All on-campus offices should follow the procedures and policy below in order to gain an exemption from Chapel for any student employee required to attend Chapel.
A. Policy
Undergraduate student employees may not be scheduled for work in campus offices during Chapel. Any exception to this policy must be approved by the vice-president or provost of the division in which the student would be employed. (Developed and approved by President’s Cabinet, August 2003)
B. Rationale
ACU requires that students earn 128 academic hours in order to graduate. ACU also requires that students attend Chapel a specific number of times in order to graduate. Both are important in the education of a student for Christian service and leadership worldwide. Students who wish to work-- whether on campus or off campus-- are expected to plan their schedules so that both of these university requirements can be met.
C. Procedure
Students may download a Chapel Exemption Request from the Chapel website. Exemption requests are due by the end of the third week of school or within two weeks of begin date for employment. [Deadline for submission is 5 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2009 for Fall 2009.]
Student completes the request and seeks appropriate attachments: current class schedule and a letter from employer.
For working on-campus, the student or employer must get an additional signature on the form and/or the attached letter from the area's vice president or provost before submitting their request. NOTE: Most vice presidents require signatures from supervisors and managers up the rank BEFORE it arrives in their office.
When a student submits a request for an on-campus job, it will not be accepted without the vice president or provost signature on the form or letter.
When a student submits a request for an on-campus job with appropriate signatures, it will go through the regular approval process and the student will be given a rolling (weekly) exemption in the Chapel Banner Form.
At the end of the semester, a Discoverer report of all students with an exemption and the office where they worked will be printed. This report will be sent to the President's Cabinet for review.
Read the Guidelines and Information and Instructions completely.
Download a Chapel Exemption Request
Print the request form
Read and fill out the request completely
Print your class schedule from myACU or Banner Web
Attach this class schedule (or one from your advisor) to the Request.
Attach the employment letter with (1) date of letter, (2) beginning work date, (3) your name, (4) days and times you work, (5) employer signature. These items MUST be on the letter and the letter MUST be attached to the exemption request for approval.
Turn in a request form with attachments to The Depot, located in the Campus Center or the Campus Life Office, located in McKinzie Hall. Requests are due before 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2009. After that, requests may be submitted within two weeks from the beginning date of reason given for exemption.
Late requests will not be accepted
