Foreign Language ............. ... .... .. ....... ......... .... ... .... ............ .. ....... ..... 12 units required History .. ..... ......... ... .. .......... ............ ............ .. .... ... ...... ........... 6 units required Literature... ............ ..... .... ..... .... ........ ... .... ... ...... .... .. ............ ..... ... .. 3 units required Philosophy .. ..... . 3 units required Physical Education ....... ... ..... .. ....... ... ..... .......... ........ ... ... ....... ...... 4 activities required Science/ Mathematics ............ ... ... ........... .... .. ...... .... ........... .... ...... a units required
Foreign Language 12 units The foreign language requirement is based on the number of years of foreign language comp leted in high school and the deg ree a student is pursuing. Students are required to take the same language taken in high school.
Years Completed in
B.A.
B.S.
High School
Requirement
Requirement
The courses that fulfill the general education requirement are the following:
I year completed
12 units 4 units Elementary I & 2 and first semesrer Intermediate None Elementary 2 and first semester Intermediate 8 units
2 yea rs completed
Behavioral Science
3 units
Select 1 Course from:
3 years completed
4 units
None
General Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 200
First semester Intermediate
Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 200
4 years completed
None
None
Sociology
SOCI 220
Social Problems
SOCI 362
Conversational language courses may be used toward the B.S. requirement but not the B.A. requirement. If you take a classical or conversa tiona l language for your foreign language you must take it through the 102 level for a B.S. degree.
Note:
Check the catalog to determine which majors require PSYC 200 as a support course. PSYC 200 is required for all majors leading to a teaching credential.
Note:
Communication
3 units
Students with two years of a high schoo l language must take the 102 and 201 sections of the same language in order to comp lete the B.A. 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 enroll ment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. If the student needs to review prior coursework, he should aud it the appropriate lower-l evel 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 depart ments (please note the unit difference per semester for classical languages). International students for whom English is a second language need not take a foreign language under certain circum stances. In addition, students who have acquired a second language without taking high school or college classes in it may be el igible for a waiver of the requirement. (For advisement see the Foreign Lan g uage Department.) All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 units of Engl ish 103-109 toward graduation. For students pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign language requirement. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, four units will satisfy the foreign language requirement, and an add itional eight units can be counted as electives. Biola now accepts American Sign Language to fulfill the foreign language requirement.
Select 1 Course from:
Introduction to Public Communication
COMM 100
Small Group Communication
COMM 110
Introduction to Argumentation and Debate
COMM 1s1
Oral Interpretation
coMM2so
English
6 units
Basi c Studies in Critical Thinking & Writing
ENGL 100
Critical Thinking & Writing Critical Thinking & Writing
OR
ENGL 110A
AND ENGL 110 s
All students scoring less than 480 on the verbal section of the SAT (or 16 ACT) must enroll in English 100, unless they receive a score of 51 O or better on the SAT II Writing Exam.There will be a late make-up fee of $25 when placement exams are not taken on the dates indicated in the student's acceptance letter. Non-native English speakers who do not pass the Biola English Placement Exam (BEPE) must enroll in the prescribed English for Non-Native Speakers course(s) prior to enrolling in English 100.
International students, please see the English Language Studies section of the catalog for English 103, 105, 107, and 109.
Note:
Fine Arts
3 units
Select 1 Course from:
Art Appreciation
ARTS 100
Theatre Appreciation Music Appreciation
COMM 160
Musc 101
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