Graduate ■ If c ha ng in g a d eg re e prog ram a t th e sa me deg re e level within a school, submit a le tte r to the Office of Admission , or ■ If cha ng ing a degree p rog ram in a noth e r schoo l, submit a full a ppli ca ti on. i'.l ajo r cha nges a re e ffec ti ve th e fo ll owing semes ter a fter the rece iving and p rocess ing of the s tud e nt re ques t by ch e O ffi ce o f ch c Reg istra r. A stu dent may noc avo id a req uire me nt of Admi ss ion by a cha nge in sta tus. \Vhe ncve r a s tu de nt c ha nges major o r deg ree, t hey fo llow ch e caca log fo r th e aca d e mi c yea r in whi ch they make th e cha nge . A swd e nt mu s t b e in goo d s t a ndin g in th e current major/degree prog ram be for e requ es ting a cha nge . A stu de nt is not a ll owe d to cha nge prog rams whil e on probation in th e ir c urre nt prog ram. T hey mu s t c lea r th e ir present academi c sta tus befo re cha ng ing to a new degree prog ram. Double Degree S tude nts seeking a second bacca la urcacc degree must com pl e te a minimum of 30 d is tinct units in a second area of major studies. A minimum of 160 tota l units arc req uired for gradua ti on w it h a do ubl e d egre e. All pre req ui s ites, s upp o rting courses and de partme ntal req uireme nts fo r each major muse be comp le ted. The stude nt must confe r with the departme nts in which he 1-vill major and with the Offi ce of the Registrar. Double Major A s tude nt may be gradua te d w ith two majo rs . The fol lowing in for mati on is fo r th ose purs uin g two majo rs: All r re rcqui s ites, s uppo rtin g co urses a nd de pa rtme nta l requ ireme nts fo r each major mu s t be compl e te d. T he second major must ha\'e ' minimum ' of 18 uppe r di vi sion units uni q ue to chat major (i. e ., minimum of 48 major units a nd 148 tota l units required - see ind ividu al major require me nts) . T he student mus t co nfe r with the departme nts in which he will major and w ich the O ffi ce of th e Registrar. M inors Although Bi ola Uni versity does not require che stude nt to have a minor fo r grad uation , th e re are a numbe r of ins tances in whi ch a student may wish to ta ke a mino r, es pec ially in pl an ning for a ca reer in teaching. By checking the va ri ous depart me nts in the cata log, a stud e nt ma y dete rmine if a minor is offered. A minor usuall y requires a ' minimum ' of 18 units, 12 of whi ch should be upper di vision and six of these should be unique to the minor, i. e ., not counted toward any oche r require me nts. A minimum of six uppe r di vision units must be taken in res ide ncy. T he student should confe r with th e departme nts in which he will minor and with the Offi ce of th e Regi stra r. Writing Competency Requirement Befo re graduati on from Bio la, eve ry stud e nt mus t fulfill th e Wr iting Compe te ncy Require ment with a pass ing score . T hi s req uire me n t tes ts a s tud e nt ' s a bility to w rite clea r and co rrec t E ng li sh prose . Thi s re qui reme nt will no t be g iven se para t e ly fr om th e s t a nd a rd c urri c ulum . In s tea d , e ac h depa rtme nt has des ig ne d its re quire me nts to s uit the parti c ul a r de m and s o f its ow n di sc iplin e . S tud e nts with m o re th an one majo r muse fulfill th e re quire me nt in eac h major.
The Writing Compe te ncy Requirement should be me t dur ing the junior year. Stude nts with juni or Status should e nroll in at least one of the Writing Compete ncy courses offe red by the ir de partme nt. i'. lost de partme nts idcnti fv the ir \\'ri cing Compe tency courses in th e Schedul e of C lasses. Severa l de partme nts offe r more than one Writing Compe te ncy course. If a stude nt e nrolls in more than one Writ ing Compe te nc\' course, that stu dent may choose the course in whi ch he or she will accempt to fulfill the Writing Compe te ncy Requireme nt. Some d e pa rtme nt s re quire a s tud e nt to s ubmit a po rt fo li o o f th e stud e nt 's w ritte n wo rk from severa l uppe r-d ivi sio n co urse s. Stud e nts should fin d o u t fr om t he ir de pa rt me nt a bout its re quire me nts. ELSP s tud e nts mu s t have passed t he EDET, and all stud e nts mus t have s uccess full y com p le te d Eng li sh 100 o r I JOA a nd E ng li s h 1108 before a tt e mp t in g to fulfill th e Writing Compe te ncy requireme nt in th e ir de partme n ts . Swd e nt s w h o do n ot p ass th e Writin g Comp e t e n cy Requireme nt on their fi rs t a ttempt muse re -attemp t to pass it during a subseq ue nt semes ter. Afte r the ir second fa ilure, st u de nt s mu s t ta ke E ng li s h 2 10, W riting fo r Compe te ncy. A g rade of C+ o r hi ghe r in thi s co urse w ill sa ti sfy the Writing Compe te ncy Requireme nt. S tude nts may not e nroll in Eng li sh 2 10 unl ess th ey have fa il ed the ir de pa rtme nt 's require ments twice. De lay ing th e fulfillm e nt of th e Writing Compe tency Requireme nt may jeopardi ze the stude nt ' s graduati on. A notati on will be made on th e s tud e nt 's transcript once th e Writing Compe te ncy Re quireme nt has been passed . It is s trong ly recomme nd e d th at stu de nts plan to fulfill t he Writing Compe te ncy Req uire me nt by t he tim e th ey turn in the ir Se ni or Pe titi on. S tud e nts w ill find it he lpful to ca ke their pa pe rs to the Bi o la ni, ·e rs ity Vh itin g Ce nte r in S uth e rl a n d H a ll 2 13 before s ubmitting th e m to t he ir de pa rtme nts. UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATION PETITION Gradu a tin g seniors mu s t fil e a "Se ni o r Pe titi o n" fo rm with th e O ffi ce of th e Reg ist rar a nd s ubmit a ny de partme n tal checkli s ts o ne yea r pri o r to g radu ati on. S tu de nts filin g lace w ill be cha rged a late g radu ati on pe ti t ion fee. A late pe titi on is de fin ed as a ny gradu a ti on pet it ion rece ived afte r c lasses beg in in th e stud e nt 's grad uati ng se mester. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BACCALAUREATE DEGREES 1. All bacca laurea te degrees req uire a minimum of 130 degree a ppli cabl e units fo r gradu at io n. Each majo r co ns is ts of a minimum o f 30 units o f whi ch 24 m us t be uppe r di vi si on. Th e Bache lor o f i'., Ju sic degree re quires 142 units. A degree in bi o logica l sc ie nce re quires 132 units and nursin g requires 141 units. F o r s pec ifi c majo r re quire me nts pl ease sec indi ca ted majo r li s tings. 2. Compl e ti o n o f a ll aca d e mi c req ui re me nts . O bta in app rova l of t he stu dent's gradu at ion pet it ion by th e major ad v iso r a nd the Office of th e Regis t ra r o ne yea r befo re g raduat io n. T o e ns ure compl e ti on o f degree require me n ts , th e no rma l acade mi c load , during t he las t yea r, for a s tude nt anti c ipatin g g radu a ti o n is 18 units. Th ose stud e nts w ho w is h to ta ke mo re a re expec te d to not ify th e ir g radu a ti on
24 • Admiss ion , Regi stration and Graduation Requirements
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