Withdrawal Official Withdrawal from enrollment to the University is made by sub mitting a completed Departure Form to the Office of the Registra r. Students may officially withdraw until the end of the eighth week of the semester. Students who drop from enrollment at any time during the semester but do not submit a Departure Form, or withdraw from enrollment during the ninth through the 15th week of the semester, are considered Unofficially Withdrawn. Unofficially w ithdrawn stu dents will not receive a refund of any portion of tuition or fees and will receive grades of "UW" or "F" for their courses. Students departing the University for longer than one year will be required to follow the current catalog at the time of their readmission. Students may peti tion for an exception. Student's Records Enrollees are advised that the University maintains school and student records for no longer than a five-year period beyond the student's final term of enrollment, with the exception of the t ran scripts and the academic record. Attendance Regular class attendance is expected of all students. Classes are conducted in a manner that will encourage academic excellence and the growth of Christian character.The final authority for atten dance and any effect that it might have upon grades rests with the individual faculty member. This is due to the tremendous variety of class size and purpose, and the specific requirements in attendance. Visitors and current students may visit a class for a maximum of one week. After one week, registration in credit or audit status for the course(s) is required. Grad es The grade point average of a student is obtained by dividing the total number of units attempted at Biola University into the total number of grade points obtained at Biola. (This calculation does not include courses transferred from another institution and starts anew for graduate programs.) To graduate with a baccalaureate degree, a student must have at least twice as many grade points as units in total credit value of all courses undertaken at Biola (2.00 GPA) and a 2.00 GPA in the major field. Higher standards are required for graduate degrees, as stated elsewhere in this catalog.
Grade Points
Grade
Qual_!!y __
Highest Passing Grade ... ....................................... .... ..... .. 4.00
A
A-
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B+
··· · ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· · ·· ··· · ······· · ···· · ·· · · ··· ···· ····· ······· ·· ········· ........... . ... . ... . . . .. .. . 3.33 Good ...... .. .......... .............. .. ....... .... .... ..... ... .... ...... .................... 3 .00
B
B····· · · ········· ·· · · ··· · ·· ··· · ··· ····· · ·· ···· ........................................ .. .. .. .. .. . .. 2 .67
C+
...... .... ........................ ............. ... .... ... .. .... ..... .... .. .. ..... .. ............... 2.33
C Sa ti sfactory .... ................ ..................................... ..... ..... ... ..... 2 .00 C.. . ... .. .. . . . ... .. ... . .. .. .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. ... .. ... .. .................... ......................... 1 .67
................................ .. ..................... ............. . ...... .. .. ... . ... . .. .. ... ... 1.33
D+
... ... .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ..... .. .. ... ... ...... ... .. .. ......................................... 1.00
D
Lowest Passing Grade ................ .. ...... .. ... .... .... .... .. .. ......... . 0.67 Applies to undergraduate courses only. Lowest passing grade for graduate courses varies by program. See specific graduate department.
D-
Fai lu re ................................... .. ... .... .........................
. ... 0.00
uw
Unofficial Withdrawa l ... ...... .. ... .. ............. ... ......... .... .......... 0.00 A "UW" indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who reg ister for courses but do not attend classes are given the grade of "UW" which will influence the GPA the same as an "F"
Graduate students should see the appropriate section of the catalog for further grade information.
SPECIAL GRADE NOTATIONS The following grades are also used with special significance in certain programs and are not used in computing the GPA:
Credit 1 ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... . .. ....... .... ........ . .......................... 0 .00 A credit "CR" indicates the completion of course work with academic performance equal to or higher than the "satisfac tory" standard for the degree program (normally "C 2.00 for undergraduate programs and "B" 3.00 for graduate programs.) No Credi t 3 Satisfactory 1 ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .... ... .... ... ... .... ............ ... ....... .. 0 .00 Unsatisfactory 3 ........................................ .. ................ .. ... ... 0.00 Report Delayed 3 .. .... .... .. .... .. ... ... .. ... .... ...................... .... ........... .. A temporary mark of"RD" (report delayed) will be issued in special cases when approved by the Dean of School of Arts and Sciences (undergraduate students) and the deans of the respective schools (graduate students). RD grades are normally completed six weeks after the end of the term. In the event of the inability of a student to complete the coursework by the approved deadline, the Office of the Registrar will as sign a "W" (official withdrawal) for the course grade.
CR
NC
us
RD
Biola's policy requires that when computing the GPA, the GPA is recorded at the third decimal point without rounding up.
Quality of course work is graded on the following scale, with a system of grade points used to determine a student's general grade point average (GPA) or standing:
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