Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements
Enrollment (Phase 2) Students should enroll on my.Biola.edu 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 (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 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Form, or withdraw from enrollment during the ninth through the 15th week of the semester, are considered unofficially withdrawn. Unofficially withdrawn students will not receive a refund of any portion of tuition or fees and will receive grades of “UW” for their courses.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. Except in cases of clerical error, students’ academic records are closed upon graduation. 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. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement of a course will be assigned a grade of “UW” (Unofficial Withdrawal) which will influence the GPA the same as an “F.” 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 at Biola by the total number of credits 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 achieve at least a 2.0 in both cumulative and major (some programs require higher) undergraduate coursework. 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. Quality of course work is graded on the following scale, with a system of grade points used to determine a student’s general grade point average (GPA) or standing:
Grade Points
Grade Quality
A Highest Passing Grade
4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00
A-
B+
B Good
B-
C+
C Satisfactory
C-
D+
D
D-
Lowest Passing Grade 0.67 Applies to undergraduate courses only. Lowest passing grade for graduate courses varies by program. See specific graduate department.
F Failure
0.00
UW Unofficial Withdrawal 0.00 A “UW” indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who register for courses but do not attend classes are given the grade of “UW” which will influence the GPA the same as an “F.” Graduate students should see the appropriate section of the Catalog for further grade information.
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