Assignment points and incomplete-grade policy

An instructional video about assignment points and incomplete grades in Nazarene Bible College's online Global Evangelism course.

TL;DR: Watch the video for an explanation of assignment points. Incomplete grades require a request and qualifying circumstances. Consult the current NBC catalog and official course instructions for requirements and deadlines.

Note: The course pages on the official Nazarene Bible College site provide additional written instructions for calculating grades.

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Incomplete work: An "I" grade

Incomplete grades are not granted automatically. Students must request an incomplete from the instructor and explain the extenuating circumstances that prevented them from completing the coursework.

Nazarene Bible College's incomplete-grade policy

The following summarizes the college's 2026-2027 catalog:

• An incomplete applies to coursework left unfinished because of extenuating circumstances.
• The student must request the incomplete from the instructor and justify the request.
• The incomplete must be resolved by the end of the following term. For an incomplete received during the spring trimester, the deadline is the beginning of the fall trimester.
• The final grade is based on the work the student has completed by the deadline.

After a final grade has been submitted, or an "I" or "IP" has been changed to a letter grade, a grade change is permitted only when a computational error is demonstrated. Students may not dispute a grade more than 60 days after it was submitted to the registrar.

Consult the official course instructions and your instructor for the request procedure and any additional requirements for completing online coursework.

Source: Nazarene Bible College's 2026-2027 catalog, page 45.

Afterword: How useful are grades?

Grades provide one measure of student achievement and feedback on academic progress. They can help students identify strengths and areas for improvement, while helping instructors recognize where additional support is needed. Patterns in grades can also help instructors evaluate teaching and progress toward course learning goals.

What good are grades? They can:

1. Motivate students and instructors.
2. Encourage accountability.
3. Support ongoing improvement in teaching and learning.

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Other course videos and assignment instructions

• Welcome to this course
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
• Reading reflections
• Response posts
• End-of-week reflections
• "All posts read" affirmation
• Sermon ideas
• Sermon illustration
• NMI Central evaluation
• My local church's global involvement
• Face-to-face mobilization
• Missionary interview
• Final exam

More course materials

• Lectures
  1. Biblical foundations
  2. History
  3. Culture
  4. Strategy, part I
  5. Strategy, part II
  6. Nazarene missions
• Course home page
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
• Attendance policy
• Internet access problems?
• Good learning habits
• How much time is this course going to take?
• Writing good response posts

Note: The course pages on the official Nazarene Bible College site provide expanded written instructions for each assignment.

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