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Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements
students: a minimum of 12 credits; graduate students: a minimum of 9 credits). All EL-only students, taking EL courses preparing for undergraduate or graduate programs, must be enrolled in 12 credits. Employment No off-campus employment is permitted for international students without written permission of the United States Immigration authorities. Veterans Biola University is approved as a degree-granting institution for the attendance of veterans under Title 38, United States Code. This includes the programs covered in chapters 30, 31, 33 and 35 of Title 38, relating also to the education of disabled veterans and war orphans, and 1606 of Title 10. The California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education under the State of California Department of Veterans Affairs has also authorized the University for the attendance of veterans and veterans' dependents. Veterans or dependents of veterans who plan to enroll in the University are urged to contact the veteran's coordinator in the Office of the Registrar well in advance of enrollment so that the necessary arrangements may be made with the Veterans Administration. Registration and Enrollment Registration (selecting classes) for a future term opens in week 11 of the academic calendar each semester. All students are required to register for courses if they plan to return to school the next semester. Students should enroll (finalize registration) online (https://myaccount.biola.edu) during scheduled enrollment days. Late Enrollment requires a fee of $200. Enrollment is finalized when students have completed all of the enrollment tasks and have paid the required tuition down payment. Students will receive credit for courses officially enrolled through the Office of the Registrar. Enrollment is mandatory for Rosemead students in all phases of the program including students in an internship and those who have completed all requirements except the dissertation. Add/Drops Registration changes are made online (https://myaccount.biola.edu). Courses may be added to the student's schedule only during the first full week of the semester. Course fees are non-refundable after the second week of the semester. Courses may be dropped until the end of the eighth week of the semester. There is a $15 fee for each approved Late Add/Drop. A student who stops attending a class will not be automatically dropped from the class and will receive a grade of Unofficial Withdrawal (UW) for the course. Courses dropped during the first two weeks of the semester will not be recorded on the student's permanent record. Courses dropped between the third and eighth week will be recorded with the grade of ’W.’ Courses dropped after the eighth week of the semester will be recorded with a grade of UW (Unofficial Withdrawal). Withdrawal Official withdrawal from enrollment in the University is made by submitting a written notification by email or in person to the Office of the Registrar. Students may officially withdraw until the end of the eighth week of the semester. Students who drop from enrollment at any time during the semester without submitting written notification, or withdraw
from enrollment during the ninth through the 15th week of the semester, are considered unofficially withdrawn. Unofficially withdrawn students will not receive a refund of any portion of tuition or fees and will receive grades of ’UW’ for their courses. Students departing the University for longer than one year will be required to follow the current catalog at the time of their readmission. Student's Records Enrollees are advised that the University maintains school and student records for no longer than a five-year period beyond the student's final term of enrollment, with the exception of the transcripts and the academic record. Except in cases of clerical error, students' academic records are closed upon graduation. Attendance Regular class attendance is expected of all students. Classes are conducted in a manner that will encourage academic excellence and the growth of Christian character. The final authority for attendance and any effect that it might have upon grades rests with the individual faculty member. This is due to the tremendous variety of class size and purpose, and the specific requirements in attendance. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement of a course will be assigned a grade of ’UW’ (Unofficial Withdrawal) which will influence the GPA the same as an ’F.’ Visitors and current students may visit a class for a maximum of one week (or the equivalent thereof, based on a 15-week course). After one week, registration in credit or audit status for the course(s) is required. Intercollegiate Athletics Class Attendance Policy Addendum Student-athletes will be excused to miss class only under the following circumstances per NCAA Division II rules and regulations. “Excused” means that the student-athlete will be given the opportunity to make-up any missed assignments or class work without penalty. The following information is provided to student-athletes, head coaches and faculty members and is intended to summarize Biola policies on missed class time due to athletics contests. • Student-athletes are not permitted to miss class for home practice activities including but not limited to: practice, weights/conditioning, film study, promotional events, or community engagement events. There are two exceptions: • When a team is traveling to an away-from-home contest and the practice is in conjunction with the contest. Bylaw 17.1. • Championship Practice. Student-athletes representing Biola at a conference or NCAA championship shall be permitted to miss class time to attend practice activities in conjunction with the event. Bylaw 17.1. • Student-athletes are permitted to miss class for competition, home and away, during the regular season and/or playoffs. No class time shall be missed for competition, including activities associated with competition, outside of the regular season and/or playoffs, per Bylaw 17.1. Student-athletes are not excused from classes that end prior to departure time on the day of travel. • Student-athletes are responsible to notify faculty within five business days after the first day of class concerning any future missed class time due to athletics contests using the Class Absence Reporting Form. This will ensure the individual faculty member has been notified of sport-related absences PRIOR to missing class. The form
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