practices prominent in the contemporary world, and it trains them to make their own Ch ri stian assessments of these things. A goa l of evcrv cou rse is to cha ll enge the swdenrs to put their maturing Christian thinking to use in the conduct of their lives. Biblical Studies and Theology Requirement Thirt y units of biblical stud ies and thcologv must be inc luded in the program of each student. Each s tudent must rake at lease one course each se me ste r until t h e requirement has been fulfilled. The fol lowing arc required: Foundational Courses BBST 103 The Bible and Spiritual Formation 3 BBST 105 Foundations of Christian Thought 3 BBST 109 Old Tcscarnenc I li story and Licerawrc 3 BBST 110 New Tcscarncnt Hi sto ry and Literawrc 3 Intermediate Courses BBST 251 Christ ian Thought I 3 BBST 25 ➔ C hri st ian Thought II 3 BBST 306 Early Christian I Iistory -Acts 3 Elective Courses BBST 300H00 Level Bible Elective 3 BBST 300/400 Level Bible E lect ive 3 BBST ➔ 65 Integration Seminar* 3 (*Moy be repeater/ with rlijfere11t ro11te11t for rt maxim11m ofsix t{{{its co1111ted tom 1 mdgrar/11atio11) Note: St11rle11ts m 1 ho selert a libeml a11s major may co11111 011/y a total of JO 1111its of bibliml st11rlies a11rl theology tom'atd the requirer/ 1111its for a rle:vee. In the BOLD P/'Ogmm, elet1ive 1111its co1111ti11g 1om•a1,I the grar/11r1tio11 req11ireme111 cr1111101 be 1al.·e11 i11 biblical studies. (Bi/Jliml s111rlies a11d Christian er/11mtio11 majors may co1111t 1111/imiterl biblical studies or theology 1111its tom'{{rr/ the required 1111its for a degree.) Cha//e11ge exams are available (see Biblical S111rlies sectio11). Part-time s111rlm1s ( less tha11 12 1111i1s per semester) are requirer/ to i11d11rle al least 011e biblical s111rlies a11rl theology ro,11:,·e within earh 15 1111its completer/ al Bio/a C11i,xrsity 1111/ess the 30 1111its req11iremmt has bee11 met. Part-time st11de111s seel:i11g a degreefrom Biolr1 University 11111st romp/ere the n11ire requirement m 011tli11erl above. Arts and Sciences Requirement The students mu st make se lections from the fo ll ow ing courses in the arts and sciences. First Year Seminar 1 unit required (Not co11111erl toward total 1111111ber of 1111i1s for grar/11a1io11. Required of all 1/f'IIJ,' s111de111s a11rl s111de11ts 1mmferri11g ·will, 12 1111its or less.) Communication 3 units required Foreign Language 12 units required English 6 units required Literature 3 units required Fine Arts 3 units required History 7 units required Phi losophy 3 units required Physical Education ➔ units required Behavioral Science 3 units required Science/Mathematics 8 units required The courses that fulfill the general education require- mcnt arc the following:
Communication 3 units Any one of the fo ll owing wi ll fulfill t hi s requirement: CO:-- 11\I 100 Int roduct ion to Public Commun icat ion COl\ 1:\1 170 Small Group Communication COi\11\ 11 81 Introduction to Argumentation and Debate COl\ 11\l 280 Ora l lnterprcrnrion Foreign Language 12 units If you ha, ·c comp leted: You will be required to rake: (of the same language) (of the same language) BA * BS 1 year high school 12 units ➔ units E lementary I and 2 and first semester Intermediate 2 years high schoo l 8 units !\one Elementary 2 and first semes ter Intermediate 3 yea rs high school ➔ units First semester Intermediate ➔ ye,1rs high school \Jone :\'one "Co11versotio11r1/ /011g11age ro11rses 111ay be used tom•rnd 1/ie B.S. req11ire//lenl /11111101 the B.A. req11ire//le11l. lfyo11 tal:e a das sim/ /a11g11agefor yo11rforeig11 lr111g11age yo11 11111st tal,,e it 1hro11gh the J 02 levelfor a B.S. deg,er. Scuclcnrs with t\\'o vears of a high schoo l language must rake the 102 and 201 sections of the same language in order to complete the B.A. requirement. f lowevcr, the instructor of each class may require an unprepared student to change to a IO\\·cr le ve l class. Enrollment in Spanish classes will be determined on the bas is of a mandatory placement exam . Students who do nor maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. If the stu dent needs to rcvic,\· prior co ursework, he should audit the appropriate lower-level course. Repeating a level for cred it will forfeit al l prior experience credit for that level and above. Exceptions to this policy arc noted under the appropriate departments (please note the unit difference pe r semester for classical languages). International students for \1·hom Engli sh is a second language need nor rake a fore ign language under certa in circumstances. In add ition , s tudents who have acquired a second language without raking high schoo l or co l lege classes in it may be eligible for a waive r of the require ment. (For advisement sec the Foreign Language Depart ment.) All 11011-11a1ive speal:ers of F.11g/ish m•i/1 be able to ro1111t 12 1111i1s of I ()3 lei.!el a11rl abor.,•e 1om•r1rrl gmd11atio11. For s111rle11ts p11r s11i11g the B.A. rlegffe, the 12 1111i1s ofESL m•i/1 satisfy theforeign /a11- g11age req11ireme11t. For s1t1de11r., p111:s-11i11g the B.S. degree,fo11r 1111i1s m•i/1 satisfy the fol'l'ig11 la11g11age req11ire//le111, a11rl 011 arlr/i1io11al eight 1111i1s ff/II be co1111terl as dectives. Bio/a t{()ill' aca,pts American Sign La11g11a1;e to fulfill 1heforeig11 lr111g11age req11ireme111. English 6 units E:\IGL 100 Basic Studies in Critical Thinking and Writing or E"!GL I lOA Critical Thinking and \\'ricing a11rl ENGL 110/B Critical Thinking and \\'ricing All students scoring less t han 480 on the verbal sect ion ofchc SAT (or 16 ACT) must enroll in English 100, unless they receive a score of 510 or better on the SAT I I \\'ricing
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