ADMISSION, REGISTRATION '
cation activities, laboratorysessions and in a few other instances, a unit of credit mayinvolve more than one class period a week. Generally an undergraduate student is limited to 17 units of classroom work a semester. After the first semester a student with a grade poin t average of 3.0 may petition the Registrar 's office to can-y 19-20 units. In no case will a student be permit ted to can-y more than 20 units each semester. A total of six (6) un its , may be taken bya student in independent study, and/ or a1nnged coursework du1i ng the student's degree program. Special Note: Full-time enrol lment (completing 12 units each semester) is required of the fo llowing undergraduate students: Internationals, Veterans receiving full benefits, students receiv ing social security benefits, and all students receiving financial aid of any kind. When dropping classes, students must be aware that theyare required to complete 12 units of credit. Full-time emvllmenl (completing nineunits ead1 semester) is rrquilrd of thefollowing graduate students: /ntemali01wl.s, Vderans receiuingfu/1 benefits, studenls receiuing social secwity benefits, and all students receiv ing financial aid ofany kind. When d,vpping classes, sludenls must be awarn Uta/ they mr requirrd lo complete nine units ofcredit. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS A student's classification is determined at the beginning of each semester according to the following plan: Undergraduate Freshman 26 units or less completed Sophomore 27-56 units completed Junior 57-87 units completed Senior 88 units or more completed Graduate (Talbot, SICS, SAS and SCS) Graduate I 28 units or less completed Graduate 2 29-64 units completed Graduate 3 65 units or more completed Graduate 4 Master ofTheology/ lCS Internship Graduate 5 Doctor of Ministry Graduate 6 Doctor of Education
Po stgraduate le ve l, indi cating fourth )'ea r beyond baccalaureate.
800-999
In general , odd-numbered courses are given in the fall and eve n-number ed courses are offered in the spring. Courses ending in zero usuall y are offered each semester or either semester. Not all courses are offered eve1-y year. The units of credit are indicated by the number in paren theses after each course title. The University rese rves the 1ight to 111tJ1draw any courses for which there is insufficient registration or lack of faculty resources. SPECIAL NOTE Biola University reserves tJ1e right to change anyand all stu dent charges, modi~•its services, or change its cuniculum or pro grams of studyshould economic conditions, cunicular revisions, or national emergencymake it necessa1-y or desirable to do so. FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT The Family Education Rights and PrivacyAct (FERPA) and provisions of the California Education Code set out require ments designed to govern the access to, and release of, educa tional records, to establish the right of students to inspect and re11ew their records, and to provide guidelines for the co1Tec tion of inaccurate or misleading data through inforn1al and for mal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints 111th the FERPA Office (U.S. Dept. of Education) concerning alleged failures byBiola to complywith provisions of FERPA Biola University has adopted polic ies and procedures concerning implementation ofFERPA on campus. Copies of the policy are available in the Registrar's Office. TRANSCRIPT REQUEST One transcript of a student 's record is furnished free. I. For each additional transcript after that, a $6 charge 1\1 11 be assessed for an official copy and a $3 fee wi ll be charged for an unofficial copy. Transcript orders of nine or more are granted a reduced rate of $5 per official ($1 off each copy). The student or alumnus may request a transcript in person or by mail. Telephone, electronic mail or FAX requests Mil not be accepted. Every transcript request should include the name the student attended under, Biola student I.D.#, date of birth, social security number, last semester of attendance at Biola, any degrees earned at Biola, name and address where the transcript is to be sent, the appropriate fee paid in cash or check, made payable to Biola University, and the signature of the student 2. For rush transcript service (nom1ally 24-hour process ing) there will be an additional fee of $4 per transcript added to the to ta l. To fax a copy of a transcript, there will be an additional fee of$! added to the total. A transcript cannot be released if the student owes money to the University or if a payment is outstanding on any loans obtained through the University. A request for a transcript must bear the signature of the individual whose permanent record is involved. If the name is typed or printed, the request will not be honored. This policy is in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment).
(Rosemead) Graduate I Graduate 2 Graduate 3 Graduate 4 Graduate 5
30 units or less completed 60 units or less completed 90 units or less completed 120 units or less completed 133 units or less completed lntemship 134 units or more completed Dissertation
Graduate 6
NUMBERING OF COURSES Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower division (prima rily for freshmen and sophomores). Courses numbered 300 to 499 are upper division (primari ly for juniors and seniors). Courses numbered 500 and above are graduate level. The course numbering system is designed to indicate the relative academic level of courses in this manner: 100-499 Undergraduate, baccalaureate level courses 500-700 Graduate leve l, normally indicating first through third year beyond baccalaureate.
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