STUDENT SERVICES
SERVICES
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS All unmarried freshmen, sophomores and juniors under 21 years of age and not living with tli ei r parents are expected to li1·e in the residence halls if th ey are enro ll ed fo r l O uni ts or more. Postgraduate students and incoming students 21 and older may live in residence halls or apartments on a space ava ilabl e basis. Reques ts for excepti ons are to be directed in writing to the Resi dence Excepti on Committee care of Auxil iary Se rvices. All students living in undergraduate residence halls are required to parti cipate in the food service program. All university undergraduate residence halls 11~11 be closed over the Christmas holiday. International students or other students with exu·eme circumstances requiring tl1em to remain in residence during this period mayobtain sign-up information at the Student Services Building front deskafter Thanksgiving. HOUSING RESERVATION All accepted applicants requiring on-campus housing will be sent a housing information card by the Office of Admis sion along with their notice of acceptance. This card must be fill ed out and returned to the Office of Admission with a $100 housing deposit and th e required $100 enrollment deposit. No room can be reserved without these deposits. Applicants who have paid the $100 room reservation deposit but decide not to attend Biola or obtain exemption from the re, idence requirement may request a refund of this deposit if the Housing Manager in Residence Life has been notified in 11~iting. 1l1e Housing Manager must receive this notification prior toJuly 15 for the fall semester or prior to December 15 for the spring semester. Failure to notify the Housing Manager by the desig nated dates will result in forfeiture of tl1e deposit. The $100 housing deposit will be kept by the University to hold a space in on-campus housing until such a time as the student withdraws, graduates, is eligible to live off-cam pus and does so or receives an exemption from the residence requirement. In the case of withdrawal, or moving off cam pus, the student must submit a written request for refund of the housing deposit to the Housing Office at the time the student moves off campus (claim forms available at Student Services Building front desk). Such notification must be received prior to July I5 after the spring semester or prior to December 15 after the fall semester. Refunded deposits will be credited to the student's university account balance. In the case of graduation , the deposit will be automati cally refunded to the students account balance. In case of an exemption to the residence requirement, the terms of the exemption will inform the student whether the deposit will be refunded or forfeited. Refunded deposits will be credited to the student 's university account balance. CONTINUING STUDENTS: PROCEDURE FOR RESERV ING CAMPUS HOUSING Continuing on-campus students desiring to reserve on campus housing for the fall must sign up for the room of their choice according to the reservation schedule in the spring. Commuter students desiring to live on campus need to contact the Housing Manager.
Bi ola recognizes that education does not take place exclu sivelyin the classroom; rather, the indi11dual student is 11ewed as a "whole person. " We are committed to conuibuting to student development in the social, personal, physical and spiritual areas of life, as well as that of the intellecL Toward that end, a number of departments and programs are devoted to student develop ment. The Student Affairs Division is responsible for programs and acti11ties both in the residence halls and th roughout the campus community. Also, it is responsible for such areas as career planning, discipline, Chaplain 's Office and Student Min ist1ies, ad11sement to student organizations, newstudent orienta tion, learning skills development, students with disabilities, etl1- nic and international student relati ons and campus safety. The Auxiliary Services Department is responsible for the business management of the residence facilities, food sen~ces, healtl1 serv .ices, the bookstore, the duplicating center and tlie scheduling of facilities for Biola'svarious non-academic programs. RESIDENCE LIFE The residence halls are more than a place for students to sleep and study. We also see the halls as a place for a person to develop in all areas of life. For this reason programs and staff are available to provide an environment for su ch growth. We see the residence halls as an exciting, challeng ing place to live. Resident Direc tors and Resident Assis tan ts are availabl e in each hall to serve as a resource for students. THE RESIDENCE HALLS Rooms accommodate two to three students and are equipped with individual study desks, single beds, closet space, chest of drawers, bookshelves, phone and trash can . Each residence hall has laundry rooms equipped with coin operated washing machines and dryers. Students are expected to supply their own linens (sheets, pillowcases, towels, blankets, pillows and bedspreads) and irons. No cooking equipment is allowed in the residence hall rooms except in kitchen faciliti es. HOUSING FOR GRADUATE/NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS There is a limited amount of double-occupancy, on-cam pus housing for graduate students and undergraduate stu dents over 24 years of age. Please contact the Housing Office at (562) 903-4874 for current availability. Contact Residential Facilities at (562) 903-4872 for current availability and pricing of on- and off-campus apartment housing. ON-CAMPUS APARTMENTS Two on-campus apartment buildings are available for occupancy by Biola students. Two-bedroom apartments may be rented by single students 21 years of age or older. Each apartment will be occupied by four persons, two per bed room. One-bedroom apartments designed for occupancy up to three persons, are available primarily for married stu dents. Information on deposits and rental rates may be obtained from the Auxiliary Sernces Office.
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