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A student must be in good standing in the current major/degree program before requesting a change. A stu dent is not allowed to change programs while on probation in their current program. They must clear their present aca demic status before changing to a new degree program. Double Degree Students seeking a second baccalaureate degree must complete a minimum of 30 distinct units in a second area of major studies. Aminimum of 160 total units are required for graduation with a double degree. All prerequisites, support ing courses and departmental requirements for each major must be completed. The student must confer with the depart ments in which he will major and with the Registrar 'sOffice. Double Major Astudent may be graduated with two majors. The follow ing information is for those pursuing two majors: All prerequisites, supporting courses and departmental requirements for each major must be completed. The second major must have 'minimum ' of 18 upper divi sion units unique to that major (i .e., minimum of 48 major units and 148 total units required - see individual major requirements) . The student must confer with the depart ments in which he will major and with the Registrar 's Office. Minors Although Biola University does not require the student to have a minor for graduation, there are a number of instances in which a student may wish to take a minor, especially in plan ning for a career in teaching. By checking the various depart ments in the catalog, a student may determine if a minor is offered. Aminor usuallyrequires a 'minimum ' of 18 units, 12 of which should be upper division and six of these should be unique to the minor, i.e., not counted toward any other requirements. Aminimum of six upper division units must be taken in residency. The student should confer with the depart ments in which he will minor and with the Registrar's Office. Writing Competency Requirement Before graduation from Biola, every student must fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement with a passing score. This requirement tests a student's ability to write clear and correct English prose. This requirement will not be given separately from the standard curriculum. Instead, each department has designed its requirements to suit the particu lar demands of its own discipline. Students with more than one major must fulfill the requirement in each major. The Writing Competency Requirement should be met dur ing the junior year. Students with junior status should enroll in at least one of the Writing Competency courses offered by their department Most departments identify their Writing Compe tency courses in the &hedule of Classes. Several departments offer more than one Writing Competency course. If a student enrolls in more than one Writing Competency course, that stu dent may choose the course in which he or she will attempt to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement Some departments require a student to submit a portfo lio of the student's written work from several upper-division courses. Students should find out from their department about its requirements.
Students who do not pass the Writing Competency Requirement on their first attempt must re-attempt to pass it during a subsequent semester. After their second failure, students must take English 210, Writing for Competency. A grade of Ct or higher in this course will satisfy the Writing Competency Requirement Students may not enroll in Eng lish 210 unless they have failed their department's require ments twice. Delaying the fulfillment of the Writing Compe tency Requirement may jeopardize the student's graduation. Anotation will be made on the student's transcript once the Writing Competency Requirement has been passed. It is strongly recommended that students plan to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement by the time they tum in their Senior Petition. Students will find it helpful to take their papers to the Biola University Writing Center in Sutherland Hall 213 before submitting them to their departments. GRADUATION PETITION Graduating seniors must file a "Senior Petition" form with the Registrar 's Office and submit any departmental checklists one year prior to graduation . Students filing late will be charged a late graduation petition fee. Alate petition is defined as any graduation petition received after classes begin in the student's graduating semester. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BACCALAUREATE DEGREES I. All baccalaureate degrees require a minimum of 130 degree applicable units for graduation. Each major consists of a minimum of 30 units of which 24 must be upper divi sion. The Bachelor of Music degree requires 142 units. A degree in biological science requires 132 units and nursing requires 141 units. For specific major requirements please see indicated major listings. 2. Completion of all academic requirements and approval of the student's graduation petition by the major advisor and the Registrar's Office a year before graduation. To ensure comple tion of degree requirements, the normal academic load, during the last year, for a student anticipating graduation is 18 units. Those students who wish to take more are expected to notify their graduation counselor. Approval for the additional units beyond the norm will be made through the Registrar'soffice. 3. Aminimum of 30 units must be taken at Biola Uni versity, at least 15 units (upper division level) in the major field. Extension credit or credit by examination may not be used to fulfill the minimum residence requirement of 30 semester units. See paragraph for information on minors. 4. Aminimum "C" average (or a 2.00 grade point aver age) is required on work taken at Biola University and within most of the major fields. (Note: GPA requirements are higher in some majors. See departmental requirements.) 5 All correspondence course work must be completed and an official transcript received by the Registrar's Office before the senior year, two semesters prior to graduation. 6. All course work during the final semester which will be applied toward graduation requirements must be taken at Biola University.
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