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Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements
Student Responsibility It is the student's responsibility to bring any error in grades to the attention of the instructor within ninety days following the issued grade. Faculty Responsibility It is the instructor's responsibility to catch and correct any error in grades no later than ninety days following the submission of a student's grade. Dean's List Undergraduate students achieving a semester GPA of 3.6 or better while enrolled in 12 or more credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better, will be placed on the semester Dean's List. Audit Students Students wishing to audit must complete the audit application and follow registration procedures. Auditing students cannot register for a course until after the second week of the semester. An auditor only participates in lectures, and they are not allowed to submit papers or take exams. A course taken for audit cannot be repeated for credit at a later date. Students wishing to audit graduate-level courses must have earned, be/been enrolled in, or been admitted to a graduate program of equal or greater academic level. For instance, a student wishing to audit a master's level course must at least have earned, be/been enrolled in, or have been admitted to a master's level degree program. Doctoral level courses are not typically open to auditors. All auditors must pay the appropriate per credit fee. If permitted, doctoral level auditors are subject to full doctoral level tuition (see Financial Information (p. 13) for fees). Auditors must receive permission from both the Office of the Registrar and the instructor of the course. Audit fees are non-refundable. Audit applications with further instructions are available in the Office of the Registrar or online (http://www.biola.edu/registrar/forms). Academic Load The minimum full time load is 12 credits at the undergraduate level. Those carrying less than the full time load but 9 or more credits are considered three-quarter time. Undergraduate students with 6 or more credits are considered half time students. And, undergraduate students carrying less than 6 credits are normally considered less than half time. An undergraduate student who is on academic probation may be limited to 13 credits or less depending upon their grade point average. A minimum of 10 credits must be taken by those living on campus. Generally an undergraduate student is limited to 18 credits per regular term. After the first semester a student with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher may petition the Office of the Registrar to carry a maximum of 21 credits. The minimum full time load is 9 credits for those in graduate degree programs. Those carrying less than the full time load but 7 or more credits are considered three-quarter time. Graduate students with 5 or more credits are considered half time students. And, graduate students carrying less than 5 credits are normally considered less than half time. A Talbot student is normally permitted to carry a maximum of 12 credits each semester. The minimum full time load is 6 credits for those in doctoral degree programs in Talbot School of Theology and Cook School of Intercultural Studies. Those carrying 5 credits are considered three-quarter time. Doctoral students in these programs carrying 3 or more credits are considered half time. And, those carrying less than 3 credits are normally considered less than half time. D.Min. students must complete 6 credits
per semester, 12 credits per year in their program. Doctoral students can be considered full time for a maximum of two to four semesters in the dissertation phase of their program depending on their program (see specific program for details). The normal expected course load for a Rosemead student is 15 to 16 credits per semester. Without the advisor's approval, a student may not carry over 16 credits in any semester. Registration of less than 9 credits is permitted only after a student has been admitted to candidacy. Rosemead does not admit part time students to its degree programs. For the purposes of enrollment reporting, as with graduate students the minimum full time load is 9 credits for those in Rosemead School of Psychology degree programs. Those carrying less than the full time load but 7 or more credits are considered three-quarter time. Rosemead students with 5 or more credits are considered half time students. And, Rosemead students carrying less than 5 credits are normally considered less than half time. Special Note: Dropping or adding credits may change a student’s enrollment time status (e.g. Full Three Quarter Time, Half Time, Less than half time, etc.) as defined above. Students are responsible for understanding how their Enrollment Time Status impacts their eligibility for various benefits, services, and programs such as, but not limited to financial aid, athletics, immigration, veteran’s and military benefits, social security benefits, and educational loan deferment. Students uncertain as to how their Enrollment Time Status will impact their eligibility should refer to the appropriate part of the University catalog and/or inquire of the
appropriate University office(s). Credit Hour Policy Undergraduate
A single credit hour at the undergraduate level represents a minimum of three hours (50 minutes per hour) of substantive learning time per week over the course of a fifteen-week semester. Terms or courses shorter than 15 weeks adjust the distribution of the substantive learning time yet still represent the same total number of substantive learning hours. Graduate/Doctoral A single credit hour at both the graduate and doctoral level represents a minimum of four hours (50 minutes per hour) of substantive learning time per week over the course of a fifteen-week semester. Terms or courses shorter than 15 weeks adjust the distribution of the substantive learning time yet still represent the same total number of substantive learning hours. A "substantive learning hour" is considered to be the equivalent of 50 minutes of faculty-student interaction, classroom instruction, online or distributed learning, appropriate experiential learning, and/or studying, writing, reading, or research. Independent Study/Arranged Course An Independent Study is a course which is initiated by the student, who then works independently toward the goals and objectives outlined by the professor on the Arranged Course form. Students who are in good standing are eligible to enroll in an Independent Study. A maximum of 6 credits, may be taken by a student in Independent Study, and/or arranged coursework during the student's degree program. An Arranged Course Fee is required at the time of registration.
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