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Rosemead School of Psychology - Graduate
Admission of International Students See the Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements (p. 22) section of the Biola University catalog. General Academic Information Classification of Students Graduate psychology students meeting all entrance requirements will be classified as regular graduate students. Students who do not fulfill all entrance requirements may be admitted on a provisional status until they correct the deficiency. Any such deficiencies must be removed within one calendar year of a student's admission as a provisional student. It is only in rare instances that a student will be accepted on provisional status. Students will be classified in the program as follows:
psychology; theories of personality; and cognition and learning. If possible, undergraduate courses in Old and New Testament survey and hermeneutics will strengthen the student's preparation for Rosemead. 3. Submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test and Writing Test. Information regarding testing dates and location may be obtained by writing to the: Educational Testing Service Box 6000 Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6000 or go to the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/gre/). No applicant is exempt from submitting GRE scores which must be received prior to the deadline date of December 1. In addition to the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test and Writing Test, applicants who did not complete an undergraduate degree in psychology must take the GRE subject test in Psychology. Applicants who have completed graduate psychology credits, but hold a non-psychology undergraduate degree will also be required to take the GRE psychology subject test. 4. Submit four letters of recommendation on forms supplied by the school. Two of these are academic references and two are character references (one from the pastor of your home church and the other from a personal friend or employer/supervisor). 5. Appear for an in-person interview with the Admissions Committee or its representative. Arrangements are made by the committee following a preliminary screening of applications. Only those who are finalists in Rosemead's admissions procedure, determined by the preliminary screening, will be scheduled for an in-person interview. For finalists, interviews are held on campus at La Mirada. International students (out of the country) who are unavailable for an in-person interview will be required to send a DVD of themselves responding to a set of written interview questions provided by the Rosemead Admissions committee. Interviews are conducted generally between January 15 and February 28. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure that all application materials have been received. If there is any doubt, the applicants should contact the University Admissions Office for verification. Official documents presented for admission or evaluation become part of the student's academic file and normally cannot be returned or copied for distribution. Application Deadline Since enrollment is limited and admission is on a selective basis, applications should be made as early as possible. Applications must be received in the Office of Graduate Admission by December 1. Decisions are made only on completed applications. Rosemead currently admits new students for the degree programs only in the Fall semester each year. Applications received after the December 1 deadline will rarely be considered for the following Fall semester. Notice of Decisions The Admissions Committee will process applications as quickly as possible following the December 1 deadline, though time must be allowed for completion of personal interviews. Certificates of Acceptance will be mailed on or before April 1. Information concerning the status of an application will not be given except by letter from the Associate Dean following action by the Admissions Committee. Because of the large number of applicants, information cannot be given by telephone. In the event that an applicant has not heard from the committee by May 1, written inquiry may be made.
30 graduate credits or less completed
First year
31–65 graduate credits completed 66–99 graduate credits completed
Second year Third year Fourth year
100–133 graduate credits completed
Class work complete and internship in progress All requirements met except for dissertation
Fifth year
Dissertation (ABD)
Grading System Students wishing to obtain a graduate degree must maintain a consistently high academic performance throughout their program. An overall ’B’ average, i.e., 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, is required for all degrees. Only grades of ’A,’ ’B,’ and ’C’ earn graduate credit. Grades of all students are recorded in the registrar's office. Grading is on the following basis:
Grade Quality
Points
A
Superior Achievement Strong Achievement
4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 0.00 0.00
A- B+
Above Average Achievement
B
Average Achievement
B- C+
Low Average Achievement Minimum Passing Performance Minimum Passing Performance Minimum Passing Performance
C
C-
D F
Failure Failure
W
Withdrawal 0.00 A ’W’ indicates an official withdrawal from a course and does not affect the student's grade average.
UW
Unofficial Withdrawal
0.00
A “UW” indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who register for a class but do not attend it are automatically given the grade of “UW” which will influence the grade average the same as an “F.”
RD
Report Delayed
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