Chapel (Overview)

Swiping in to a qualified spiritual life event (such as a weekday chapel, View63, Connect Bible study, or approved service project) gives a student 1 chapel credit. A student must accumulate 41 chapel credits per semester. 

If a returning student accumulated all 41 chapel credits both semesters last year, their requirement is reduced to 36 credits per semester.

Students can see their required chapel credits and how many they currently have from the home page of their MyOC.

Every full-time student will be required to participate in chapel unless a special exemption is given by the Dean of Students. Part-time students will not automatically receive a chapel requirement reduction. See the next paragraph for the reduction process.

A part-time student or a student with special circumstances that inhibits him/her from attending chapel may apply for a reduction with the Chapel Reduction Request Form in MyOC within the first few weeks of the semester, after which point requests will no longer be accepted. 

This reduction, if granted, only applies during the semester that it is requested for. Students will have to reapply the next semester if they still need a reduction. 

If a reduction for the semester is granted, students should be aware that their total number of required credits is outlined in the following chart:

According to the Student Handbook, failure to meet the required number of chapel credits is considered a serious violation of the Code of Conduct. 

If a student has unmet chapel credits by the end of a semester, they will be fined $20 per chapel they are behind, not to exceed $400.

If a student has over 50% unmet chapel credits by the end of a semester, they will be fined $20 per chapel they are behind, not to exceed $400, AND will be put on academic probation the following semester.

If a student has more than one semester of probation, further disciplinary action might be required. OC retains the right to remove students from school if they habitually fail to meet their minimum chapel requirements.