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Transfer and Online courses: Biola’s Core Curriculum (GE) language courses are 4 credit classes; students who want to receive transfer credit for courses taken elsewhere, or for courses taken for fewer than 4 credits, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to establish their proficiency level. In cases where a student's transferred courses totaled less than 8 credits AND they cannot show proficiency at the 200 level, the student may take the appropriate level class and the lower level requirement will be waived. Only the language requirement is waived; any foreign language credits waived must be replaced by elective credits of the student's choice. If a student has passed a foreign language course sequence totaling at least 8 credits, no proficiency assessment will be required. Students are encouraged to visit the Department of Modern Languages for advisement, should they have any questions. Heritage Speakers: Heritage speakers of a language offered at Biola may be assessed by the Department of Modern Languages, and if they place into a higher level than 100, they will be placed into the appropriate course, in which case the lower level requirement may be waived. Heritage speakers of Spanish may elect to take SPAN 215. Upon completion of that course with a passing grade, the lower level requirement may be waived. Heritage Speakers of a language not offered at Biola may be assessed by the Department of Modern Languages, and upon demonstrating proficiency as a heritage learner, the lower level requirement will be waived, and they may complete the remaining 4 credits language study in the language of their choice. Only the language requirement is waived; any foreign language credits waived must be replaced by elective of the student’s choice. There is a $50 fee for taking foreign language waiver examinations. Examinations are not available in all languages. International Students: International students for whom English is not a primary language and students who have acquired a foreign language without taking high school or college classes, may be eligible for a waiver, if they pass a foreign language examination. If the examination is passed, 4 credits of foreign language will be waived. The remaining 4 credits may be completed in any language at the level into which they place. Credit is not given for these examinations. There is a $50 fee for taking foreign language waiver examinations. Examinations are not available in all languages. For advisement, see the Department of Modern Languages. All students for whom English is not a primary language will be able to count 8 credits of English Language Program (ELP) courses toward graduation. ELP: For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 8 credits of ELP will satisfy the foreign language requirement unless the student is majoring in Bible, for which the study of Greek and Hebrew is required. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, 4 credits will satisfy the foreign language requirements, and an additional 4 credits may be counted as electives. Exceptions to this policy are noted under the appropriate departments (please note the credit difference per semester for biblical Hebrew and Greek). History HIST 100 World Civilizations I 3 or HIST 101 World Civilizations II Select one of the following: 3 HIST 200 United States History To 1865 HIST 201 United States History Since 1865 POSC 225 Survey of American Government Total Credits 6
(Offered pending faculty and enrollment) RUSS 100 Russian Language and Culture I RUSS 200 Russian Language and Culture II RUSS 201 Russian Language and Culture III RUSS 205 Intercultural Communication in Russian Spanish SPAN 100 Spanish Language and Culture I SPAN 200 Spanish Language and Culture II SPAN 201 Spanish Language and Culture III SPAN 205 Intercultural Communication in Spanish SPAN 215 Basic Spanish for the Heritage Learner
The foreign language requirement is determined by the degree a student is pursuing, and the student’s level of proficiency in a second language. Students pursuing a B.A. degree must complete 8 credits of language study in the same language starting at the level into which they place. Students who have completed four years of high school language study in a language offered at Biola will have 4 credits of their language requirement waived and must complete 4 credits of language study in the same language, at the level into which they place. Students who have completed four years of language study in a language not offered at Biola will have 4 credits of their language requirement waived and can complete 4 additional credits in the language of their choice. Students pursuing a B.S. degree, who have completed two years or more of high school language study, will have their language requirement waived. Those with one year or less of high school language must complete four credits of language study. All students are strongly encouraged to satisfy their foreign language requirements during their freshman and sophomore years; the nature of foreign language acquisition makes it difficult to retain one’s level if continuous enrollment in language study is not maintained. The department may require an unprepared student to change to a lower level, and all students are required to demonstrate proficiency at any level above 100 prior to beginning coursework. Course placement is determined by standardized placement testing prior to registration where available, or by individual conversational assessment conducted by a faculty or adjunct professor. Additionally, a placement exam may also be required if a student does not maintain continuous enrollment in a language program. Repeating a lower level for credit will forfeit all prior experience credit for that level and above. Upon registration, in the case of languages for which Biola cannot offer standardized placement testing online, students will be temporarily placed into courses according to the following guidelines: • Students with 1 year of high school instruction will place into the 100 level. • Students with 2 years of high school instruction will place into the 200 level. • Students with 3 years of high school instruction will place into the 201 level. These placements are temporary, pending confirmation of proficiency via faculty assessment. A student may choose to study a language other than one previously studied in high school, in which case the student must complete 8 credits in the same language starting at the level into which they place. Bible majors should see the language requirement as stated for their major.
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