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re-admission and pay a fee of $5. 00. Returning students should apply prior to June 30 for fall enrollment. Students enrolled for the spring semester, but who fail to pre-register for the fall semester, will be charged a $20 re-application fee. Advanced Placement Program Biola College, as a member of the College Entrance Examination Board, recognizes the merits of the Advanced Placement Program and will grant credit for Advanced Placement courses taken in high school. Credit will be given when recommended by the high school and when the Advanced Placement examination grade is 3 or better. College Level Examination Program Biola College subscribes to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. Biola College encourages transfer students from non-accredited schools which have less than a C rating to validate certain credits on the basis of the examinations provided by this program. High School students with superior records are encouraged to take the General Examinations prior to entering Biola College. Credit for CLEP-General Examinations will be awarded only in those areas where a general education requirement has not been met by previous college course work, and only up to the amount needed to complete the requirement. (For example, a maximum of only eight units in the sciences and mathematics will be released if the student has no credits in these areas.) Elective credit will not be given for the General Examinations of CLEP. Credits will be awarded for CLEP-Subject examinations for general education requirements in areas not covered by CLEP-General Examinations provided no college credits have been earned or awarded in the same field. Students are advised to take the CLEP tests as early as possible in their college program to receive the maximum value from them. Biola College reseNes the right to determine the score at which credits will be released and the amount of credit awarded. Challenging a Course In addition to the Advanced Placement Program and the College Level Examination Program, both of which may release actual units of credit toward graduation, it is possible for a student to challenge a particular course or requirement. If the student demonstrates by his performance on a comprehensive examination that he has a good grasp of the course content he can be granted exemption from taking the course but no units of credit will be allowed. For further information see the Dean of Admissions and Records. Admission of International Students English Proficiency: It is essential that students from other countries be able to understand directions and lectures in English and also be able to express their thoughts clearly in spoken English immediately upon arrival on campus. In order that the applicant's proficiency in English may be determined, the applicant must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as administered by the Educational Testing SeNice at the nearest overseas examination center. Students who wish to take TOEFL in Hong Kong, India, Nepal , or Taiwan should obtain the appropriate editions of the Bulletin at the addresses given below: Bulletin of Information for Candidates in Hong Kong: Education Department Institute of International Education Examinations Section 408 J. Hotung House, Fourth Floor Canton Road Government Offices 5/ 15 Hankow Road, Kowloon 393, Canton Road , 11th Floor Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong Bulletin of Information for Bulletin of Information for Candidates in India and Nepal: Candidates in Taiwan: Test of English as a Foreign Language Language Center Bureau of Educational Research 2-1 , Hsu-chow Road Ewing Christian College Taipei, Taiwan (100) Allahabad 3, U.P. , India Republic of China Students who wish to take TOEFL in any country except Hong Kong, India, Nepal, or Taiwan should obtain the TOEFL Bulletin of Information for Candidates, International Edition. Copies of this Bulletin and the Registration Form may be obtained in a number of cities outside the United States. They often are available at American embassies and consulates, offices of the United States Information SeNice (USIS), United States educational commissions and foundations abroad, and binational centers. In addition , several private organizations distribute TOEFL Bulletins, among them 1) the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Nairobi, Kenya; Paris, France; and Lima, Peru; 2) the African-American Institute (Ml) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lagos, Nigeria; 3) the American Friends of the Middle East (AFME) in Teheran, Iran; Amman, Jordan, Beirut, Lebanon; Tangier, Morocco; and Cairo, and 4) the American-Korean Foundation in Seoul , Korea. Students who cannot obtain locally a TOEFL Bulletin of Information for Candidates, International Edition and Registration Form should write for them well in advance to: Test of English as a Foreign Language, Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 08540. Because this Test is administered only at certain times , the candidate for admission should make inquiry as to the testing dates well in advance of the date of anticipated matriculation in the United States. Financial Responsibility: All applicants for admission to Biola College must establish the degree of their financial responsibility to meet the costs of an education in the United States. The student must supply in.formation attesting to his ability to provide United States dollars in the minimum amount required to support the costs of tuition and room and board, in excess of the cost of a round trip fare from his native country.

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