Chapel

A student must earn a chapel credit for every full-time semester (minimum of 12 semester hours) enrolled at Ouachita, up to a maximum of 7 credits. Note the following exception to the 7-chapel requirement. Chapel credits are not awarded, no expected to be earned, during the semester of student teaching or participation in an international studies semester. (For example, if a student is absent from campus during a semester's study abroad and returns to campus to complete the student teaching semester during the eighth semester of enrollment at Ouachita, the student is required to have 6 chapel credits to meet graduation requirements. Chapel credit is granted by the Registrar at the conclusion of each semester

In order to receive a semester's chapel credit, a student must attend at least three-fourths of the regularly scheduled chapel programs or complete the Open Chapel requirement. (To receive a chapel credit, a student can miss no more than 4 chapel programs.) Students who are deficient in chapel credits can enroll in Chapel Makeup I or II through the Office of Academic Affairs.

OPEN CHAPEL: Juniors or seniors may opt tot take an open chapel for one semester. The student may pre-register for open chapel during the normal pre-registration process. Open chapel verification reports may be obtained in the Dean of Students' office at the beginning of each semester. Completed reports must be turned in to the Dean of Students' office by noon on Wednesday prior to final exams in order to receive a chapel credit.

TRANSFER STUDENTS: Transfer students are required to earn 1 chapel credit for every semester of full-time enrollment at Ouachita, up to a maximum of 7 chapel credits. Full-time enrollment is defined as a minimum of 12 semester hours. No chapel credit will be awarded for chapel attendance at former colleges or universities.

SECOND DEGREE STUDENTS: Students who attend Ouachita to seek a second degree are required to earn 1 chapel credit for each semester they are enrolled as a full-time student, up to 7 credits. If the student's first degree is from Ouachita, the chapel requirement has been met.

ACCELERATED STUDENTS WITH CLEP AND/OR AP: Students who have received credit for CLEP and/or AP must earn a chapel credit for each semester of enrollment up to 7 credits.

The chapel requirement is for all full-time students.

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