STUDENT CLASSIFICATION
All students will be classified in one of the following ways:
AUDIT STUDENT: These are students who attend classes online to gain the knowledge being taught. They are not required to do the reading, participate in class discussions, or do any written assignments. Practicums and the instructor’s time are not necessary or available to these students.
CERTIFICATE STUDENT: These are students who take the courses, online, and are expected to do all reading assignments, including reading journals, but are not required to do other written assignments. They will not be graded, reviewed, or mentored by the instructor. These students will receive a certificate for each class they complete and are eligible for continuing education hours.
DEGREE STUDENT: Academic students have successfully enrolled in AKSM and Aiden University and seek academic credit for their work. They are fully responsible for attending all online classes, doing all reading and writing assignments for each course in which they enroll, and completing all other responsibilities assigned by the institution, the dean, or their instructor. All graduate/postgraduate students must take a proctored Basic Bible Competency Examination. Under special circumstance, some degree students will be accepted as Independent Study Students. All academic students will be seeking one of three degrees:
Associates in Applied Theology/Christian Ministry (60 Credit Hours)
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Theology/Christian Ministry (120 Credit Hours)
Master of Arts in Applied Theology/Christian Ministry (36 Credit Hours)
Master of Divinity (66 Credit Hours). Entrance is accepted with special consideration.
Doctor of Philosophy/Applied Theology (36 Credit Hours).
Independent Study Degree Students: Some degree students may be admitted as independent study students under particular circumstances. The power of live classes is suggested for all students. However, independent study students will pay the same tuition and fees as regular students and meet all other requirements, including but not limited to books and a professional-level subscription to Grammarly. They will be required to meet the same high standards of online classroom academics. They will be given a mentor for each class, usually the current instructor, and pay an additional $100.00 per course Mentor Fee.
BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS
All students must be fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ, show evidence of growing faith, be persons of proven Christian character, and be active local congregation members.
They must desire to reach greater maturity in Him by living in complete Spirit-empowered obedience to His will to the best of their ability.
They must see the sole calling of every fully devoted disciple of Jesus as ministry to each other and those who are not in Him.
They must seek transformation from each truth learned rather than the accumulation of knowledge
They must accept the Apostles Creed as a common consensual base of Christian doctrine and the ASKM Statement of Faith.
All degree students must have a high school diploma or its equivalency.