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Undergraduate Requirements and Policies
Foreign Language The foreign language requirement is determined by the number of years of foreign language completed in an accredited high school, the degree a student is pursuing, and in applicable cases a student’s level of proficiency in a second language. In order for a student’s high school language study to count towards this requirement, a student must pursue the language previously studied at the appropriate level. Only the language requirement is waived; any foreign language credits waived must be replaced by elective of the student’s choice.
Department of Modern Languages for advisement, should they have any questions. Heritage Speakers: Heritage speakers of a language offered at Biola may be assessed by the Department of Modern Languages, and if they place into a higher level than 101, they will be placed into the appropriate course, in which case the lower level requirement may be waived. Heritage speakers of Spanish may elect to take 220 as a substitute of 201; upon completion of that course with a passing grade the lower level requirement may be waived. Only the language requirement is waived; any foreign language credits waived must be replaced by elective of the student’s choice. International Students: International students for whom English is a second language may be exempted from the foreign language requirement under certain circumstances. In addition, students who have acquired a foreign language without taking high school or college classes may be eligible for a waiver if they pass a foreign language examination. If the exam is passed, a waiver will be granted for the corresponding G.E. foreign language requirement (101, 102, 201). Credit is not given for these exams. (For advisement, see the Department of Modern Languages.) All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 credits of English 151, 152, 161, and 171 toward graduation. ESL: For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 credits of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement unless the student is majoring in Bible, for which the study of Greek and Hebrew is required. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, 4 credits will satisfy the foreign language requirements, and an additional 8 credits may be counted as electives. Exceptions to this policy are noted under the appropriate departments (please note the credit difference per semester for biblical Hebrew and Greek). History HIST 207 World Civilizations I 3 or HIST 208 World Civilizations II Select one of the following: 3 HIST 108 United States History to 1865 HIST 109 United States History Since 1865 POSC 225 Survey of American Government Total Credits 6 An alternate route for meeting the requirement for HIST 108, HIST 109 or POSC 225; and HIST 207 or HIST 208, 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 HIST 108, HIST 109 or POSC 225; and HIST 207 or HIST 208. Appropriate upper-division coursework is determined in consultation with the Department of History and Political Science. Literature Select one of the following: 3
Years Completed in an Accredited High School
B.A. Requirement (12 credits)
B.B.A. and B.S. Requirement (4 credits)
1 year completed
12 credits
4 credits
Elementary 1 and 2 and first semester Intermediate (101, 102, 201) 2 years completed 8 credits Elementary 2 and first semester Intermediate (102 and 201) 3 years completed 4 credits First semester Intermediate (201) 4 years completed None
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Conversational language courses may be used toward the B.B.A. and 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. All students are strongly encouraged to satisfy their foreign language requirements during their freshman and sophomore years; the nature of foreign language acquisition makes it difficult to retain one’s level if continuous enrollment in language study is not maintained. Students with two years of high school language study must take the 102 and 201 levels of the same language in order to complete the B.A. language requirement. However, the department may require an unprepared student to change to a lower level, and students may be required to take a placement exam at the instructor’s discretion. A placement exam may also be required if a student does not maintain continuous enrollment in a language program. Repeating a lower level for credit will forfeit all prior experience credit for that level and above. Alternatively, a student may choose to study a different language, in which case the student must complete 12 credits (101, 102, 201). Bible majors should see the language requirement as stated for their major. Transfer and Online courses: Biola’s G.E. language courses are 4 credit classes; students who want to receive transfer credit for courses taken elsewhere, or for courses taken for fewer than 4 credits, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to establish their proficiency level. Students may be required to take additional language credits even if they have completed an intermediate level course in cases where their courses totaled less than 12 credits AND they cannot show proficiency at the 201 level. If a student has passed a course sequence (101, 102, 201) totaling at least 12 credits through the 201 level, no proficiency assessment will be required. If a student placed in a level above 101 in a language offered at Biola, the student may take the appropriate level class and the lower level requirement will be waived. Only the language requirement is waived; any foreign language credits waived must be replaced by elective credits of the student’s choice. Students are encouraged to visit the
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