General Studies
OBJECTIVES
Some d e partments require a student co submit a portfolio of the student' s written work from several upper-division courses . Srn<lencs should check with their depart ment about it, requirement,. ELSP s wdencs mu st ha ve passed the EDET, and a ll stu dents must ha ve successfu ll y completed Eng lish l 00 or 11 0A and E ng lish I I0B. Students who do nm pass the Writing Competency Requi rement on their first attempt mu s e re attempt to pass it d uring a subse quent semester. After their second failure, srndents must cake English 210. Writing for Competency. A grade of C+ or higher in chis course will satisfy the Writing Compe tency Heq uiremenc. Stlldencs may not enroll in E nglish 210 unl ess t hey ha ve fa il ed their departme nt 's requirement~ twice. Delaying the fulfillment of the Writing Compe tency Hequirement may jeopardi ze the student's i-,'rad uacion. A notation wi ll be made on the scuclent 's mm script once the Writing Competency Requirement has been passed. It is s tron g ly recommended char srnuencs plan rn fu lfi ll the W riti ng Competency Req uire ment b y th e time the y turn in their Senior Pe tition. Stlldents will find ir he lpful to cake their papers to the Bi ola Uni versity Writing Center before sub mitting chem co their departments.
ences. All internships will include personal superv ision by Academic or Specia l Appointment Faculty, opporrnnit ies fur para-professional career experience and constructive mentoring and evaluat ion. Ince rn ship grade is awarded on a cred it/ no credit basis. Signature required. 300 Writing Competency Requirement (0) Before graduation from Biola. every s tud e nt must fulfill the Writing Competency Requirement with a passing score. This requirement tests a swdent's ability to write c lear a nt.I correct Eng lish prose. This requirement wil l not be given separa te ly from the standard cur ri culum. Instead, each department has designed its requireme nts co suit the particular demands of iL~ own discipline. Students with more than o ne major muse fulfill th e requirement in each major. The Writing Competency Requirement should be met during the junior year. Srndent, with jun ior srnrns should enroll in at least one of the writ in g competency cou rses offered by their department Mose department, list their writing competency courses in the schedule o f c lasses . Several departments offer more than one writing compe tency course. If a srndent enroll s in more than one writing competency a,urse in one department, that scu d enc may c hoose the co urs e in which he or she will anempt to ful fill the requirement for chat major.
005 Leadership Mentorship Program (0) This two-semester program focuses on leadersh ip, charac ter develop ment and service. Participant, will be challenl,!;ed in a variety of ways by sma ll group me ntoring meet ings, a leadership retreat and semi nars. Grade is awarded on a credit/no credit basis. Open to all Community Service Scholarship recipients with the consent of the d irector of Srndent Leadership and DevelopmenL Signat11re req uired. 101 Introduction to Career Planning (1-2) l lnderscanding the world of work and a n indi vidual' s place in it. Emphas is on a biblical perspecti ve of work. understanding the se lf as it relates to ca reer opporwnicies and how to successfull y pursue them. 102 First Year Seminar (1) An introduction to c urrent iss ues within an academic discipline a, well as d iscussion of issues confronting first time univ e rsit y students. Classes are major specific and caught by faculty or staff from within each department. Hequirecl of all first rime stude nts with fewer than 11 transferable units from a college (exduding Al' . IB) or C LEP. Noc counted coward unit, for graduat ion . 105 University Internship (0) Inte rnships designed bv va ri ous Universi ty curricular and co-curric ular departme nts co provide super vised and specific learning experi-
To provide students with co c urricular and extra-curr icula r opport uniti es to learn , exercise and refine their academi c skills. Expos ure to pr ac ti ca l learnin g experie nces , whi ch can lead to personal growth and developmenL
COURSES (GNST) 001 College Study Skills (0)
Instru c ti o n in effective s tud y techniques and read in g skills. Emphasis on the incorporation of s kills with c urr e nt aca d e mi c work . Fee: $60. 003 Multicultural Mentorship Program (0) T his two-semester program, C ul t11ra l Enco unters, is designed to equip students from diverse back grounds to better serve the Biol a Community and soc iety a t large b y exposing chem co the bas ic concepts of leadersh ip, diversity a nd mulci-c ulcurism . G ra ci e is awarded o n a c redit / no credit bas is. Both semesters req uired of a ll SURGE Sc holarship recipi ents. Signature required . 004 Gospel Choir (0) This mulciculwr a l ex peri e nce focuses on the training in. and per formance of. all ca tegories of Gospel mu s ic. Performan ce g rad e is awarded on a credit/no cred it basis. Signarnre required. Fee: $50.
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