Summary of University Graduating Class 2003-2004 Academic Year Undergraduate Programs Bachelor of Arts Deg ree ......... .. ........ .. .................................. .... .............. ..... ...... ... 435 Bachelor of Science Degree ... .. . .................. .. 281
Academic & Behavioral Standards
Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree as a full-time undergraduate student is obtained by completing 12 or more units per semester or 24 or more units per academic year while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requiremen ts within the period of time required when progressing at the minimum full-time rate. For example, in a program requiring 130 units progressing at 12 units, a student would have 11 semesters to complete the program. FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS Satisfactory academic progress toward a graduate degree as a full t ime graduate student is obtained by completing eight or more units per semester or 16 or more units per academic year while maintain ing the minimum cumulative GPA specified by the program require ments in which the student is enrolled. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requ irements within the period of time required when progressing at the minimum full-time rate. For example, in a program requiring 96 units progressing at eight units, a student would have 12 semesters to comp lete the prog ram. Doctoral students are considered full time for a maximum of two years in the dissertation phase of their prog ram. PART-TIME STUDENTS Satisfactory academic progress toward a degree for a part-time student is obtained by completing six or more units per semester and maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for the undergradu ate, and four or more units per semester and maintain the minimum program requirement for the graduate student. Repeated courses previously passed cannot be counted toward minimum satisfactory academic progress requirements. The student must complete the degree requirements within a maximum of three years beyond that requi red for a full-time student. EXCEPTIONS Exceptions to these standards are discussed under any applicable degree program. Academic Probation Any student failing to maintain the minimum grade point average requi red by their academic program as outlined in the Statement of Satisfactory Academic Progress will be placed on academic proba tion. Should the student not meet the minimum cumulative GPA at the end of two consecutive semesters of academic probation,
Bachelor of Music Degree ... Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree ..
... .......... ...... .... .... ... 4 Undergraduate Programs Total ........ .. ........................ .... .............. .... ...... .. . 729
Graduate Pro rams Talbot School of Theology Master of Arts ......................... .. .......... .................. ......................... .. ................ .. ........ .. .. 82 Master of Divinity.. ... ... 28 Master ofTheology... . . ............. ... ..... .... ............. ........ .... ... .. 14 Doctor of Philosophy.. .... ..................................... .. ............ .... ...... .. ..... 4 Doctor of Education.. . . ... .............. .. ...................... .... .............. ...... .... .. ...... 1 Doctor of Ministry... ...... ..... 4 School ofArts & Sciences Master of Arts in Education... .. ...... 50 School ofBusiness Master of Business Administration .................................................................... 4 School ofProfessional Studies Christian Apologetics ................ .. ........................................... .... ................ .. ............ 23 Organizational Leadership .... .... ....... .. .... .... ... .... .... .. 26 School of lntercu/tural Studies Master of Arts in lntercultural Studies... .. ...... ............. . ......... . ..... .. ... 19 Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languag- es.. .. 6 Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics ................................................................ 5 Doctor of Missiology ... .. .... .... .... .... ... 5 Doctor of Philosophy ... .. Rosemead School ofPsychology Master of Arts ..... . ................ ...................... .. ........ .. ....... ... ...... ... ... 21 Doctor of Psychology .. ........ 9 Doctor of Philosophy ...... Graduate Programs Total ..... .. ..... ............................................... 31s
Grand Total ........ .. .. .. .... .......................... ..................................... 1.044
Graduation Rate Disclosure Of the full-time, degree-seeking, first-time freshmen who entered Biola University in fall 1998 and three years prior, the average gradua tion rate for the three years of cohort classes is 62.1 %. This graduation rate is used to estimate the number of graduates from the incoming freshmen class who may complete their degrees. Some of our under graduate major programs, which contain our largest enrollments, are longer programs that may take five or more years to complete.
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