Ozark Bible Institute

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

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.

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.