COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Crl=Ui=l;tiM STUD IES OBJECTIVES To provide students with co-curric ular and extra-curricular opportunities to learn, exercise and refine their aca demic skills. Exposure to practical learning experiences, which can lead to personal growth and development COURSES GNST 001 College Study Skills (0) Instruction in effective study tech niques and reading skills. Emphasis on the incorporation of skills with cur rent academic work. Fee: $60. GNST 003 Multlcultural Mentorshlp Program (O) This two-semester program, Cultural Encounters, is designed to equip stu dents from diverse backgrounds to better serve the Biola Community and society at large by exposing them to the basic con cepts of leadership, diversity and multi culturism. Grade is awarded on a credit/ no credit basis. Both semesters required of all SURGE Scholarship recip
GNST 005 Leadership Mentorship Program (0) This two-semester program focuses on leadership, character development and service. Participants will be challenged in avariety of way.; by small group mentoring meetings, a leadership retreat and semi nars. Grade is awarded on a credit/ no credit basis. Both semesters required of all Community Service Scholarship recipi ents. Signature required GNST 99 University Lile (1) An introduction to basic issues con fronting first time university students. Topics include: transition strategies, skills nec=ry for academic and personal suc ces5, and exposure to community service and career exploration activities. Instruc tion by academic advisors. Required of all first time students during the first semes ter at Biola who do not have 12 transfer able units at a college (not including AP, CLEP or IB) . Not counted toward total number of units to graduate. GNST 101 Introduction to Career Planning (1-2) Understanding of the world of work and an individual's place in it. Emphasis on a biblical perspective of work, understanding of self as it relates to career opportunities and how to successfullypursue them. GNST 105 University Internship (0) Internships designed by various Univer-
competency course in one department, that student may choose the course in which he or she will attempt to fulfill the requirement for that major. Some departments require a stu dent to submit a portfolio of the stu dent's written work from several upper-division courses. Students should check with their department about its requirements. Students who do not pass the Writing failure, students must take English 210, Writing for Competency. Agrade of C+ or higher in this course will satisfy the Writing Competency Requirement Stu dents may not enroll in English 210 unlC$ they have failed their department 's requirements twice. Delaying the fulfill ment of the Writing Competency Require ment may jeopardize the student's gradu ation. Anotation will be made on the stu dent's transcript once the Writing Compe tency Requirement has been passed. It is strongly recommended that Competency Requirement on their first attempt must re-attempt to pass it during a subsequent semester. After their second L2..
sity curricular and co-curricular depart ments to provide supervised and spe cific learning experiences. All intern ships will include personal supervision by Academic or Special Appointment Faculty, opportunities for para-profes sional career experience and construc tive mentoring and evaluation. Intern ship grade is awarded on a credit/ no Before graduation from Biola, every stu dent must fulfill the Writing Compe tency 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 sepa rately from the standard curriculum. Instead, each department has designed its requirements to suit the particular demands of its own discipline. Students with more than one major must fulfill the requirement in each major. The Writing Competency Require ment should be met during the junior year. Students with junior status should enroll in at least one of the writing compe tency courses offered by their depart ment Mo.5t departments list their writing competency courses in the schedule of classes. Several departments offer more than one writing competency course. If a student enrolls in more than one writing credit basis. Signature required. GNST 300 Writing Competency Requirement (0)
ients. Signature required. GNST 004 Gospel Choir (0)
students plan to fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement by the time they turn in their Senior Petition. Students will find it helpful to take their papers to the Biola University Writ ing Center before submitting them to their departments.
This multicultural experience focuses on the training in, and performance of, con temporary and traditional Gospel music. Membership by audition. Performance grade is awarded on a credit/ no credit basis. Signature required. Fee:$50.
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