No time like the present.  You can begin your online courses starting immediately. The classes are not arranged by semester, but as you complete one course you may move on to the next course that is offered.  Your completion of the course is according to your own pace.

Smith Bible Institute is an online Institute. Click enroll. Fill in the registration form that comes up on your screen, making sure that your password is at least 8 characters long. Click “Enroll” and you will be enrolled as a student of Smith Bible Institute. Scroll down to “Courses” and select “continue” your new course with it’s name will appear (ie. Understanding The Kingdom Of God) and select “continue” “and your student E-Learning page will be open.

Each course is broken down by the number of lessons within it, not exceeding 1.5 hours per video lesson. SBI’s policy is that each student can study at their own pace, so how long the Course takes is dependent on the student. 

Yes, you may choose when to login and out of SBI, the decision is up to you. If you are in need of a break be it a few days, weeks or months the flexibility is there and you can pick up where you left off at your next login.

Each student is required to purchase their own book, from an online source or bookstore of their choosing.  The name of the book and author is available on the “Course Syllabus”.

At the end of each chapter a short review is conducted to test what you have learned. At the completion of the Biblical Studies Course an essay of approximately 1,000 words in length is required, expressing from your heart the affect the Word of God in your life. 

After you have completed the number of chapters required a test will be given within modules. After submitting and passing your test, the next session will automatically open. Once a test is completed and passed it cannot be taken again. However, you can review your test and check any answer that was incorrect.

Yes, you may. All SBI tests are “open book” tests, which means that you are permitted to open your Bible as well as your handbook  while you are taking your test.

Yes, our goal is that you know what to do and where to find the information. We believe that if a person does not pass the test it is only because they did not use the means given to them for success. This is not only about passing the test but about being able to develop others to know where the information is and how to utilize what they have learned. At the end of the day we want you to “get it”.

When you have completed a full course, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded. When you complete the entire Bible Theology Studies Course you will be awarded a Diploma in Biblical Studies. Special courses are available to students whereby they will receive a Certificate of Completion. No certification are obtained for the Devotionals offered as continued encouragement. The Certificates are not sent by mail but all your Certificates are available to print from the last module within the completed course.

While our focus is not on accreditation but on certification of Christian men and women who are called to the ministry and have prepared themselves by graduating from Smith Bible Institute with a focus on Biblical Theology Studies. This certificate shows proof of Biblical Theology Studies and may lead to Ministerial Licensing and Ordination. While we seek to impact the student in the knowledge of the Word, it has been proven through testimonies from both them and the ministries that the revelation of the Word in the heart and life of the student brings about great rewards and eternal benefits.

Smith Bible Institute does not offer degrees. We offer a certificate of diploma. It’s important to bear in mind that SBI is not a higher learning institute. Our focus is to equip the body of Christ with the Word of God. However, we do provide transcripts for those who request it.

The Online Bible College is an interdenominational ministry. That means that it is not affiliated with any one denomination or church group but works across the broad spectrum of the Body of Christ.