Ozark Bible Institute

**Ozark Bible Institute**
 **Level Rating** | 4.0-High

**Ozark Bible Institute & College** is a Pentecostal (Link) Bible College located in Neosho, Missouri established in 1966 (Link).

## Rules

### Chapel

* Chapel services are conducted several times a week, and attendance is required of all students taking a class that day.
* Dormitory students have mandatory prayer meetings on Mondays.
* Sunday services are also required of all students, including the one at 5:30 PM.
	+ Any married couple along with their family members are required to attend the church during the summer if staying in the area.
* Students are allowed one (1) weekend per quarter to attend another church with their family
* Students are required to attend Missionary Prayer Band meetings.
* Practicums are also mandatory.
* Student ministers are allowed to miss two (2) weekends quarterly for ministry.
* All students, whether or not they are graduating, are required to attend Commencement at the end of the spring semester.

### Moral Standards

* Students are prohibited, and are to abstain from the following practices and activities:
	+ Watching movies
		- Or going to movie theaters
	+ Carnivals
	+ Sports Games
	+ Going to a Recreation Center
* Students are not allowed to use DVD players, CD players or video games in the dormitories or homes of other students.
* Objectionable music, including Gospel and Christian Rock, is prohibited.
* Ozark Bible Institute has the right to check student books and other forms of literature upon arrival.

### Dating

* Students are not to date "unsaved" individuals.
* Dating will be denied to those below a 2.0 GPA
* Freshman will not be allowed to date or talk to those of the opposite sex for the first quarter of the school.
* Sophomore students are allowed nine (9) hours of dating per week.
	+ Juniors are allowed ten (10)
	+ Seniors are allowed twelve (12)
* Any and all dating must be monitored by a third-party chaperone, except when two Seniors are dating.
* Although couples are allowed to eat the "noon-meal", they are not allowed to "linger around".
* Dating couples are not allowed to study in the same room together.
	+ Exception: The Library. However, they are not allowed to be next to each other studying.
* Couples who sit together during a church or chapel service must deduct those times from dating hours.
* Couples may not get married during the semester.

### General Rules

* A "Weekend Pass" must be granted by the Dean of Students if they plan on going 30 miles or longer from the institute.
* Students must study at least one hour for each class hour taken each day.
* Students with a 3.25 GPA are allotted extra "Free-time" during the next semester.
* Students must study in their dorm room from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM and remain in their dorm for the rest of the night.
* A "Weekly Report" must be filled out by students explaining how much time they studied, went to class, dated, and how much free-time they took.
* Students may lose the privilege of using a car if their academic standing is too low.
* Students are restricted to "quiet games" on Sundays.
* Students MUST be on time for all meals.

### Dress Code

#### Women

* Dresses and jumpers must reach mid-calf length.
* Women are required to wear uniforms to class
* Full skirts must be worn for athletics and physical recreation.
* Sleeve-length is to be at least "3/4-length"
* Un-Married students may wear their high school class ring.
* Makeup, lipstick and fingernail polish is forbidden.
* Female students are not allowed to cut their hair during their time at Ozark Bible Institute.

#### Men

* Men do not wear uniforms to class
* Men are to wear suits, jacket, collared shirts and/or sweaters to all church services and classes.
* Hair must be kept short
* Mustaches and beards are not allowed, and must be shaven.