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Low average achievement Minimum passing performance Minimum passing performance Minimum passing performance
2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67
TRANSFER CREDIT Students may transfer up to nine semester hours of applicable graduate-level courses from an accredited graduate school or theologi cal seminary towards the master's degree. Doctoral students may transfer up to 30 semester hours of applicable graduate-level courses in psychology (including the nine hours on the master's level) and/or up to 15 hours of theology and Bible applicable to Rosemead's program (including the nine hours on the master's level) from an accredited graduate school or theological seminary. Practicum credit in the amount equal to one Rosemead practicum of three hours may be transferred with the permission of the director of clinical training. These hours will be counted toward the 30 hour transfer maximum. Practicum transfer credit will be granted only when it is shown as practicum on an official graduate transcript. Rosemead will not evaluate non-traditional learning or non transcripted work experience for academic or practicum credit. When students wish to use transfer credit for a required course in the Rosemead curriculum, it is their responsibility to provide documenta tion assuring the equivalency of course content. Competency examina tions may be given to verify equivalence to Rosemead required courses. Documentation may include catalog descriptions, syllabi and other supporting materials from the professor of record or department, as deemed necessary. UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL A student who fails to register in any given semester without arranging for a leave of absence or formal withdrawal is eliminated from the program by default. LEAVE OF ABSENCE STUDENTS Inactive students are those who have requested and been granted a leave of absence from their program. Aleave of absence may be granted upon petition for change of status if there is deemed sufficient reason for interrupting the program and intention to return to the program. Change of status forms are available from the director of records. Aleave of absence must be renewed by petition each semester and may not exceed two consecutive semesters. Aleave of absence longer than two semesters will require withdrawal from the program and a petition for readmission if the student later wishes to regain active status. The committee responsible for processing readmission requests is the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee. Each leave of absence must receive the approval of the student's advisor and the final approval of the dean. TERMINATED STUDENTS Aperson who has been terminated from Rosemead may make reapplication to the program a minimum of two years after termina tion. The reapplication should be in the form of a letter and include a new application form, at least two current references and any desired supporting materials. The letter should be addressed to the Rosemead Admissions Committee stating the reasons for requesting readmittance as well as any other issues deemed relevant by the applicant. The letter should directly address the causes for dismissal. The application will be considered with the regular admissions pool. The admissions committee will review the request and may take one of two actions: (A) deny the request or (B) approve the request and refer to faculty for final approval or disapproval. The results of the faculty decision will be communicated to the applicant by the Dean of Administration. READMISSION PROCEDURES Astudent who has attended Biola University and has dropped out for one semester or longer will be required to file an applicaton for readmission and pay a fee of $5. Students enrolled for any semester, but who fail to pre-register for the following semester, will be charged a $25 reapplication fee should they choose to return for that semester. Readmission requires the submission of a formal petition for readmission, action by the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee, and final approval of the dean. This policy is in effect for students in any status, including internship and dissertation.
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F 0.00 A"W" indicates an official withdrawal from a course and does not affect the student's grade point average. Failure A"UW" indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who register for a class but do not attend it are automatically given the grade of "UW" which will influence the grade average the same as an "F." Atempora1y mark of "RD" (Report Delayed) will be used in special cases of extreme hardship where an extension is warranted and ap proved by the dean. Astudent must appeal for an RD grade before the end of the semester. Such a grade incurred in one semester must be made up by the end of the first nine (9) weeks of the next semester or the grade will automatically become a "W." A"W" can be made up only by repetition of the course. No grade other than an RD may be altered once it has been reported to the director of records unless an error was made in grading or recording. These changes can only be made upon written approval of the instructor, the director of records and the Committee on Admissions and Academic Qualifications. The following grades are also used in Rosemead records with special significance for the professional aspects of Rosemead's programs: S Satisfactory 0.00 points AUD Audit 0.00 points R Dissertation research in progress 0. 00 points IP Internship in Progress 0.00 points ACADEMIC PROBATION: Astudent failing to maintain the minimum grade point aveage of 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. The following semester should the student not meet the minimum cumulative grade point average (3 0) they will automatically be dismissed. ACADEMIC DISMISSAL: Astudent may only be allowed a combination of two F's and/or two C's (understood to include both C + or C- ); a third "C" and/or "F" No graduate credit in psychology will be given by examination or validation. Students who possess an excellent but non-transcripted background in an area of studymay, with the permission of the advisor and chair of the Committee on Academic Qualifications, validate by examination to receive a waiver for a required course. No unit credit is given for such validation. Successful validation allows the student to take additional equivalent elective hours in the program. TIME LIMIT FOR DEGREES All course and academic requirements must be completed within four years for the terminal Master of Arts degree, and within eight years for the Psy. D. and Ph.D. degrees , beginning on the date of the student's first registration for graduate study at Rosemead. STUDENT ACADEMIC LOAD The normal full-time load for a Rosemead student in psychology is I2 to 15 hours per semester, but not less than nine hours. Without the advisor's approval , a student may not carry over 15 units in any semester. Part-time registration of less than nine units is permitted only after a student has been admitted to candidacy. Rosemead does not admit part-time students to its degree programs. For full statement on satisfactory academic progress please see page 9. PRE-INTERNSHIP AND DISSERTATION STUDENTS Pre-internship, internship and dissertation (ABO) status students must continue to register and pay the required fees each semester appropriate to their status (see fee schedule). Students in dissertation status who have completed their required units in dissertation research and all pre-internship students must register for three additional units each semester until the dissertation is completed. brings automatic elimination from the program. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION AND COURSE VALIDATION
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