UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
ARTS AND SCIENCES REQUIREMENT It is the purpose of a liberal arts education to create a broad base upon which to build one's continuing education. The student is allowed to select from the following courses to build his own base in the liberal arts. University Life I unit required (Not wunted tuward wtal number ofunits far graduation. Required of all new students aad students transferring with 11 units ar less.) Communication 3 units required Foreign Language 12 units required English 6 units required Literature 3 units required Fine Arts 3 units required History 8 units required Philosophy 3 units required Physical Education 4 units required Behavioral Science 3 units required Science/ Mathematics 8 units required The courses that meet the general education require ment are the following: Communication 3 units Any one of the following will meet this requirement: COMM 100 Introduction to Public Communication COMM 170 Small Group Communication COMM 181 Introduction to Argumentation and Debate COMM 280 Oral Interpretation Foreign Language 12 units If you have completed: You will be required to take: (of the same language) (of the same language) BA *BS l year high school 12 units 4 units Elementary I and 2 and first semester Intermediate 2 years high school 8 units None
classical languages). International students for whom English is a second language need not take a foreign language under cer tain circumstances. In addition, students who have acquired a second language without taking high school or college classes in it may be eligible for a waiver of the requirement. (For advise ment see the Foreign Language Department.) All non-native speakers of English will be able to wunt 12 units of ESL instructiun (both ELI aad ESL wurses at the 102 level aad above) tuward gradua tion. Far students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, fllUr units will satisfy the f1Jreign language requirement, and an additional eighl, units can be wunted as electives. English 6units ENGL 1 l0A/ B Studies in Criticism and Composition All students scoring less than 480 on the verbal section of the SAT (or 16 ACT) must take the English Placement Test administered by the English Department at the beginning of the semester. Native English speakers who do not pass the test must enroll in and successfully complete Basic English Work shop (three semester hours with no credit towards graduation) in their first term at Biola prior to enrolling in English I JOA. There will be a late make-up fee of $25 when placement exams are not taken on the dates indicated in the student 's accep tance letter. Non-native English speakers who do not pass the test must enroll in the prescribed English for Non-Native Speakers course(s) prior to enrolling in English I JOA. Note: International students, please see the English Language Studies section of the catawgfor English 102, 103, 105, 107, aiul !09. Literature 3 units ENGL 250 Literature in Context ENGL 251 English Literature to 1798 ENGL 252 English Literature since 1798 Students may take any one of the above courses to fulfill the literature requirement. With the English Department chair's permission, the student may substitute any upper divi sion literature course from English or foreign languages. Fine Arts 3 units Any one of the following wi ll meet th is requirement: ARTS 100 Art Appreciation ARTS I06 Art of the Past ARTS 130 Introduction to Studio Arts COMM 160 Introduction to Drama MUSC 101 Introduction to Music History 8 units To fulfill the eight-unit history requirement, History 100 is required as well as either History 200 or Political Science 200. History 100 The West and the World (4 units required) Students who may have completed three units of World Civilization are advised to take History 110 Perspectives on Western Civilization (I unit). History 200 United States History (4 units required) or Political Survey ofAmerican Government Science 200 (4 units required)
Elementary 2 and first semester Intermediate
4 units None First semester Intermediate
3 years high school
4 years high school None *Conversational language courses may be used toward the B. S. requirement but not the B.A. requirement. If you take a classical language far your fMeign language you must take it through the 102 level far a B.S. degree. None Students with two years of a high school language must take the 102 and 201 sections of the same language in order to com plete the BA requirement However, the instructor of each class may require an unprepared student to change to a lower level class. Enrollment in Spanish classes will be determined on the basis of a mandatory placement exam. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. If the student needs to review prior coursework, he should audit the appropriate lower-level course. Repeating a level for credit will forfeit all prior experience credit for that level and above. Exceptions to this policy are noted under the appropriate departments (please note the unit difference per semester for
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