Bob Jones University is a fundamentalist university in Greenville, South Carolina, USA, "serving" approximately 2,800 students.
Rules
Like Pensacola Christian College, many rules are enforced across Bob Jones University.
Chapel
- Chapel is to be attended Monday thru Thursday
- Students are assigned seats to ensure attendance
- Use of electronics (other than digital Bibles) are not allowed
- Students are required to join a fundamentalist church in the Greenville area (must be pre-approved) and attend ALL Sunday functions as well as Wednesday functions.
- Discipleship group meetings are at 10:30 PM ET on Sunday, Monday and Thursday, and all students are required to attend.
Purity
- Contact with students of the opposite-sex is prohibited
- Homosexuality is strictly prohibited
- Any student who decides to marry under the age of 20 will be expelled
- Interracial relationships were prohibited until March 3, 2000 [1].
Off-Campus
- An E-pass card is required for students in order to promote purity, safety, and to keep in-line with their Orwellian-ideologies.
- A mixed group in the home of a student (in Greenville) requires a chaperone.
- A non-mixed group in the home of a student (in Greenville) also requires a chaperone.
- Students may not attend any restaurant that includes a bar.
- Students may not attend any mall or store that has adult items. How do students know if there are adult items before they go in?
Jobs Off-Campus
- Students must return from work by 10:25 PM ET Sunday thru Thursday
- 12:00 Midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
- Bob Jones University has the right to restrict one's work based on beliefs
Music, Television and Entertainment
- The following types of music are NOT allowed on or off-campus:
- Rock
- Pop
- Jazz
- Hip-Hop
- Movies rated PG-13, R, X, NC-17 or Unrated are not allowed on or off-campus
- Students are only allowed to watch television shows on and off-campus up to the TV-PG rating
- Students are only allowed to play video games up to the E10 rating.
- In addition, games including violence, profanity or rock music are also prohibited
- Internet service is filtered
- Magazines such as Yahoo and ESPN are prohibited because they are deemed "ungodly"
Dress Code (Women)
- Skirts and dresses are to come to the knee at all times
- Sleeveless tops are only allowed under a jacket
- Shorts can be worn in the residence halls, but not off-campus or at work
- Abercrombie & Fitch as well as Hollister are not allowed on campus
- The following is to be worn for formal events:
- Dressy blouse or dress
Dress Code (Men)
- The following is to be worn for class time on weekdays until 5:00 PM:
- Collared shirt
- Dress Pants or dockers w/belt loop
- Belt or suspenders
Required Events
The following are events that students are forced to attend:
- Opening events plus evangelic meetings
- Open-week seminars
- Chapel (as mentioned above)
- Society induction plus weekly meetings (any students under 23 years of age is required to join a society)
- 11:00 AM programs on Fridays
- ALL Bible Conferences
- Until spring 2016, students were required to attend a Bible Conference lasting almost one week instead of a spring break.
- Spring break now exists, but the Bible Conference is still held on an earlier date.
- Concert and opera performances
- Graduation
- ALL Graduation activities (this includes undergraduate attendance)
- Awards Ceremonies
- Curfew is at Midnight
Any students who shows up 20 minutes after the event has started is considered absent
Consequences
Demerits
A demerit system is put into place at Bob Jones University.
| Offense | Demerits |
|---|---|
| Leaving residence hall late or late to required event | 5-10 |
| Facial hair infraction | 5-25 |
| Dress code infraction or Curfew Infraction | 10-25
(Warning with 0 Demerits the first time) |
| Chapel Absence (Unexcused) | 25 (for a third offense)
(The first two infractions will result in warnings) |
| Off-campus misbehavior or infraction | 25 |
Level 2
| Offense | Course of Action |
|---|---|
| Absence from Bible Conference or Evangelical event | Conduct Warning |
| Destruction of Property | |
| Forbidden Music or entertainment | |
| Lying | |
| Fighting | Ineligibility (Expulsion) or Probation |
| Attendance at a restaurant with bar or movie theatre | |
| Smoking | Probation |
| Overnight stay off-campus (unapproved) | Probation or Suspension |
| Theft | |
| Disorderly Conduct | Suspension |
Weekly Schedule
To illustrate how busy a Bob Jones University student is, we have provided a schedule spreadsheet detailing the weekly events students are forced to take part in.
| Time | Event |
| Monday | |
| 11:00 AM | Chapel |
| 9:00 PM | Missions Advance |
| 10:30 PM | Group Meeting |
| Tuesday | |
| 11:00 AM | Chapel |
| 9:45 PM | Society Prayer Worship |
| Wednesday | |
| 11:00 AM | Chapel |
| 5:00 PM | Recitals (every-other week) |
| Thursday | |
| 11:00 AM | Chapel |
| 9:00 PM | Missions Advance |
| 10:30 PM | Group Meeting |
| Friday | |
| 11:00 AM | Society Meetings |
| 5:00 PM | Fine Dining Series (every-other week) |
| 7:00 PM | Recitals (most weeks) |
| Saturday | |
| 1:00 PM | Recitals (every-other week) |
| 2:00 PM | Concert/Opera/Drama Series (2x/Semester) |
| 5:00 or 7:00 PM | Recitals |
| Sunday | |
| All Day | Required Church Activities |
| 10:30 PM | Group Meeting |
See Also
- Christian Sharia
- Liberty University
- Maranatha Baptist University
- Pensacola Christian College
- Totalitarianism
Citations
[1] http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/marchweb-only/53.0.html
http://www.bju.edu/life-faith/student-handbook.pdf (for rules and requirements)
