Employment No off-campus employment is permitted for international stu- dents without written permission of the United States Immigra- tion 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, 35 of Title 38, relating also to the education of disabled veterans and war orphans, and 1606 of Title 10. The Bureau for Private Postsecond- ary and Vocational Education under the State of California Depart- ment 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 registration so that the necessary arrangements may be made with the Veterans Administration. Course Selection (WebReg, Phase I) Course selection 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 select courses if they plan to return to school the next semester. Failure to complete course selection will result in a $120 fee to be paid at the time of registra- tion should the student decide to enroll for the next semester. Registration (WebReg, Phase II) Students should register online during scheduled registration days. Late WebReg requires a fee of $120. Registration is final- ized when students have completed all of the registration steps and have paid the required tuition down payment. Students will receive credit for courses officially enrolled through the Office of the Registrar. Registration 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 Course registration changes are made online on WebReg (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. 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 but does not submit an Add / Drop form 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 ninth week and the end of the semester will be recorded with a grade of “UW.” Courses dropped between the third and eighth week will be recorded with the grade of “W.” 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 but do not submit 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” or “F” 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. 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. 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 attempted at Biola by the total num- ber of units 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 have at least twice as many grade points as units in total credit value of all courses undertaken at Biola (2.00 GPA) and a 2.00 GPA in the major field. 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.
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2007–2009 Catalog
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