ADMISSION, REGISTRATION
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Writing Competency Requirement Before gradua ti on from Biola, eve ry st udent must fulfill the Writing Compe tency Requirement with a passing score . Thi s requirement tests a student 's ability to write cl ear and co rrec t English prose . Thi s requirement will not be given se paratel y from th e standard curricu lum. Instead, each department has des igned its requirements to suit the particu lar demands of its own disciplin e. Students with more than one major must fulfill the requirement in each major. The Writing CompetencyRequirement should be met dur ing thejunior year. Students 11i th junior status should enroll in at least one of the Writing Competency courses offered by their department. Most departments identify their Writing Compe tency courses in the Schedule of Classes. Several deparunents offer more than one Writing Competency course. If a student enrolls in more than one Writing Competencycourse, that stu dent may choose the course in which he or she wi ll attempt to fulfill theWriting CompetencyRequirement. Some departments require a student to submit a portfo lio of the student 's written work from several upper-division courses. Students should find out from their department about its requirements. ELSP students must have passed the EDET, and all stu dents must have successfully completed English 100 or !JOA and English l 10B before attempting to fulfill the Writing Competency requirement in their departments. Students who do not pass th e Writing Competency Requirement on their first attempt must re-attempt to pass it during a subsequent semester. After their second failure, students must take English 210, Writing for Competency. A grade of Ct or higher in thi s course will satisfy the Writing CompetencyRequirement. Students may not enroll in Eng lish 210 unless th ey have failed their department 's require ments twice. Delaying the fulfillment of the Writing Compe tency Requirement mayjeopardize the student 's graduation. Anotation will be made on the student 's transcript once the Writing CompetencyRequirement has been passed. It is strongly recommended that students plan to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement by the time they turn in their Senior Petition. Students will find it helpfu l to take their papers to the Biola University Writing Center in Sutherland Hall 213 before submitting them to their departments. GRADUATION PETITION Graduating seniors must file a "Senior Petition" form with the Registrar's Office and submit any departmental checklists one year prior to graduation. Students filing late will be charged a late graduation petition fee. Alate petition is defined as any graduation petition received after classes begin in the student's graduating semester. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BACCALAUREATE DEGREES L All baccalaureate degrees require a minimum of 130 degree applicable units for graduation. Each major consists of a minimum of 30 units of which 24 must be upper division. The Bachelor ofMusic degree requires 142 units. Adegree in biologi-
Change of Major or Degree To change a major or degree a student must: Undergraduate ■ Obtain the form from the Regi strar 's Offi ce and obtain the signatures from your current and new majors , or ■ If changing a degree program in another school, submit a full application. Graduate ■ If changing a degree program at the same degree level 1,ithin a school, submit a letter to the Office of Admission, or ■ If changing a degree program in another school, submit a full application . Major changes are effective the fo ll owing semester after the receiving and processing of the student request by the Registrar 's Office. Astudent may not avoid a requirement of Admission bya change in status. Whenever a student changes major or degree, they follow the catalog for the academic year in which they make the change. A student must be in good standing in the current major/ degree program before requesting a change. A stu dent is not allowed to change programs while on probation in their current program. Theymust clear their present aca demic status before changing to a new degree program. Double Degree Students seeking a second baccalaureate degree must complete a minimum of 30 distinct units in a second area of major studies. Aminimum of 160 total units are required for graduation 1,ith a double degree. All prerequisites, support ing courses and departmental requirements for each major must be completed. The student must confer with the depart ments in which he will major and with the Registrar 's Office. Double Major Astudent may be graduated with two majors. The follow ing information is for those pursuing two majors: All prerequisites, supporting courses and departmental requirements for each major must be completed. The second major must have 'minimum' of 18 upper divi sion units unique to that major (i.e., minimum of 48 major units and 148 total units required - see individual major requirements). The student must confer with the depart ments in which he will major and with the Registrar 'sOffice. Minors Although Biola University does not require the student to have a minor for graduation, there are a number of instances in which a student may wish to take a minor, especially in plan ning for a career in teaching. Bychecking the various depart ments in the catalog, a student may determine if a minor is offered. Aminor usually requires a 'minimum' of 18 units, 12 of which should be upper division and six of these should be unique to the minor, i.e., not counted toward any other requirements. Aminimum of six upper division units must be taken in residency. The student should confer with the depart ments in which he will minor and with the Registrar's Office.
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