Admissions Officers. Transfer students coming from institutions which are noi accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program on those courses in which a grade of "C" or better has been obtained. Provisional credit for liberal arts courses from non accredited institutions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state col leges or universities of the state in which the institution is located from which credit is being transferred. Provisional credit is considered validated only when the student performs at the "C" level or better following his enrollment in Biola College. Transfer students will be required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test if it has not been taken previously. Biola College will accept correspondence credit only from regionally accredited schools. The maximum allowed iR 15 semester units of credit. Students entering the College with advanced standing must meet the residence requirements for graduation : the Senior year of residence with at least twelve units of classroom work each semester and a minimum of 15 units of upper division work in the major field in the baccalaureate program. Re-Admission A student who has attended Biola College and has dropped ou t for one semester or longer will be required to file an application for re-admission and pay a fee of $10. If application is submitted after deadline dates, the applicant is also subject to the $5 penalty 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 during the senior year of high school. Credit will be given when recommended by the high school and when the Advanced Placement examina tion grade is 3 or better. Advanced Placement courses, when given college credit, cannot be used as high school units of credit. College Level Examination Program Biola College subscribes to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. Biola College will permit transfer stu dents from non-accredited schools which have less than a C rating to validate cer tain credits on the basis of the examinations provided by this program. Students also may be permitted to earn as many as thirty units of college credit on the basis of these examinations when there is evidence that they have gained knowledge in other than traditional colleJ;!'e-level courses. Challenging a Course In addition to the Advanced Placement Program and the College Level Examina tion 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 24
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