UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
considered for di.o;<1ualilicalio11 may 111ake w1i11en appeal lo the Regi.o;tr.ir' s Ottice to be allowed to conlinue on suict pro bation as determined by the Academic Slandanls Co111111i1- tee. A <li.o;qualilied student may apply for re-ad111i.o;sion only after a full year ha.o; dapsed. After one year, he 111ay apply li,r re-admission only if evidence is given which indicalt'.'i thal chances for scholao;lic succt'ss are good. A sludenl who hao; been di.'il1ualilied iwice may not be re-ad111it1ed. For f u/1 Jlatement an JatiJfactory academic: /»-01;reJJ, j1u1aJe !fJ' the Academic and Behavioral Standard! Jtcti,m of the catalo1;. GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TI1e gener.il education program at Biola is designed tn support the university's distinctivtly Chri.o;tian mi.•;sion by giv ing specific attention to four thenlt'.o;: (1) devdoping intd lectual skill,;, (2) educating wliolt persons, (:l) understar1<l ing our Clrri.o;tian heritage, and (4) hemming thinking Clrris tians. All four themt's presnpp<>st the hallmark.-; of any gen uine univtrsity education which are honest impri1y after truth and the devdop111enl of creativity. Tire knowledge an(! skill,; gained from comses in gtnernl education will be li1r tlrer <levdoptd by the studtnts in lhr.ir ma~,r lid(lo; of sludy and in their life long learning. Philosophy of General Education I. Devdopin1; /ntel/,,rtual. Skills: Bec.llL'it, all st11<lents need lo strengtl1tn and supplenwnl lhe set of inrdlertual skills tlrey acquired in tl1tir pri111a1y and strnndary educalion , Biola devotes part of ils i:;enetal eduratinn n,<p1in,111enl lo sperilir and inten.o;ivt training in those skilk Cultural, ted111ological, and other <kvdoprllt'.nts may from lime to tin It' mp1ire dranges in Lire li.o;t ofskillo; studied in our general educalion rnmses. II. Educatin1; Wluie Amon.s: ·our general edncation cmuses seek to tdtK'.ale sllKlenls as lnnnan IJtu1gs rather rl1an a.o; pn~:><ct: liVt 1llt'.ml,ers of pal'lirnlar pmkssions. 11,is "whole person" approach to t'.<lucation i.o; designed to hdp prepare our sludr.nlo; to succttd in tl1eu·n~es in the family, rite dn11d1 , all(I rite larger society of our culnually diverse worU Ir pays par1icnlar allention to die spirilual limuation and rl1aracter devdopn1ent of sludent, by faculty n1t111be1s who are n1,en and honesI al• mt their ,>1vn nttcl for gmwth. To a,si.o;t snl(lenrs in their inrdlt'.<:tual (!evdo1 ► 1llt'.nl, Lire pn:>i,'lain u1<11Kles t1adi1io11al t'.<!ucarinn iii die ans and scienct:S, supplementt'.<l by mnlt'.rn1xijary exp~>ratio1Lo; of in11) ,r, lanl i.o;s11t:S. Ao; a Cluio;tian uniw1~ity, Bi, ~a rests its primary undr.r 0 standu1g ofwhat ''whole persorLo;" are arul net'.<I on the ]u.o;Lo; of tl1e ctnU.tl te:-..id1ings of the Cl11is1ia11 faith . This 1111<lerslanding guicb every asr)(C(:t nfour general t'.<lrn:ation pmgram III. Undmtandint Our C:ln-iJtia11 Hmtagr.: Arr essenlial de mtnl of Biola's general edtu:alilln program i.o; its re<ptirer11<-: 11I in LiLlic:al and theologic'.al sludies. This rnnicubr en1ph,t,is is in1tgral to Binla's ins1i1111ional his1<>1y, and ii i., fo1111dati11nal to a mature underslancling of nm herilaf;t'. as Chrislians. Although the l,il,lical and theologi,:al rnnrsi,s n1ay address any a.spect of the Christian herilage rif;hl up lo ronle111pora1y clevdofllllenls, they an-: s11pplen1e111et! arms.o; lhe general ed1~ cation c111rirnlu111 1,y oilier c:otuses that give st111lenls fun her exposure to the broad range ofClui.,tian tl1<n1ght and cult111al rnnuihution since the close of thi, New Testanlt'.nt <'.anlln .
IV. BecUT1u111; thi11Jti12K C/1rutia11J: TI1t gene1.tl edur.ation pmg1a111 al Biola aimo; at a,si.o;ring our student,; to develop an intdlectually mat111-e understa11di11g and practice of tl1cir Chris tian faith . To accompli.o;h tl1i.o;, the program provides student~ witl1 hihlically-infom1td c:ritic'.al ao;St:Ssrnenl~ ofhdiels and pr.ic tict.o; pmminent in Lire contemporaiyworld, and it trains tl1em to make their 00'11 CJ11i.o;1ia.i1 ao;St:Ss111tnto; of tl1ese tl1ings. In eve1y c:omse the strnlenls are c:hallengt'.<l to put tl1eir maturing Clui.,rian thinking to tL'it'. in the conduct of their livt.'i. Biblical Studies and Theology Requirement Thirty units of biblical studies and theology must be included in the program of each student. Each student must take at lea.o;t one cmuse each semester until the requirement hao; been fulfrlle(l. TI,., following are required: Foundational C.0111ses BB.',T 101 Fm111cla1io11s of Christian Thought 3 BB.\T 110 New Tt'.o;lamenl History & Lilernture 3 BB.\T 120 Old Teslamtnl Hi.o;tory 3 BB.\T 121 Old Testament Lirer.iture 3 lntennecliate Courses BB.\T 200 Early Cl11istian Histo1y - Acts 3 BB.\T 2:il Chrisrian Thouf;ht I 3 BB.\T :l04 Christian Tl1nugh1 II 3 Elective Courses BB.\T :100/ 400 Elective 3 BB.\T :l00/ 400 Eb-rive 3 BB.\T 4(i:, lntegralion Seminar 3 Nole: Students who Je/n1 a /i/11m1I mt! major TTlll) count anly a total of 30 u11ili of IA"/,/iml JiUIUe! a11d theowizy toward the 1111uired. uniLi for a del;fflf. /11 the BOll) Prof;fam, derlivew1ili cou.11iin1; touxml the gradu atum 111rJUiw1e11t canna be taken in bil,/ical. Jiu.die!. (Biblical. Jtudits and Oiri.itian P.ducatim1 majml may c.ou11t u11/i11u·ted. bililual. studieJ or tluxilof;J unili tm,md the mp.ured unilJ fm· a dq;ree.) The maximum li11u·1fm· rWJ{;ltiui cm1'.1j1011rbui amneJ in Bilk iJ six unilJ. 0111l leng,,r,xan!J are mmi/JJ.!,/,: to all Jtuden.lJ ( !l!e Biblual. Studits Jtrlion) . Pmt-time Jtur/,mlJ (le.i! than 12 u11i1J jier seme!ler) are required to indude at /mJt 01/J' bil,liml Jludie.i and theolaf!J murJe within each 15 w,itJ comjiu<ted at Bioui U11i11erJity unlm the 30 unit! requir~ numt h11J b,,,m met. Pmt-time JlwienlJ wkin1; a dq;ru from Riola UnivnJity muit c.om/1/ete tlit entire requfrenitnl Ill outlined above.
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