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curriculum ministry resource department:
The Curriculum Ministry Resource Department
(CMRD) is an arm of the library housing teaching
materials and equipment designed to assist stu-
dent teachers and those involved in various out-
reach ministries. The CMRD houses a cataloged
collection of over 8,000 resources that includes
DVDs, maps, models, pictures, posters, puppets
and flannel graphs, all designed to assist in Bible
teaching. International costumes, flags and arti-
facts may be borrowed for teaching about foreign
cultures. Media production equipment including
die cut machines and a laminator, are available for
creating resources. The Curriculum Material
Center (CMC), also a part of the CMRD, houses
sample teaching curriculum for grades K-6 for
school settings, curriculum for all grades in the
church education setting and curriculum for Bible
teaching in elementary schools.
faculty directed study
Faculty Directed Study provides the student an
opportunity to pursue, under the direction of a
CIU SSM faculty member, topics of in-depth
research beyond the stated curriculum. A student
must discuss the proposed research with the
SSM dean before approaching a possible instruc-
tor. The regular grading system is used for faculty
directed studies.
grading Policies
Grade Reports: Any student who questions a final
grade in any subject should contact the instructor
immediately. If the grade is to be changed, the
instructor will notify the Office of the University
Registrar by means of a Change of Grade Form
stating the reason for the change.
Students may appeal a grade within 90 days of
issue with one exception. At the time of gradua-
tion, grades may no longer be appealed unless
the student is willing to forego the desired gradu-
ation date for a future date to allow for the grade
to be changed before final transcripts are issued.
Grades may not be contested more than three
months after the date of issue.
grading scaLe
grade
gPa per sem. hr.
Percentage*
A
4.0
95-100
A-
3.7
92-94
B+
3.3
89-91
B
3.0
86-88
B-
2.7
83-85
C+
2.3
80-82
C
2.0
77-79
C-
1.7
74-76
D+
1.3
71-73
D
1.0
68-70
D-
.7
65-67
F
0
0-64
I
–
–
S/U **
–
–
*May vary with course at the teacher’s discretion
**Satisfactory (S) and Unsatisfactory (U) grades do
not carry quality points and are not computed in
the grade point average.
failed courses
Students may repeat courses in which they
earned a grade of D or F. The grade earned in the
repeated course will be factored into the compu-
tation of grade point averages, though a record of
the previous grade will remain on the student’s
transcript. The credit hours will be counted only
once. If a failed course is repeated at another
school and the transfer credit is applied to the
student’s program, the program requirements may
be met, but the grade earned is not factored into
the student’s GPA.
incompletes
Under exceptional circumstances, a faculty mem-
ber may permit additional time for the completion
of course requirements beyond the end of the
semester. In such cases, a temporary grade of “I”
(Incomplete) will be assigned when submitted
work is satisfactory but, due to unforeseen cir-
cumstances, one or more assignments is out-
standing. An “I” will not be given to enable a
student to do additional work to raise a deficient
grade.