All full-time (12+ credit hours/semester) TUG students are required to complete 32 Faith, Learning & Experience (FLEX) credits each semester. Of the 32 credits, 26 are required to be earned in Hughes Chapel at 10 a.m. M/W/F. The remaining 6 may be earned through other FLEX opportunities if desired.
Students with fewer than 12 credit hours but more than 6 credit hours at the end of drop/add are required to complete 16 FLEX credits. At least 13 credits must be from Hughes Chapel 10 a.m. M/W/F. A maximum of 3 credits may be earned through other FLEX opportunities.
Students with 6 or fewer credit hours at the end of drop/add are encouraged to attend any FLEX events but are not required to complete FLEX credits. These students will be not be assigned a chapel seat but are welcome to sit in the guest section.
Attendance is managed through the iAttended App. Students who have a FLEX credit requirement should download and install the app from the iOS App Store or Google Play for Android and register using their Asbury email address. Additionally, students may access the app on their computers at iAttendedApp.com. Students who do not have a smartphone must notify ChapelAttendance@asbury.edu so their attendance can be tracked manually.
Students who have unavoidable commitments that conflict with M/W/F 10 a.m. Hughes Chapel more than 5 times may complete a Special Consideration Request for FLEX credit adjustment. Due to the flexibility already built into the FLEX credit requirement, credit adjustments are typically prorated at 50% rather than 1-for-1 unless the student qualifies for exemption from Chapel.
Examples of unavoidable commitments are:
Students who are approved for alternate instruction by Health Services and the Registrar’s Office will complete FLEX credits by viewing Hughes Chapel services online and completing a paragraph (minimum three sentences) summary of the Chapel. The response should demonstrate that the student listened to the entire Chapel message. Summaries are due 14 days after the return to campus date. Please contact chapelattendance@asbury.edu for additional information.
Students approved through the Office of Academic Accessibility Resources for online chapel will complete FLEX credits by viewing Hughes Chapel services online and completing a paragraph (minimum three sentences) summary of the Chapel. The response should demonstrate that the student listened to the entire Chapel message. Summaries are due per the following schedule:
Students with Chapel attendance accommodations should refer to their Chapel Attendance Accommodations Agreement for additional information.
In order to receive FLEX credit for attending Chapel, students must both scan in via the iAttended app AND sit in their assigned seat. Students who scan in but are not in their assigned seat will have their credit removed. Students will be notified by email when this occurs and have opportunity to appeal the credit removal. Students who have a legitimate issue with their assigned seat should email chapelattendance@asbury.edu and explain the problem.
Respectful, engaged University Chapel participation is expected. Inappropriate behavior (arriving late, leaving early, excessive phone use, laptop usage, studying, talking, food, disrespect) will result in a deduction of 1/2 credit. Students will be notified by email the first three times they are marked for inappropriate behavior. After the third notice, students will receive a deduction for each subsequent violation. Students are responsible to regularly check their iAttended app and monitor their credit totals, which may include deductions.
Students who do not complete the required 32 FLEX credits (or adjusted equivalent) may be subject to Chapel Probation and/or Chapel Suspension. See the Chapel Probation page for additional information. Chapel Suspension means that the student will not be able to enroll in classes for a full semester.
See the detailed response for unfinished credits below. Questions may be directed to chapelattendance@asbury.edu.
Students who complete 28-31 credits have an opportunity to complete their credit requirement through community service prior to the beginning of the next semester. Students will be placed on Chapel Probation at the end of the current semester. However, if the required community service hours are received by the Chapel Attendance Office by the designated deadline, the student will be released from probation. See the Chapel Probation page for additional information.
Students who complete 20-27 credits are on Chapel Probation the following semester. Students may be on Chapel Probation for one semester only. More than one semester of Chapel Probation will most likely result in Chapel Suspension.
Students who complete 19 or fewer FLEX credits are almost certainly placed on Chapel Suspension for the following semester.
In order to graduate and receive their diploma, seniors must have a passing grade in their final semester of Chapel. Graduation candidates who have unfinished credits beyond the number achievable through community service will complete a 500-word reflection essay (on a Chapel not previously attended) for each additional unfinished credit. Students will be notified of their specific requirements, which must be completed by the deadline identified by Registrar’s Office to graduate in the current term.