26 / R E G I s T R A T I O N Double absences will be recorded for absences during the week prior to final exams of any semester, the day before and after a regularly scheduled holiday such as Thanksgiving recess, Christ mas recess , Easter recess, a nd al so on any school work day. Daily chapel attendance is required. GRADES A Distinguished work, which is reserved for outstanding attainment ... ..... .... ... ...... ...... ... ......... ........ .... ......... .... .. .......... .. .... 4 B Good work done in a sustained manner ................ ... ....... ...... .. 3 C Average work done in a sustained manner .. ..... ... ......... ....... 2 D Passing ... ........ ..... .... ........ ... ....... ........ .... ..... ... .. ........ .... ....... ..... .... 1 F F a iling work. Subject must be repeated in class ···· ········ -··· ···· 0 A semester grade in any subject is based on the student's grasp of subject ma tter as evidenced by his daily class work and his examina tions. To graduate, a student must have at least twice as many grade points as units in the total credit value of all cour ses undertaken by him, and a 2 average in th e ma j or fi eld . Report cards showing grades will be issued to students from the Regi st rar 's Offi ce. ACADEMIC LOAD The minimum full-time load is twelve units. A student who is on schol asti c probation may be limited to twelve units or less de pending upon his grade point average. A unit of credit is generally considered to consist of one class hour (50 minutes) a week for a semester. In physical education activities, laboratory sessions, and in a few other instances, a unit of credit may involve more tha n one class period a week. Generally a student is limited to seventeen units of classroom work a semester. After the first semester a student with a grade point average of B may petition the Registrar to take eighteen units whereas one with an A average may petition to carry twenty. In no case wi ll a student be permitted to carry more than twenty hours . SCHOOL HONORS Students completing their course with a grade point average of 3.25 are graduated Cum Laude. Students with a 3.5 average are graduated Magna Cum Laude. Each year elections to membership in the Biola Chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society are made from the members of the graduating class who have a scholastic average of 3.5 or bet ter throughout their course. The Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society was established to give recognition to high scholastic attainment in Christian colleges and Bible Institutes.
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