"Co11versatiot11J! l1mguagr courses may he user/ toward the B.S. requirement hul ttOI thr B.A. req11ireme11t. Ifyou takr a clas sical la11g11age for your foreign lrmguagr you must lake ii through thr 102 ltw!for11 B.S. drgree. Students with two yea rs of a hi gh school language must take the 102 and 201 sections of the same language in order to complete the B.A. requirement. However, the instructor of each class may require an unprerared student co change to a lowe r level class. Enrollment in Spanish classes wi ll be determined on th e basis of a mandaco ry placement exam. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the rrogram must be retested and placed accordingly. If the stu dent needs co review rrior coursework, he should audit the arrropriate lower-level course. Rereating a level for credit will forfeit all rrior exrerience credit for that level and ahove. Excertions to this rolicy are noted under the arprorriate derarcments (rlease note the unit difference per semester for classica l languages) . International students for whom English is a second language need not take a foreign lan guage under certain circumstances. In addition, students who have acquired a second language without taking hi gh school or college classes in it may be eligihle fur a waiver of the requirement. (For adv isement see the Foreign Lan guage Department.) All 1w11-n11tiv1' speakers of Et1glish will he 11/Jlr lo co1t11I 12 u11its of ESL instmction (holh ELI 1.111d ESL courses 111 thr 103 /roe/ t111d a/Jove) tow1.11d grad11atio11. For sl/1- dmts purs11i11g the B.A. dtgree, thr 12 1111i1s of ESL will salisfy the forrigt1 /1mgut1gl' req11iremenl. For students pursuing the B.S. d1:grre, four 1111its will s1ttisfy !heforeign la11g1111gr requireme111, and rm adrli1io11al eight 1111ils ca11 hr cou11ted 11s eleC!ives. Sign /a11g11age does 1101 mee/ thr foreign lat1g11age req11iremeul al Bio/a U11iversity. English 6 units ENGL 100 Basic Studies in Critica l Thinking and Writing or ENGL 1I0A/B Critical Thinking and Writing All students scori ng less than 480 on the ve rbal section of the SAT (or 16 ACT) must enroll in English 100, unless they receive a score of 510 or better on th e SAT II Writing Exam. There will he a late make-ur fee of $25 when placement exams are not taken on the dates indicated in th e student's acceptance letter. Non-nat ive English sreak ers who do not pass the Biola English Placement Exam (BEBE) must enroll in the prescribed English for No n Native Sreakers course(s) rrior to enrolling in English 100. Note: I,,11:mational studen!s, please ser 1hr English Lrmguagr Studies s1:ctirm of1hr mtalogfor E11glish l 02, l 03, l 05, l 07, a11d l 09. Literature 3 units ENGL 220 Film and Literature ENGL 230 Literature in Context ENGL 240 American Literature ENGL 251 English Literature to 1798 ENGL 252 English Literature Since 1798 Students may take an y one of the above courses to fulfill the literature requirement.
Elective Courses BBST 300/400 Level Bihle Elective BBST 300/400 Level Bible Elective
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BBST 465 3 Note: Stude11/s who select a lihera/ arts major may cott11/ 01tf)' a total of 30 1111its of hih/iw/ studies and theology toward the required 1mits for 11 degret:. I,, the BOLD Pmgmm, electivt: 1t11its co1111ti11g toward thr gr11d11otio11 requirr:mmt u11mol ht' tal:e11 i11 hihlical studies. (Bihlical studies 011d Christian ed11catio11 majors may co1111/ u11limited hihlica/ studies or thtmlogy 1111its toward the required 1111its for o degree.) The maximum limit for recog11iz-ed correspondencr courses i11 Bihle is six 1111its. Cholle11gr exams arr availahlt' (ser Bihlico/ Studies sectio11). Integration Seminar Part-time stude11 /s (less th1111 12 1111its pa st:mester) art' required to i11d11d,, at 1/{//s/ 0111' hi/J/ical studies a11d 1heolol:,.')' coursr within each 15 unils co111J1/eted al Bio/a U11iver.,ity 1111/ess thr 30 1t11its req1tirt:111e111 has hem me!. Pa11-timr st1tde11ts seri:i11g a degrer from Bio/a U11 iversi()' mus/ comple!e the elllire req1tireme11/ as 01ttli11ed a/Jove. Arts and Sciences Requirement The students must make selections from the following courses in the arts and sciences. University Life 1 unit required (Nol c01111t1'd toward Iota! 11umhl'f" of 1wits for grarluatio11. Rrqttired of all new; sturlm!s and studm!s tra11.1ft:rri11g with l l 1111i1s or less.) Communication 3 units required Fore ign Language 12 units required English 6 units required Literature 3 units required Fine Arts 3 units required History 8 units required Philosorh y 3 units required Physical Education 4 units required Behavioral Science 3 units req uired Science/Mathematics 8 units required The co urses that meet th e general education require ment are the following: Communication 3 units Any one of the followin g wi ll meet this requirement: COMM 100 Introduction to Puhlic Communication COMM 170 Small Grour Communication COMM 181 Introduction co Argumentat ion and Debate COMM 280 Oral lnterrrecation Foreign Language 12 units If you have comrleted: You will be required to take: (of the same language) (of the same language) BA "BS I year hi gh school 12 units 4 units E lementary 1 and 2 and first semester Intermediate 2 yea rs hi gh school 8 units None E lementary 2 and first semester Intermediate 3 years hi gh school 4 units None First semester Intermediate 4 years hi gh school None None
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