tion, the student will be academically disqualified. Any undergrad- uate student taking four semester hours or more who receives less than a 1.0 current GPA will be academically disqualified. Graduate students carrying four semester hours or more who receive a 2.0 current GPA or less will be academically disqualified. Students may appeal their academic disqualification by writing to the dean of academic records who will review the appeal with the appropriate faculty committee. Probation Removed When a student taking six or more units in a fall or spring term (or four or more units for graduate students) raises his or her current and cumulative GPA to the program minimum required GPA or higher, “Probation Removed” is placed on the transcript. Appeals Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Reg- istrar and must include explanation of why minimum academic requirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on academic probation or has failed to meet academic probationary requirements. Appeals which cannot be resolved with the Office of the Registrar will be referred to the Academic Standards Committee or the appropriate graduate faculty committee. Financial Aid Failure to complete the required units or maintain a GPA as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will result in financial aid probationary status. For additional infor- mation on Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy see Financial Information Section. F inanc ial Aid Appeals Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Financial Aid Office and must include explanation of why minimum aid requirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on financial aid probation or has failed to meet financial aid probationary requirements. Athletics & Extracurricular Activities Students not making satisfactory progress will be considered in- eligible for athletic competition and extracurricular activities. The student on academic probation may be allowed to compete or participate upon review by the Academic Standards Committee. Extracurricular activities include: student government, forensic teams, gospel teams, band, chorale, intercollegiate athletics and other faculty sponsored organizations. For appeal procedures, see the appeal procedure outlined under appeals section above. Academic Integrity As a Christian institution, Biola University is especially concerned that sound moral values are practiced in all areas of university life.
Honesty in academic work is essential for personal growth and an ethical life pleasing to God.
Academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense, and will be handled by individual faculty in various ways including lowered grades or possible loss of course credit. The faculty member will work with the Dean for Students to consider further disciplinary action, including dismissal. A full statement concerning aca- demic dishonesty can be found in the Undergraduate Student Handbook. Fraudulent Records The submission, alteration or falsification of transcript(s), record(s), or document(s) may result in denial of admission, disciplinary action or possible dismissal from the institution. In the event that such unethical acts are discovered after the student has discontin- ued attendance or has graduated from the university, the follow- ing procedure will be followed: 1. The former student will be notified that a fraudulent item or alteration has been discovered. This notification may be made in person or sent by mail, posted to the address cur- rently on file in the Office of the Registrar.
2. The student’s file will be suspended during the investiga- tion, and documents will not be released during this time.
3. The student will be given 30 days to present evidence that may assist the university in determining whether there was fraud and/or alteration. 4. The university will review the evidence and determine whether the documents in question were fraudulent and/ or altered. 5. The student will be notified of the university’s decision and may appeal it to the Provost Office within 30 days of the written notice. This notice may be made in person or sent by mail, posted to the address currently on file in the Office of the Registrar. If the evidence indicates that fraudulent or altered transcript(s), record(s) or document(s) were submitted and a degree was granted, such a degree will be rescinded and the student placed on a “dismissed without possibility of re-admittance” status. When possible, any person, employer or agency who was provided a transcript before the fraud or alteration was discovered will be noti- fied that the transcript submitted was erroneous. Even if no degree was granted to the student, this individual will be placed on a “dismissed without possibility of re-admittance” status. In the event the student attended the university on a student visa, the appropriate embassy will be notified.
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2007–2009 Catalog
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