropology or Introduction to Sociology. what God is doing among people of all cultures 3 credit hours Alternate years, fall worldwide. The course considers biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic perspectives of missions. 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring PASTORAL MINISTRY & Practical Issues for Cross-Cultural Preparation CHURCH PLANTING (MI 202) covers how to build a ministry partnership Dr. Stephen Elliott, Program Director team (including prayer support and financial partnership practices), personal health, language Principles of Church Planting (CP 201) is learning, and a variety of other practical issues designed to help students understand the need for related to effective cross-cultural service. new, culturally relevant, and effective missional 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring churches in North America. This is an overview
course and includes: the biblical basis of church Cross-Cultural Ministry (MI 310) offers first-hand planting, the need for church planting, the profile of exposure to a cross-cultural setting, usually outside effective church planters and their teams, the North America, including observation and service. challenges of church planting, and an introduction to Normally, this experience happens in March break. church planting models and practices. In addition to The student will serve under an experienced cross- classroom instruction, students visit current church cultural worker or host country leader, as well as planting locations and interview their lead pastors. working with the Intercultural Studies Program 3 credit hours Alternate years, fall Director, who usually travels with the students and serves as facilitator. Pre- and post-trip assignments Strategies in Church Planting (CP 300) explores are part of the requirements for this course. a broad range of effective strategies for church 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring planting, enabling the church planting team to
Undergraduate Information 78 determine the model and strategies most effective at least one semester of private instruction, they for their local situation. Topics include may wish to begin with Group Guitar. understanding local culture, fund raising strategies, 1 credit hour Annually, spring gathering a core/leadership team, advertising, pre- launch strategies, etc. Pre-requisite: Principles of Group Voice (MUV 105) is designed for beginning Church Planting. voice students to work on the basic skills of singing, 3 credit hours Alternate years, August Seminar including vocal technique (in speech and singing), solo and ensemble vocal performance. Aspects of Expository Preaching (PM 302) builds on the skills breathing, support, diction, blend, stage presence, developed in Homiletics by offering additional microphone handling, and harmony will be training in the art of preparing and preaching an addressed. Class time will be a combination of vocal expository sermon in the context of a post-Christian exercises, conceptual learning, and performing with society. Pre-requisite: Homiletics. and for one another. Students will learn both by 3 credit hours Annually, spring doing and by observing how other students are corrected and encouraged. Students will work on Church Health, Growth and Leadership (PM 307) self-improvement by fostering and developing examines well known principles and practices which greater self-awareness, confidence, and expression contribute to the growth and vitality of the church, in their singing. All students in the Worship Arts focusing on biblical and theological foundations, as major must take or test out of Group Voice. well as practical strategies which can be applied in 1 credit hour Annually, fall real-life ministry. 3 credit hours Alternate years, fall Music Theory II (MU 236) is designed to build on the concepts covered in Music Theory I. This course Pastoral Ministry (PM 400) studies the real-life will increase a student’s usable musical skills, work and responsibilities of the pastor (except particularly in preparation for Worship Leading I. It preaching). Students are exposed to both the ‘up- covers notational systems, with a strong emphasis front/public’ ministries of a pastor, as well as the on chord reading, construction and analysis, as well ‘behind-the-scenes’ responsibilities. Many practical as the several types of scales. Focus is given to areas of pastoral ministry are explored through transposition, modulation, cadences and aural lecture, demonstration, practice, and visits to local analysis, some elementary harmony and churches. composition is also included. Pre-requisite: Music 3 credit hours Annually, fall Theory I or placement by exam. 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring
Technical Ministry (MIN 305) is designed to WORSHIP ARTS familiarize the student with applications possible Ms. Candice Jackson, Program Director through technology for use in music and worship ministries. This course covers basic principles and Music Theory I (MU 105) introduces the basics of functional use of audio-media-lighting technology. the written language of music with an emphasis on 3 credit hours Alternate years practical application. Elements included are note- reading, major and minor scales and triads, key Introduction to Songwriting (MU 305) explores signatures, simple chord progressions as applied in and applies techniques of writing songs for the chord charts, simple and compound meter and church and is rooted in principles of biblical basic rhythms. This course may be exempted by corporate worship. Pre-requisites: Basic Christian exam. Beliefs; Music Theory I. 3 credit hours Annually, fall 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring
Group Guitar (MUG 105) is a beginner-level course Worship Leading I (WL 401) is designed to designed primarily for non-Worship Arts students. introduce the student to the ministry and art of Although Worship Arts majors and minors must take worship leading. Emphasis is placed upon the
Undergraduate Information 79 practical principles governing the creative Applied Music - Voice The major aim of preparation of worship orders for the local Kingswood’s voice lessons is the preparation of community, and the development of necessary skills worship leaders. Therefore, the core of vocal study to follow through with leading the planned service. will be focused in the following areas: general Pre-requisite: Theology of Worship and Music musicianship, technique, repertoire, and Theory II, or permission from the Worship Arts performance skills. Applied lessons taken for credit Program Director. include ear training and sight reading. 3 credit hours Alternate years, fall 1 credit hour Annually, spring
Worship Leading II (WL 402) offers further inquiry Worship Arts Lab – Scripture Presentation (WL into the art of worship leading and explores by 203) focuses on helping students engage with the practical application the necessary skills needed by scriptures and thus lead their hearers to meet God a worship pastor. Emphasis is placed upon the through them. Practical Labs are designed to practical principles involved in giving leadership to provide Worship Arts students with hands-on rhythm sections and vocal teams. The hands-on learning opportunities related to worship in the local design of this course is to assist the student in church. Highly participatory by design, these gaining competence in using the tools and activities provide a breadth of experience, techniques of worship leading. Pre-requisite: specifically in Scripture presentation and technical Worship Leading I. ministries. Although the worship arts department 3 credit hours Alternate years, spring provides guidance for these activities the emphasis is on collaborative learning. Applied Music - Guitar The major aim of 1 credit hour Alternate years, spring Kingswood’s guitar lessons is the training of well- rounded worship leaders. Therefore, the core of Worship Arts Lab – Technical Ministry (WL 205) guitar study will be focused in the following areas: gives students practical experience in use of general musicianship, technique (scales and technology in music and worship ministries, chords), repertoire, praise and worship playing particularly those introduced in Technical Ministry styles, chord chart reading. Applied lessons taken (MIN 305). Practical Labs are designed to provide for credit include ear training. Worship Arts students with hands-on learning 1 credit hour Every semester opportunities related to worship in the local church. Highly participatory by design, these activities Applied Music - Piano The major aim of provide a breadth of experience, specifically in Kingswood’s piano lessons is the training of well- Scripture presentation and technical ministries. rounded worship leaders. Therefore, the core of Although the worship arts department provides piano study will be focused in the following areas of guidance for these activities the emphasis is on pianism: general musicianship, technique (scales collaborative learning. and chords), written notation, repertoire, interpreting 1 credit hour Alternate years, spring chord charts, and lead sheets. Applied lessons taken for credit include ear training and sight reading. 1 credit hour Every semester
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PRACTICAL MINISTRIES
The purpose of practical ministries is to assist the of a Kingswood faculty member and a field student in preparing to bring glory to God by supervisor ministering in the student’s area of study. enabling the student to integrate real-life experience The Supervised Ministry Experience includes real- with classroom theory. life ministry, leadership opportunities, readings, and writing elements to allow students to process and Participation in practical ministry experiences reflect on their experiences. This is a twelve-credit assists students in developing skills in relating hour assignment. Christian truth to human needs. The student’s individual needs and vocational objectives help The Supervised Ministry Handbook provides determine appropriate ministry assignments. The detailed information about all aspects of this value of communication skills in teaching, program from placement through debriefing. preaching, counselling, music, sharing, and Students should acquire the current version of the witnessing cannot be overstressed in the student’s Supervised Ministry Handbook in the fall of their vocational pursuits. Consequently, a valid learning sophomore year and begin working with the Director experience in the use of these skills must include of Supervised Ministry Experience and their practice. During practical ministry experiences, Program Director to secure an appropriate students receive evaluation and instruction from placement. pastors, church leaders, and other competent supervisors. The final segment of the Supervised Ministry Experience is a debriefing seminar. This seminar Practicum allows students returning to campus after their time All students at Kingswood University are involved in of ministry to continue reflectively processing their a variety of hands-on practical ministries. Some of experience in a group setting for mutual benefit. The these are through Pulse activities; others are seminar is facilitated by the Director of Supervised through more formal arrangements in earning Ministry Experiences. Students who are unable to Practicum credits. participate in this debriefing due to distance from campus are debriefed by other means. In all bachelor’s degree programs, students must earn three Practicum credits. Students in Student Teaching Experience (CSE 425) associate’s degree programs must earn two All B.A. (Christian School Education) students Practicum credits. These credits must be earned spend fourteen weeks observing and teaching in throughout the degree program to assist in the Christian school classrooms at two different grade integration of classroom learning with practical levels. This twelve-credit hour assignment may not learning experience. be completed until all other Christian School Education requirements have been completed. The Practicum Handbook provides detailed Student Teaching placement is done under the information concerning practicum assignments and supervision of the Christian School Education requirements. Selection of assignments is made in Program Director. The student is supervised by a consultation with the Practicum Director and the qualified cooperating teacher. student’s faculty advisor. All student practicum assignments must have the approval of the Practicum Director.
Supervised Ministry Experience (MIN 425) All B.A. (Ministry) students spend four months in full- time supervised ministry in the final semester of their degree program. Students work under the direction
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GRADUATE CATALOGUE
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Term 1 – September/October 2021 Term dates ...... September 6 – October 23 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... September 13 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... October 2
Term 2 – November/December 2021 Term dates ...... November 1 – December 18 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... November 8 Pre-registration for Terms 3 and 4 ...... November 8-12 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... November 27
Term 3 – January/February 2022 Term dates ...... January 3 – February 19 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... January 10 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... January 29
Term 4 – March/April 2022 Term dates ...... March 7 – April 23 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... March 14 Pre-registration for terms 5 and 6 ...... March 21-25 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... April 2 Baccalaureate Service & Graduation Reception ...... April 29 Commencement ...... April 30
Term 5 – May/June 2022 Term dates ...... May 2 – June 18 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... May 9 Pre-registration for terms 1 and 2 ...... May 24-27 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... May 28
Term 6 – July/August 2022 Term dates ...... July 4 – August 20 Last day to enrol or add a course ...... July 11 Last day to withdraw from classes without academic penalty ...... July 30
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ADMISSIONS INFORMATION (GRADUATE)
ADMISSION POLICIES ADMISSION PROCEDURES
General Requirements Applications and information may be obtained The prospective student is assessed according to online or from the Enrolment Office, 506-432-4422 academic background, moral behaviour and or 888-432-4422. Applications for admission should character, personal Christian testimony, and be made early so that necessary arrangements for ministry graces. In the consideration process, the entrance may be made. applicant's complete academic record, recommendations, plans, and personal information All applicants must submit the following to the are reviewed. If applicants meet the required Enrolment Office: standards in these areas, they are admitted to the • Application for Admission - Applications may be University. The University does not discriminate made online through the University website based on race, colour, national origin, age, or (https://www.kingswood.edu/admissions/apply- gender in admission to, treatment in, or employment now) or submitted to the Enrolment Office, in its programs and activities. Kingswood University, 26 Western Street, PO Box 5125, Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, Academic Requirements E4E 5L2. A non-refundable $40 application fee Applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree must be submitted with the application. All from a recognized institution with a cumulative GPA questions on the application form are to be of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students without the answered or marked N/A if not applicable. necessary background or grades may be admitted • Transcripts - Applicants must submit transcripts on a conditional basis. Students with no prior of all post-secondary work. Transcripts are to theological education may be required to take an be mailed directly to the University. Transcripts introductory Bible survey course. may be reviewed for admission at the Character Requirements completion of an applicant’s third year of Applicants are expected to be of high moral undergraduate study. An official transcript certifying graduation will be required for character and are therefore expected to be a minimum of six months from participation in tobacco enrolment. Transcripts of work at Kingswood products, non-prescription drug use, pornography, University do not need to be submitted; they will inappropriate sexual relationships, gambling, and automatically be added to the application. occult activities. • References - Applicants must provide the names of two professional references. Ministry Graces Kingswood students immediately transitioning The mission of Kingswood University as a single- from an undergraduate degree to the graduate focus institution requires that an applicant possess degree program must have the permission of the skills and temperaments appropriate for the Program Director instead of the two ministry. In some cases, an applicant may be asked references. to complete additional testing to help in this • Statement of Purpose - Applicants must submit evaluation. a one- to two-page statement of purpose explaining their spiritual journey to this point and why they hope to pursue the Master’s degree at Kingswood University. Recent graduates of Kingswood bachelor’s degree programs are exempt from this step, upon approval of the Program Director.
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All accepted applicants must complete the Transferring From Other Institutions following before they can be enrolled: Credits being transferred to Kingswood must be from a recognized institution and have at least a "C" • Scholarships & Grants Application - All grade. The University will only transfer those credits accepted applicants are expected to make that can be applied directly toward the desired adequate financial arrangements. Applicants program of study at Kingswood. wishing to apply for scholarships and grants through the University must submit International Students a Scholarships and Grants Application. Specific If English is not their first language, international opportunities for financial assistance through students must provide a score report for a test the University are listed in the Financial demonstrating their proficiency in the English Information section of this Catalogue. language, in addition to the forms and information • Ministry Placement Site - The M.A. (Pastoral listed above, before an admission decision can be Theology) is an “in-ministry”’ degree. Each reached. student will be required to invest a minimum of 20 hours each week in church-related ministry Kingswood University will accept scores from either (on either a paid or volunteer basis). Applicants the “Test of English as a Foreign Language” who do not have a ministry placement site (TOEFL) or the “International English Language should contact the Program Director for Testing System” (IELTS). The minimum acceptable assistance in finding one as part of the scores for admission to Kingswood University are as enrolment process. A Kingswood-approved follows: ministry colleague at the church or ministry will • TOEFL Internet-based test - 80 be asked to partner with the student and sign a • IELTS - 6.5 formal Ministry Placement agreement to that effect. This form must be completed and submitted to the Enrolment Office before final acceptance into the program.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Tuition income does not cover the entire cost of a cost of their education. Therefore, each student is student's education. Substantial amounts must be required to exhibit financial responsibility in payment raised each year by the University to cover the of their tuition and fees. difference between what students pay and the total
GRADUATE FEES FOR 2021-2022
Please note that all fees listed below are not applicable to all students.
See Definition of Financial Charges for a description of all charges and fees.
Dollar Amounts are in Canadian Dollars
Tuition ...... $390 per credit hour* Audit fee ...... $100 per credit hour Tuition Deposit ...... $100 Graduation Fee ...... $170
Room & Meal Plans: Graduate students who live on campus will be charged the same housing and meal plan fees as undergraduate students (see page 17). This also applies to medical insurance for international students.
* See the Grants section for details about reducing this cost by up to $145 per credit hour.
DEFINITION OF Textbooks FINANCIAL CHARGES The cost of textbooks is not included in the tuition fee. Students are responsible to purchase the books Tuition required for their courses. Tuition for students will be charged at a rate of $390 per credit hour.
Audit Fee PAYMENT OF TUITION & FEES This is a per credit hour fee charged to students who wish to attend a course but not receive credit. Payment Terms Payment in full is due seven days prior to the Graduation Fee commencement of a course. Students will not be This fee is charged to all graduating students. It considered registered for or be eligible to participate includes all items related to graduation including in a course until all fees are paid. cap, gown, and hood rental, and diploma charges.
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Tuition Deposit GRANTS After initial acceptance, a one-time $100 tuition deposit must be submitted before a student can Kingswood Graduate Student Grant register for class. Upon enrolment, this fee will be ($65 per credit hour) This grant is available to all applied to the student’s account. Kingswood University Alumni enrolled in the graduate degree program, as well as pastors who Payment Options have been employed by a church prior to enrolment The University accepts Visa, MasterCard, and into the graduate program. Canadian and American currencies. The rate of exchange used to convert American currency to Wesleyan Loan/Grant Program Canadian is based on the bank exchange rate for This loan/grant provided by The Wesleyan Church the date payment is received. is available to Wesleyan graduate students who are ordained or pursuing ordination in The Wesleyan Church. Students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. This loan is REFUND POLICIES interest-free while the student is enrolled. Those who serve in qualifying appointments in The When a student drops a course, or leaves the Wesleyan Church are eligible to have a portion of University, either by dismissal or withdrawal, he or the loan and its interest cancelled after each year she may receive a refund. The amount of the refund served. is determined as outlined below.
Term Courses This policy applies to courses taught in an eight- CANADIAN STUDENT LOANS week format. Students who withdraw or are dismissed before or within the first seven calendar All Canadian students are eligible to apply for days of a course will be eligible for a full refund of all financial assistance through the Canada Student charges but will be assessed a $50 processing fee. Loan Program. The actual amount of assistance Students who withdraw or are dismissed in the received through this program will vary depending second week of the course will be eligible for a 50% on individual family circumstances and province of refund. Students who withdraw or are dismissed residence. See page 26 for more details about after the first two weeks of a course will be ineligible Canadian Student Loans. to receive any refund.
Financial Aid If a student withdraws or is dismissed at any time U.S. FEDERAL AID during a semester, financial aid is re-calculated. The Kingswood University Graduate Student Grant is American students may be able to apply for a private pro-rated on the same basis as tuition. loan with a co-signer for graduate work at Kingswood University. Contact Sallie Mae at www.salliemae.com. Choose “Private Student Loan” option.
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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
ACADEMIC POLICIES Requirements); therefore, any such course receiving a D grade must be re-taken. Dropping a Course F Failure. Students may withdraw from a course within the first I Incomplete. This is a temporary grade seven calendar days of the course without which will be changed to a passing or academic penalty. Courses from which a student failing grade by the end of the following withdraws during the second to fourth week of the semester. course will be recorded with a grade of “W.” After W Withdrawal from a course. week four, courses dropped will incur an "F" unless WF Withdrawal from a course while doing a student can document extenuating circumstances. failing work. Students must follow the appropriate procedures for AU Audit: No grade assigned. dropping a course by completing the Drop/Add form available on the University’s intranet. For Grades information about tuition refunds see the Financial To receive credit for a course, the student must Information section of this Catalogue. satisfactorily fulfill all the requirements of the course (papers, assignments, etc.) and receive an Adding a Course acceptable passing grade in the course. Students may add a course within the first week of a term, with the professor’s permission, and by Grades and grade-point averages are calculated in contacting the Registrar’s Office. Students must the same manner as at the undergraduate level (see follow the appropriate procedures for adding a page 36). course by completing the Drop/Add form available on the University’s intranet. Academic Probation Students will be placed on academic probation Grading System when their term or cumulative GPA falls below 2.0. Although some professors may use numerical Students on academic probation will be permitted to designation in grading, a letter system is used for take only one graduate course per term. the final evaluation of the student’s work in a course. Academic Dismissal and Re-Admission The grades indicate the following assessments of Students will be dismissed automatically for a work: minimum of one semester if: A Excellent work. This grade represents • their GPA in any term is 1.0 or below, or; originality, insight, and achievement. • their current term GPA is below 2.0 for a second B Good work. This grade represents consecutive term. fulfillment of the course requirements with diligence and thoroughness, yet with Students who are dismissed for academic reasons something less than mastery. may apply for re-admission by contacting the C Minimally acceptable work. This grade Enrolment Office. represents steady work at a low level of competence. It may indicate an outward Upon timely receipt of all required materials and fulfillment of requirements with little reports, a determination will be made concerning if personal involvement or application to there is any basis for a student’s continuing study at studies. the University. A personal interview may be D Unsatisfactory. This grade represents requested. Students re-admitted after academic work below an acceptable level. For 500 dismissal will be on academic probation. level courses, a D grade is not satisfactory A second dismissal will be for an indefinite period. for graduation (see Degree Graduation
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Contesting a Grade on an Assignment extensions should be requested at least five days A student may contest a grade for an assignment by prior to the due date of an assignment. discussing it first with the professor within five days of receiving the grade. If this does not bring about No assigned work will be accepted after the official satisfactory resolution, the student may bring the end date of the course. Students should check assignment to the attention of the Program Director specific requirements for due dates in each who will then discuss the assignment with the syllabus. professor. The decision of the Program Director will Academic Integrity be final. If the professor involved is also the Program The Senior Dictionary of Canadian English defines Director, the student may bring the assignment to plagiarism as “an idea, expression, plot, etc. taken the attention of the Vice President for Academic from another and used as one’s own.” Plagiarism is Affairs. a serious offence in the academic community and is Contesting a Final Grade in a Course especially offensive in the Christian academic A student may contest a final grade in a course community since it is an act of dishonesty, informally by discussing it with the professor upon evidencing a lack of integrity. Cheating on tests, receipt of the grade. If this does not bring about exams, and other assignments is equally offensive. satisfactory resolution, a student may contest the For this reason, any source that is quoted directly, grade formally by the following procedure: and all statements of fact or opinion that are not common knowledge, must be referenced with a • The student will submit to the professor, in parenthetical reference. Plagiarism and other writing, the reasons for contesting the grade academic dishonesty will not be tolerated at within five days of receiving the grade. Kingswood University and normally will result in the • The professor will respond in writing to the following academic penalties: student within five days. • A first offence will result in failure of the • If this does not bring about satisfactory assignment or test. resolution the student may take the grievance • A second offence (even if occurring in a to the Program Director who will rule on the different course than that of the first offence matter. The procedure is as follows: and/or in a subsequent term) will result in the o The student must submit a written request failure of the course in which the second act of for a review of the issue(s) to the Program plagiarism or academic dishonesty occurred. Director and include a copy of the student’s • A third offence (even if occurring in a different statement to the professor and the course than that of the first or second offence professor’s response. and/or in a subsequent term) will result in o This request must be submitted to the dismissal from the University. Program Director within 21 days. o The decision of the Program Director will be All students enrolled in online courses are required final. to submit an Integrity Statement at the conclusion of o If the professor involved is the Program the course indicating that all work submitted is their Director, the written request may be own and that resources have only been used as submitted to the Vice President for permitted in the course. Grades in these courses are Academic Affairs. not finalized until the signed statement is submitted.
Late Assignments Online students may be required to use a proctor for All assignments are due as described in the significant exams. syllabus. There may be a grade reduction for late submission of assignments. Transferring from Other Institutions Students can transfer a maximum of 15 credit hours Extensions may be granted in the event of into the master’s degree program. The University unexpected ministry duties, sickness, death or will only transfer those credits that can be applied serious illness in the student’s immediate family, or directly toward the desired program of study at similar extenuating circumstances. Normally, Kingswood. Grades for courses transferred must be
Graduate Information 89 at least C, though the grade will not be recorded or ACADEMIC PROCEDURES calculated in the student’s GPA. Academic Year Transfer credit is not awarded for Ministry The M.A. (Pastoral Theology) program operates Placement. with six terms per year. Terms begin on the first Monday of odd months (January, March, etc.) and Graduation Requirements end on Saturdays seven weeks later. A student will be granted a degree upon meeting the following conditions: AdvisingError! Bookmark not defined. • evidence of a life of high moral standing and a Upon enrolment, each student is assigned an committed discipling relationship with the Lord advisor who will guide the student through his or her and Saviour; Kingswood experience. The Program Director also • successful completion of all program serves as the advisor to all M.A. (Pastoral Theology) requirements; students. • a minimum of 21 of the 36 credit hours earned through Kingswood University; Physical, Mental, and Learning Disabilities • a letter grade of "C" or above attained in all Kingswood desires to support all students in fulfilling courses; the unique call of God in their lives including their • a minimum cumulative grade point average of academic success. Applicants with disabilities 2.0; conform to the same academic conditions of • full payment of all financial commitments to the acceptance as other applicants. However, they are University. encouraged to submit additional information about their life circumstances so that these can be Online students may be required to complete an considered in the evaluation of their application. interview with a faculty committee. Students who have a diagnosed disability must August Graduates inform the Academic Affairs Office prior to initial Students who complete the M.A. (Pastoral registration if they wish to request accommodation Theology) in one academic year will, by the nature of any form. Professional, current documentation of the program, be August graduates. They will be that establishes the nature of the disability and the granted permission by the Vice President for recommendations for accommodation must be Academic Affairs to participate in Commencement provided. Kingswood seeks to work with the student with the designation August Graduate. and any medical and/or psychological professionals involved to develop an appropriate accommodation Other students enrolled in the M.A. (Pastoral plan. The accommodation plan will outline the Theology) program who, at the time of graduation, student’s particular needs and required changes to are no more than two courses and one ministry the delivery of the academic content to the student. placement credit (maximum seven credit hours) The Registrar will notify faculty of suggested away from completing their program of study may accommodations based upon documentation be granted permission by the Vice President for students provide. Academic Affairs to participate in Commencement with the designation August Graduate. The University can provide some support for students who have documented learning If all course work is not completed by August 31 of disabilities. Examples of support include making that year, graduation will be withheld until accommodations for tests and lectures and offering Commencement of the following year. Such tutoring for study skills and improved learning. The students will not be permitted to participate in University ultimately determines the types and Commencement a second time and will graduate in extent of support offered. Kingswood will not absentia. accommodate a student to the extent that educational experiences and integrity are compromised for the student or for other students in the course.
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Transferring from Other Institutions withdraws and later re-enrols, the requirements at All transcripts are assessed individually for transfer the time of change or re-enrolment will be those credit. Credit can usually be transferred seamlessly which the student must meet. from: • other recognized accredited educational institutions owned by The Wesleyan Church; • other institutions accredited by the Association SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Unwelcomed sexual invitations, demands for sexual Accreditation; favors, repeated sexual innuendos, and taunting • recognized Canadian educational institutions; about a person’s body, appearance or sexuality can • institutions whose accreditation is recognized constitute sexual harassment. The university is U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the committed to creating and maintaining an Council for Higher Education Accreditation environment for students that is free of such (CHEA). objectionable and disrespectful conduct. Students should review Kingswood’s Student Policy and Transfer may be possible from other institutions with Procedure on Sexual Harassment to help ensure consideration given to the nature of the institution, self-awareness and protection. While a student may the qualifications of its faculty, and review of syllabi. choose to discuss or report sexual harassment Details of transcript assessment are available to the directly with law enforcement or any trusted student or applicant upon request. Kingswood staff member, the Vice President for Enrolment & Marketing and the Professor of Articulation Agreements Counselling serve as University Sexual Harassment In addition to general reciprocity of transfer of credit Advisors. These advisors provide information, with other institutions owned by The Wesleyan advice, assistance and support on a confidential Church and others accredited by ABHE, Kingswood basis regarding this policy. Complaints of sexual has articulation agreements for transfer to and from harassment brought to the university’s attention by graduate programs at the following institutions: a student will be treated as a serious matter and will • Acadia Divinity College at Acadia University be acted upon promptly and with due regard to the (Wolfville, NS); confidentiality of all those involved. • Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan
University (Marion, IN). GRIEVANCE POLICY Transcripts Official transcripts are issued upon request from the The fundamental criterion for initiating a grievance student through the University website. The cost is is that a student believes that a decision of a $10.00 per transcript, payable before the transcript University authority or the action of a University can be released. Students can print unofficial member affecting some aspect of her/his University transcripts from their Populi account without charge. life has not been reasonable, just or fair. Every All financial obligations to the University must be student in the University community has a right to met before grades and transcripts can be released. institute and participate in proceedings under this grievance procedure without reprisal or threat of Changes to Programs and/or Requirements reprisal for so doing. Any changes in University programs and/or requirements become effective when a new The grievance process is divided into the three catalogue is published. In such instances a student stages which are described in the Student is permitted to graduate under the catalogue Handbook. provisions at the time of enrolment. If a student
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MASTER OF ARTS (PASTORAL THEOLOGY)
Rev. Erik Ireland, Program Director
The Master of Arts (Pastoral Theology) is a Program Relevancy streamlined 36 credit-hour master’s degree with a Students will have opportunity to compile a practical special emphasis on integrating Scripture and set of ministry tools and resources as part of a biblical theology with pastoral leadership, worship, capstone final project. This project will involve evangelism and discipleship, the nature of the guided processing, assimilation, and compilation of church, and spiritual formation. Students will have principles, insights and methodologies gleaned from an opportunity to compile a practical set of ministry the integration of class work and ministry tools and resources as part of a capstone project. involvement in the core curriculum of the degree. The program is offered fully through alternative delivery methods; there is no residency Local Church/Ministry Involvement requirement. Because the M.A. (Pastoral Theology) degree is an “in-ministry” degree, students will be required to Objectives of the M.A. (Pastoral Theology) complete twelve months of sustained engagement in church-related ministry (20 hours per week) on Graduates will: either a paid or volunteer basis. This work will be • gain a deeper understanding of the integral evaluated at the ministry site by a Kingswood- relation between the Bible, the preached Word, approved ministry colleague. and the enacted Word; • gain a broader understanding of the nature of The “ministry” category is not limited to pastoral the church as the Body of Christ; roles in a local church, but may include roles in • understand the nature and purpose of the parachurch ministries, or other ministry roles, as spiritual disciplines as applied in the life of a approved by the Program Director. local congregation; Six hours of academic credit are awarded for this • understand the principles involved in guiding a ministry assignment, for which the student pays Christian community to spiritual and ministry standard tuition fees. wholeness; • understand the Church as a witness to, and Students who opt to complete the M.A. (Pastoral extension of, God’s mission in the world; Theology) degree in two years may chose to invest • understand some of the key dynamics of the ten hours per week for twenty-four months. Church as a social institution, and what that means for Christian leadership of a local Courses congregation. The following courses are required for the M.A. • highly value the corporate nature of the Church. (Pastoral Theology) degree: • apply the biblical and theological principles Credits learned in class in practical ministry settings. Foundational courses Biblical Studies* 3 Program Integration Usually Romans (NT 551) This degree provides a special emphasis on Theological Studies* 3 integrating Scripture and biblical theology with Usually Systematic Theology (TH 551) Church History* 3 pastoral leadership, worship, evangelism and Usually Church History (HI 551) discipleship, a deeper understanding of the church, Pastoral Theology* 3 and spiritual formation. Class work in each of the Usually Counselling (PSPM 551) specific courses includes the opportunity to design assignments around a ministry need or theme of the Core courses student’s choosing. The Bible as Christian Scripture 3 A Theology of Pastoral Leadership 3
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A Theology of the Church 3 o Introduction to Counselling (PSPM 301) A Theology of Word and Sacrament 3 o Pastoral Ministry (PM 400) Missional Pastor: 3 o Equivalent course Evangelism/Discipleship Capstone Project 3 Graduates from other institutions of Christian higher Ministry Placement 6 education may be able to earn dual enrolment credit for equivalent courses. A grade of at least C must Total Credit Hours 36 have been earned in a course for it to be transferrable. * Requirements may be met through dual enrolment courses (see below) Course Sequencing The M.A. (Pastoral Theology) is designed to be Students who have no prior theological education completed in one academic year if a student has may be required to take pre-requisite courses in already completed the twelve hours of foundational Bible and Theology at the undergraduate level. The courses. The Bible as Christian Scripture (BT 501) necessity of taking these courses will be assessed is normally the first course. on an individual basis. One Year Plan Dual Enrolment Option Credits Students who enrol in this degree may transfer up Foundational courses already completed 12 to 12 hours of bachelor’s degree credits to meet the Term 6 (July & August) foundational course requirements of the M.A. 1st course (Bible as Christian Scripture) 3 (Pastoral Theology) degree as dual enrolment Ministry Placement 1 credit. Graduates of Kingswood University’s Term 1 (September & October) undergraduate degrees may be awarded dual 2nd course 3 enrolment credit for the following courses. A grade Ministry Placement 1 of at least C must have been earned in a course for Term 2 (November to December) it to be transferrable: 3rd course 3 Ministry Placement 1 • Biblical Studies, credit for one of: Term 3 (January & February) o Upper level Old or New Testament studies 4th course 3 o Hermeneutics (BT 301) Ministry Placement 1 o Equivalent course Term 4 (March & April) • Theological Studies, credit for one of: 5th course 3 o Systematic Theology I & II or Christian Ministry Placement 1 Doctrine I & II (TH 305 & 306) Term 5 (May & June) o Doctrine of Holiness (TH 411) Capstone Project 3 o Apologetics (TH 405) Ministry Placement 1 o Contemporary Theology (TH 403) o Equivalent course If students do not have the foundational courses, or • Church History, credit for one of: o Church History (HI 303) if they prefer to work on the degree at a slower pace, o Reformation Church History (HI 405) they may complete the degree over a two-year o Equivalent course span. Degree completion plans are customized for each student considering prior education, work • Pastoral Theology, credit for one of: schedule, and desired pace. o Family & Adult Ministry (CE 414 or CMYM 414) o Church Health, Growth & Leadership (PM 307)
o Empowering/Equipping Lay Ministry (PM 312 or MIN 312) o Expository Preaching (PM 302)
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The Bible as Christian Scripture (BT 501) is encouraged to interact with other Christian normally the first core course taken in the M.A. perspectives to gain a clearer understanding of (Pastoral Theology) degree. It focuses especially on one’s own view. the formative role played by the Bible (as the Word 3 credit hours Every term, as needed of God) in shaping the life of a healthy congregation. Special attention is given to the ways A Theology of Word and Sacrament (TH 502) in which different genres of Scripture, as well as maps the close connection between the spoken and various books of the Bible, are to be utilized in both the performed Word. Special attention is given to private and public worship. Prerequisite: Survey of the ways in which the written Word and the the Bible. sacraments are meant to operate in the life of the 3 credit hours Annually, Term 6 (July/August) church as a means of ongoing, transformative grace. Students evaluate their current church Survey of the Bible (BT 510) is a comprehensive experiences in light of these principles and develop survey of the whole Bible, intended to meet the a plan by which they may apply them in their ministry prerequisites for taking further study at the graduate to a local congregation. level. 3 credit hours 3 credit hours Every term, as needed Annually, Term 3 (January/February)
Church History (HI 551) provides a survey of the A Theology of the Church (TH 503) begins with an history of the Christian Church from its birth to the overview of the various biblical images of the present day in the context of world history. Attention church, which in turn necessitates an understanding is given to how the past impacts present and future of the historical and theological development, and ministry. adaptations of these biblical images. The course 3 credit hours Every term, as needed includes exercises where the student reflects critically upon life in the church and ministry as he Romans (NT 551) is a critical and exegetical study or she currently experiences it in light of these of the book of Romans. Due attention is paid to biblical, historical, and theological principles. The background issues and proper methodology for the goal is for the student, as a ministry leader, to understanding of Romans, but the primary focus is become a facilitator of a biblically sound, culturally an in-depth study of Paul’s theological positions relevant, spiritually growing, reproducing, missional developed throughout the letter. congregation. Prerequisite: theological study. 3 credit hours Every term, as needed 3 credit hours Annually, Term 2 (November/December) Introduction to Counselling (PSPM 551) gives an overview of counselling theory, and reviews and Missional Pastor: Evangelism and Discipleship practices skills of being a good helper and (PM 504) examines how the church is meant to counsellor. The integration of theology and function as the mission of God in the world. The psychology is considered and foundational objective of this course, therefore, is to equip understanding of people and what is needed to students with both a biblical understanding of how a promote healing is studied and practiced. Pre- local church effectively reaches the unsaved in the requisite or co-requisite: General Psychology or be community with the gospel message and transitions a mature student. new believers into a community of believers who 3 credit hours Every term, as needed intentionally support and encourage each other in becoming as much like Jesus as the Holy Spirit Systematic Theology (TH 551) aims to lay the intends and enables. foundation for a firm grasp of the basic doctrines of 3 credit hours Annually, Term 4 (March/April) the Christian faith. While the theological perspective is that of The Wesleyan Church, the student is
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A Theology of Pastoral Leadership (PM 505) is a Ministry Placement (MIN 500) is the hands-on comprehensive, integrative approach to the ministry component of the Master of Arts (Pastoral theology and practice of leadership, beginning with Theology). During twelve months of the program, biblical foundations and concluding with essential each master's student will invest a minimum of 20 skills for leading churches and other non-profit hours per week in an approved ministry, on a paid organizations. The course involves current case or volunteer basis. Monthly reflective reports will be studies from the student's context and so requires submitted to the Program Director. Students who that the student currently be serving in an approved choose to complete the degree in two years may organizational context to enable appropriate reduce their ministry hours to ten hours per week reflection and application. over two years. 3 credit hours 1 credit hour Every term Annually, Term 1 (September/ October)
Capstone Project (PM 506) allows students to integrate and apply in a working preaching/teaching model the principles, insights and skills they have learned in each of the M.A. courses. 3 credit hours Every term
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UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE FACULTY
CORE FACULTY
PAMELA ALWARD Head Teacher, Sussex Christian School B.A. (Christian School Education), Bethany Bible College M.Ed., Pensacola Christian College M.Ed., University of New Brunswick
CLINTON A. BRANSCOMBE Associate Professor of Old Testament B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College B.A. (Philosophy), Acadia University M.Rel. (Old Testament), Wycliffe College At Kingswood since 1989
T. ANDREW (DREW) DONOVAN Program Director & Assistant Professor of Youth & Children’s Ministry B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College B.A. (Christian Education), Bethany Bible College M.A. (Pastoral Theology), Kingswood University At Kingswood since 2018
STEPHEN D. ELLIOTT Program Director & Professor of Pastoral Ministry & Church Planting B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College D.Min., Asbury Theological Seminary At Kingswood since 2007
MATTHEW I. FRIEDMAN Program Director & Professor of Intercultural Studies A.A., Thomas A. Edison State College B.A. (Psychology), Charter Oak State College M.Div., Asian Institute of Theology/ACTS Academy of Higher Education Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary At Kingswood since 2016
ERIK L. IRELAND Director of Kingswood Extended B.A. (Music), Houghton College B.A. (Religion), Houghton College M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary D.Min., Asbury Theological Seminary At Kingswood since 2019
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CANDICE N. JACKSON Program Director & Assistant Professor of Worship Arts B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College Current student, M.A. (Worship Arts), Wesley Seminary At Kingswood since 2020
AXEL KAZADI Assistant Professor, Bible & Theology B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.T.S., Tyndale Seminary Th.M., Wycliffe College at University of Toronto Current student, Ph.D., Wycliffe College at University of Toronto At Kingswood since 2020
ALLEN A. LEE Division Chair of Professional Studies Program Director of Christian Counselling Professor of Psychology & Counselling B.S. (Youth Ministry), United Wesleyan College M.A., Kutztown University Ph.D., Liberty University Licensed Counselling Therapist (Candidate) At Kingswood since 2003
MICHAEL A. MacNEIL Program Director of Evangelism and Compassion Ministry Associate Professor B.A. (English Literature), University of New Brunswick M.A. (English Literature), University of New Brunswick At Kingswood since 1983
MARILEE J. RODGERSON Registrar B.Sc. (Christian Education), Bethany Bible College At Kingswood 1982-2000 and since 2007
VIRNNA M. SABINE Director of Library Services B.S. (Biology), Houghton College M.L.I.S., Kent State University At Kingswood 1999-2005, 2009-2010 and since 2012
JANET M. STARKS Vice President for Academic Affairs B.Sc. (Christian Education), Bethany Bible College M.Div., Wesley Biblical Seminary D.Min., Acadia University At Kingswood since 2000
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DAVID E. TROUTEN Division Chair of General Education Program Director of Business Associate Professor of Communications A.A., Trinity Western University B.A. (Communications and Literature), Fresno Pacific College M.A. (Communications), Regent University At Kingswood since 2000
ADJUNCT AND PART-TIME FACULTY
SANTES BEATTY Lead Pastor, Mosaic Midtown Church, Detroit, MI Multiethnic Multiplication Catalyst, The Wesleyan Church B.A., Guilford College M.A. (Ministry Leadership), Huntingdon University
MIKE BLACK Executive Pastor, Family Life Wesleyan Church, Williamston, MI B.A. (Christian Ministries), Marion College M.Div., Pittsburgh Theological Seminary D.Min. (Teaching & Preaching), Asbury Theological Seminary
MARSHA BOYD-MITCHELL Principal, Sussex Christian School, Sussex, NB B.A. (Christian School Education), Bethany Bible College M.Ed., Cairn University Ed.D., Liberty University
JUSTIN BRADBURY Lead Pastor, New Horizons International Church, Winnipeg, MB B.A., Booth University College B.Th., Booth University College M.T.S., Wycliffe College, University of Toronto Ph.D., Nazarene Theological College, University of Manchester
BRANDON BRUCE Founding/Senior Pastor, Church Experience, Clearwater/Dunedin, FL B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University M.A. (Ministry Leadership), Wesley Seminary Doctoral work (Organizational Leadership), Northcentral University
SARAH CANNEY Teacher, Sussex Elementary School Sussex, NB B.A. (Christian School Education), Kingswood University B.S. (Elementary Education), University of Maine M.Ed. (Resource Education), Crandall University New Brunswick Teacher’s Certificate 6: Elementary Education & Special Education
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GRAEME CHING Director of External Programs/Lecturer of English, Crandall University, Moncton, NB B.A., Acadia University M.A., McMaster University
DANIEL COOPER Sessional Lecturer, Crandall University, Moncton, NB B.A. (Biblical Studies), Crandall University M.A. (Religion), Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary M.Div., Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Ph.D. (Biblical Studies), McMaster Divinity College
SCOTT DONAHUE-MARTENS Assistant Pastor, Awaken City Church, Boston, MA B.A. (Religion), Houghton College M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary M.S.T., Boston University School of Theology Current student, Ph.D., (Practical Theology), Boston University School of Theology
JEN ELLISON Missionary to Mongolia, Global Partners B.A. (Religion), Kingswood University M.A. (Exegetical Theology), Western Seminary Th.M. (Old Testament), Western Seminary
KENNETH F. GAVEL Retired Professor of Biblical Studies, Kingswood University B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
ANDREA GUNTER Vice President for Enrolment, Kingswood University B.A. (Psychology), University of New Brunswick Executive M.B.A., Jack Welch Management Institute
ERIC HALLETT District Superintendent, Central Canada District, The Wesleyan Church, Brockville, ON B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary D.Min., Asbury Theological Seminary
MELVIN McMILLEN Retired Professor of New Testament, Kingswood University B.Th., Emmanuel Bible College B.A. (Religious Studies), University of Waterloo M.A., Ontario Theological Seminary M.Div., Western Evangelical Seminary Ph.D. (Candidate), University of South Africa
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CHARLES MEEKS Coordinator, Niagara School for Missional Leadership, Hamilton, ON B.A. (Religion), Houghton College M.A. (Biblical Studies), Asbury Theological Seminary Ph.D. (Theology), University of St. Michael’s College
DORILEE MILNER B.A. (Music), Prairie College A.R.C.T., Associateship from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Piano Teaching
AARON PERRY Associate Professor of Ethnic & Multicultural Ministry, Wesley Seminary, Marion, IN B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.A. (Theological Studies), Asbury Theological Seminary Ph.D. (Organizational Leadership), Regent University
MELINDA PRIEST Lead Pastor, Awaken City, Church, Boston B.A. (Music Education & Vocal Performance), Olivet Nazarene University M.Div. (Church Multiplication), Wesley Seminary
JOHN SHERWOOD Private Guitar Teacher, Fredericton, NB Youth Pastor, Crosspoint Church, Fredericton, NB B.A. (Religion), Kingswood University Certificate in Theory Harmony and Ear Training, Berklee College of Music
BRITTANY TRAFTON Doctoral Student B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary Current student, Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
KAREN TUCKER Pastor, Ashwood Wesleyan Church, Lyndonville, NY B.A. (Contemporary Ministries), Spring Arbor College M.A. (Pastoral Counselling), Asbury Theological Seminary M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
DAN VAN DUYNE Pastor of Spiritual Formation, LifeSpring Church, Richmond, IN B.A. (Applied Voice & Church Music), Indiana Wesleyan University M.Div., Wesley Seminary
JEROME VAN KUIKEN Dean of the School of Ministry & Christian Thought, Oklahoma Wesleyan University B.A. (Religion), Kentucky Mountain Bible College M.Div., Wesley Biblical Seminary Ph.D. (Theology), University of Manchester
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CHRIS WILSON Lead Pastor, Church on Five, Richmond, BC B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.A. (Theological Studies), Northeastern Seminary
RACHEL WILSON Pastor, Church on Five, Richmond, BC B.A. (Religion), Bethany Bible College M.A. (International Development), Eastern University
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INDEX
A.A. (Biblical Studies) ...... 69 Disabilities ...... 43, 97 A.A. (Evangelism & Compassion Ministry) ...... 69 Dismissal ...... 37, 94 A.A. (General Education) ...... 70 Doctrinal Statement ...... 7 Academic Dismissal ...... 94 Drama Association ...... 35 Academic Policies ...... 36, 94 Dropping a Course ...... 37, 94 Academic Probation...... 37, 94 Dual Enrolment (Graduate) ...... 100 Academic Procedures ...... 42, 97 Dual Enrolment (Undergraduate)...... See Early Enrolment Academic Year ...... 42, 97 Accreditation ...... 1, 8 Early Enrolment ...... 16, 20, 40 Adding a Course ...... 37, 94 Electronic Devices ...... 42 Admission Procedures ...... 15, 90 Employment ...... 27 Admission Requirements ...... 15, 90 Entrance Scholarships ...... 27 Advanced Placement ...... 45 Evangelism & Compassion Ministry ...... 82 Advisor ...... 42, 97 Evangelism & Social Justice...... 55, 82 Alumni ...... 8 American Student Loans...... 28, 93 Faculty ...... 104 Annual Scholarships ...... 26 Fees ...... 18, 20, 92 Applied Music Lessons ...... 23 Financial Aid ...... 23 Articulation Agreements ...... 44, 68, 70, 97 Financial Information ...... 18, 92 Associate’s Degree Programs...... 68 Athletic Association...... 35 General Education Courses ...... 74 Attendance ...... 36 GPA ...... 38 Auditing a Course ...... 20, 37, 92 Grading System ...... 38, 94 August Graduates ...... 41, 96 Graduation Fee ...... 19, 22, 92 Graduation Honours ...... 41 B.A. (Christian School Education) ...... 48 Graduation Requirements ...... 41, 96 B.A. (Ministry) ...... 47 Grants ...... 23, 25, 93 Bachelor of Theology ...... 49 Grievance Policy ...... 35, 98 Bachelor's Degree programs ...... 45 Bands ...... 32 Harassment Policy ...... 35, 98 Bible & Theology courses ...... 72 History...... 7 Business ...... 51 Home Schooled Students ...... 16 Housing Fees ...... 18, 20, 23, 92 Calendar ...... 13, 14, 89 Campus Employment ...... 27 IELTS ...... 18, 91 Campus Life ...... 34 Intensive Courses ...... 23, 42 Campus Life Fee ...... 19, 21 Intercultural Studies ...... 57, 83 Campus Visit Grant...... 24 International Baccalaureate ...... 45 Canadian Student Loans ...... 27, 93 International Students ...... 17, 27, 91 Change of Program ...... 43 International Wesleyan Ministerial Scholarship ...... 26 Chapel ...... 32 Charter ...... 1 Kern Scholars Loan/Grant ...... 24 Children & Family Ministry ...... 52, 80 Kingswood Extended ...... 43 Christian Counselling ...... 53 Kingswood University Grant ...... 24, 93 Christian School Education ...... 48, 81 Church of the Nazarene ...... 63 Late Assignments...... 39, 95 Church Planting ...... 54, 84 Late Payment Fee ...... 19, 21 Class Standing ...... 39 Loans ...... 27, 28, 93 Contesting Grades ...... 39, 95 Course Descriptions ...... 102 M.A. (Pastoral Theology) ...... 99 Credit and Quality Points ...... 38 Majors ...... 51 Map ...... 10 Damage Deposit ...... 20 Marketplace Ministry ...... 58 Dean’s List ...... 43 Matching Grant ...... 24 Delta Epsilon Chi Honour Society ...... 41 Meal Plans ...... 18, 21, 23 Deposit ...... 20 Medical Insurance, International Students ...... 19, 21
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Mile 0 Grant ...... 25 Milestone Scholarship ...... 27 Salutatorian ...... 41 Ministry Courses ...... 79 Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy ...... 29 Minors ...... 51 Scholarships ...... 25 Mission ...... 6 Second Undergraduate Degree ...... 43 MK Grant ...... 24 Senior Citizen’s Rate ...... 20 Multiple Family Member Grant ...... 24 Shepherd’s Grant ...... 25 Music Lessons ...... 20, 85 Spiritual Life ...... 32 Spiritual Life Association ...... 34 Nazarene ...... See Church of the Nazarene Spiritual Life Fee ...... 19, 21 Statistics Canada ...... 8 Objectives ...... 7 Student Council ...... 34 Off Campus Employment ...... 27 Student Fellowship Association ...... 35 Online Fee ...... 21 Student Global Impact ...... 34 Outreach Association ...... 34 Student Success Centre ...... 43 Student Teaching ...... 87 Pastoral Ministry ...... 59, 84 Supervised Ministry Experience ...... 87 Payment of Tuition and Fees ...... 22, 92 Sussex ...... 8 Payment Plan ...... 19, 21 Sussex Community Grant ...... 25 Payment Terms ...... 22 Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada...... 44, 66 TESL ...... 71 Plagiarism ...... 41, 95 Textbooks ...... 22, 92 Practical Ministries ...... 87 Theology ...... 49 Practicum ...... 23, 87 TOEFL ...... 17, 91 Praxis ...... 55, 69, 82 Town Houses ...... 21 Praxis Fee ...... 19, 21 Transcripts ...... 45, 97 President ...... 5 Transferring from Other Institutions ...... 16, 40, 91, 96, 97 President’s Scholarship Program ...... 25 Transferring to Other Institutions ...... 44 Private Room Fee ...... 18 Tuition Fees ...... 18, 20, 92 Professional Associations ...... 1 Pulse ...... 32 Valedictorian ...... 41
Qualifying Semester ...... 37 Wesleyan Heritage Grant ...... 25 Quality Points ...... 38 Wesleyan Loan/Grant ...... 25, 93 Withdrawal from the University ...... 45 Re-Admission ...... 17, 37, 94 Worship Arts ...... 60, 84 Refunds ...... 22, 30, 93 Resource Fee ...... 19, 21, 23 Youth & Family Ministry ...... 61, 80
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