Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements
support the costs of tuition and room and board, in excess of the cost of a round-trip fare from his/her native country. Applicants who do not have the finances to pay all of their expenses must come under the sponsorship of an approved agency. Sponsorship must include financial responsibility toward the sponsored student for the entire cost of the program. Enrollment Requirements International students admitted to the United States on a student visa are required by law to be registered as full-time students (undergraduate students: a minimum of 12 credits; graduate students: a minimum of 9 credits). Full-time ELSP students are required to take a minimum of 14 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 Bureau for Private Post secondary and Vocational Education under the State of California Department of Consumer 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 (Phase 1) Registration for the fall semester is held during the months of April and May, and for the spring semester in November and December. All students are required to register for courses if they plan to return to school the next semester. Enrollment (Phase 2) Students should enroll on my.Biola.edu during scheduled enrollment days. Late Enrollment requires a fee of $200. Enrollment is finalized when students have completed all of the enrollment steps 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 on my.Biola.edu (free) or in person ($5) by submitting an Add/Drop form to the Office of the Registrar. Courses may be added to the student’s schedule during the first two weeks of the semester only. 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 may not be dropped after the eighth week of the semester. Withdrawal Official withdrawal from enrollment in the University is made by submitting a completed Departure Form 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 a Departure Form, 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. Students may petition for an exception. 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. Grades The grade point average of a student is obtained by dividing the total number of grade points at Biola by the total number of credits attempted at Biola. (This calculation does not include courses transferred from another institution and starts anew for graduate programs). To graduate with a baccalaureate degree, a student must achieve at least a 2.0 in both cumulative and major (some programs require higher) undergraduate coursework. Higher standards are required for graduate degrees, as stated elsewhere in this catalog. Biola’s policy requires that when computing the GPA, the GPA is recorded at the third number beyond the decimal point without rounding up. Quality of course work is graded on the following scale, with a system of grade points used to determine a student’s general grade point average (GPA) or standing: Grade Quality Points A Highest Passing Grade 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ 3.33 B Good 3.00 B- 2.67 C+ 2.33 C Satisfactory 2.00 C- 1.67 D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- Lowest Passing Grade 0.67 Applies to undergraduate courses only. Lowest passing grade for graduate courses varies by program. See specific graduate department. F Failure 0.00 UW Unofficial Withdrawal 0.00 A “UW” indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who register for courses but do not attend classes are given the grade of “UW” which will influence the GPA the same as an “F.”
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