Small Group Communication
to change to a lower level class. Enrollment in Spanish classes will be determined on the basis of a mandatory placement exam. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. If the student needs to review prior coursework, he should audit the appropriate lower-level course. Repeating a level for credit will forfeit all prior experience credit for that level and above. Exceptions to this policy are noted under the appropriate depart- ments (please note the unit difference per semester for classical languages). International students for whom English is a sec- ond language need not take a foreign language under certain circumstances. In addition, students who have acquired a second language without taking high school or college classes in it may be eligible for a waiver of the requirement by taking a foreign language exam. If the exam is passed, a waiver will be granted for the corresponding GE foreign language requirement (4 or 12 units). Credit is not given for these exams. (For advisement see the Foreign Language Department.) All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 units of English 103-109 toward graduation. For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement unless majoring in Bible, which requires Greek or Hebrew. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, four units will satisfy the foreign language require- ment, and an additional eight units can be counted as electives. Biola now accepts American Sign Language to fulfill the foreign language requirement.
COMM 170
Introduction to Argumentation & Debate
COMM 181
Oral Interpretation
COMM 280
English
6 units
Basic Studies in Critical Thinking &Writing
ENGL 100
Critical Thinking &Writing Critical Thinking &Writing
or
ENGL 110 A
and ENGL 110 B
All students scoring less than 480 on the verbal section of the SAT (or 16 ACT) must enroll in English 100, unless they receive a score of 510 or better on the SAT II Writing Exam. There will be a late make-up fee of $25 when placement exams are not taken on the dates indicated in the student’s acceptance letter. Non-native English speakers who do not pass the Biola English Placement Exam (BEPE) must enroll in the prescribed English for Non-Native Speakers course(s) prior to enrolling in English 100.
International students, please see the English Language Studies section of the catalog for English 103, 105, 107, and 109.
Note:
Fine Arts
3 units
Select 1 Course from: ARTS 100
Art Appreciation
Theatre Appreciation Music Appreciation
COMM 160
MUSC 101
Foreign Language 12 units The foreign language requirement is based on the number of years of foreign language completed in an accredited high school and the degree a student is pursuing. Students are required to take the same language taken in high school.
History
6 units
United States History
HIST 107
Survey of American Government
or
POSC 225
World Civilizations I World Civilizations II
and HIST 207
or
HIST 208
An alternate route for meeting the requirement for History 207 or 208, History 107 or Political Science 225 is to take the appropriate History department proficiency examination. The examinations are given twice a year in September and February. For those students, who pass the examination, upper division History courses will be substituted in lieu of History 207 or 208, History 107 and Political Science 225. Appropriate upper division coursework is determined in consultation with the His- tory department.
Years Completed in an accredited High School
B.A. Requirement
B.S. Requirement
Note:
1 year completed
12 units 4 units Elementary 1 & 2 and first semester Intermediate None Elementary 2 and first semester Intermediate 8 units
2 years completed
3 years completed
4 units
None
First semester Intermediate
4 years completed
None
None
Conversational language courses may be used toward the B.S. requirement but not the B.A. requirement. If you take a classical or conversational language for your foreign language you must take it through the 102 level for a B.S. degree.
Note:
Literature
3 units
Select 1 Course from: ENGL 220
Film & Literature
Literature in Context American Literature I American Literature II
ENGL 230
ENGL 281
Students with two years of a high school language from an ac- credited school must take the 102 and 201 sections of the same language in order to complete the B.A. requirement. However, the instructor of each class may require an unprepared student
ENGL 282
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