SCU LIFESTYLE COVENANT AND LIFESTYLE STANDARD AGREEMENT

  • SCU Lifestyle Covenant and Lifestyle Standard

    Southwestern Christian University accepts any qualified student who fits the university’s mission, is a Christian, and/or is willing to adhere to Protestant Evangelical Christian principles as outlined by the Word of God and this Student Handbook.

  • The Mission of the University Presupposes

  • 1. A strong commitment to high academic standards. The student comes to Southwestern Christian University with a determination to be a learner with an attitude that makes the student teachable.

  • 2. A willingness to cooperate accordingly with the demands of the Spiritual Life program; i.e. chapel attendance, appropriate Residence Hall and campus behavior, respect and consideration for fellow students, abide by the Lifestyle Covenant, and participation in the extracurricular programs of the university, including service opportunities.

  • 3. An understanding that acceptance and attendance at this university is a privilege granted to the student and not a right of the student. That privilege can be withdrawn through the established disciplinary process of the university to safeguard its ideals of scholarship and the moral atmosphere assumed by this lifestyle. Therefore, the student’s enrollment at Southwestern Christian University constitutes a commitment of honor to accept the standards of this lifestyle.

  • Please take a moment to watch our informational Lifestyle Covenant Video

  • Life Style Standard

    The University reserves the right to interpret conduct that is in violation of these regulations:  "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead,and Christ will shine on you.” Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." - Ephesians 5:1-21 ESV

  • One of the unique qualities of Christian higher education is a community that strives to follow the example of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Protestant Holy Scriptures. Therefore, practices that are wrong according to Biblical standards provide a framework for student behavior and are not acceptable for students enrolled at Southwestern Christian University.

  • Specific acts include, but are not limited to:

    Drinking; tobacco,including vapors and hookah; using or association with drugs including marijuana; going to nightclubs; gambling; theft; slander; profane language; all forms of dishonesty; sexual sins, such as premarital sex and LGBTQ+ behavior and acts. In addition, discrimination and prejudices based on race, sex, or socioeconomic status are not acceptable.

  • Any pornographic/obscene and immoral content, regardless of audio, visual, literary or interactive format, is prohibited. Abuse of these privileges will result in disciplinary action.

  • The leadership at Southwestern Christian University affirms that,regardless of faith, creed, or race, all students admitted, attending or associated with the university must agree to uphold the Lifestyle Covenant and the rules governing Southwestern Christian University. No time, place or circumstance gives release from the individual’s initial promise. The Lifestyle Covenant is a way of life, measured by the heart and commitment of each member of the Southwestern Christian University family, and students should regard it as essential to development, not as an imposition or restriction. The registration process is incomplete until students have formally signed the Lifestyle Covenant.

  • Lifestyle Covenant

    "And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -Matthew 22:37-39 ESV

  • As part of the registration process, the student will sign the Lifestyle Covenant. Failure to sign the covenant is grounds for dismissal from Southwestern Christian University. The university believes that as Jesus Christ becomes the center of the student’s life, the student will commit himself/herself to a lifestyle that cultivates spiritual, ethical, social,physical and academic growth.

  • Life Style Principles

  • Spiritual Principle

  • Intellectual Principle

  • Communal Principle

  • Physical Principle

  • Accountability Principle

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