87 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
General Studies
OBJECTIVES To provide students the opportunity to learn, exercise and refine skills to enhance their chances for a successful college experi ence. To stimulate personal awareness and responsibility in the learning experience en hancing each student's ownership of his/her education. Specifically, the courses will facili tate student growth in: 1) broadly educating in the arts and sciences; 2) providing funda mental skills necessary for competence in a major; 3) increasing knowledge in biblical studies by integrating faith and learning. COURSES GNLA 001 College Study Skills (OJ Instruction in effective study techniques and reading skills. Emphasis on the incorpo ration of skills with current academic work. GNUL 100 University Life (1) An introduction to basic issues confronting university students. Includes discussion of in terpersonal relations, skills for academic suc cess, and the integration of Christian faith and learning. Required for all freshman during their first semester at Biola. Not counted to ward total number of units for graduation.
GNRC 300 Writing Competency Requirement (0)
Before graduation every student is required to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement This requirement measures a student's ability to write clear and correct English prose; it also tests whether a student can write according to the conventions of his or her field of study. Each department offers its own variant of the requirement, and students must fulfill the requirement given in their majors. Usually, a department offers itsWriting Competency Requirement as part of one or more of its upper-division courses, although some depart ments have developed other procedures. Students should consult with their advisors about the specifics of the requirement in their majors. Once a student achieves junior status he or she is eligible to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement; however, it would be wise to dis cuss the requirement with one's advisor in ad vance of the junior year. After a student has fulfilled the requirement, credit will be registered on the student's tran script Astudent who does not complete the re quirement must reattempt to fulfill it during a subsequent semester. Once a student has failed the requirement twice, that individual must pass English 210 before graduation.
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