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Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements
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 (https://login.biola.edu/mybiola/ login) 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 (https:// login.biola.edu/mybiola/login) (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 full week 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
Students will be referred to the English Language Studies Program for preparatory courses in English if scores are below requirements. Official documents presented for admission or evaluation become part of the student's academic file and cannot be returned or copied for distribution. Application Deadlines Biola University accepts international applications only for the fall semester. Spring admission is only open to current F-1 students transferring from another college/university in the United States or to students applying through ELSP. Graduate Admissions deadlines vary, please check the individual program's website for the correct deadline, each graduate school's webpage is available at biola.edu/grad (http:// www.biola.edu/grad). Fall File Completed By Notification November 15 (Early Action #1) January 15 January 15 (Early Action #2) February 15 March 1 (Regular Deadline) April 1 Files completed after March 1 will be processed on a bi-monthly basis with notification of admittance beginning after April 1. Applications are considered late after March 1 (late fee of $55) and will be processed if space is available and time allows. Spring File Completed By Notification November 15 Rolling Basis The application process may take 3–6 months. Applicants are encouraged to apply well before the deadlines. Applicants interested in financial aid must apply several months before the stated deadlines. Late applicants will assume expenses for documents needing express postal delivery to and from the University. See ELSP section for program deadlines. Financial Responsibility of International Students The student must supply information attesting to their ability to provide United States dollars in the minimum amount required to 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.
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