Transfer Credit
Credit by Examination and Course Validation No graduate cred it in psychol ogy wi ll be given by examination or validat ion. Scudents who pos sess an excellent but non-tran scr irced background in an area of scudy ma y, with the rermission of the adv isor and chair of the Com mi tcee o n Acad em ic Q ua lifi ca tions, va lidate by exami nat ion to receive a wa iver for a req uired course. No unit credit is give n for such va lidat ion. S uccessful va li dation allows the srnde nt co cake add ition a l eq ui va lent e lect ive hours in th e program. Time Limit for Degrees All co urs e a nd academ ic requirements muse be completed within eight years for the Ps y. O. and Ph .D. degrees, beginning on the dace of th e sllldent ' s first reg istration for g rad uate s rnd y a t Rosemead. Note: If th!' program is 1101 com pleter! within thl' ei1:hr-yeor limit. thl' srudm r must rPgi.<ter o_r!_oi11 mo fu/1- timr student. Requiremmts i11 Stu dent Ho11dbool. Student Academic Load T he normal full-time load for a Rosemead scudent in rsychol ogv is 12 co 16 hours rer semes ter, hm not less than nine hours. \Vichouc th e advisor ' s approva l, a student ma y not ca rr y over 16 units in an y semester. Part-time registration of less t h an nine units is permitted onl y after a st ude nt ha s been admitted co ca ndidacy . Rosemead does not ad mit pa re-time s tud e nt s co its degree programs. Forfu/1 stotemellf 011 .wtis(r,ctory o r.·odemir progrl'.<.< St/' Arodemic Standard, section ofcotolog. Pre-Internship and Dissertation Students Pre -internship, internship and dissertation (ABO) status sllldent, muse continue co register and pay the re quir ed fees each semester ap propri ate co their scacus. Seu dents unable co register in person for internship or ABO scams wi ll he charged a special registrat ion fee and he registered in absentia by the O ffi ce of the Registrar. (See fee schedule.) Smdents in dissercacion scams who have complet ed their req uir ed units in dis se rtati on research and all rre-incernship stu dents must register for three addi tional units each semester until the dissertation is completed.
all degrees. On ly grades of "A," "B," "C" earn grad uate credit. G rades of a ll srndencs are recorded in the registrar ' s office. G rading is on the:: following basis: GradF Grad,, points A Superior ac hi evement 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ Above average achi eveme nt 3.33 B Average ac hi eve::ment 3.00 B- Low average achi eveme nt 2.67 C+ Minimum passing pe rformance 2.33 C Minimum passing pe rformance 2.(X) C- rvlinimum pass ing performance 1.67 F Fa ilure:: 0.00 A "W' ' in d ica tes a n offic ia l w i t hdr awa l from a cou rs e and doe s not affect the st udent ' s grade average. A " UW" indi cates an unoffi c ial withdrawal. Scude nrs who register fo r a c las s hue do nor atte nd it are automatica ll y given t he g rade of "UW" which w ill influ ence the grade average the sa rn e as an " F." A temporary mark of "RD" (Report Delayed) will he used in special cases of ex treme hardsh ip where an extens ion is warranted and approved by the dean. A stu dent must appeal for an "RD" grade before the end of the semes te r. Normall y, a grade incurred in one semester musr be made up by the end of the first six (6) weeks of the next semester or the grade will automati ca ll y become a "W." A "W" can be made ur only by rer ecicion of the course. No grade ocher than an "RD" may be a ltered once it has been re ported rn che regis trar 's office unless an e rror was made in grad ing or recording. T hese changes ca n on ly be made upon written apprnva l of t he instru c tor, th e reg istr ar and the Committee on Ad mi ss ions and Academic Quali fications. The following grades are also used in Rosemead records wi th specia l s ignifi ca nce for the p ro ft:ssio nal aspects of t he programs : S Satisfactory 0.00 points U Unsa ti sfactory 0.00 points AUD Audie 0.00 point5 R D issertation Research in Progress 0.00 points IP Inte rn ship in Progress ().()() points
Independent Study/Arranged Course I nderendenc St ud ie s a re an integra l r are of the Biola Uni ver sity experi e nce. An Independent Study is a course which is initi a ted by the s tudent , who then works indepe nde ntl y coward th e goa ls and objecti ves outlined by the professor o n the Arranged Co urse form. Scude ncs who are in good standing and not on pro bation are eligible co enroll in an Ind ependent St ud y. A maxi mum of six (6) units, ma y be taken b y a student in inderendenc stud y a nd /or ar ranged coursework during the scudent 's degree program. Professional Standards and Student Conduct The acade mi c program a t Rosemead is designed to prepare g raduates for li ce ns ur e (on the doctoral level) by the professional li ce nsin g boards of the various scares . Beca use of che rrofes sional nature of Rosemead's pro gram, st udents a re req uir ed co maintain th e standard s of the psy cho logica l profession as defined by the America n Psychological Association, the scare of Ca li forn ia and che rrofessional psychologists who compr is e Rosemead's fac ulty. As a pare of Biola Uni versit y, which serves a broad spectrum of evange li ca l ch urche s. Rosemead also has both a doctrinal sta tement and a stateme nt of cond uce (See gene ral informat ion sect ion of cat alog) . Prospective aprlicancs shou ld be fam ili ar with th e stan dards. Students who do not abide by these sta ndard s or ocher insci llltional poli c ies and procedures ma y he subject co probation or dismissal from the program. Academic Probation A scudenc failing co maintain th e minimum gr.1de point ave r age of :to will he rlaced on aca demi c rrobacion. The fo llowing semeste r. should the sllldent not mee t the minimum c umul at ive g rade roint ave rage (:,.0) , he or she will a utom at ica ll y he dis missed. A swdenc cannot grad u
Doctoral scudents may transfe r up co JO semester hours of ap rli ca ble grad ua te- level courses in rsycholob'Y (n ine of these may be applied co master's-l evel courses ) and/or up co 14 hours of theology and Bible a ppli cab le co Rose mead's program ( nin e o f t hese may be ar pli ed w master ' s-level courses) from an accredited gradu ate school or rheological seminary. Grad uate courses with grades of B or above at accredited inscirncions are considered as acceptab le on a transfer basis. Practicum credit in the amount eq ual co one Rose mead pract icum of three hours may be transferred by Psy .O. scu dencs aft er comrlecion of Rose mead's practicum prerequisites. T h ese ho ur s will be cou nt ed wwa rd t he 30 hou r transfer maxi mum. Practicum transfe r c redit will be granted only when it is shown as practicum on an official grad uate cranscrirc. Ph.D. srn dencs are required [() cake all 12 rrac ci c um hours while in resi dency. Rosemead wi ll not evalu ate non-traditional lea rnin g o r non-cranscrirced work experience for academic or practicum credit. \Vhe n srndencs wish co use transfer c redit for a required course in chi:! Rosemead c urricu lum , it is their responsibility co provide documentation ass uring the eq ui va lency of course content. Competency exam inations may he given [() verify equivalence to Rosemead required cou rses. Doc umentat ion may inc lude cata log descriptions , sy ll abi and oc her supporting materials from the pro fessor of record or department, as deemed necessary. Theology Reduction St udents ente ring Rosemead with a minimum of JO unde rgrad uate units of Bible and/or T heol ogy from accredited C hristian col leges or uni versit ies are eli ~ibl e for a redu c tion of ur cor 8 units of required T heo log y co urses. To qualify for chi s reduct ion srn dencs muse have earned no lower than a B- minus grade in the undergrad uate coursework. Con te nt of the undergraduate courses muse be compatible with the T heology course(s) being wa ived. Reduction units will be deter mined by the Registrar 's Office in co nsu lta tio n with Rosemead ' s Admi ss ions and Academic Q uali fications Committee.
ate whil e on probati on. Academic Dismissal
A scudent ma y on ly he allowed a co mbin at ion of two "F" s and/or two "C"s ( und e r scood to include both C + o r C - ): a third "C' ' a nd /or "F" brings automati c e liminat ion from the program.
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