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introductory Home Bible Courses 
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to academy home pageUsually it is best to download files from the web site as HTML files and save them on your hard drive or floppy disk. Then you can print or view them in your browser with all the formatting intact. However, at times you may want to view the files without the HTML coding. In fact, we recommend this for tests. If you strip the HTML coding from the test, you can load it into a word processor or into your email software, type your answers in the spaces following the questions, and email the resulting file to the academy.
Most browsers can easily convert an HTML file to an ASCII or plain text file. Just read the HTML file into your browser (browsers can read HTML files from your hard drive -- there should be an easy option on the "file" menu to do this). Then there should be a menu item to "save" the file (or "save as"). This may open a dialog box. One of the options allows you to choose to save the file as ASCII or "plain text." This option will eliminates all the HTML coding and save the file as plain ASCII text.
A "study group" is a group of students who study academy materials together. It may consist of a family, a Bible class, or just a group of a few friends.
However, not every student in the group must pay a fee to the academy. One or more students in the study group may enroll for "credit" (meaning they must pay the fee, take the tests, and receive a grade and transcript). Other students in the study group may share those materials without paying an additional fee to the academy. However, each student who wants course credit must pay the fee and take the tests. These arrangements encourage students to study with friends or family members. Students are not permitted, however, to share course materials in any form with those who are not in their immediate study group. Other interested people may purchase these materials from the academy (see enrollment form).
Example: Suppose a family decides they want to study one of our courses together. They have two parents, two teenage children, and two younger children. They may decide to pay the enrollment fee for one (or both) of the teenage children. An enrolled student then downloads all course materials, and the family studies the material together. However, only the enrolled student(s) submit their tests to the academy for grading, and only the enrolled student(s) get academy credit on their transcript. Other family members may study the materials, even take the tests, but they must grade their own tests (rather than submit them to us), and they do not get academy credit. The result of this approach is to encourage whole families or groups of people to study our materials, yet at a reasonable price.
What procedures and Bible study tools do I need to have or learn for these courses?
We have written a special guide to explain good Bible study procedures and to suggest some helpful tools. To learn more see our Tools and Procedures for Bible Study.
Free
introductory Home Bible Courses
Gospel Way -- a site
with free religious teaching
Light
to My Path Publications -- Order religious tracts and booklets
Return
to academy home page
Internet Bible Academy
841 Hillandale Drive
Antioch, IL 60002