14 ADMISSION REGISTRATION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Admission, Registration and Graduation Requirements
Admission to Biola University is on a selective basis and o nl y those are admitted who are most like ly to profit from Biola University's educational pro gram and its distinctively Chri stian emphasis. Because it is the purpose of Biola University to train Christian young people, the applicant should have been a Christian for at least one year. Biola University has a strongly evange li cal Chri stian commitment and requires that an accepted app li cant be an evangelical believer. However, no discrimination with reference to racial or nati onal background is practiced in the admission policies. Biola Un iversity welcomes all applicants regardless of racial o r national origin who are personally com mitted to faith in Jesus Christ Students who are interested in attendi ng Biola University should request app li cation forms from the office of admiss ions. Because enrollment is lim ited and admission is on a selective basis, app li ca tions should be made as early as possible. Decisions are made only on completed appli cations. Visits to the campus are encouraged. It is advis able tQ write or phone in advance to arrange an appointment if a conference is desired. Each semester, Biola hosts a Un iversity Day that helps acquaint prospective students with the programs on campus. The dates for these days are listed on the academic calendar. Admission to the University does not guarantee admission to the business administration, educa tion, music and nursing programs, nor to on-cam pus housing. Application forms for these programs are available from the department offices. UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE PROGRAMS See the specifi c program for additional admis sion, registration and graduation requirements in the appropriate undergraduate/ graduate sections of the catalog. ENROLLMENT DEPOSIT Appli cants who have been granted acceptance are required to remit a $100 enrollment deposit which is retained in a special account to the stu dent 's credit unit the final semester of enrollment. It will be applied to any balance owed at the time of departure, or will be refunded if the student's account is paid in full. This $100 enrollment deposit is retained as a con tinuing pre-registration deposit to assure the enroll ed student of a place in the student body. Students currently enroll ed who preregister for the spring semester and fai l to notify the Registrar 's office before December 31 that they do not plan to enroll for the spring semester, or simply do not com plete registration for the spring semester, forfeit this $"JOO. Students currently enro lled who preregister for th e fall semester and fail to notify the Registrar's
office before July 31 that they will not be enrolling, or fail to appear for registration in the fall, will forfeit this $100. Whether an individual is coming as a freshman or transfer student into Biola Unive rsity through admis sions or is a continuing student who has preregis tered, it is important that Biola be informed of any change in plans regarding enrollment. The deposit is non-refundable if the student never enroll s. It is held in the student 's account for two years, to be used if the student enroll s within that period of time. RE-ADMISSION A student who has attended Biola University and has dropped out for one semes ter or longer will be required to file an application for re-admission and pay a fee of $10. Students enrolled for any semester, but who fail to preregister for the following semester, will be charged a $35 re-application fee should they choose to return for that semester. ADMISSION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENT ALIENS ENGLISH PROFICIENCY It is essential that students from other countri es be able to understand lectures in English and also be able to express their thoughts clearly in both written and spoken Engli sh. Admission to the Univers ity is based upon the und erstanding that students either already have or are actively making progress in these skills. In order that the app li cant 's proficiency in English may be determined, the applicant must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as administered by the Educational Testing Service at the nearest overseas examination center. The min imum score for admission is a total of 500 for the undergraduate student and 550 (with a score of 55 or above for each of the three test sections ) for the graduate student. In add iti on, all students whose native language is other than English will be given an English Placement Test at the University prior to or upon a change in program to determine which course(s) (English 103, 105, 107 or 109), if any, they must take. The course(s) must be taken during the student 's first semester in residence and every semester until the student has successfully passed the English Placement Test. Since admiss ion to the Un iversity is based on the understanding that the student will successful ly com plete the ESL sequence, students will not be allowed to graduate or continue at Biola if they do not com plete their ESL requirement. A "passing" score on the Engli sh Placement Test must be achi eved before taking English ll0A. English ll0A and B must be taken fo ll owing satisfactory compl etion of the above requirements . (See Department of English section. ) Students who wish to take TOEFL should obtain the TOEFL Bulletin of In forma ti on for Candidates,
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