FAQs

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for all federal, BJU and most South Carolina state financial aid. A financial aid brochure is available from the Financial Aid Office or the Admissions Department.

The program fee covers registration expenses; post office box rental; use of the field house, fitness centers, pool and library; Concert, Opera & Drama Series tickets; society dues; class dues; most lab and course fees; email access; etc.

Campus jobs are assigned according to the needs of departments and in the order in which the student work questionnaire are returned. Please visit the Student Work Program for more information. The questionnaire is also available on this website. Students are committed to their assigned departments for at least one year. At the end of his freshman year, the student may pursue employment in other university departments. If the number of students wanting employment exceeds the number of jobs available, preference will be given to those who are on financial aid programs that require participation in the work program. However, every effort will be made to help every student obtain work that fits his class schedule.

The payroll is run every two weeks, and there is a two-week delay between the last day of the pay period and the “check” date. The after-tax earnings will be posted to the student’s tuition account, unless the student requests that the earnings be placed in his personal drawing account in the Business Office or directly deposited in his checking account. Earnings will be placed on any tuition account in arrears.

Tuition accounts must be current in order to take final examinations. If an account cannot be paid, a loan will be made available to the student before final examinations begin.

The W-2 forms are sent to the student’s post office box on campus before Jan. 31. Federal and state tax forms

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and online interview with the Virtual Financial Aid Office (VFAO) is required for all federal, BJU and most South Carolina state financial aid. A financial aid brochure is available from the Financial Aid Office or the Admissions Department.

The program fee covers registration expenses; post office box rental; use of the field house, fitness centers, pool and library; Concert, Opera & Drama Series tickets; society dues; class dues; most lab and course fees; e-mail access; etc.

Campus jobs are assigned according to the needs of departments and in the order in which the student work questionnaire are returned. Please visit the Student Work Program for more information. The questionnaire is also available on this website. Students are committed to their assigned departments for at least one year. At the end of his freshman year, the student may pursue employment in other university departments. If the number of students wanting employment exceeds the number of jobs available, preference will be given to those who are on financial aid programs that require participation in the work program. However, every effort will be made to help every student obtain work that fits his class schedule.

The payroll is run every two weeks, and there is a two-week delay between the last day of the pay period and the “check” date. The after-tax earnings will be posted to the student’s tuition account, unless the student requests that the earnings be placed in his personal drawing account in the Business Office or directly deposited in his checking account. Earnings will be placed on any tuition account in arrears.

Tuition accounts must be current in order to take final examinations. If an account cannot be paid, a loan will be made available to the student before final examinations begin.

The W-2 forms are sent to the student’s post office box on campus before Jan. 31. Federal and state tax forms

University Health Services operates under the umbrella of W. J. Barge Memorial Hospital. The facility is licensed by the state of South Carolina as a Privately Owned Educational Institutional Infirmary. Medical services are provided for students, faculty, staff and retirees of Bob Jones University. Inpatient, outpatient, laboratory, x-ray and pharmacy services are available. Registered nurses are on duty 24 hours a day. Doctors from University Medical Associates are on call at all times.

There is no charge to see the outpatient nurse between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A patient needing to be seen at any other time will be charged a $15 after-hours fee.

Most students who are admitted to University Health Services at Barge are classified as infirmary patients. An infirmary patient is one who has a minor illness or injury not requiring regular hospitalization. An infirmary patient is not charged for room and board at the facility, but is charged for medicine, supplies, lab tests, and doctor’s visits as needed. If a student requires advanced care for a more serious illness, the physician will determine whether he will be admitted to the hospital level of care at Barge or to a local hospital, based on the patient’s condition and individual insurance program requirements. The room charge for a patient admitted for “hospital” level care at Barge is $600/day.

If surgery is required, it will be performed at a local hospital, but the student may come to Barge as an infirmary patient during his recuperation period.

If a student is an infirmary patient, charges are usually minimal and insurance companies may cover according to their policy guidelines for outpatient care. If a student requires hospitalization for a more serious illness or injury, the insurance company will need to be notified to determine whether they will cover a hospitalization at Barge, or whether they will require admission to another hospital in their network of preferred providers. Parents should check with their insurance company to determine what their policy will cover.

All charges will be placed on the student’s school bill and the necessary paperwork will be sent to the student’s home address for the parents to file with their insurance company. Any insurance payments made directly to Barge will be credited to the student’s account at the Business Office.

The name of the student’s advisor and/or academic dean and his telephone extension can be obtained by contacting the Records Office.

A student may take summer school work at home and be assured that BJU will accept the credits in transfer if the student gets prior approval for the course work from BJU’s registrar. The student should complete a Permission for Transfer Work Request form at the Records Office. The form will be returned to the student with approval or disapproval indicated. This form is often sufficient to admit the student to the school at home without having to go through normal admissions procedures. Upon completion of the summer course, the student should request that an official transcript be sent directly to BJU so that the course(s) can be posted on his BJU record.

Once a student begins at BJU, he may not take Bible courses elsewhere to transfer back for credit at BJU. Most other college-level courses, upon careful comparison of BJU and transfer course descriptions, can be accepted. Students should consult the “Transfer Credit Regulations” section of the university catalog for further guidelines. We will provide written or verbal approval only for transfer work for currently enrolled students who plan to take courses away from the campus in the summer.

Under the direction of the registrar and the deans, the Records Office has the overall responsibility for academic information. Advisors best assist students who take the initiative to meet with them, ask questions, express ideas and openly communicate any other information that would allow the advisors to provide the best advice. Questions regarding degree requirements should be directed to the dean, the registrar or the checksheet clerks in the Records Office. The student is ultimately responsible for the major he chooses, the classes he selects and the course sequence he follows.

An electronic midterm progress report of a student’s grades is sent to his BJU student email address. A formal grade report is issued once each academic period (i.e., at the end of each semester or summer session). Only one grade report is issued per student. Students are responsible for providing information on their academic progress to their parents and others needing this information. Parents are encouraged to contact their child concerning his progress.

Anytime a student has a GPA (Grade Point Average) lower than 2.0 (C), he has a quality point deficiency. If that deficiency becomes excessive, the student is placed on academic probation. The student is then limited in the number of hours he may carry during the semester and in the outside activities in which he may participate. These restrictions are intended to help the student achieve academic success and raise his GPA to the required standard for graduation.

A student is automatically removed from academic probation at the end of any academic period (semester or summer session) in which his cumulative GPA is 2.0 or above as long as he has earned a cumulative total of 12 or more credits.

The “WF” does not affect the grade point average.

Contact the registrar’s administrative assistant at 864.242.5100, ext. 2003.

The residence hall switchboard, 864.271.5000, is open
Monday–Friday 7 a.m. – 10:20 p.m. (EST)
Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m. – 10:20 p.m.
Residence hall students may subscribe to voice mail for a small fee.

A student is able (via a personal authorization code) to direct dial to his home from his residence hall room. These charges are billed to his student account. The University’s phone rate is 7¢ per minute for domestic long-distance calls.

Yes. A long-distance calling card with a toll-free number may be used. Telephone calling cards usually apply a surcharge to each call making these calls more expensive than direct dialing. Check with your calling card company to see what charges apply. A prepaid phone card may also be used and is available at the Campus Store. Students are not permitted to subscribe to Internet-based phone services, such as Big Zoo, because of their reverse billing methods. Local calls can be made by dialing 9 plus the seven-digit local number.

If a student cannot be reached at his residence hall extension during the day, contact the office of the Dean of Men at 864.242.5100, ext. 2401 or Dean of Women at ext. 2501, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. After office hours, the switchboard operator will contact the proper person to assist you.

Yes. Students are provided email service via the campus intranet and the Internet. (Email is accessible through the university computer labs and through residence hall computer network access.) Please consult BJU’s Computer Network Policy on our website for residence hall computer network access services and specific hardware/software requirements.

You should use the follow format to mail things to a student:

Student's Name
Box Number
Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29614

A student may go overnight to an immediate relative’s home during the regular school year. It will be fine for him, with your permission, to stay overnight with friends for the Thanksgiving holiday and at the end of the semester.

Residence hall students are limited to 15 overnights with close relatives per semester. The Bob Jones University product is built in the residence halls. The real impact on a student comes through the accountability and responsibility of living on campus. Many students are involved in dating outings, sports competitions, job opportunities and extension and soulwinning opportunities. Most of those activities take place on the weekends.

Yes. The University operates in loco parentis: we take parental responsibility for each student. Each student must live under the same regulations, though each comes from a different background and holds different convictions.

A student on academic probation is allowed to miss classes or chapel only if there is a family emergency. In order to get off academic probation, it is necessary for him to gain quality points to raise his cumulative GPA. It is important that he attend all of his classes. However, a student on academic probation may go home for 15 overnights during the semester.

Men: Residence hall men may date residence hall women off campus with a faculty/staff chaperon, parent or grandparent. Residence hall men may date a woman who lives in town under the following provisions: a freshman may date a woman who lives in town if he is with his own or her parents, grandparents or a faculty/staff chaperon. Sophomores, juniors and seniors may date a woman who lives in town in a private home with an adult chaperon or at a public place in Greenville without a chaperon.

Women: Residence hall women may date off campus only with a faculty/staff chaperon, her parent or grandparent, or a parent or grandparent of the male visiting guest, residence hall student or day student unless her parents have sent written instructions to the Dean of Women’s Office that this is not permissible.

Provided no single young men are present, no student chaperon is required for residence hall women in the following situations: Any woman may go off campus with a married couple or any single female BJU graduate; any upperclassman may go off campus with or visit in the home of any single woman over 23; any underclassman may go off campus with or visit in the home of a single female BJU graduate or any single woman over 30.

Although students who work off campus may miss some mealtimes because of work schedules, those who are involved in extracurricular activities usually have time to get to the dining common for scheduled meals or may take advantage of Grab ’N Go.

The activities at the end of the year are an important part of our students’ education; therefore, the school year is officially over after graduation. Students are free to leave at that time.