SCU Spiritual Life Program

Spiritual Life Program

This program gives each student the opportunity to set up and develop their spiritual formation. Students are given more options to worship, pray, engage in small groups, and grow spiritually than in the past. Attending weekly Chapels will be the only way students can obtain spiritual life credits each semester (unless another event is approved by our Vice President of Student Development).

Spiritual Life Request Form

 

Spiritual Life Credit Requirements

  • Full time students (12 or more hours) are required to obtain 25 Spiritual Life credits per semester.
  • Requirements for part time students (less than 12 hours) varies depending on the number of hours a student is enrolled:
    • Students enrolled in 8-11 hours must obtain 13 Spiritual Life credits per semester.
    • Students enrolled in less than 8 hours must obtain 8 Spiritual Life creditshave no expectation to meet this requirement.

 

Spiritual Life Exemption

The Chapel Exemption form is available here.

Exemptions will be available for students who have work related or family related issues.

Exemption forms must be filled out by the student and turned into the Office of Student Services within the first three weeks of each semester.

Exemptions from all Spiritual Life credits will be rare. The exemptions will be  reduction of Spiritual Life credits from 25 to a more manageable number depending on the student and situation.

 

Chapel

Southwestern Christian University Chapel services are a time for the university to come together intentionally to challenge, to reflect, to engage and to worship. Chapel is offered twice each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Chapel services start at 10:45am and end at 11:45am.

**All traditional students must enroll in Chapel during registration and all students must attend.**

There will be between 26 - 29 chapel opportunities for students each semester.

 

Spiritual Life Events

SCU will provide other spiritual life opportunities on campus through chaplains, coaches, and other students.

  • Weekly Bible studies
  • Worship events
  • Prayer events
  • Radiant women's events
  • Dominion men's events
  • Other SCU approved Spiritual Life events

 

Technology

All students will need to download the IAttended app from their App Store.

  • Log in using your swcu.edu email address.
  • Students will use the Digital ID app to scan into Spiritual Life events. Students will use their IAttended app to sign into chapel on Tuesdays and Thursdays by scanning a QR code on either of the Monitors in the chapel.
  • Students are able to check their attendance on their personal IAttended app.

 

Chapel Attendance Guidelines

These procedures apply to Chapel, Spiritual Emphasis activities, and other Spiritual Life events.

  • Southwestern Christian University students are encouraged to attend their assigned chapel service.
  • Students who leave before the service ends will not receive credit for that chapel service.
  • Students must use their Digital ID to scan in to receive Spiritual Life credit. They must use their physical ID to scan out at the end of chapel.
  • Courtesy and respect to fellow students and chapel speakers is expected.
  • Student Handbook Violations (SHV) will be given to students who are disruptive or distracting to others during chapel services. This includes engaging in such things as headphone use, excessive phone use, excessive talking, etc.
  • Only 1 Spiritual Life Credit is given per chapel service.