Transfer Students Transfer students must present the same application forms and transcripts as those apply ing for freshman standing. The transcript from the last school attended must bear the statement of honorable dismissal. Transfer students with less than 30 semester units of regular college work must qualify for admission on the basis of both their high school and their college record. A minimum grade average of "C" (2.00) is required on all work attempted at the college level. Those transferring with 30 semester units or more of college work will be considered on the basis of their college grades. Evaluation of transcripts is based upon the Report of Credit Given by Educational Institutions published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admis sions Officers. Transfer students coming from institutions which are not accredited nor recognized may be given the opportunity to validate credits through the College Level Examination Program. Provisional credit for liberal arts courses from non-accredited institutions will be granted in accordance with the policies of state colleges 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 from regionally accredited or recognized schools. The maximum allowed is 15 semester units of credit. Students entering the College with advanced standing must meet the residence require ments for graduation: the Senior year of enrollment with at least twelve units of class room 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 out for one semester or longer will be required to file an application for re-admission and pay a fee of$ 10. 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 Co ll ege subscribes to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board . Biol a College will permit 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. 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 college-level courses. High School students with superior records are encouraged to take the General Examinations prior to entering Biola College .
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