UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC STANDARDS Aminimum grade point a1·erage of "C" (2.00) is necessary to graduate. With the excepti on of busi ness, education , for eign language and nursing departments, a grade of "D" is accepted as a passing grade in a single course. However "D" quality of work in general is normally insufficient to allow the student to progress from level to level. Higher GPA minimums are required before admission to teaching and nursing. Nurs ing students shoul d see the departmen t for GPA admission requirements. Students receiving less than a "C" grade in any nursing course must repeat the course to progress in nursing. Students who transfer units from other in sti tutions must main tain an average grade of "C" in all work completed at Biola Uni versityas requirement for graduati on. All students must have a minimum of a "C" average (2 .00) in their major fi eld. Academic f'robation Any student whose cumulative grade point average in Biola Uni versity fa lls below "C" (2.00) is placed on academic proba tion. Probation indicates a period of trial and the student must achieve better than a 2.00 average the subsequent semester or face the possibil ity of being disqualified. Astudent is restJicted from participation in extracurricular university activities and the academic load 11111 be limited during this period of probation to a maximum of 13 units each semester. Students on academic probation must participate in the Leaming Skills Program. Academic Disqualification Astudent may be disqualifi ed at any time if his grades are below a 1.00 GPA in one semester or ifhe has ac hi eved mini mum grades for two successive semesters. A student who is considered for di sq ualifi cation may make written appeal to the Registrar 's Office to be allowed to continue on strict pro bation as determined by the Academic Standards Commit tee. A disqualified student may apply fo r re-adm ission onl y after a full year has elapsed. After one year, he may apply for re-admission only if evidence is given which indicates that chances for scholastic success are good. A student who has been disqualified twice may not be re-admitted. For full statement on sat isfactory academic progress, p!,ease see theAcademic and Behavioral Standards section of the catawg. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM The general education program at Biola is designed to sup port the university's distinctivelyChristian mission bygiving spe cific attention to four themes: (I) developing intellectual skills, (2) educating whole persons, (3) understanding our Christian heritage, and (4) becoming thinking Christians. All four themes presuppose the hallmarks of any genuine university education which are honest inquiry after truth and the development of cre ativity. The knowledge and skillsgained from courses in general education will be further developed by the students in their major fi elds of study and in their life long learning. Philosophy of General Education I. Devewping lruellectual Skills: Because all students need to strengthen and supplement the set of intellectual skills they acquired in their primary and secondary education , Biola devotes part of its general education requirement to specific
and intensive training in those ski ll s. Cultural, technological , and other developments mayfrom time to time requ ire changes in the list of skillsstudied in our general education courses. II. Educating Wh ole Pers o11s: Our general education courses seek to educate students as human beings rather than as prospec tive mem bers of particu lar profess ions. This "whole person" approach to education is designed to help prepare ou r students to succeed in their roles in the fami ly, the ch urch, and th e larger society of our culturally diverse world. It pays particular atten ti on to the spiritual forma ti on and character development of students by faculty members who are open and honest about thei r own need for growth. To assist students in their intellectual developmen t, the pro gram includes traditional educa tion in the arts and sciences, supplemented by contemporary explorations of importan t issues. As a Christian universi ty, Biola rests its primary under standing of what "whole persons" are and need on the basis of the central teach ings of the Christian faith. This understand ing guides every aspect of our general education program. III. Understanding Our Christian Heritage: An essential ele men t of Biola's general education program is its requirement in biblical and theological studies. This curricular emphasis is integral to Biola's institutional history, and it is foundational to a mature un derstand in g of our heritage as Ch ri sti ans. Although the biblical and theological courses mayaddress any aspect of the Christian heritage right up to contempo rary developments, th ey are supplemented across the general edu cation curriculum by other courses that give students fu rther exposure to the broad range of Christian thought and cu ltural contribution since the close of the New Testament canon. IV. Becoming thinking Christians: The general educa tion program at Biola aims at assisting our students to develop an intellectually mature understanding and practice of their Chris tian faith . To accomplish this, the program provides students 111th biblically-infonned critical assessments of beliefs and prac tices prominent in the contemporary world, and it trains them to make their own Christian assessments of these things. In every course the students are challenged to put their maturing
Christian thinking to use in the conduct of their lives. Biblical Studies and Theology Requirement
Thirty units of bibli cal studies and theology must be included in the program of each student. Each student must take at least one course each semester until the requirement has been fulfi lled. The following are required: Foundational Cou rses BBST 103 The Bible and Spiritual Formation 3 BBST 105 Foundations of Christian Thought 3 BBST 109 Old Testamen t History and Literature 3 BBST 110 New Testament History and Literature 3 Intermediate Courses BBST 251 Christian Thought I 3 BBST 254 Christian Thought II 3 BBST 306 EarlyChristian History - Acts 3 Elective Courses BBST 300/ 400 Level Bible Elective 3 BBST 300/ 400 Level Bible Elective 3
BBST 465 Integration Seminar
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