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& BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS
STATEMENT OF SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
APPEALS Appea ls must be submitted in writing to the Regis trar 's Offi ce and must inc lude explanation of why minimum aca demic requirements were not met and why an exception is warranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of notification that the student is on academic probation or has fa il ed to meet academic probationary requirements. Appeals which cannot be resolved with the Registrar 's Office will be referred to th e Academic Standards Committee or the appropriate graduate fac ultycommittee. FINANCIAL AID Failure to complete the required units or maintain a GPA as ou tlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will result in financial aid probationary status. For additional information on Satisfac tory Academic Progress Poli cy see Financial Information Section. FINANCIAL AID APPEALS Appeals must be submitted in wr iting to the Financial Aid Office and must include explanation of why minimum aid requirements were not met and why an excep tion is war ranted. Appeals must be received within three weeks of noti• fication that the student is on fin ancial aid probation or has failed to meet financial aid probationary requirements. ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Students not making sati sfactory progress will be consid ered ineligible for athl etic competition and extracurricular ac ti vi ties . The student on academ ic probation may be allowed to compete or participate upon review by the Acade mic Standards Committee. Extracurricular ac tivities include: student gove rnment, forensi c teams , gospe l teams, band, chorale, intercollegiate athletics and other faculty sponsored organizations. For appeal procedures, see the appeal proce dure outlined under appeals section above. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY A:, a Christian institution, Biola University is especially concerned that sound moral values are practiced in all areas of university life. Honesty in academic work is essential for personal growth and an ethical life pleasing to God. Academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense, and will be handled by individual faculty in various ways includ ing lowered grades or possible loss of course credit. The fac ulty member will work with the Dean for Student Affairs to consider further disciplinary action, including dismissal. A full statement concerning academic dishonesty can be found in the Undergraduate Student Handbook. COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS The University has chosen to set a standard of behavior for all students, faculty and staff. In addition to those behav iors and attitudes which the Scriptures specifically praise or condemn, the Board of Trustees has adopted the following statement of community agreements whi ch are a require ment for membership in the Biola community.
Full-Time Undergraduate Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaurea te degree as a full-time undergraduate student is obtained b)' completing 12 or more units per semester or 24 or more units per academic )'ear while maintai ning a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Repeat ed courses previous!)' passed cannot be coun ted toward min imum satisfactory academic prog ress requirements. The student must comple te the degree requirements within the period of time required when pro gressing at the minimum full-time rate. For example, in a program requiring I30 uni ts progressing at I2 units, a stu dent would have 11 semesters to complete the program. Full-Time Graduate Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a graduate degree as a full-time graduate student is obtained by completing eight or more units per semester or 16 or more units per academic )'ear wh ile maintaining the minimum cumulative GPA specified by the program requi rements in which the student is enrolled. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The stu dent must complete the degree requirements within the period of time required when progressing at the minimum full-time rate. For example, in a program requiring 96 units progressing at eight units, a student would have 12 semesters to complete the program. Doctoral students are considered full time for a maxi mum of two years in the dissertation phase of their program. Part-Time Students Satisfactory academic progress toward a degree for a part-time student is obtained b)' completing six or more units per semester and maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for the under graduate, and four or more units per semester and maintain the minimum program requirement for the graduate student. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The stu• dent must complete the degree requirements within a maximum of three years beyond that required for a full-time student Exceptions Exceptions to these standards are discussed under any
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applicable degree program. ACADEMIC PROBATION
Any student failing to maintain the minimum grade point average required by their academic program as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on academic probation. Should the student not meet the mini mum cumulative GPA at the end of two consecutive semesters of academic probation, the student will be academically dis qualified. Any undergraduate student taking six semester hours or more who receives less than a 1.0 current GPA will be academic disqualified. Graduate students carrying six semester hours or more who receive a 2.0 current GPA or less will be academic disqualified. Students may appeal their academic dis qualification by writing to the dean of academic records who will review the appeal with the appropriate faculty committee.
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