Restless Wanderings

I still see a lot of requests for this page in my Bruce Droppings (former blog I had) server logs so I am republishing it. This is not the complete student handbook. I have put the text in a more readable format. The wording is as found in the student handbook.

Pensacola Christian College is a Fundamentalist Baptist Christian College with an enrollment of over 4,000 students.. It is unaccredited.

What follows is from the 2001-02 student handbook. While some may object and suggest that this is too dated to be of value, I will again offer to publish an updated PCC handbook if it is made available to me. The PCC handbook is jealously guarded and hard to come by. Contact me via the contact form if you have a current copy of the handbook.

Music

Music Standards–At Pensacola Christian College, we feel it important that our students learn to appreciate and be involved in music that enhances their Christian testimony. Therefore, students are encouraged to listen to classical, semi classical and good Christian music.The fine arts staff of the College acknowledges its responsibility to provide  musical experiences designed to develop the appetites of our students for such music.

The following types of music are not permitted:

• Current popular music
• Jazz, rock, rap, folk, "Nashville" type, or new age
  music
• Religious music performed in the folk, western
  rock, or gospel rock style
• Soundtracks from movies rated PG-13, PG, or below

Because the easy-listening music on local radio stations is consistently rock music, the only station we recommend in Pensacola is 89.5 Rejoice Radio.

Music Checks–It is the students’ responsibility to be certain they listen to music that meets the college standard.Music that does not meet the standard must be turned in immediately.Students who have questions regarding specific tapes, records, or CDs should turn them in to the residence manager to be checked.Approved music will be returned to the music.Unsuitable music will be retained by the College until the semester concludes.Headphones and earphones should not be brought to the campus.

Personal Electronic Devices

Cell Phones, Pagers, Palm Pilots, or Other Wireless Devices that utilize cellular or wireless
technology for the purpose of receiving or transmitting telephone calls, pager messages, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic message may not be used on the campus of Pensacola Christian College.

Students may have a standard cell telephone (without e-mail or Internet service), provided it remains in their automobile.

Misuse of a cellular phone on campus may result in the student having to turn it in to the Residence Manager.

Personal Computer–Students may have a personal computer and printer to assist them with fulfilling their academic requirements, but they may not use them during class sessions.Also, computers may not be connected to Internet or e-mail services including wireless services.Students that own a computer will be held responsible for their computer as well as any files stored on their computer or medium played over their computer.Therefore, students should take every precaution to avoid others using their computer.

Computers may not be used to play CD or DVD movies. The content of all files, CDs, or DVDs must conform to PCC policy and standards noted elsewhere in this manual.

PCC reserves the right to check the computer files on any personal computer on campus if, in the opinion of the Administration, it is reported or suspected that said files or related medium may be in violation of the policies and standards of the College.

Beaches

Fort Pickens: Women–For their safety and well-being, women going to the beach must be in groups of at least five and must stay together as a group. Each group must be accompanied by a junior or senior chaperone who is an APL or PL and has been a student at least two years at the College. There should be one chaperone per car.Students should not take a taxi to the beach.Women are to turn right after the toll bridge and drive west toward Fort Pickens to go to the beach.They may never drive east toward Navarre.During the fall semester and spring after March 1, women should drive past the Fort Pickens gate to avoid the crowded beaches.

Navarre: Men–For their safety, men going to the beach must be in groups of at least three.Men are to bear left after the toll bridge and drive east no more than five miles past the residential area to the open beach space between Pensacola Beach and Navarre.They may never drive west toward Fort Pickens.

Public beaches–Students are not permitted to be at the beach where there are a number of other people. The main public beach areas are off limits.

Sunburn–Students who allow themselves to sunburn so that they are unable to attend class are subject to the standard penalty for missing class.

Going Off Campus

Women–For their safety and well-being, freshmen and sophomore women may go off campus in groups of three and juniors in twos.Seniors and those 21 and older may go off campus by themselves before 5 p.m.A group of two is required after 5 p.m. and is advisable during the day.A senior may take a freshman or sophomore off campus without a third person.Women who go off campus after 7 p.m. must go by automobile.

For safety reasons we ask our women students not to go to the County Market/Brent Oaks Shopping Center after dark.During daylight hours, women students may go to this shopping area by walking down Brent Lane and over the overpass.Women students are never permitted to walk down the dirt road by the railroad tracks, nor are they permitted to go down Sycamore and cross the tracks under the overpass when going to the County Market shopping center.

Circle K stores and the Boardwalk Mall on Santa Rosa Island are off limits to all students.The Chimneys and Bluffs areas along Scenic Highway are off limits at all times…

Students are not to go to a destination which was not indicated when they checked off campus.College standards should always be maintained, even when students are off campus with their parents.

Scriptural Positions

Charismatic Movement–Pensacola Christian College takes a definite stand against the modern-day charismatic movement.We stand against the un-Scriptural emphasis that is espoused by the charismatic movement, the erroneous interpretation of the Scriptures by the movement, and the divisiveness that the charismatic movement often creates.Without meaning to be unfriendly or unkind to anyone, we feel it is only fair to say the above at the very outset of our relationship.Students are not permitted to participate in or promote charismatic activities.

Hyper-Calvinism–It has been the observation of the College that students who take a stand for hyper-Calvinism tend to spend time discussing these beliefs instead of accepting their responsibility of witnessing to others.  Therefore, Pensacola Christian College does not permit the promotion of hyper-Calvinistic beliefs.

Personal Standards

The College has as its stated purpose to train young people for Christian service while it equips them for their professional field.The standard for Christians contemplating such leadership is considerably high than standards of the world or even standards for local church membership.The College desires that each student develop personal standards based upon such Biblical principles as yieldedness and obedience to God, concern for others, and a close walk with God.

Based on these expectations from the Lord and as a distinctively Christian institution, Pensacola Christian College has designed policies to aid students in developing their Christian testimony and in living lives that are above reproach.Therefore, students at Pensacola Christian College may not participate in worldly activities such as

• dancing,
• gambling (including the lottery),
• renting or watching video movies
• movie-going
• card playing, whether on campus or off campus.
• possession or use of liquor, nonmedical drugs, or tobacco
• the use of profanity or obscenity in any form is not allowed
• Under no circumstances will pornography, premarital or extramarital sex, homosexuality, or other sex perversions be allowed

Students who participate in the above activities will be subject to administrative withdrawal.

It is further expected that students exercise Christian discretion and restrain in the choice of
entertainment, including, but not limited to:

• radio
• recordings
• various forms of literature, such as fleshly magazines and books.
• Video or board games that are of the occult, Satanic, or contain graphic violence or nudity are not permitted.

Pensacola Christian is above all else a Christian institution in both philosophy and practice.We firmly believe there is no place at PCC for worldly practices or divisions so common among other institutions of higher learning.Pensacola Christian has the reputation of having a student body with an excellent spirit with every student treated equally and fairly regardless of nationality, race, or background.Therefore, any student who promotes division or a divisive spirit through symbols, pictures, writing, flags, banners, slogans or any divisive activism is out of harmony with the standards and Christian philosophy of Pensacola Christian and may be withdrawn or refused reenrollment at the discretion of the administration.

The College is well aware that observance of these regulations does not comprise man’s total responsibility to God and hence does not necessarily indicate that a person is living a life of complete commitment to Christ.  However, the willingness to adhere to these regulations exhibits maturity and spiritual concern for the well-being of others and is generally characteristic of those diligently seeking to do God’s will.

Dating Reminders

Couples may not loiter at any place on campus but should visit at the designated places and times.

Students may not socialize on the benches in front of the residence halls or other unchaperoned locations on campus.

Couples are not permitted to be alone in classrooms or other areas of any building or unchaperoned.

Students should not visit with guests of the opposite sex in the residence hall lobbies but should go over to the Commons to visit.

There is to be no physical contact between members of the opposite sex.

Dating Locations–For testimony’s sake, students should never go to the beach as couples, be at a park after dark, or visit in the home of unmarried members of the opposite sex.

Dress Code

We do not feel that "clothes make the person." You will find that our emphasis at Pensacola Christian College is on the inward quantities of character. With this in mind, you will not need a large,expensive wardrobe.

Men–Hair should be cut in such a way that it does not come over the ears, eyebrows, or collar. Sideburns should be no longer than the middle of the ear.Styles related to counterculture, such as hair style or color, clothing, and jewelry, are not acceptable. Men must be clean shaven–no beards or mustaches are permitted.Belts should be worn with pants which have belt loops.Socks should always be worn.

Women–Dress and skirt lengths and slits should come no higher than the top of the kneecap when sitting and standing.Culottes, split skirts, and walking shorts should meet the skirt length standard and be full enough to look more like skirts than pants.Dress necklines should be modest; no sundresses or spaghetti straps.Except for participation in recreational activities and on campus on Saturdays, our ladies wear hosiery outside the residence hall.Anything immodest, tight, formfitting, scant, backless, and low in the neckline is unacceptable.Shirts with tails should always be tucked in.Styles relating to counterculture, such as hair style or color, unusual nail color, clothing, and jewelry, are not acceptable.No pants or shorts, please.Young ladies should dress in a manner that others will focus on the face and particularly the eyes, for some say, the eyes are the mirror of the soul

Although the wearing of multiple earrings has become common in the world, PCC ladies are asked to wear a maximum of two sets.These should be worn in the ear lobes only.

All Students–Students returning to campus following holidays or the summer must be dressed and have haircuts according to College standards when they arrive on campus.Students should dress according to College standards when leaving for cuts or holidays.

Sweatshirts and T-Shirts are acceptable wear for participation in recreational activities and for work responsibilities where casual wear is appropriate.Students should not wear sweatshirts or T-shirts to classes, to evening meals, in the Commons, as spectators at athletic events, in the Sports Center, or off campus.Shirts or jackets with pictures or words (other than your name) may not be worn outside the residence halls or in the main lobby of the residence halls.The exception is official PCC shirts (including official collegian shirts) which may be worn any time as afternoon class dress.Men are not required to wear a tie to morning classes on collegian meeting days; however, a collared shirt must be worn with their collegian shirt.

In order to promote an esprit de corps, it is traditional at most colleges for students not to wear articles of clothing which have names of high schools, other colleges, or schools attached.In keeping with this tradition, Pensacola Christian College students may not wear jackets, sweaters, or any other articles of clothing which are identified with other institutions.

Chambray and denim-type articles of clothing may be worn only where casual attire is permitted.They may not be worn as class dress.

Tennis shoes are appropriate for casual dress,P.E., and the Sports Center.

Hats may be worn where casual wear is permitted.Hats may not be worn backward.Since class dress is required for spectators at sporting events, hats may not be worn.

Marriage

A residence hall student must have completed his junior year or be 21 years of age and have permission of the Student Life Office to get married and remain a student at the College.

Demerits

1-3 Demerits

• Minor residence hall violations (such as failing room inspection, quiet-hours and lights-out violations,etc.)
• Tardiness
• Failure to follow pass procedure
• Littering
• Failure to follow dining hall procedures
• Improper dress
• Chewing gum in buildings

5 demerits

• Failure to answer official call slips or notes
• Residence hall violations such as cooking in room, studying after lights out, failure to pass White Glove, etc.
• Failure to follow ushers’ instruction
• Borrowing
• Improper off-campus dress/immodest women’s dress
• Violation of hair code

10 demerits

• Absent from required meeting, rehearsal
• Horseplay, practical jokes
• Disrespect, bad attitude, or disobedience
• Questionable magazines
• Music violations
• Profanity, foul language
• Setting off library alarm

25 demerits

• Absent from required activity
• Borrowing automobile
• Improper use of assigned keys
• Off campus without a pass or scanning out

50 demerits

• Improper social behavior (plus possible social campus)
• Possession or use of fireworks
• Plagiarism (plus zero on paper)
• In another room after lights out
• Malicious horseplay (plus any financial restitution)
• Lying, giving false information, or any form of deception

75-100 demerits

• Cheating (plus zero on test or grade)
• Unauthorized possession of firearms or weapons
• Possession or use of tobacco
• Obscene or abusive language or behavior
• Attendance at a movie theater or viewing of video/DVD movies
• Possession of and/or viewing of pornographic material
• Illegal use of computer software
• Disruption of a public gathering or function
• Discharging a false fire alarm
• Tampering with a fire alarm or smoke detector

150 demerits

• Forging an official document or falsification of information on an official document
• Couples or mixed groups meeting off campus without written permission
• Possession or use of alcohol or illegal drugs, or  association with those involved
• Cheating on midterm or final exams
• Stealing or possession of stolen property, telephone,or computer fraud
• Duplicating keys
• Sexual misconduct, immorality (and/or any state of undress)
• Visiting in a residence room or motel room of the opposite sex
• Participation in unauthorized petition, newsletter,demonstration, protest, or riot
• Assault or attempted assault
• Violence or threat of violence
• Involvement with witchcraft, séances, or any other satanic or demonic activity
• Gambling

Accumulation of 150 demerits will automatically withdraw a student from the College. The Administration reserves the right to make any changes in the discipline procedures as the situation arises.

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